N1425A
Registered owner: VAN BORTEL AIRCRAFT INC, TX (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.
20 reports on file, 1997-06-28 – 2003-12-10.
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN)
DFW) EMERGENCY LIGHT FORWARD OF FORWARD SERVICE DOOR IS BROKEN. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY FORWARD OF FORWARD SERVICE DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.--CLOSED--
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING WAS OBSERVED TO BE INOPERATIVE IN THE FLOOR PROX LIGHTING. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Earlier reports · 1997–2002 · 18 reports
2002
Part: PIN — LOOSE (CONNECTOR)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPINNED NR 3 WIRE ON SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BULKHEAD — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND LARGE DENT ON INBOARD BULKHEAD IN RIGHT A/C BAY. REPAIRED DAMAGE BY INSTALLING DOUBLER PER ESO 51000. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION AROUND HOLE IN FUSELAGE FOR EXHAUST DUCT AND UNDER MOUNTING FRAME FOR OUTER HEAT SHIELD. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND DOUBLER SHIMS AROUND IN FUSE FOR APU EXHAUST PER ESO 5100. (M)
Part: BULKHEAD — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND DENT IN INBOARD BULKHEAD IN LEFT AC BAY. REPAIRED DAMAGE BY INSTALLING DOUBLER PER ESO 51000. (M)
Part: BULKHEAD — GOUGED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SCRATCHES AND GOUGES ON INBOARD BULKHEAD IN LEFT AC BAY. REPAIRED DAMAGE BY INSTALLING DOUBLER PER ESO 51000. (M)
Part: BULKHEAD — GOUGED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SCRATCHES AND GOUGES ON INBOARD BULKHEAD IN RIGHT A/C BAY. REPAIRED DAMAGE BY INSTALLING DOUBLERS PER ESO 51000 DATED 6-19-02. (M)
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND OBLIQUE FRAME FORWARD SIDE ANGLE CRACKED AND STOP DRILLED OR ROUTED OUT ABOVE STRINGERS 50/40. INSTALLED NEW OBLIQUE ANGLE AT FRAME 50-2 BETWEEN STRINGERS 50/48 PER ESO 51000 AND SRM 53-00-02. (M)
Part: GROUND WIRE — DAMAGED (CABIN)
(WIRE) DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT R1 DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED GROUND WIRE ON EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN R1 DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: MODULE — NOT SEATED (CABIN)
(LIGHT MODULE) DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH PROXIMITY POWER PACK INDICATED INOPERATIVE. RESEATED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH MODULE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2001
Part: WIRE — INOPERATIVE (L1 DOOR)
ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT L1 DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRES AT L1 DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (NLG DOOR)
ORD - FLT 1831 - EN ROUTE SWF-ORD, ON APPROACH NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. UNSAFE NOSE LANDING GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH. NOSE LANDING GEAR LGIHT TURNED GREEN. NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED SUCCESSFULLY. LANDED ORD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING DOOR ACTUATOR AND SELECTOR VALVE FILTER. SERVICED NOSE STRUT. PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR EXTENSIONS AND RETRACTIONS. SYTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — LOOSE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRING LOOSE. RE-SECURED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRING AT SEAT 4EF. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE)
DFW - FLT 592 - EN ROUTE DFW-OKC, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, DETECTED GRINDING NOISE AT CABIN. RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT SIDE TURBINE PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1999
Part: CHECK VALVE — DEFECTIVE (FWD FUSELAGE)
MEM - FLT 1460 - EN ROUTE DFW-GSO, UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURIZATION IN AUTO OR MANUAL MODE. EMERGENCY DESCENT ACCOMPLISHED TO 10,000 FT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MEM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO DFW. REPLACED PRECONDITIONED AIR CHECK VALVE. ALSO, REPLACED PRESSURIZATION CONTROL PANEL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT ACCOMPLISHED WITH SATISFACTORY OPERATION NOTED. (M)
Part: CONTROLLER — DEFECTIVE (E/E COMPT)
DFW - FLT 711 - EN ROUTE DFW-COS, AT FL310 CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL CHANGE MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON MFDU. MANUAL PRESSURIZATION CONTROL WAS SELECTED BUT CABIN PRESSURE CONTINUED TO CLIMB. EMERGENCY DESCENT ACCOMPLISHED TO 10,000 FT. PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS WERE DROPPED DURING DESCENT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 1 CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER. NR 2 CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER ALSO REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. REPLACED OXYGEN CANISTERS AND REPACKED OXYGEN MASKS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, LEFT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRE TO LEFT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1997
Part: FITTING — SHEARED (LT PYLON)
DFW - FLT 0856 - DURING DESCENT INTO DFW, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF SYSTEM A-HYDRAULICS, USED MANUAL GEAR, AND CALLED IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPAIRED SHEARED LEFT HAND PYLON FITTING SILENCER, REPLACED ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP FILTERS, FLUSHED LINES PER MM, AND SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: WIRE — MISWIRED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. SWITCHED POLARITY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)