N126YV
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.
37 reports on file, 1995-03-11 – 2007-12-20.
Part: PCB — INOPERATIVE (MLG) · airframe 23,399 hrs · 34,436 cycles
LANDING GEAR GAVE NO REACTION WHEN GEAR HANDLE EXTENDED. MOVED FLAPS TO FULL DOWN, LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED. FOLLOWED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND MANUALLY EXTENDED THE GEAR AND GOT 3 GEAR SAFE INDICATION LIGHTS AND LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A316 PC BOARD AND CLEARED DISCREPANCY.
Part: SPAR — SHEARED (WING) · airframe 22,594 hrs · 33,349 cycles
SHEARED AND STRETCHED RIVETS AT LT AND RT WS 114.25. REPAIRED IAW ER NR 6699-2 REV 1R.
Part: FRAME — CHAFED (BS 438) · airframe 22,451 hrs · 33,137 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAMES DAMAGED BY FRICTION CHAFFING. REPAIRED IAW ACFT REPORT NR 6702-1 REV 1R
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT WING) · airframe 22,451 hrs · 33,137 cycles
RT WING SKIN CRACKED BETWEEN FS303.25 AND FS310.75 AT WS25. LENGTH OF CRACK APPROX 5.5 INCHES. REPAIRED IAW REPORT 6702-2 REV 1R.
Part: FRAME — CHAFED (BS 408) · airframe 22,451 hrs · 33,137 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAMES DAMAGED BY FRICTION CHAFFING. REPAIRED IAW REPORT 6702-1 REV 1R.
Part: RIB — CORRODED (RWS 125) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 22,451 hrs · 33,137 cycles
BIO CORROSION RT WING RIB AT WS125.00; AREA NEAR THE ATTACHMENT OF THE RIB TO THE MAIN SPAR. REPAIRED IAW A REPORT 6702-4 REV 1R.
Part: FRAME — CHAFED · airframe 22,451 hrs · 33,137 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAMES DAMAGED BY FRICTION CHAFFING. REPAIRED IAW REPORT 6702-1 REV 1R.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 466) · airframe 22,451 hrs · 33,137 cycles
FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED, LENGTH APPROX 1.5 INCHES. REPAIRED IAW REPORT #6702-3 REV 1R.
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (RT NACELLE) · airframe 22,451 hrs · 33,137 cycles
FRICTION CHAFING DURING OPERATION HAS CAUSED WORN SEGMENTS ON THE RT NACELLE (TURTLEBACK) SKINS. REPAIRED IAW REPORT 6702-5 REV 1R.
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (LT NACELLE) · airframe 22,451 hrs · 33,137 cycles
FRICTION CHAFING DURING OPERATION HAS CAUSED WORN SEGMENTS ON THE LT NACELLE (TURTLEBACK) SKINS. REPAIRED IAW REPORT 6702-5 REV 1R.
Part: RIB — CORRODED (LT WING) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 22,451 hrs · 33,137 cycles
BIO CORROSION LT WING RIB AT WS 124.588, NEAR WHERE RIB ATTACHES TO MAIN SPAR. REPAIRED IAW REPORT 6702-6 REV 1R.
Part: ACTUATOR — FALSE INDICATION (MLG) · airframe 21,969 hrs · 32,407 cycles
ON APPROACH TO LANDING THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR D/N SHOW GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. CREW PERFORMED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. A FLY-BY OF THE TOWER CONFIRMED GEAR WAS DOWN. THE INTRANSIT LIGHT IN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS ALSO OUT. SO CREW LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (MASTER) · airframe 21,918 hrs · 32,326 cycles
BATTERY CHARGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY TO CLEAR THE DISCREPANCY. THIS BATTERY CHARGE LIGHT ILLUMINATION IS CONSIDERED A NUISANCE WARNING, CAUSING SERIOUS DISTRACTION TO THE PILOTS.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (ANNUNCIATOR)
WHEN GEAR WS EXTENDED FOR LANDING, THERE WAS NO DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION ON ANNUNCIATOR. CREW DECLAIRED EMERGENCY, AND FOLLOWED PROCEDURES. A/C LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED ANNUNCIATOR BULBS. PENDING ADL RETURN.
Earlier reports · 1995–2006 · 23 reports
2006
Part: SPAR CAP — CORRODED (LWS 72) · airframe 21,198 hrs · 31,308 cycles
FOUND CHAFING AREA, LT WING LOWER MAIN SPAR CAR, FORWARD SURFACE AT APPROX. WS 72.0. REPAIRED IAW MFG FR-CO-01437 REV. 1.
Part: CABLE — BROKEN (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 20,718 hrs · 30,581 cycles
ON PREFLIGHT, THE CREW COULD NOT OPEN THE CABIN DOOR. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND FOUND THE INNER FORWARD DOOR CABLE BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BROKEN CABLE AND CABLE GUIDE ASSY.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 19,508 hrs · 28,994 cycles
DURING ABC STRUCTURAL INSPECTION ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 19,507 hrs · 28,994 cycles
DURING ABC STRUCTURAL INSPECTION ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED.
2005
Part: DIODE — FAULTY (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 18,531 hrs · 27,668 cycles
EMERGENCY COCKPIT LIGHTING ON, OFF HOT BATTERY BUSS, MAIN BATTERY SWITCH OFF AND SWITCH FOR FLIGHT INSTRUMENT INDIRECT LIGHTS ON. ELECTRICAL ODOR IN COCKPIT AREA. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED DIODE.
Part: RHEOSTAT — BURNED (CABIN LIGHTS) · airframe 18,531 hrs · 27,668 cycles
CREW CALLED IN AND REPORTED THAT WITH COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON, BATTERY OFF, INDIRECT LIGHTING ON, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED INDIRECT LIGHT RHEOSTAT SWITCH.
2004
Part: WHEEL — DAMAGED (NLG) · airframe 17,775 hrs · 26,510 cycles
UPON LANDING ROLLOUT, A COYOTE RAN INFRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS STRUCK BY THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. CREW SLOWED AND STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE APRON WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE WHEEL ASSY, NOSE GEAR ASSY, DRAG LEG ASSY. VISUALLY INSPECTED ATTACH POINTS AND GEAR ACTUATOR. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: LIGHT — LOOSE (NLG) · airframe 17,544 hrs · 26,218 cycles
DURING TAXI, CREW NOTED TAXI LIGHT JUMPING BACK AND FORTH. RETURNED TO GATE AND NOTED TAXI LIGHT HAD COME LOOSE AT MOUNTING POINT. NO FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSY BULB AND HARDWARE, P/N A715-1, 130909B124, 130909B45, 130909N32.
Part: YAW DAMPER — MALFUNCTIONED (RUDDER) · airframe 17,490 hrs · 26,087 cycles
YAW DAMPER ENGAGED ON TAKEOFF ROLL, CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF GOT AND YAW DAMPER/RUDDER BOOST FAIL ANNUN WHEN TAXIING. RETURNED TO GATE AND THE SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GROUND YAW DAMPER OPS CK NORMAL.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (FIRE BOTTLE) · airframe 16,981 hrs · 25,335 cycles
AIRCRAFT RETURN TO FIELD DUE TO FIRE EXT. DISCHARGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NO FURTHER INCIDENT. REPAIRED WIRE AT RT FIRE BOTTLE, OPS CK NORMAL.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 16,641 hrs · 24,808 cycles
WITH MAIN LANDING GEAR SELECTED DOWN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WON'T INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DUJ. EMERGENCY DECLARED, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT MLG ACTUATOR/DOWNLOCK SWITCH CK GOOD. P/N 114-380041-9, S/N 193A.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 16,624 hrs · 24,790 cycles
ON APPROACH FOR LANDING IN PFN, THE LT MAIN GEAR WON'T INDICATE DOWN AND LOCK. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED A125 PCB, OPS CHECK NORMAL. P/N 101-364578-9, S/N 671396.
Part: CONNECTOR — BURNED (ANNUCIATOR) · airframe 16,611 hrs · 24,777 cycles
CREW REPORTED ON APPROACH ANNUNICATOR C.B. TRIPPED. IT WAS RESET AND POPPED AGAIN. THERE WAS A FAINT BURNED ODOR IN THE CABIN. LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. R&R FEED THRU CONNECTOR.
2003
Part: LATCH — BROKEN (PAX DOOR) · airframe 15,653 hrs · 23,516 cycles
UPON ARRIVAL CREW HAD DOOR WARNING ANNUNCIATOR. IT WOULD NOT EXTUNGUISH. MAINT WAS CALLED AND FOUND LATCH CABLE BROKEN. CABIN DOOR INOPERATIVE CAMS ON AFT SIDE WILL NOT CLOSE. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT DOOR LATCH CABLE. P/N 129-514059-25
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (RT TORQUE) · airframe 15,345 hrs · 23,048 cycles
RIGHT TORQUE GAUGE FAILED ON TAKE OFF DURING INITIAL POWER UP. RETURNED TO GATE AND CALLED MX. REPLACED GAUGE OPS CK GOOD P/N 114-3800-653 SN 390MU.
Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — FAULTY (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 14,738 hrs · 22,034 cycles
DURING THE APPROACH ON FLIGHT 5493 FROM PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA TO ITHICA NEW YORK, THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND NORMALLY. THE CREW USED THE MANUAL EXTENSION WITH (3GREEN) INICATIONS. LANDING NORMAL WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED ON THE TAXI WAY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE HANGAR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE UPLOCK SWITCH. NO TEARDOWN REPORT WILL BE REQUIRED DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING A REPAIRABLE PART.
Part: VALVE — FAILED (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 14,738 hrs · 22,034 cycles
DURING THE APPROACH ON FLIGHT 5493 FROM PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA TO ITHICA NEW YORK, THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND NORMALLY. THE CREW USED THE MANUAL EXTENSION WITH (3 GREEN) INDICATIONS. LANDED NORMALLY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED ON THE TAXI WAY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE HANGAR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR SERVICE VALVE AND LT UPLOCK SWITCH. THE PART HOURS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT A LATER DATE. REFER TO SDR 52034.
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — FAILED (CABIN) · airframe 14,249 hrs · 21,391 cycles
AFTER TAKE OFF FROM FARMINGTON NEW MEXICO TO ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO ON FLIGHT 706,WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, SMOKE WAS DETECTED FROM THE RIGHT HAND CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED AND THE SMOKE STOPPED. THE CREW RETURNED TO FARMINGTON NEW MEXICO AND MADE A SAFE LANDING WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS THAT MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. NO TEARDOWN REPORT WILL BE REQUIRED.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 15,895 hrs · 23,865 cycles
APPROACH, L/G HANDLE MOVED TO LWR GEAR, RED INTRANSIT LAMPS FLICKERED, 5-AMP L/G IND ON RT C/B PANEL POPPED. L/G EXTENDED, 3 GEAR DOWN LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUM, WOULD NOT RESET. TOWER VERIFIED NOSE L/G EXTENDED. MALFUNCTION NOT DUPLICATED ON GROUND. L/G IND CB, A316 TIME DELAY PCB, & L/G HANDLE LAMPS REPLACED. TEST FLT FAILED. L/G IND CB POPPED & PWR PACK LOST POWER, MANUAL EXTENSION FOR LANDING. THE 60-AMP PWR PACK MOTOR (CB11) CB FOUND POPPED. RESET, GEAR EXTENDED. PROBLEM NOT DUPLICATED ON GROUND. LT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH & L/G UP/DOWN HANDLE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. TEST FLT FAILED. L/G IND POPPED, PWR PACK MOTOR (CB11) DID NOT. LT MLG ACTUATOR P/N: 114-380041-9 & ASSOCIATED HARDWARE REPLACED.
2002
Part: FIRE LOOP — BROKEN (LT ENGINE) · airframe 13,512 hrs · 20,358 cycles
DURING CREW CHANGEOVER IN ALBUQUERQUE, THE PILOTS DISCOVERED THAT THE LT FIRE HANDLE ILLUMINATED DURING PREFLIGHT CHECKS. THE LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS THAT MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FORWARD LOOP BROKE. THEY INSTALLED A NEW LOOP. NO TEARDOWN WILL BE REQUIRED.
1998
Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (COCKPIT)
FLT 5331 - RDG-PHL - THE LEFT AUTOFEATHER WOULD NOT ARM ON TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE PEDESTAL SWITCHES, OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1997
Part: ATTACH BRACKET — EXCESS WEAR (RT FLAP)
FLEET CAMPAIGN, 'MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LT AND RT OTBD FLAP ATTACHMENT BRACKETS AND THE AFT ROLLER BEARING IAW RAYTHEON ACFT CO (RAC) SAFETY COMMUNIQUE NR 137 DATED MAY, 1997. FOUND ATTACHMENT BRACKETS WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR AND AFT ROLLER BEARINGS BINDING. AFFECTED COMPONENTS P/NS ARE BRACKET, LT INBD AND RT INBD, INBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-31. BRACKET, LT LTBD AND RT INBD, INBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-30. BRACKET, LT INBD AND RT OTBD, OTBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-35. BRACKET, LT OTBD AND RT INBD, OTBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-34. AFT BEARING ASSY, PN 114-521039-1. REF: CONTROL NR MASA97045. PART CYCLES, 7,016. ACFT TC, 8,199.
1995
Part: DE-ICE BOOT — SEPARATED (RT PROP)
TWO PROP DE-ICE BOOTS SEPARATING FROM LEADING EDGE EROSION SHIELD. PAINT ON SHIELD SEPARATED FROM SHIELD. SUBMITTER SUGGEST IMPROVING PAINTING PROCEDURES ON PROP BLADES OR LEAVING PAINT OFF OR EROSION SHIELD.