N1803
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRANIFF AIRWAYS INC | Operator | on 1970-03-18 | Operator named in NTSB report |
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.
13 reports on file, 1995-07-21 – 1997-07-10.
Part: VERTICAL GYRO — SHORTED (E/E COMPT)
F/O ADI INTERMITTENT FLAG ON ADI WHEN MANUVERING, RETURNED TO MIA FOR REPAIR. FOUND F/O'S VERTICAL GYRO EXTERNAL CASE SHORTED, 115V AT CASE. REMOVED AND REPLACED VERTICAL GYRO, OPS CHECK NORMAL IAW M/M 34-25-0.
Part: FUEL PRESS TX — INOPERATIVE (NR 2 ENGINE)
AFTER TAKEOFF OUT OF MIAMI, FUEL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO WHEN BOOST PUMP TURNED ON. RETURNED TO MIA, TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, FOUND FUEL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER INOPERABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. OPS NORMAL I.R.W. 73-30-00.
Part: WIRE — LOOSE (CARGO DOOR)
MAIN CARGO DOOR LIGHT CAME ON INFLIGHT. SINGLE LIGHT SYSTEM RETURNED TO MIA, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. T/S SYST OF MAIN CARGO DOOR, FOUND WIRE AT CONTROL PANEL TO INDICATOR SYST LOOSE, SECURED SAME. OPS CKD SEVERAL TIMES, OPS NORMAL IAW AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS M/M PG 55-3-03.
Earlier reports · 1995–1996 · 10 reports
1996
Part: DIR GYRO — INOPERATIVE (NR 2 COMPASS)
AFTER TAKEOFF, NR 2 COMPASS SYSTEM OFF FLAG INTERMITTENT. RETURNED TO MIAMI. REMOVED AND REPLACED DIRECTIONAL GYRO. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW 34-20-00.
Part: LOCKING VALVE — INOPERATIVE (MAIN CARGO DOOR)
AFTER TAKEOFF, MAIN CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 8 PSI. INSTALLED THREE GEAR AT DOOR LATCHES, RETURNED TO MIAMI. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, FOUND BAD LOCKING VALVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOCKING VALVE IAW 52-30-00, OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: OIL PRESS SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (NR 2 ENGINE)
DURING DESCENT, NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. RETARDED THROTTLE, LIGHT STAYED ON AS PER ABNORMAL CHECK LIST. SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENGINE AT 10.52Z FL 350 OIL PRESS 15 PSI WINDMILLING. TROUBLESHOT FOUND OIL PRESSURE SWITCH BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH, OPS AND LEAK CHECKED NORMAL IAW 79-30-00.
Part: OIL PRESS LIGHT — FLICKERED (NR 4 ENGINE)
ON DESCENT, NR 4 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FLICKERED, OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED, OIL QUANTITY WENT DOWN TO ZERO. SHUTDOWN AND SECURED ENGINE. WINDMILLING PRESSURE 14 PSI FOR 17 MINUTES. UPON ARRIVAL CHECKED OIL QUANTITY, INDICATOR READS 5 GALLONS, CHECKED OIL TANK, FOUND FULL; CHECKED TAIL PIPE, NO OIL FOUND; CHECKED INLET, NO OIL FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL SCREEN FOR PRECAUTION AS PER MM74-20-7. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED NORMAL ON ENGINE RUN AS PER ARROW J/C NR 6527. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, NO LEAKS NOTED, NO OIL ADDED.
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
YAW DAMPER SWERVED AIRCRAFT, RETURNED TO MIAMI. YAW DAMPER AT 37,000, SEVERE INFLIGHT UPSET, LEFT DEFLECTION. ACCOMPLISHED WIRING CONTINUITY AND INTEGRITY CHECK OF THE TRANSFER VALVE AND POSITION SENSOR FROM YAW CHANNEL TO RUDDER PACKAGE. REPLACED YAW COMPUTER AND ACCOMPLISHED A/P BITE TEST IAW MM 22-1-00, OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
1995
Part: RETRACT PIN — SHEARED (LT MLG)
AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, 'GEAR NOT LATCHED' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT MADE AIR TURN-BACK AND RETURNED TO MIAMI WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON LANDING, FOUND LT MLG RETRACT PIN SHEARED. REMOVED REMAINING PART OF PIN AND INSTALLED NEW PIN AND NUT IAW SB 32-102. OPS CHECKED IAW MM 32-32-2 AND FOUND NORMAL AT THIS TIME.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 4)
AIR TURN-BACK - PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN OF NR 4 ENGINE. OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON WITH THROTTLE AT IDLE. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, PIECES OF METAL WERE FOUND IN THE SCAVENGE PUMP CHIP DETECTOR. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: ACTUATOR PIN — BROKEN (RT MLG)
AFTER 13 MINUTES FLIGHT TIME, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BRO BECAUSE 'GEAR UNSAFE' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOUND RIGHT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR PIN BROKEN. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT RIGHT MLG AND FOUND TO BE SAFE FOR GEAR DOWN AND PINNED FERRY TO MIAMI. REMOVED AND REPLACED PIN. LUBRICATED LANDING GEAR. OPS CHECK OK ON RETRACTION.
Part: BOLT — BROKEN (LT MLG DOOR)
DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, THE F/E FOUND LEFT MLG UPPER STRUT DOOR SUPPORT LINK BROKEN. DOOR WAS REMOVED AND AIRCRAFT MOVED TO DAYTON, IAW DOUGLAS FAX MISC-5725/JCT DATED 10/6/95. AT DAYTON, MAINTENANCE REPLACED LINK BOLT AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. GEAR CHECKED OK. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (WS 70.9 LE)
LEFT LEADING EDGE AFT LOWER SKIN CRACKED INBOARD OF NR 2 ENGINE PYLON AT WING STATION XS1 70.900 AT AFT ROW OF ATTACH FASTENERS, 1.5 INCH CRACK. STOP DRILLED CRACK, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED 5 INCH BY 7 INCH 7075-T6 .071 INCH DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-2-0.