N139ZV
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| MESA AIRLINES, INC. (MASA) | Operator | on 1997-01-10 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by MESA AIRLINES INC. (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.
35 reports on file, 1995-03-27 – 2007-06-07.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (RT MLG) · airframe 25,304 hrs · 33,897 cycles
THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED WHEN CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN DURING APPROACH. GEAR WAS EXTENDED MANUALLY AND CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WAS CHANGED DUE TO A SUSPECTED FAULT IN THE ACTUATOR'S INTERNAL GEAR DOWN MICROSWITCH. MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: WIRE — CHAFED (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 25,326 hrs · 33,928 cycles
WHEN CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN, THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL CB IMMEDIATELY TRIPPED. CREW EXTENDED GEAR AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. A CHAFED WIRE FOR THE GEAR DOWN MICROSWITCH WAS FOUND UNDER THE CABIN FLOOR BENEATH SEAT 4A. THE WIRE WAS GROUNDING ON A DEICE LINE. THE CHAFED SECTION WAS REMOVED, WIRE WAS RESECURED & CHAFE PROTECTED.
Part: DIODE — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT) · airframe 25,274 hrs · 33,861 cycles
THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED WHEN GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED. CREW EXTENDED GEAR BY MANUALLY PUMPING GEAR DOWN. REPLACED DIODES FOR THE LANDING GEAR SELECT SOLENOID, MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS AND OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WERE BOTH GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (MLG HANDLE) · airframe 25,171 hrs · 33,733 cycles
DURING APPROACH WHEN CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN THE LANDING GEAR RELAY CONTROL CB TRIPPED WHEN THE GEAR WAS HALFWAY DOWN. CREW ABORTED THE APPROACH AND MANUALLY EXTENDED THE GEAR. CREW LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. ALL WIRING & COMPONENTS IN THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS INSPECTED, ALL 3 GEAR, ACTUATORS, SHUTTTLE VALVE, LEADING EDGE WIRING, NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR OCF, CREW NOTED THE PROBLEM COULD BE REPEATED WHILE IN 15 DEGREE LEFT BANK, FOUND BAD SWITCH & LOOSE SPRING IN LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE. REPLACED LANDING GEAR HANDLE ASSEMBLY, SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: LANDING GEAR — FAILED (MAINS) · airframe 25,167 hrs · 33,729 cycles
DURING APPROACH, WHEN CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN, THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL RELAY CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED HALFWAY THROUGH THE GEAR EXTENSION. CREW ABORTED LANDING, PERFORMED MANUAL EXTENSION AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE GEAR CB WAS RESET, AND THE GEAR WAS CYCLED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO FAILURE. GEAR CONTROL PCB AND WIRING WERE INSPECTED, AND NO DEFECT FOUND. PERFORMED MUTLIPLE GEAR SWINGS WITH NO FAILURE.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (MLG)
THIS AIRCRAFT HAS HAD MULTIPLE REOCCURRING GEAR MALFUNCTIONS. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AC HAS HAD THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POP IN-FLIGHT WHICH HAS RESULTED IN A MANUAL PUMPING OF LANDING GEAR HYD SYS. AC HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MAINTENANCE HANGAR FOR THESE ISSUES AND HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT ANY REPAIR OR RESOLUTION TO PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE CONTINUALLY SIGNS OFF AC AS (UNABLE TO DUPLICATE). MULTIPLE CREWS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS AC. FAILURE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AND MOST LIKELY RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE. OPERATOR IS NOT ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT FROM SERVICE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. A COMPLETE AND INTENSE INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO B
Part: WIRE — CHAFED (LT MLG WW) · airframe 24,928 hrs · 33,425 cycles
WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, & THE GEAR DIDN'T EXTEND, CREW FOUND 2 AMP GEAR CONTROL CB TRIPPED. CREW RESET CB, & TRIED AGAIN, THE CB TRIPPED AGAIN. CREW THEN PUMPED GEAR DOWN USING MANUAL EXTENSION SYSTEM. CREW LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS INCIDENT WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED AN EXTENSIVE INSPECTION OF ALL WIRING CONNECTED TO THE 2 AMP GEAR CONTROL CB. THREE CHAFED WIRES WERE FOUND UNDER THE LT WHEEL WELL GRAVEL GUARD. THE RUBBER CUSHION IN THE CLAMP FOR THE WIRES TO THE UPLOCK SWITCH HAD DETERIORATED, & THREE WIRES WERE CHAFED. THE WIRES WERE REPAIRED, AND CLAMP WAS REPLACED. THE RT WHEEL WELL GRAVEL GUARD WAS REMOVE
Part: RELAY — ARCED (MLG) · airframe 24,819 hrs · 33,793 cycles
WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN DURING APPROACH THE GEAR DIDN'T EXTEND. THE CREW FOUND THE 2 AMP GEAR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. CREW ABORTED LANDING, PUT GEAR HANDLE IN UP POSITION, RESET CB, & PLACED GEAR HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION, & CB POPPED AGAIN. CREW EXTENDED GEAR USING MANUAL SYSTEM, AND DIVERTED TO MAJOR AIRPORT FOR BETTER RUNWAY CONDITIONS. CREW LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTED ALL WIRING IN AREA OF PREVIOUS CHAFE, HYD POWER PACK AREA, WIRES AT CB & SUB PANEL, PCB, CONNECTOR & WIRES AT PCB, NO CHAFING OR ANY DAMAGE NOTED THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE CB TO POP. REPLACED LANDING GEAR MOTOR RELAY PCB DUE TO GENERAL RELAY CONDITION AS A PRECAUTION, GEAR WAS CYCLED IN EXCESS OF 15 TIMES WI
Part: WIRE — CHAFED (MLG) · airframe 24,778 hrs · 33,239 cycles
WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THE GEAR DIDN'T EXTEND. THE RED GEAR HANDLE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON & THE GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON. THE 2AMP GEAR RELAY CONTROL CB WAS FOUND POPPED. THE CREW ABORTED THE LANDING AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE GEAR WAS MANUALLY PUMPED DOWN WITH NORMAL GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS. CREW LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. WIRE G10A22 FOR THE LANDING GEAR SERVICE VALVE WAS FOUND CHAFED ON THE EDGE OF THE LANDING GEAR SERVICE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE ALUMINUM PLACARD PLATE. THE WIRE WAS WITH 5 OTHER WIRES FOR THE SAME SWITCH, COVERED WITH A CLEAR PLASTIC SHEATH AND SPIRAL WRAP. THE EDGE OF THE PLATE CHAFED IN BETWEEN THE SPIRAL WRA
Part: CIRCUIT BOARD — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 24,753 hrs · 32,205 cycles
WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED DOWN DURING APPROACH, THE GEAR DIDN'T EXTEND, THE RED UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS STAYED OFF. CREW FOUND THE 2 AMP CONTROL CB POPPED. GEAR HANDLE WAS PUT BACK UP, THE CB WAS RESET, AND THE CB POPPED AGAIN, WITH THE SAME INDICATION. GEAR WAS THEN PUMPED DOWN BY HAND, WITH THREE GREEN GEARDOWN LIGHTS. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND REPLACED PC BOARD A316, GEAR WAS CYCLED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THERE WAS ONE PREVIOUS INCIDENT OF THE SAME FAILURE ON WITH THE SAME PC BOARD.
Earlier reports · 1995–2006 · 25 reports
2006
Part: SENSE LINE — BROKEN (ZONE 400) · airframe 23,589 hrs · 31,817 cycles
ON SHORT FINAL, CREW NOTED A NR 2 ENGINE SURGE, THEN THE ENGINE SEEMED TO QUIT. THE PROP AUTOFEATHER SYSTEM WORKED CORRECTLY AND THE PROP FEATHERED. AFTER LANDING, THE CREW REPORTED THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE CREW, BUT THE PROP REMAINED FEATHERED. THE CREW THEN SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE P3 LINE FROM THE FCU TO THE P3 FILTER BOWL WAS FOUND BROKEN AT THE FERRULE ON THE FCU END. IT IS SURMISED THE ENGINE DIDN'T SHUT DOWN, BUT DECELERATED TO MIN FUEL FLOW ONCE THE P3 LINE BROKE, AND THE PROP AUTOFEATHERED. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AND ONCE ON THE GROUND, THE ENGINE EGT AND RPM WERE NOTED. THE CREW THEN SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND TAXIED IN. THE CLAMP AND BRACKET AT THE MIDDLE OF THE LINE WA
Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 23,289 hrs · 31,398 cycles
THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT PRESSURIZE & THE CABIN WARNING LIGHT CAB ALT HI DIDN'T COME ON WHEN THE CABIN ALTITUDE WENT ABOVE 10,000FT. ONE OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ON THE CAB ALT HI PRESSURE SWITCH WAS FOUND DISCONNECTED. THE CONNECTOR WAS REINSTALLED. THE CREW HAD EXPERIENCED CONSIDERABLE TURBULENCE DURING CLIMBOUT. THE CONNECTORS ARE HELD ON BY FRICTION, WHICH ISN'T A POSITIVE LOCK SYSTEM. RESEARCH IS UNDERWAY TO INSTALL A REPLACEMENT POSITIVE LOCK CONNECTOR TO PREVENT A RE-OCCURRENCE.
Part: REGULATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 23,048 hrs · 31,088 cycles
DURING CLIMBOUT THE RIGHT BLEED AIR FAIL LIGHT CAME ON. CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES, AND SHUT DOWN RIGHT BLEED SYSTEM AND RETURNED TO THE STATION. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT BLEED AIR VALVE AT TOO HIGH A PRESSURE AND REPLACED THE VALVE.
Part: PRECOOLER — MALFUNCTIONED (A/C BAY) · airframe 23,039 hrs · 31,073 cycles
DURING CRUISE, CREW NOTED A SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER, ACCOMPANIED BY LOW CABIN PRESSURE LIMITED TO 4 PSI AND THE CABIN TEMPERATURE WOULD ONLY WARM UP TO 45 DEGREES F. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT BLEED INOPERATIVE, AND FOUND BOTH LEFT ENGINE PRECOOLER VALVES STICKING. THE VALVES WERE CLEANED AND LUBRICATED. SYSTEM THEN OPERATED CORRECTLY, CABIN PRESSURIZED NORMALLY AND CABIN TEMP OPERATED CORRECTLY.
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — SHORTED (LT NACELLE) · airframe 22,670 hrs · 30,621 cycles
DURING CRUISE, LEFT FIRE DETECTOR LOOP LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ILLUMINATED, CREW LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED FORWARD FIRE DETECTOR LOOP DUE TO FINDING CENTER WIRE SHORTED TO SHIELD. SYSTEM OPS CK GOOD.
Part: WIRE — OUT OF POSITION (NR 1 FIRE LOOP) · airframe 22,669 hrs · 30,620 cycles
NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY 3-5 SECONDS, WHILE IN CRUISE, AND WENT OUT AS CAPTAIN BEGAN TO REACH FOR THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AFTER ARRIVAL, VISUAL AND OPERATIONAL INSPECTION REVEALED NO DEFECTS, WITH THE FIRE DETECTER WIRE SLIGHTLY MISPOSITIONED AT ONE SPOT. THE DETECTOR WIRE WAS REPOSITIONED TO THE OPTIMAL LOCATION, SYSTEM WAS RECHECKED, WITH ALL CHECKS NORMAL.
2005
Part: MASTER CYLINDER — DAMAGED (BRAKE SYSTEM) · airframe 20,956 hrs · 28,541 cycles
ALL FOUR BRAKE PEDALS SPONGY ON LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT SIDE OUTBOUND MASTER BRAKE CYCLINDER. P/N 90-380001-33 (OFF), S/N 7984 (ON), P/N 90-380001-33 (OFF), S/N 3119 (OFF).
2004
Part: BRAKE ASSY — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 20,585 hrs · 28,021 cycles
CREW REPORTED CAPT'S RIGHT BRAKE SPONGY ON LANDING. PRESSURE RT BLEED RT BRAKES.
Part: MASTER CYLINDER — FAILED (BRAKES) · airframe 20,538 hrs · 27,960 cycles
UPON TAXI IN, CAPT EXPERIENCED RT BRAKE PERFORMANCE SPONGY, A/C CONTINUED TO GATE/HANGAR WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPT'S RT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND BLED BRAKES. OPS CK NORMAL P/N 90-380001-33 S/N 3273 P/N 90-380001-33 (OFF) S/N 3123 (OFF)
Part: BRAKE — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 20,538 hrs · 27,960 cycles
CAPT REPORTS RT BRAKE SPONGY. BLED RT BRAKES.
Part: ROD END — OUT OF ADJUST (PAX DOOR) · airframe 20,253 hrs · 27,538 cycles
WHEN CREW WENT TO CLOSE AIRSTAIR DOOR, DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY PASSENGERS WHERE DEPLANED AND MAINTENANCE CALLED. ADJUSTED ASD COUNTER BALANCE RODENDS, CK GOOD.
Part: CABLE — OUT OF ADJUST (AIRSTAIR DOOR) · airframe 19,712 hrs · 26,723 cycles
UPON FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY INITIAL WALK AROUND INSPECTION, CAPTAIN NOTICED PAX MAIN DOOR SLIGHTLY LOOSE WHEN FULLY CLOSED WITH INDICATOR FULLY IN VIEW. PAX NEVER BOARDED. AIRCRAFT DID NOT LEAVE GATE. RE-ADJUSTED UPPER, FWD AIRSTAIR DOOR CABLE, OPS CHECK NORMAL.
2003
Part: RIB — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 18,661 hrs · 25,290 cycles
DURING INSPECTION, ONE CRACK FOUND ON THIS RIB ON THE LT SIDE AT STRINGER TO RIB INTERSECTION STRINGER. P/N 101-640000-39.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 18,661 hrs · 25,290 cycles
DURING INSPECTION FOUR CRACKS FOUND ON THIS RIB, TWO ON THE LT SIDE AND TWO ON THE RT SIDE LOCATED ON STRINGER TO RIB INTERSECTION ON THE FIRST RIVET HOLE. RT STRINGER P/N 101-640000-46 & 101-640000-38. LT STRINGER P/N 101-640000-39 & 101-640000-45.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 18,661 hrs · 25,290 cycles
DURING INSPECTION, FIVE CRACKS FOUND IN THIS RIB, THREE ON THE RT SIDE AND TWO ON THE LT SIDE LOCATED ON THE STRINGER TO RIB INTERSECTION ON THE FIRST RIVET HOLE. RT STRINGER P/N 101-640000-45, 101-640000-42 & 101-640000-38. LT STRINGER P/N 101-640000-43, 101-640000-37.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 18,661 hrs · 25,290 cycles
DURING INSPECTION, ONE CRACK FOUND ON THIS RIB ON RT SIDE ON STRINGER TO RIB INTERSECTION ON THE FIRST RIVET HOLE. RT STRINGER P/N 101-640000-46.
Part: ENGINE — FIRE (LEFT) · airframe 18,037 hrs · 24,451 cycles
FIRE STARTED IN LEFT ENGINE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY MOTORING OF ENGINE.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 157 hrs · 17,786 cycles
WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING A PRESSURIZATION DISCREPANCY USING A PRESSURE CART, AIR FLOW WAS NOTED COMING FROM UNDER THE RIGHT AVIONICS SHELF. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CRESENT SHAPED CRACK IN THE FWD PRESSURE BULKHEAD AT FS 84 BELOW THE SHELF. THE CRACK RUNS LATERALY 4 INCHES, ON RT LOWER WEB, UNDERNEATH STIFFENER P/N 114-410026-55.
Part: PRESSURE BLKHD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING A PRESSURIZATION DISCREPANCY USING A PRESSURE CART, AIR FLOW WAS NOTED COMING FROM UNDER THE RIGHT AVIONICS SELF. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CRESENT SHAPED CRACK IN THE FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD AT FS. 84, BELOW SELF. THE CRACK RUNS LATERLY 4 INCHES, ON RT LOWER WEB, UNDERNEATH STIFFENER P/N 114-410026-55 (REF BEECH IPC ATA 53-11-00-13 ITEM 240.)
Part: TRUSS — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 16,638 hrs · 22,711 cycles
WHILE PERFORMING AN "H" CHECK ON THE RT ENGINE TRUSS, MAINTENANCE FOUND A CRACK LOCATED ON THE TRUSS. THE CRACK IS YET TO BE DETERMINED OF THE LOCATION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER ENGINE TRUSS. TEARDOWN REPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT A LATER DATE.
Part: VALVE — OUT OF ADJUST (LT PROPELLER) · airframe 16,528 hrs · 22,501 cycles
ON TAXI, THE LEFT PROPELLER FAILED TO FEATHER MANUALLY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE FEATHER VALVE. NO PARTS WERE USED. TEARDOWN REPORT WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.
2002
Part: DOOR — OUT OF RIG (EMERGENCY EXIT)
FOUND DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK, THE RAMP AGENT FOUND THE HANDLE TO THE EMEGENCY EXIT DOOR NOT FLUSH, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE DOOR TO BE OUT OF RIG, WAS FERRIED TO PFN FOR REPAIR WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. (M)
1998
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (TE FLAP)
DURING ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION ICT MAINTENANCE, FOUND THE OUTBOARD ATTACH POINT INBOARD ACCESS HOLE ON THE RT INBOARD FLAP HAD SMALL CRACK FROM IT. REPAIRED CRACK IAW AMWA TO 1900-27-00-0001. (M)
1997
Part: GEAR — COLLAPSED (NLG)
FLT 5326 - FLT CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF, ON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLERS AND FUSELAGE. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. GROUND OPS CHECK WAS PERFORMED NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY AND AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO MENA FOR A PAINT JOB. AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY IN MENA BEING PAINTED AND WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVICE UPON COMPLETION. (M)
1995
Part: FUEL FLOW GAUGE — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
FUEL FLOW INDICATOR ON RT SIDE INOPERATIVE. SUGGEST IMPROVEMENT OF INTERNAL COMPONENTS TO INCREASE RELIABILITY.