N16982
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC | Operator | on 1993-12-06 | Operator named in NTSB report |
| PETROLEUM HELI | Operator | on 1978-12-02 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by CONTINENTAL 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.
3 reports on file, 1995-01-25 – 1995-03-02.
Part: GEARBOX — BINDING (TE FLAPS)
EWR - FLT 668 - THE ACFT HAD A HISTORY OF THE FLAPS NOT EXTENDING FOR LANDING. THE 'ABNORMAL' PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH AND THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT SIMPLEX BEVEL GEARBOX IN THE NR 6 POSITION BINDING. THE NR 6 RT SIMPLEX BEVEL GEARBOX WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE NR 1 AND NR 2 RT FLAP TRANSMISSIONS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE DUE TO THE HISTORY OF FLAPS LOCKING OUT. A FUNCTIONAL RIG CHECK OF THE RT FLAP SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED PER MM 27-51-00 AND ALL OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. (W)
Part: TRANSMISSION — LACK OF LUBE (LT/RT TE FLAPS)
EWR - FLT 0750 - WHEN FLAP HANDLE MOVED TO 8 DEGREES ON APPROACH TO EWR, FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND. CYCLING FLAP HANDLE HAD NO EFFECT. 'ABNORMAL' RPOCEDURES WERE C/W & ACFT LANDED WITH SLATS AT 16 DEGREES & FLAPS AT ZERO DEGREES. MX COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM & NO DEFECTS FOUND. FLAP CONTROL UNIT WAS SERVICED & FLAP TRANSMISSIONS LUBRICATED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. OPERATION OF FLAPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT HAS COMPLETED OVER 10 FLIGHTS WITHOUT A REPEAT OF FLAP PROBLEMS SINCE THIS CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS IMPLEMENTED. (X)
Part: FLAP TRANS — INOPERATIVE (TE FLAPS)
MCO - FLT 117 - THE FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND ON APPROACH. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 AND NR 6 FLAP TRANSMISSIONS AT FAULT. BOTH THE NR 1 AND NR 6 RT FLAP TRANSMISSIONS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. IN ADDITION, ALL FLAP TRANSMISSIONS AND DOWNDRIVE GEARBOXES WERE DRAINED AND SERVICED. THE FLAPS WERE CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES AND ALL OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. (W)