N17535
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.
33 reports on file, 1995-04-20 – 2006-10-06.
Part: DRIVE BELT — STRETCHED (MAIN ROTOR)
NEW DRIVE BELTS WERE INSTALLED, STRETCHED FOR 24 HOURS, AND RE-ADJUSTED IAW MM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND .5 HOUR INTO THE FIRST FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED THE MAIN ROTOR RPM DECAYING AND ENGINE RPM INCREASING. A STEEP DESCENT WITH POWER WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. A SUBSEQUENT MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BELTS HAD CONTINUED TO STRETCH AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SEVERICE CAUSING THE CLUTCH ACTUATOR TENSION TO BECOME EXCESSIVELY LOOSE. THIS ALLOWED THE BELTS TO SLIP ON THE DRIVE PULLEYS AND ALLOWED THE MAIN ROTOR RPM TO DROOP. (K)
Earlier reports · 1995–2000 · 32 reports
2000
Part: JACKSCREW — MAKING METAL (HORIZONTAL STAB)
DURING INSPECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER JACKSCREW ASSY, METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND WITHIN THE GREASE ON AND AROUND THE JACKSCREW. FURTHER, THE ACME SCREW AND NUT WEAR CHECK SHOWED THE END PLAY WAS BEYOND LIMITS. THE ESTABLISHED LIMITS ARE .003 INCH - .040 INCH IAW MM 27-40-1 AND .050 INCH WAS OBTAINED. NON-ROUTINE WORK CARD 4000277-0055 HAS BEEN WRITTEN DOCUMENTING THESE DISCREPANCIES. REMOVED, REPLACED, AND OPS CHECKED HORIZONTAL STABILIZER JACKSCREW ASSY IAW MM 27-40-01. (X)
1999
Part: WIRE — FAILED (CABIN)
MYR - BOTH EMERGENCY NACELLE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. TRANSFERRED TO DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ITEM NR 333. REPAIRED WIRING AT AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS 'TEST' SWITCH. FUNCTIONAL CHECK GOOD, REF DC-9 WIRING DIAGRAMS 33-31-01. (M)
Part: WIRE — LOOSE (ROW 8)
FORWARD ONE-THIRD OF EMERGENCY FLOOR ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. FOUND WIRES OUT ON FLOOR ROW EIGHT RESECURED AS NECESSARY. OPERATION CHECK GOOD IAW DC-9 MM 33-50. (M)
Part: WIRE — LOOSE (ROW 8)
FORWARD ONE-THIRD OF EMERGENCY FLOOR ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. FOUND WIRE OUT OF FLOOR ROW EIGHT. RESECURED AS NECESSARY. OPERATION CHECKS GOOD IAW DC-9 MM 33-50. (X)
1998
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
OKC - FLT 902 - EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK BROKE BETWEEN ROWS 11-15. REPAIRED FLOOR TRACK AND LIGHTING IAW DC-9 MM 33-51. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. (X)
Part: SLIDE — FELL OFF (PAX DOOR)
MAIN CABIN DOOR SLIDE PACK FELL OFF. REINSTALLED MAIN CABIN DOOR SLIDE IAW DC-9 MM 25-62-0, INSTALLATION CHECKS GOOD. RII ACCOMPLISHED. (M)
1997
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DTW - FLT 610 - ON DAILY INSPECTION, LEFT AND RIGHT EMERGENCY NACELLE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT EMERGENCY NACELLE LIGHTS BATTERY PACKS IAW CHAPTER 33-53-0. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: SLIDE — FELL OFF (GALLEY DOOR)
DTW - FLT 841 - DURING DAILY INSPECTION, FOUND GALLEY DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE HAD FALLEN OFF. INSTALLED GALLEY DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE IAW DC9 MM 25-62-0. RII INSPECTION PERFORMED. (M)
Part: FIRE LOOP — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 ENGINE)
CLIMBING THROUGH 8,000 FEET THE 'A' LOOP LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE LIGHT FOR NR 1 ENGINE, WENT TO 'B', TEST OK. GROUND OPS CHECKED NR 1 ENGINE FIRE LOOP SYSTEM IAW 26-12-0. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. UNIT OPS CHECKS GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (LT MLG)
THE LT MLG UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR EXTENSION ON APPROACH. ABNORMAL PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH AND THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION LEVER WAS PULLED. A TOWER FLY-BY WAS PERFORMED AND THE GEAR WAS CONFIRMED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH CANNON PLUG DIRTY. THE PLUG WAS CLEANED. A SYSTEM TEST ON THE LANDING GEAR LIGHTS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-60-1, PAGE 201.
1996
Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (RT MLG)
WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED ON TAKEOFF, THE GEAR DOOR OPEN AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS LATER THE SPEED BRAKE SPOILER HANDLE SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT CYCLED TO AIR MODE AND BOTH GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR AT FAULT. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED PER MM 32-32-2. A GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED AND GEAR OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 14,545.
1995
Part: LATCH SPRING — LACK OF LUBE (LT MLG DOOR)
FLT NR 1090 - ATL - THE LT MLG RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION AND THE GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING UPLATCH CHECK. THE RED UNSAFE LIGHT AND GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER UPLATCH CHECK. 'ABNORMAL' PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH. THE A/C HAD A HISTORY OF THE LT MLG RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT MLG DOOR LATCH ROLLER SPRING TENSION OUT OF LIMITS. BOTH SPRINGS WERE R/R. TENSION CHK WAS PERFORMED AND BOTH SPRINGS WERE WITHIN LIMIT. THE PROB WAS REPEATED ON THE SUBSEQUENT FLT AND LUBRICATION OF THE UPLATCH ASSY FIXED THE PROB. THE A/C HAS FLOWN 7 FLTS W/O A REPEAT OF THE PROBLEM SINCE THIS CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS IMPLEMENTED. M
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (BS 832)
HOU - INSPECTION FOUND INTERGRANULAR CORROSION AT BELTFRAME STATION 832, FITTING TO RIGHT CUSP. THE FITTING WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-0. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 250)
HOU - INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN AT STA 250 BELT FRAME, LONGERON 25L. A DOUBLER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-04, FIGURE 38. (X)
Part: BULKHEAD — CORRODED (AFT PRESS BLKHD)
HOU - INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION NEAR T-CAP ON RIGHT SIDE OF AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. THE CORRODED SECTION WAS CUTOUT. A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-03, FIGURE 22. (M)
Part: FLOOR SUPPORTS — CORRODED (BS 200)
HOU - INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON CABIN FLOOR SUPPORTS AT STATION 200. THE CORROSION EXTENDED THE FULL LENGTH FROM LEFT TO RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE. FOUR FLOOR SUPPORTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-10-2. (M)
Part: BELT FRAME — CRACKED (BS 980)
HOU - INSPECTION FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK COMING FROM HI-LOCK HOLE ON BELT FRAME AT STA 980, LONGERON 16R. THE CRACKED SECTION OF BELT FRAME WAS CUT OUT AND A NEW SECTION WAS SPLICED IN PER SRM 53-03, FIGURE 32. (X)
Part: BRACKET — CORRODED (BS 160)
HOU - INSPECTION FOUND CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT BRACKET AT STA 160, AND 8 INCHES - 10 INCHES, LEFT OF CENTERLINE CORRODED. THE BRACKET WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-0. (X)
Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (BS 218)
HOU - INSPECTION FOUND FINGER DOUBLER CORRODED AT STA 218, LONGERON 26L. THE FINGER DOUBLER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2. (X)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 794)
HOU - INSPECTION FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK EXTENDING FROM FASTENER IN FRAME AT STATION 794, STRINGER 18L. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-11-3, FIGURE 1. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 813)
HOU - INSPECTION FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK EXTENDING FROM FASTENER HOLE ABOVE FLOOR ON FRAME AT STATION 813. THE FRAME WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-10-03. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 1038)
HOU - INSPECTION FOUND TWO .75 INCH CRACKS AT RIVETS IN SKIN LAP AT STA 1038 ABOVE RIGHT PYLON. A DOUBLER AND FILLER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-04, FIGURE 18. (M)
Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (BS 218)
HOU - INSPECTION FOUND LONGERON 30 AT STA 218 CORRODED IN TWO. A LONGERON AND SPLICE WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-02. (X)
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 446)
HOU - INSPECTION FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK IN LONGERON 8L AT STATION 446. THE LONGERON WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-02. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 1038)
HOOU - INSPECTION FOUND A .75 INCH CRACK IN SKIN LAP AT STATION 1038 ABOVE LEFT PYLON. THE SKIN CRACK WAS CUT OUT. A FILLER AND DOUBLER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-04, FIGURE 18. (M)
Part: LE SPLICE — CRACKED (WING)
HOU - INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK IN LEADING EDGE SPLICE BETWEEN THE NR 3 AND NR 4 SLAT TRACK. A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5710-01697. (M)
Part: SPLICE — CRACKED (LE WING)
HOU - INSPECTION FOUND A 4 INCH CRACK IN LEADING EDGE SPLICE BETWEEN NR 6 AND NR 7 SLAT TRACK. THE LEADING EDGE SPLICE WAS REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5710-01701. (M)
Part: SPAR CAP — CORRODED (WS 325)
HOU - INSPECTION FOUND INTERGRANULAR CORROSION ON LOWER SPAR CAP AT FXLS 325. THE SPAR CAP WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-01, FIGURE 2. (M)
Part: DOOR JAMB — CRACKED (AFT PRESS BLKHD)
HOU - INSPECTION FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK AT LEFT LOWER CORNER OF AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR JAMB. THE DOOR JAMB WAS REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5310-03176 AND EA 653A006. (M)
Part: BEAM — CORRODED (BS 160-200)
IAH - DURING INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGITUDINAL BEAM AT FORWARD AIRSTAIR CUTOUT BETWEEN STATION 160 AND 200. THE LONGITUDINAL BEAM WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-00. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
IAH - DURING INSPECTION, FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT AFT LOWER CORNER OF FORWARD AIRSTAIR DOOR CUTOUT. A REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-05, FIGURE 57A. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 965)
IAH - A .875 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 965R, THREE INCHES ABOVE L15. A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-04, FIGURE 12B. (W)