N1418A
Registered owner: BAY RONALD, MD (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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.
5 reports on file, 1995-08-28 – 2001-03-21.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 1 THROUGH 11 OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. RE-SECURED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONNECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS AT FORWARD MOST POSITION INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: HOSE — BLOCKED (CABIN)
DSM - FLT 2042 - AFTER TAKEOFF, RIGHT AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ALARM SOUNDED. RETURNED AD LANDED DSM WITHOUT FUTHER INCIDENT. SUCTION HOSE COLLAPSED. REPOSITIONED AND CLEANED SUCTION HOSE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: ACTUATOR — DEFECTIVE (NLG DOOR)
ORD - FLT 1984 - AFTER TAKEOFF ORD WHEN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, BLUE LIGHT IN GEAR HANDLE STAYED ON, AND NOSE LANDING GEAR MESSAGE ON ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. RECYCLED GEAR UP THEN DOWN WITH NO CHANGE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR UPLOCK ACTUATOR AND ADJUSTED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR OPERATING MECHANISM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: OUTFLOW VALVE — DEFECTIVE (AVIONICS COMPT)
CVT - FLT NR 1886 - EN ROUTE CLE/DFW DURING CRUISE AT FL 350, LOST CABIN PRESSURIZATION. ACCOMPLISHED EMERGENCY DESCENT AND ALL PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS DROPPED SUCCESSFULLY. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO CVG AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PLACARDED BOTH OUTFLOW VALVES INOPERATIVE AND PLACARDED PASSENGER OXYGEN SYSTEM INOPERATIVE AND AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED DFW AT LOWER ALTITUDE. REPLACED AVIONICS COOLING OUTFLOW VALVE. RESTOWED ALL PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS AND REPLACED OXYGEN GENERATORS. SYSTEMS GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)