N054FE
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
13 reports on file, 1997-06-16 – 2001-11-07.
Part: HINGE — BROKEN (NR 2 T/R) · airframe 48,147 hrs · 21,872 cycles
NR 2 ENGINE LEFT T/R CENTER HINGE ATTACH BEARING MIGRATED (PYLON HINGE ASSY BROKEN). REMOVED AND REPLACED HINGE BRACKET PER MM 78-32-11-2.
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — FAULTY (LT MLG)
AFT T/O WITH GEAR HANDLE UP RED LIGHT ILLUM ON S/O GEAR IND PNL FOR THE LEFT GEAR. RAN RED TABS. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROX BOX, LT DOWNLOCK SENSORS, LT MLG DOOR LATCHED SENSOR. SPLICED WIRING PER IAW SMP. GEAR SWING PER IAW DC10 MM 32-10-00-5 AND GEAR IND OPS CK PER 32-60-00-5. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: CONNECTOR — CONTAMINATED (MICROSWITCH)
UPON GEAR RETRACT LMG RED LIGHT ON S/O PNL REMAIN RED. FOUND WATER IN CANNON PLUG IN MICROSWITCH. CLEAN AND INSP WIRE NO DAMAGE FOUND. PERFORMED PROXIMITY ELECTRONIC UNIT NO FAULT FOUND. CND CK TARGETS PER MA 00-823, NO FAULT FOUND.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 16,867 hrs · 7,175 cycles
SHUTDOWN NR 1 ENG AT 1209Z BECAUSE OF LOW OIL PRESS WARN LIGHT. RESET C/B NO CHANGE.
Earlier reports · 1997–1999 · 9 reports
1999
Part: WARNING LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (AIR DOND DOOR)
AIR COND DOORS LIGHT IN FLIGHT WENT OUT ON GROUND. C/W PRIOR TO DEPARTURE VISUALLY INSURED THAT THE DOORS WERE CLOSED & HANDLE WAS FLUSH WITH FUSELAGE.
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (NR 2 PACK DOOR)
99-156 - AIR COND LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 40 MIN INTO THE FLT. REMOVED CANNON PLUG FROM NR 2 PACK (AC) DOOR. CLEANED PLUG AND REINSTALLED CYCLE SW SEV TIMES. OPS CK NORM IAW 52-70-07-2.
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — INOP (NR 2 ENGINE)
LOOP A LT ENG NR 2 ON S/O PANEL ALONG WITH NR 2 FIRE LT MASTER WARN AND FIRE LT ON FWD PNL. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH NR 2 ENG AND APU FIRE BOTTLE PER MM 26-21-02-2. REMOVED AND REPLACED PYLON A LOOP, BOLTS AND GASKETS ON TCC FLANGE.
1998
Part: BULKHEAD TEE — CRACKED (BS 1156)
TEE CAP VERTICAL LEG BOTTOM ROW OF FASTENERS, DISCONTINUITY INDICATION LT SIDE. *S/D* REPAIRED 1156 BLKHD TEE CAP.
Part: SPAR — CRACKED (LT HORIZ STAB)
LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER REAR SPAR CAP FWD BARREL NUT HOLE HAS A 1 INCH LONG CRACK INDICATION ON THE FWD EXPOSED FACE. THE CRACK IS ONE INCH DOWN AND MARKED. REF WORK CARD 8551073310BPC SEQ 269. *S/D* REPLACED SECTION OF REAR UPPER SPAR CAP PER EA 8-5510-35976.
Part: START VALVE — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE)
DURING CLIMBOUT, ENG NR 1 START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REMOVED PNEUM SUPPLY FROM NR 1 MANIFOLD AND RETURNED TO OAK. ENGINE OPERATION APPEARED NORMAL. DUMPED FUEL TO LANDING WEIGHT OF 375.000 PRIOR TO LANDING. START VALVE LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER 3 TO 5 MINUTES. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENG START VALVE IAW M/M 80-11-03. ALL IND NORMAL COWLS CLOSED AND LOCKED.
Part: START VALVE — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE)
DURING CLIMBOUT, ENGINE 1 START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REMOVED PNEUMATIC SUPPLY FROM NR 1 MANIFOLD AND RETURNED TO OAK. ENGINE OPERATION APPEARED NORMAL. LIGHT REMAINED ON THROUGHOUT APPROACH AND LANDING. DUMPED FUEL TO LANDING WEIGHT OF 375,000. FOUND CHAFED WIRING 2ND CLAMP FROM VALVE. INSULATED WIRING AND REMOVED CANON PLUGS FROM VALVE. ALSO, FOUND MICRO SWITCH BAD ON VALVE. VALVE (P/N 397892-1).
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
ON PUSHBACK PRIOR TO STARTING NR 2 ENG, ENG NR 2 LOOP-A LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE P2-8-11. FIRE DETECTOR LOOP LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT FIRE WARNING. SHUT DOWN APU, FIRED BOTH ENGINE 2 FIRE BOTTLES (AFTER FIREBELL AND LIGHT IN FUEL LEVER ILLUMINATED) NO EFFECT. ENGINE NR 2 LOOP-B FIRE DETECTOR SYSTEM OPS CHECKS NORMALLY. ENGINE NR 2 LOOP-A LIGHT DEFERRED PER MEL 26-1A, CTL NR 28626. CATEGORY C EXP DATE 26JAN98. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH FIREBOTTLES (ENG NR 2/APU) IAW 26-21-02, P11 AND SUBS.
1997
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (AIR COND DOOR)
AIR CONDITIONER DOOR LIGHT ON S/O PANEL ILLUMINATED IN FLT. RED TABS CHECKLIST ACCOMPLISHED AND RETURN TO LAND AT NEAREST SUITABLE AIRFIELD. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 52 - 4C CATEGORY: C EXPIRATION: 21 JUN 97. DOORS CHECKED CLOSED AND LOCKED PER S/P 52-40. FOUND BROKEN WIRE (W1632A22) INSIDE OF CANNON PLUG (P1-1616) AT THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING DOOR SWITCH. REPAIRED SAME, OPS CHECK GOOD.