N14074
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.
12 reports on file, 1996-03-19 – 1999-12-17.
Part: LINER — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 91,097 hrs · 16,328 cycles
THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMBOUT. THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY EGT GOING FULL SCALE. THE ENGINE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED AND THE FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT. AN ATTEMPT TO THROTTLE UP WAS MADE, BUT N1 WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL IN THE NR 2 ENGINE TAILPIPE. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS FOUND. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. *S/D* INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE TMF LINER HAD FAILED ALLOWING HOT GAS TO REACH THE HPT STAGE 2 BLADE RETAINER WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY BROKE INTO SEVERAL PIECES, ONE OF WHICH PUNCTURED THE TMF.
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (MEGAPHONE)
INSPECTION FOUND TWO CABIN MEGAPHONES INOPERATIVE. THE MEGAPHONE BATTERIES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 25-60-00.
Part: LIGHT — INOP (ROW 3B)
INSPECTION FOUND EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT SEAT 3B IN PASSENGER CABIN. THE ESCAPE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 33-50-00.
Part: SPOILER — DAMAGED (NR 2)
INSPECTION FOUND THE RT WING NR 2 SPOILER DAMAGED. THE NR 2 SPOILER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 27-60-01, PAGE 401.
Part: SOLENOID — FAILED (LT COCKPIT SEAT)
THE SMELL OF SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM CAPTAIN'S SEAT DURING CRUISE PORTION OF FLIGHT. AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE BASE OF SEAT BACK WAS FOUND HOT AND SMOKING. WHEN THE WIRES WERE PULLED OUT AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR CAPTAIN'S SEAT WERE PULLED THE SMOKE CEASED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CAPTAIN'S SEAT HARNESS RESTRAINT SOLENOID SHORTED. THE FUNCTION OF THIS SEAT FEATURE WAS DISABLED FOR BOTH THE CAPTAIN'S AND FIRST OFFICER'S SEATS IAW ECRA 2510-01429.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 1119)
INSPECTION FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED AT STA 1119, LONGERON 40R. THE DENTED AREA WAS CUT OUT, A DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-20-00, FIGURE 6.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CORRODED (BS 555-595)
INSPECTION FOUND INTERCOSTAL CORRODED AT NR 1 PACK OUTLET, STA 555 TO 595. A REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-00-01, 53-12-01, FIGURE 12 AND 51-21-01.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FWD FUSELAGE)
INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK AND DENT IN SKIN AFT OF RADOME AT LBL 10. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS CUT OUT AND A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIGURE 4, 51-31-01 AND 53-31-01 FIGURE 1.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TEST. CHANGING BATTERY CHARGER AT OVERWING POSITION DID NOT HELP. THE BATTERY AT DOOR 3L WAS REPLACED AND THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS TESTED GOOD.
Part: DNLOCK ACTUATOR — FAILED (LT MLG)
MAN - FLT 9891 - THE CENTER GEAR WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR 2 MINUTES AFTER GEAR HANDLE HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE 'UP' POSITION ON TAKEOFF FROM MAN. IT THEN EXTINGUISHED. GEAR WAS CYCLED AND EXTENSION OF LT MLG WAS ROUGH. CENTER GEAR DID NOT EXTEND UNTIL USE OF ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION. ACFT RETURNED TO MAN WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FND THE CLG ISOLATION SWITCH IN 'UP' POSITION. SWITCH WAS RESET. WHEN LANDING GEAR WERE SWUNG, ALL BUT LT MLG RETRACTED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE FND LT MLG DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR BUNGEE SHEARED. ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. DOWNLOCK TARGET AND HARNESS WERE REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE. RESTRICTOR VALVE WAS REPLACED DUE TO BEING STUCK OPEN. GEAR OPERATION CHECKED
Part: DOOR JAMB — CORRODED (FWD CARGO DR)
INSPECTION FOUND FORWARD CARGO DOOR JAMB LOWER EDGE CORRODED. THE DOOR JAMB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-50-00, FIGURE 1.
Part: FORMER — CRACKED (NR 1 ENGINE COWL)
MAN - INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE NOSE COWL FORWARD FORMER CRACKED FROM APPROXIMATELY THE 11 O'CLOCK TO 2 O'CLOCK POSITIONS ALONG INNER SEATING ANGLE. THE CRACK WAS 26 INCHES LONG. A HOLE 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER WAS ALSO FOUND IN THE AREA. THE NOSE COWL WAS REMOVED. THE COWL WAS REPAIRED IN SHOP AND REFITTED IAW WORK ORDER 1528 AND WORK CARD 02-7100-1-0003. (X)