N155ZV
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Methods Corp. (QMLA) | Operator | on 2004-03-15 | Operator named in NTSB report |
| AIR MIDWEST AIRLINES, INC. | Operator | on 2004-03-15 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by Air Midwest Airlines Inc. (per NTSB report)
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, 1995-06-22 – 2007-11-08.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (RT WING) · airframe 22,879 hrs · 34,586 cycles
RT CENTER LEADING EDGE AT APPROXIMATELY WS 54.45 HAD BIRD STRIKE DAMAGE EXCEEDING STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL LIMITS. OBTAINED APPROVED DATA, REPAIRED LEADING EDGE AND CLEARED DISCREPANCY.
Part: SPAR — CRACKED (WING) · airframe 22,879 hrs · 34,586 cycles
DURING DETAIL INSPECTION, RT AFT SPAR FLANGE AT WS117.5 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED FROM RIVET TO EDGE OF FLANGE. MAINTENANCE OBTAINED APPROVED DATA, PERFORMED REPAIR AND CLEARED DISCREPANCY.
Part: INDICATION SYS — SMOKE (COCKPIT) · airframe 22,690 hrs · 34,326 cycles
ON TAXI OUT CAPT NOTED SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL ODOR WHICH APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM CAPT'S EFIS SYSTEM. CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO GATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. CND ON GROUND, SYSTEM OPS CHECKS NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPT EFIS SCREEN FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (LT WING) · airframe 22,291 hrs · 33,747 cycles
FRICTION CHAFFING CREATED WORN SEGMENTS ON THE LT AND RT ENGINE NACELLES. DAMAGE WAS ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE NACELLE SHAPE. DEPTH VARIED AS INDICATED ON THE REPAIR AUTHORIZATION. REPAIRED IAW ENGINEERING REPORT NR 677201 REV 1R.
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (RT WING) · airframe 22,291 hrs · 33,747 cycles
FRICTION CHAFFING CREATED WORN SEGMENTS ON THE RT ENGINE NACELLES. DAMAGE WAS ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE NACELLE SHAPE. DEPTH VARIED AS INDICATED ON THE REPAIR AUTHORIZATION. REPAIRED IAW ENGINEERING REPORT NR 6772-1 REV 1R.
Part: FRAME — CHAFED (BS 438) · airframe 22,291 hrs · 33,747 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME AT FS 438.25 LT HAD CHAFFING. REPAIRED IAW ACFT ENGINEERING REPORT NR 6772-2 REV 1R.
Part: SPAR — CORRODED (RT WING) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 22,291 hrs · 33,746 cycles
CORROSION LT AND AFT MAIN SPAR FLANGE. REPAIRED IAW ENGINEERING REPORT NR 6772-3 REV A DATED JUN 25, 2007.
Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED (RIGHT)
WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR LANDING, THE RT MAIN GEAR DID NOT SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. THE CREW DECLAIRED AN EMERGENCY AND FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, BY PUMPING THE GEAR DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.
Earlier reports · 1995–2006 · 12 reports
2006
Part: OIL SYSTEM — LOW PRESSURE (LT ENGINE) · airframe 20,507 hrs · 31,246 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF ON CLIMBOUT LEFT OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED & OIL PRESSURE WAS BELOW 60 PSI ON INDICATOR AT 3500 LB TORQUE. CREW SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND RETURNED TO FIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NOTE: INFORMATION IN COMPUTER BLOCKS IS FOR GAS GENERATOR SECTION. POWER SECTION INFO IS AS FOLLOWS: TOTAL TIME 25268.9 TOTAL CYCLES 37246 AND TSO 374.3 CSO 539. RESULTS OF ENGINE TEARDOWN INVESTIGATION ARE PENDING AND WILL BE ADDED TO SDR AS RECEIVED.
Part: TRIM PANEL — LOOSE (PAX DOOR) · airframe 19,475 hrs · 29,648 cycles
AFTER ARRIVAL INTO PIT, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE CREW THEN OPENED THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE RE-SECURED TRIM PIECE AND TRIM BACK.
Part: SPAR CAP — CORRODED (LT WING) · airframe 19,434 hrs · 29,579 cycles
CORROSION ON LT WING MAIN SPAR FWD SPAR CAP FLANGE. FOUND DURING INSPECTION
Part: SPAR CAP — CORRODED (LT WING) · airframe 19,434 hrs · 29,579 cycles
BIO CORROSION ON LEFT WING MAIN SPAR FWD SPAR CAP FLANGE. FOUND DURING INSPECTION.
Part: SPAR CAP — CORRODED (RT WING) · airframe 19,434 hrs · 29,579 cycles
BIO CORROSION ON RIGHT WING MAIN SPAR CAP FLANGE NEAR WS 124588. MAINTENANCE FOUND DURING INSPECTION.
2004
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (MLG HANDLE) · airframe 16,803 hrs · 25,371 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF, GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN UP POSITION. LANDING GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHTS AND AURAL HORN DID NOT EXTINGUISH AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRES AT TB152 AND REPAIRED BAD SPLICES AT A406 PCB. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR, OPS CK NORMAL.
Part: DOWNLOCK — INOPERATIVE (RT MLG) · airframe 16,555 hrs · 24,966 cycles
AFTER NORMAL EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR RT MAIN DID NOT SHOW DOWN AND LOCK AFTER TOWER FLY BY. A/C LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED RT MAIN GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH AND HARNESS ASSY, RIGGED SWITCHES AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS AS REQUIRED. OPS CK GOOD. IAW BMM 32-60-04
1997
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (LT MLG)
AIRSHUTTLE 5547 - BWI-BDR - UPON DESCENT IN BDR, THE CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND DID NOT GET GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE CREW DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN BDR WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR, OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: ATTACH BRACKET — EXCESS WEAR (RT FLAP)
FLEET CAMPAIGN, 'MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LT AND RT OTBD FLAP ATTACHMENT BRACKETS AND THE AFT ROLLER BEARING IAW RAYTHEON ACFT CO (RAC) SAFETY COMMUNIQUE NR 137 DATED MAY, 1997. FOUND ATTACHMENT BRACKETS WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR AND AFT ROLLER BEARINGS BINDING. AFFECTED COMPONENTS P/NS ARE BRACKET, LT INBD AND RT INBD, INBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-31. BRACKET, LT LTBD AND RT INBD, INBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-30. BRACKET, LT INBD AND RT OTBD, OTBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-35. BRACKET, LT OTBD AND RT INBD, OTBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-34. AFT BEARING ASSY, PN 114-521039-1. REF: CONTROL NR MASA97045. PART CYCLES, 6,784. ACFT TC, 6,784.
Part: ATTACH BRACKET — EXCESS WEAR (LT FLAP)
FLEET CAMPAIGN, 'MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LT AND RT OTBD FLAP ATTACHMENT BRACKETS AND THE AFT ROLLER BEARING IAW RAYTHEON ACFT CO (RAC) SAFETY COMMUNIQUE NR 137 DATED MAY, 1997. FOUND ATTACHMENT BRACKETS WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR AND AFT ROLLER BEARINGS BINDING. AFFECTED COMPONENTS P/NS ARE BRACKET, LT INBD AND RT INBD, INBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-31. BRACKET, LT LTBD AND RT INBD, INBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-30. BRACKET, LT INBD AND RT OTBD, OTBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-35. BRACKET, LT OTBD AND RT INBD, OTBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-34. AFT BEARING ASSY, PN 114-521039-1. REF: CONTROL NR MASA97045. PART CYCLES, 5,291. ACFT TC, 6,784.
Part: WINDSHIELD — WARPED (RT COCKPIT)
DURING MAINTENANCE, COPILOT'S WINDSHIELD WOULD NOT HEAT WHEN LOW WAS SELECTED. T/S SYSTEM AND FOUND THE WINDSHIELD WAS FAULTY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT WINDSHIELD IAW BMM, OPS CHK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. (X)
1995
Part: RIVETS — LOOSE (RT WING)
RIVETS LOCATED IN RT WING OUTBOARD OF NACELLE TOP SPAR AREA LOOSE CAUSING FUEL LEAK. VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH APPROXIMATELY A 6-10 RIVET LENGTH ALONG TOP WING SPAR.