N12508
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC | Operator | on 1997-03-18 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by CONTINENTAL AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
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.
53 reports on file, 1995-08-13 – 2000-10-23.
Part: BOLT — MISSING (NR 2 BRAKE) · airframe 56,836 hrs · 43,573 cycles
NR 2 BRAKE RETAINER BOLT MISSING.
Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (RT MLG) · airframe 55,602 hrs · 43,097 cycles
RT MLG UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON GEAR RETRACTION AFTER T/O FROM LAS. CYCLED GEAR INDICATIONS NORMAL. R&R RT MLG UP LIMIT SWITCH, OPS CK GOOD.
Part: SHAFT — SHEARED (SLAT ACTUATOR) · airframe 55,028 hrs
DURING POST FLIGHT WALK-AROUND INSPECTION AFTER THE COMPLETION OF FLIGHT NR 4, DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO PANEL 1242A RT WING. THE PANEL WAS REMOVED AND THE LOWER SLAT DRIVE CYLINDER WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE SHEARED.
Part: FLOORBOARD — CORRODED (CABIN) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
HEAVY CORROSION FOUND ON FLOOR SKIN AT FS 160R TO 200R.
Part: NUT PLATE — CORRODED (RUDDER) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CORROSION ON NUT PLATES AND HARDWARE RT SIDE OF RUDDER ACCESS.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (NR 2 PYLON) · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CRACK FOUND ON NR 2 PYLON PANEL NR 8210A WITH ELONGATED SCREW HOLE.
Part: FLOORBOARD — CORRODED (CABIN) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
HEAVY CORROSION ON AND UNDER FLOORBOARD NR 16.
Part: STIFFENER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
HEAVY CORROSION FOUND ON STIFFENER FLOORBOARD SUPPORT AT STATION 200 RIGHT AT RBL 24 - 44.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CORRODED (EMERGENCY EXIT) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
RIGHT FOWARD OVERWING EXIT DOOR FRAME ALIGNMENT PIN CUP IN FUSELAGE FRAME BROKEN.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CRACKS AND CORROSION AT STATION 160 LEFT BL 26 ON FLOOR BRACKET CHANNEL.
Part: CHANNEL — CORRODED (FLOORBOARD) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CRACKS AND CORROSION AT STATION 160L BL 26 ON FLOOR BRACKET CHANNEL.
Part: FLOORBOARD — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CRACK ON CABIN FLOOR PANEL CENTERLINE TO X24 AT STATION 551.
Part: FLOORBOARD — CORRODED (CABIN) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
HEAVY CORROSION ON AND UNDER FLOORBOARD NR 23B.
Part: ACCESS DOOR — CORRODED (TE FLAP) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CORROSION ON LEFT FLAP ACCESS PANEL 1548A.
Part: ACCESS PANEL — CRACKED (ELEVATOR) · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CRACK FOUND ON RIGHT ELEVATOR ACCESS PANEL NR 3624A.
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (MOUNT PLATFORM) · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CRACK ON RIGHT AND LEFT OUTBOARD LOWER MOUNT PLATFORM TOE STRUCTURE.
Part: MOUNT — CORRODED (FLOOR SUPPORT) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CORROSION ON SUPPORT MOUNT IN CABIN FLOOR.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (CABIN) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CORROSION FOUND ON FLOOR WEB BETWEEN PANELS 17 & 18.
Part: FLOORBOARD — CORRODED (CABIN) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
HEAVY CORROSION ON FLOORBOARD AND OIL CANNED AT STATION 899 BETWEEN CENTERLINE AND X24L.
Part: WEB — CORRODED (CABIN) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON CABIN FLOOR WEB AFT OF STATION 200 AT X54R.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
HEAVY CORROSION AND CRACKS ON FLOORBEAM FS 996 X54L.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — GOUGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
INTERCOSTAL GUSSETS AT FS 370 AT STRINGER 29 RT INTERCOSTAL TOP FLANGE BENT AND GUSSETS GOUGED.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (SCUFF STRIP) · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CRACK FOUND ON FORWARD CARGO BARRIER DOOR SCUFF STRIP BRACKET.
Part: ACCESS PANEL — PUNCTURED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
FOWARD CARGO LOWER SIDEWALL ACCESS PLATE PUNCTURED.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT PYLON) · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CRACK FOUND ON RIGHT HAND PYLON SKIN AT STATION 1084.
Part: FLOORBOARD — CORRODED (COCKPIT) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CORROSION AFT OF CO-PILOTS SEAT.
Part: MOUNT — CRACKED (TAIL SLIDE) · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CRACK ON TAIL SLIDE MOUNT PLATFORM SECOND FROM RIGHT OUTBOARD HAT CHANNEL.
Part: FLOORBOARD — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CRACK ON CABIN FLOOR PANEL NUMBER 18A THAT RAN THROUGH 6 FASTENER HOLES.
Part: FLOORBOARD — TORN (CABIN) · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CABIN FLOOR AT STATION 313 BETWEEN CENTER LINE AND X24R TORN AT INBOARD EDGE.
Part: FLOORBOARD — CORRODED (CABIN) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
HEAVY CORROSION ON AND UNDER FLOORBOARD SHROUD AT STATION 150 AFT OF PEDESTAL PANEL.
Part: FLOORBOARD — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CRACK ON PILOTS FLOOR PANEL.
Part: FLOORBOARD — TORN (FUSELAGE) · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
FOWARD EDGE OF FLOOR PANEL TORN AT FS 812 BETWEEN CENTERLINE TO X24.
Part: FAIRING — CRACKED (RUDDER) · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CRACK ON RUDDER FAIRING NR 6508A THROUGH A SCREW HOLE.
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CORROSION ON RIGHT CUSP WEB AT STATION 218 THROUGH 237.
Part: ACCESS PANEL — CORRODED (RUDDER) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CORROSION ON RIGHT RUDDER ACCESS PANEL 3602A HARDWARE.
Part: RETAINER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
FOWARD LOWER SIDE WALL ACCESS PLATE RETAINER CRACKED.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
THE FLOORBEAM STAND OFF TAB AT FS 680 ON LT FLOORBOARD NR 24 BROKEN ATTRIBUTED TO LEVEL 2 CORROSION.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (CABIN) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
HEAVY CORROSION ON FLOORBOARD SUPPORT AT STATION 180 AT RBL 44 CONSISTING OF A 44 INCH BY 2 INCH AREA.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
HEAVY CORROSION BETWEEN PANELS 17 & 18 PART OF THE FLOOR SUB-STRUCTURE.
Part: FLOORBOARD — CORRODED (CABIN) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CORROSION ON AND UNDER CABIN FLOOR PANEL NR 19 UNDER RT GIRT BAR RECEPTACLES.
Part: FLOORBOARD — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
CRACKS ON FLOOR PANEL NR 35, 5 SCREW HOLES AND 4 HAT SECTIONS AT STATION 313.
Part: CONTROLLER — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
DURING CLIMB OUT AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. ACCOMPLISHED BITE CHECK OF BOTH PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLERS NO LEAKS AND NO DEFECTS NOTED REINSTATED TO AUTO.
Part: ANTI-ICE VALVE — INOPERATIVE (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 56,049 hrs · 43,272 cycles
RT FUEL HEAT LIGHT CAME ON DURING TAXI-OUT. RETURNED TO GATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANTI-ICE VALVE, NR 2 ENG OPS CHK GOOD ON ENG RUN. RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (ESCAPE SLIDE) · airframe 10,393 hrs · 42,685 cycles
R1 DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE 4 LIGHTS INOPERATIVE.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,578 hrs · 42,685 cycles
HEAVY CORROSION AND CRACKS FOUND ON FLOORBOARD SUPPORT EXTRUSION AND WEB AT RBL 44 STATION 160 TO 200.
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 8 reports
1999
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (CENTER INST PNL)
THE CREW OBSERVED A BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT FOLLOWED BY LIGHT SMOKE WHILE ON APPROACH TO SDF. RED FLAGS WERE OBSERVED ON TRI, CAPTAIN'S SIDE. THE SMOKE DISSIPATED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RAT/TRI INDICATOR AT FAULT. THE RAT/TRI INDICATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 34-15-2. THE PACKS WERE RUN AND NO ODORS WERE NOTED.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
INSPECTION FOUND TWO FORWARD RED TRACK LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AND TRACK WAS LOOSE. THE FORWARD TRACK AND LIGHTS WERE REPLACED.
1998
Part: DNLOCK SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG)
WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED ON APPROACH TO IAH, NO GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FOR NOSE GEAR. THE UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED DURING A GO AROUND AND WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED AGAIN CREW RECEIVED THREE GREEN AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE CHECKED NLG SWITCHES AND CONDUIT AND PERFORMED SHAKEDOWN TEST OF THE CONDUIT WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.
1997
Part: COMBUSTION CASE — CRACKED (NR 2 ENGINE)
THE NR2 ENGINE FAILED GIVING OFF A LOUD BANG AFTER TAKEOFF. FIRE WAS REPORTED IN THE ENGINE. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT WAS MET BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. NO EMERGENCY SLIDES WERE USED AND THE PASSENGERS WERE SAFELY DEPLANED BY NORMAL MEANS AND RETURNED TO THE TERMINAL BY BUS. THE NR 2 ENGINE IS BEING REMOVED AND REPLACED. *S/D* INVESTIGATION BY ENGINEERING CONCLUDED THAT THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FATIGUE CRACK AT THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER OUTER CASE FORWARD DRAIN BOSS.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 980)
INSPECTION FOUND LONGERON 7L CRACKED IN TWO PLACES AT STA 980. TOTAL LENGTH OF CRACKS WAS 3.25 INCHES. THE CRACKED SECTION OF LONGERON WAS REMOVED. A REPLACEMENT SECTION WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-10-4, 51-10-3, 51-30-2, AND 51-30-5.
1996
Part: JAMB — CORRODED (BS 996)
INSPECTION FOUND THE FULL LENGTH OF LOWER AFT STAIRWELL DOOR JAMB CORRODED AT STA 996. A SPLICE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IAW SRM 53-05, FIGURE 34, SECTIONS A-A AND D-D, ECRA 5310-03379.
Part: FIRE DETECT — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE)
FLT NR 1787 - SDF - THE NR 1 ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLT. THE ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE SECOND FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED, BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO SDF WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE NR 2 ENGINE 'A' FIRE DETECTION LOOP WAS FOUND 'OPEN' AND THE 'B' LOOP WAS CONTACTING THE COWLING. THE 'B' LOOP WAS REPOSITIONED. THE 'A' LOOP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 26-10-4, CODE 1. BOTH THE 'A' AND 'B' FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS CHECKED GOOD. BOTH ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. (M)
1995
Part: TIRE — BLOWN (RT MLG)
FLT NR 549 - IAH - THE NR 3 RIGHT MLG TIRE BLEW ON TAKEOFF FROM IAH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE TIRE CASING CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RT WING INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP AND FLAP ACCESS DOOR AND THE NR 2 ENGINE C1 AND C2 FAN ASSEMBLIES. THE RT WING FLAP ACCESS DOOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE RT WING INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP WAS REPAIRED BY INSTALLING A DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-01, FIGURE 4, SHEET 2. THE C1 AND C2 FAN ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. BOTH THE NR 3 AND NR 4 RT MLG TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLIES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED PER MM 32-40-00. (M)