N17779
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.
18 reports on file, 1995-05-22 – 1995-10-20.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (LT WING)
INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK AND LOOSE FASTENERS IN LEFT WING TIP UPPER SKIN BY FLUX VALVE ACCESS AND TRAILING EDGE NAV LIGHT. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED. A REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5730-01422, REV IR. (M)
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (BS 320)
INSPECTION FOUND ANGLE CORRODED AT BS 320, LBL 15, WL 179, INSIDE E/E COMPARTMENT AT NOSE WHEEL, LEFT SIDE. THE ANGLE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW ANGLE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-3. (M)
Part: FLANGE — CORRODED (BS 529-740)
INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION AT LOWER FLANGE OF FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT, BS 529-740R. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED, AN L-ANGLE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW AERO CORP ENGINEERING ORDER 95-208, REV IR. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 737)
INSPECTION FOUND LOWER SKIN AND STRINGER CORRODED AFT OF DUCT ATTACH POINT IN FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT AT STATION 737, RBL 25. THE CORRODED AREA WAS CUT OUT AND A NEW SECTION WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-3. (M)
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 740)
INSPECTION FOUND FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT LOWER CIRCUMFERENTIAL SUPPORT CORRODED AT BS 740, RBL 5, S28R TIE IN. THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL SUPPORT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-40-1 AND 51-30-2. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 740)
INSPECTION FOUND FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT STRINGER 27R CORRODED AT BS 740. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED FROM STRINGER AND A STRINGER SPLICE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-10-6. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 738)
INSPECTION FOUND STRINGER 24R CORRODED AT ATTACH POINT IN FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT, BS 738, RBL 40. THE CORRODED SECTION OF STRINGER WAS REMOVED. A NEW SECTION AND SPLICES WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-5. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 970)
INSPECTION FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK IN CIRCUMFERENTIAL BY INNER FLANGE ABOVE S25L AT BS 970. AN L-ANGLE AND SPLICE REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-3. (X)
Part: FORMER — CRACKED (BS 1345)
INSPECTION FOUND A 6 INCH CRACK IN FORMER AT STATION 1345 ABOVE NR 2 ENGINE FIREWALL. A FILLER AND DOUBLER REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-2. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 720)
INSPECTION FOUND SKIN CORRODED IN FORWARD CARGO PIT BILGE AT BS 720C TO BS 720D, LBL 20. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND A FILLER AND DOUBLER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-30-3. (M)
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 686.5)
INSPECTION FOUND A 2.8 INCH CRACK IN OUTBOARD SIDE OF RIB AT RIGHT WING STATION 686.5. A U-CHANNEL REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-10-5. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 970)
INSPECTION FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN FRAME AROUND RADIUS TO TOOL HOLE AT BS 970 BETWEEN S26L AND S27L. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-30-3 AND 51-40-2. (M)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (BS 1144-1148)
INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION IN WEB, AFT FRAME OF AFT CARGO DOOR ABOVE S27R, BS 1114-BS 1148. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED. A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-2. (X)
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CORRODED (BS 560-566)
INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON AND UNDER FORWARD CARGO DOOR THRESHOLD FORWARD ATTACH FITTING AT BS 560-566. THE FITTING AND CLIP ASSEMBLY UNDER FORWARD CARGO DOOR THRESHOLD WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 52-10-1 AND 53-10-1. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 520)
INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK IN FRAME AT BS 520 ABOVE STRINGER 24L. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED. A REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-4. (M)
Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (LT MLG DOOR)
CUN - FLT 0774 - THE A-HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY BEGAN TO SLOWLY DECREASE WHILE EN ROUTE FROM IAH TO SJO. 'ABNORMAL' PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE A-HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS STABILIZED WITH BOTH A-PUMPS OFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO CUN WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT MLG DOOR ACTUATOR LEAKING. THE DOOR ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. (X)
Part: SENSOR WIRE — BROKEN (LT MLG)
IAH - FLT 0775 - OVERRIDE WAS REQUIRED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SJO. REPLACING THE LANDING GEAR LEVER LOCK SOLENOID DID NOT HELP. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN WIRE TO THE LEFT GEAR SAFETY SENSOR. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LEVER LATCH SYSTEM WAS CONDUCTED AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. (X)
Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (NR 3 LE SLAT)
FLT NR 0209 - IAH - THE 'A' HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY BEGAN TO DROP WHILE EN ROUTE TO IAH. THE FLUID LOSS WAS STABILIZED BY THE CREW AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 3 LEADING EDGE SLAT ACTUATOR LEAKING. THE SLAT ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED AND LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. (W)