N1457B
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.
6 reports on file, 1997-01-27 – 1999-12-21.
Part: SCREW — MISSING (LT MLG)
IAH - FLT 2031 - DURING FLIGHT, LEFT LANDING GEAR DOORLOCK SWITCH ILLUMINATED. REPLACED MISSING SCREW IN LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR UPLOCK TARGET. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OEPRATION. (X)
Part: AIR DISTRIBUTION — ODOR (ROWS 18-20)
STL - FLT 1520 - EN ROUTE SAT/ORD - UNKNOWN BURNING SMELL NOTED IN CABIN AT SEAT ROWS 18-20. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED AND LANDED STL WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT INTERIOR, CABIN LIGHTING, PSU PANELS, CARGO COMPARTMENTS, AND ELECTRONIC BAYS. NO OPEN CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE NOTED. RAN AIR CONDITIONING PACKS AND RE-CIRCULATION FANS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE SMELL OR ODOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: OXYGEN MASK — DEPLOYED (CABIN)
ORD - FLT 879 - OXYGEN MASKS DID NOT DROP AT SEATS 5A, 7A, AND 18A WHEN PASSENGER OXYGEN DEPLOYMENT SWITCH WAS INADVERTENLY ACTIVATED WITH AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND. REPACKED ALL MASKS AND SUCCESSFULLY TESTED DROP SYSTEM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: PROBE — FAILED (RT WING)
DFW - FLT 1198 - ON CLIMB-OUT PASSING FL230 CREW NOTICED RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS NOT FEEDING. FOLLOWED THE FUEL IMBALANCE PROCEDURE AND STILL NO FUEL WAS BEING USED FROM THE RIGHT TANK. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DFW. WHILE RETURNING TO DFW THE RIGHT TANK QUANTITY FELL FROM 78000 LBS TO 5800 LBS, THEN OPERATED NORMALLY. DISCONTINUE THE CROSS FEED PROCEDURE. WHEN THE QUANTITY DROPPED TO 5800 LBS RECEIVED A FUEL ASYMMETRY MESSAGE ON THE MFDU. LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED FUEL CAPACITANCE PROBE FOR RIGHT WING FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR. CONDUCTED OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (NR 1 HYD PUMP)
ORD - FLT 1599 - EN ROUTE EWR/ORD - DURING CRUISE, RECEIVED NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOW QTY ALERT. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO ORD AND ACCOMPLISHED ALTERNATE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS PROCEDURE, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 1 SYSTEM ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP SEALS. SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. SYSTEM LEAK AND GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 4000)
TUL - FOUND NR 68R STRINGER CRACKED, APPROXIMATELY STATION 4000. SPLICED NEW STRINGER SECTION PER SRM 51-70-06-R5. (M)