N144DD
Registered owner: RUTLEDGE TODD, IN (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
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.
17 reports on file, 1995-02-27 – 1999-07-06.
Part: SKIN — HOLE (FUSELAGE)
SAW - .50 INCH HOLE IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN 10 INCHES BELOW THE COPILOT'S SIDE WINDOW AND JUST FORWARD OF FRAME 8. REPAIRED THE HOLE IAW SRM 53-00-00 FIGURE 408. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 16 reports
1998
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
FLT 4229 - GRB - PAX DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRES AT LIGHT SOCKET. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
GRR - EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AT 3 WR IS DISCHARGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (X)
Part: ZEE FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SAW - DURING CPCP-4 INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND ZEET OF FRAME 39 CORRODED BE TWEEN STR 14 AND STR 15. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED FRAME. ACFT TT: 22,385.5 HOURS. ACFT TC: 24,959. (X)
Part: ZEE MEMBER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SAW - DURING CPCP-4 INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT AFT ZEE MEMBER CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 39 AND 41. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ZEE MEMBER. ACFT TT: 22,385.5 HOURS. ACFT TC: 24,959. (X)
Part: SEAT TRACKS — CORRODED (CABIN)
SAW - DURING CPCP-4 INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE LEFT FWD INBOARD AND OUTBOARD, LEFT AFT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD, AND THE RIGHT AFT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SEAT TRACKS WERE CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL SEAT TRACKS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACFT TT: 22,385.5 HOURS. ACFT TC: 24,959. REF: OPERATOR CONTROL NRS 98ZZZX2360 THROUGH 98ZZZX2363. (X)
Part: SEAT TRACKS — CORRODED (CABIN)
SAW - DURING CPCP-4 INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE LEFT FWD INBOARD AND OUTBOARD, LEFT AFT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD, AND THE RIGHT AFT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SEAT TRACKS WERE CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL SEAT TRACKS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACFT TT: 22,385.5 HOURS. ACFT TC: 24,959. REF: OPERATOR CONTROL NRS SIMA981675, AND 98ZZZX2361 THROUGH 98ZZZX2363.
Part: SEAT TRACKS — CORRODED (CABIN)
SAW - DURING CPCP-4 INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE LEFT FWD INBOARD AND OUTBOARD, LEFT AFT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD, AND THE RIGHT AFT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SEAT TRACKS WERE CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL SEAT TRACKS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACFT TT: 22,385.5 HOURS. ACFT TC: 24,959. REF: OPERATOR CONTROL NRS SIMA981675, AND 98ZZZX2360 THROUGH 98ZZZX2362.
Part: SEAT TRACKS — CORRODED (CABIN)
SAW - DURING CPCP-4 INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE LEFT FWD INBOARD AND OUTBOARD, LEFT AFT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD, AND THE RIGHT AFT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SEAT TRACKS WERE CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL SEAT TRACKS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. REPLACED 2 EACH. REF: OPERATOR CONTROL NRS ACFT TT: 22,385.5 HOURS. ACFT TC: 24,959. SIMA981675, AND 98ZZZX2360 THROUGH 98ZZZX2363.
Part: SEAT TRACKS — CORRODED (CABIN)
SAW - DURING CPCP-4 INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE LEFT FWD INBOARD AND OUTBOARD, LEFT AFT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD, AND THE RIGHT AFT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SEAT TRACKS WERE CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL SEAT TRACKS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACFT TT: 22,385.5 HOURS. ACFT TC: 24,959. REF: OPERATOR CONTROL NRS SIMA981675, AND 98ZZZX2360 THROUGH 98ZZZX2363.
Part: LIGHT — FAILED (CABIN)
IND - FLT 4390 - EN ROUTE TO ORD FROM CVG CREW DIVERTED A/C INTO IND DUE TO SMOKE IN CABIN. CREW LANDED A/C SAFELY. FOUND READING LIGHT AT 7A BULBS AND TRANSFORMER BURNED. DEFERRED READING LIGHTS PER MEL AND A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. R/I'D READING LIGHT ASSY FOR SEAT 7A. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORILY. REMOVED MEL AND RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE. (M)
1997
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (LANDING GEAR)
LANDING GEAR INDICATION SYSTEM ONE INOP. INSPECTED AND FOUND A BROKEN WIRE TO PIN E ON GEAR SELECTOR VALVE. REPAIRED WIRE, OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: HARNESS — CHAFED (NOSE WHEEL WELL)
PIA - FLT 4102 - DURING A/C RETURN TO PIA, CREW DID NOT GET NOSE GEAR SAFE LIGHT UNTIL EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION LEVER WAS PULLED. A/C LANDED SAFELY. MX CLEANED NOSE GEAR TARGET SWITCHES, FERRIED ALL TO ORD FOR REPAIR OF NOSE GEAR INDICATION WIRING. WIRING CHAFED ON TOP OF 149D PUMP. ORD MX REPAIRED WIRES AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY GEAR RETRACTION/EXTENTION. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — FAILED (CABIN)
ORD - FLT 4135 - F/A REPORTS SMOKE OBSERVED COMING FROM OVERHEAD ROW 6CD. POSSIBLY FROM THE READING LIGHTS. STRONG SMELL OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE OBSERVED IN BOTH THE COCKPIT AND THE CABIN. RAI READING MODULE ASSY PANEL AT SEAT 6CD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. A/C RETURNED SERVICE. (M)
1996
Part: UPLOCK BOX — CLOSED (LANDING GEAR)
LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. SAFELY RETURNED TO MIA. RESET UPLOCK BOXES VIA AUXILIARY EXTENSION HANDLE. GEAR RETRACTION TESTS SATISFACTORY.
1995
Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (LT MLG)
MIA - FLT 5769 - CREW REPORTS: IDLE GATE FAILURE, NOSE GEAR RETRACTED, MAIN GEARS DID NOT RETRACT. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER. STILL INOP. FOLLOWED QRH HANDBOOK, EXTENDED GEAR AND RETURNED TO MIA. READJUSTED THE PROXIMITY SWITCHES AND OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: FIRE CONTL UNIT — FAILED (RT ENGINE)
MIA - FLT 5740 - CREW REPORTS, RT ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATION ON TAKEOFF. NO FIRE OR SMOKE NOTED. FEATHERED AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND RETURNED TO MIA. CFR WAS NOTIFIED. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED FIRE CONTROL UNIT AND OPS CHECK GOOD.