N135YV

Part: DOUBLER — CHAFED (WS 67) · airframe 24,610 hrs · 40,441 cycles

AFT ACM SCREEN ASSEMBLY CHAFING INTO DOUBLER P/N 114-120022-11 IN RT WING CENTER SECTION, WS 67.05. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND CLEARED DISCREPANCY.

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (VERTICAL STAB)

VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE SKIN ATTACH RIVETS WORKING. FOUND THAT THE ORIGINAL UNIVERSAL HEAD RIVETS WERE REPLACED WITH FLUSH RIVETS. THE SKIN WAS COUNTERSUNK TO ACCOMMODATE THE RIVETS, HOWEVER THE SKIN WAS TOO THIN TO COUNTERSINK AND EVENTUALLY WORKED LOOSE. SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW DER ENGINEERING REPORT AND CORRECT RIVETS INSTALLED. STRICT ADHERENCE TO PUBLISHED DATA WOULD HAVE PREVENTED DAMAGE. (K)

Part: BOLT — BENT (RUDDER CONTROL) · airframe 22,990 hrs · 38,279 cycles

WHILE PERFORMING THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS OF THE RUDDER SYSTEM FOR THE NR 6 DETAIL INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RUDDER HAD EXCESSIVE UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT. THE FIRST ACTION IS TO CHECK THE TORQUE OF THE RUDDER CONTROL HORN PIVOT BOLT (ITEM NR 312, MFG IPC 27-20-00-11, PAGE 0E). WHILE CHECKING FOR PROPER TORQUE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BOLT WAS BENT. THE RUDDER WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED AND REINSTALLED. THE BOLT AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE WAS REPLACED AND PROPERLY TORQUED. AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THIS BOLT WAS BENT. THIS AREA IS INSPECTED AT EACH NR 6 DETAIL INSPECTION WHICH WOULD BE 1200 OR FEWER FLIGHT HOURS.

Part: WIRE — CHAFED (COCKPIT)

CREW EXPERIENCED UNCOMMANDED ELECTRIC TRIM MOVEMENT INBOUND TO CNY. CREW LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND FOUND CHAFED WIRES AT CONNECTOR FOR F/O'S YOKE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CONNECTOR AND PINS. ALL OPS CHECKS NORMAL. WORK DONE IAW BMM 27-30-09.

Part: CABLE — INOPERATIVE (PAX DOOR)

AFTER ARRIVING, CREW CLOSED PAX DOOR CABLE IN DOOR. WHEN CREW TRIED TO REOPEN DOOR INTERNAL DOOR CABLE BROKE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DOOR CABLE. WHEN MAINTENANCE WAS REPAIRING THE DOOR THEY FOUND CABIN DOOR ANNUNC SWITCH BROKEN. SYSTEM WAS DEFFERED IAW MEL 52-1 AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BROKEN DOOR SWITCH AND REPAIRED SEVERAL WIRES. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. ALL WORK WAS DONE IAW BMM 52-70-00 AND 20-00-00.

Part: CABLE ASSY — MISRIGGED (AIRSTAIR DOOR)

AIRSTAIR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT. DISCOVERED BY CREW AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS DEPLANED. THE AIRSTAIR DOOR HANDLE MOVES BUT THE FORWARD CAM LOCKS DO NOT. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD LOWER AIRSTAIR DOOR CABLE. RIGGED CABLE AND FORWARD CAM LOCKS. DOOR OPS CHECKED NORMAL. WORK DONE IAW BMM 52-10-00

Part: WINDSHIELD — BROKEN (COCKPIT)

CAPT'S WINDSHIELD SHATTERED IN FLIGHT. NO BIRD WAS SEEN BY EITHER CREW MEMBER. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT NECT SUITABLE AIRPORT. MORE INFORMATION TO COME AS IT IS RECEIVED.

Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (BS 468-495) · airframe 20,017 hrs · 34,247 cycles

INTERCOSTAL ABOVE CARGO DOOR CRACKED AT FS 468, 482 AND 495. MAINTENANCE WAS DOING A STRUCTURAL REPAIR.

Part: HANDLE — UNSECURE (EMERGENCY EXIT) · airframe 18,189 hrs · 31,496 cycles

PREFLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT EMERGENCY EXIT 6F OUTSIDE HANDLE NOT STOWED COMPLETELY. MX STOWED HANDLE A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. CHECKED DOOR, STOWED LATCH, OPS CK NORMAL.

Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (MLG) · airframe 17,215 hrs · 30,002 cycles

WITH GEAR SELECTED DOWN LT DOWN AND LOCK INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. EMERGENCY DECLARED GEAR PUMPED DOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. REPAIRED WIRE W/SPLICE IN LT NACELLE TB

Part: GAS GENERATOR — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 15,532 hrs · 27,444 cycles

ON FLIGHT 702 FROM FARMINGTON NEW MEXICO TO ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO, TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL. AS THEY DID THE INITIAL CLIMBOUT, THE CREW RECEIVED A LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION (ANNUNCIATOR). THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE INDICATED A RAPID AND CONTINUOUS DROP IN OIL PRESSURE. THE CREW INITIATED A LT ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CHECKLIST. THE CREW IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO FARMINGTON NEW MEXICO AND THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT GAS GENERATOR. TEARDOWN REPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT A LATER DATE.

Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (YAW DAMPER)

FLT 5347 - BOS-HYA - ON TAXI OUT, THE CREW HEAD A POPPING NOSE COMING FROM THE PEDESTAL. THE RUDDER BOOST YAW DAMP C/B POPPED WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THIS CAUSED THERE TO BE SPARKS IN THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE AND MAINTEANCE WAS CALLED OUT TO INSPECT FOR ANY DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE NOTED AND THE YAW DAMP RUDDER BOOST SYSTEM WAS DEACTIVATED AND DEFERRED. THE FOLLOWING EVENING THE A/C WAS ROUTED TO REDDING MX WHERE THE YAW DAMP SWITCH WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED USING EO B1900D-27-0007. (M)

Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG)

AIRSHUTTLE 5945, DUJ-PIT, ON APPROACH, THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN BUT DID NOT RECEIVE NOSE DOWNLOCK INDICATION THE GEAR UNSAFE WARNING HORN DID SOUND. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. MAINTENANCE RIGGED THE DOWNLOCK SWITCH, OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: ATTACH BRACKET — EXCESS WEAR (LT 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, 8,849. ACFT TC, 8,849.

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, 8,849. ACFT TC, 8,849.

Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (LT WING)

DURING AIRCRAFT REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM BRADFORD, PA TO JAMESTOWN, NY, PILOT FELT VIBRATION IN AIRFRAME. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND LT INBOARD WING PANEL (TOP) HAD STARTED TO DELAMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED PANEL AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.