N183US
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.
23 reports on file, 1996-11-18 – 2003-10-20.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (RT & LT WING)
LEFT AND RIGHT WING DENTED, SPOILERS AND T/E PANEL'S, MAINTENANCE REQUESTED REPAIR FROM BAE SYSTEMS REF AVMAX FAX 1693-6830005. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
RIGHT FUSELAGE DENTS MAINTENANCE REQUESTED REPAIR FROM BAE SYSTEMS REF AVMAX FAX 1693-6830002. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
LT FUSELAGE DENTS MAINTENANCE REQUESTED REPAIR FROM BAE SYSTEMS REF AVMAX FAX 1693-6830004. (M)
Part: RIVET — DAMAGED (RT MLG DOOR)
RT MLG DOOR RIVETS, MAINTENANCE REQUESTED REPAIR FROM BAE SYSTEMS REF AVMAX FAX 1693-6830003. (M)
Part: FIRE — DETECTED (NR 1 ENGINE)
WHILE STARTING NR 1 ENGINE, AGENTS SAW FLAMES. MOVED NR 1 THRUST HANDLE TO 'FUEL OFF'. AGENTS INDICATED FIRE PERSISTS. PULLED NR 1 FIRE HANDLE AND SHOT NR 1 BOTTLE, FIRE WENT OUT. NO COCKPIT INDICATION OF FIRE. OPS REPORTED A SUBSTANTIAL TAIL WIND DURING START MAINTENANCE INSPECTED TAILPIPE, TMS AND FCU RIGGING, NO DEFECTS NOTED. STARTED ENGINE 3 TIMES AND SUCCESSFULLY RAN. OVERSPEED AND FUEL SOV OPS NORMAL OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE. (M)
Earlier reports · 1996–2002 · 18 reports
2002
Part: WHEEL — CRACKED (NR 3)
RIGHT INBOARD MAIN WHEEL HAS PIECE MISSING FROM WHEEL ASSEMBLY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY.
2001
Part: ELEVATOR — CONTAMINATED (TAIL) · airframe 25,288 hrs · 27,477 cycles
PITCH OSCILLATION OCCURRED ON CLIMBOUT. MAINTENANCE DRAINED WATER FROM ELEVATORS.
1999
Part: DIAPHRAM — FUSELAGE
NLG LEFT SIDEWALL DIAPHRAM HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN BORE FOR RETRACTION RAM ATTACH PIN, PER BAE FAX NLJ/RJ/1603-99. THIS SIDEWALL MAY CONTINUE IN SERVICE FOR 120 CYCLES WITH A DV INSPECTION AT 60 CYCLES FROM NOW, DUE REPLACEMENT AT THE END OF 120 CYCLES. DV AT 23920. REPLACED AT 23,980. (M)
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (FRAME 29)
HYDRAULICS BAY FRAME 29 HAS 4 VERTICAL STIFFENERS CRACKED. NUMBERS 4/5 ON LEFT SIDE AND 4/5 ON RIGHT SIDE. REPAIRED STIFFENERS ON FRAME 29 AT LEFT AND RIGHT STATIONS 25.94 AND 31.13 IAW AIR WISCONSIN EO E95/003/653 ORIGINAL ISSUE. (M)
Part: SKIN — OIL CAN (FRAME 14-15)
BELLY SKIN IS QUILTED AND CANNING AT FRAME 14-15 JUST TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CENTER LINE. REPAIRED IAW FAX REF NR BARA/AVR/4610/99 AND BARA/AVR/3409/99. (M)
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (LT WING)
LEFT WING 10 INCHES INBOARD OF RIB 8, TOP WING SKIN STIFFENER IS CRACKED AT FORWARD END. REMOVED, REPAIRED AND INSTALLED SAID STIFFENER. REPAIRED STIFFENER IAW BAE FAX DJR/RJ0630-98 AND FOUND SERVICEABLE. (M)
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (RT WING)
RIGHT WING 10 INCHES INBOARD OF RIB 9, TOP WING SKIN STIFFENER IS CRACKED AT FORWARD END. REMOVED, REPAIRED AND INSTALLED TOP WIN STIFFENER. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW BAE FAX-REF DJR/RJ0630-98. (M)
Part: HYD LINE — CRACKED (LT MLG)
EN ROUTE TO DEN FROM RAP, OBSERVED HYDRAULIC LOOKUP, FOLLOWED BY GREEN SYSTEM LOW PSI AND LOW QTY LIGHTS. C/W ABNORMAL CHECKLIST ITEMS. REMOVED AND REPLACED MLG RETURN LINE FROM THE LT MLG RETRACTION JACK TO THE MANIFOLD. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — FAILED (AIRBRAKES)
UNCOMMANDED AIRBRAKE OPERATION INTERMITTENTLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED AIRBRAKE CONTROL PC BOARD. (M)
Part: FEEDBACK POT — FAILED (AIRBRAKES)
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, AIRBRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WITH CONFIG WARING. CYCLED AIRBRAKE SEVERAL TIMES, AIRBRAKE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENT. REPLACED AIRBRAKE FEEDBACK POT, OPS CHECKED GOOD ON GROUND. (X)
1998
Part: WIRE — FAILED (NR 3 ENGINE)
NR 3 ENGINE OUTBOARD FIRE BOTTLE FAILED FUNCTION CHECK, FOUND ENVIRONMENTAL SPLICE IN HARNESS HAD BROKEN. REPAIRED WIRING. (M)
Part: FIRE BOTTLE — FAILED CHECK (APU)
APU FIRE BOTTLE FAILED WEIGHT CHECK. REMOVED AND REPLACED FIRE BOTTLE. (M)
Part: SLIDE — DAMAGED (PASSENGER DOOR)
PACKBOARD BENT CAUSING SLIDE COVER NOT TO RELEASE, RIGHT AFT POSITION. REMOVED AND REPLACED SLIDE.
Part: BLEED AIR — SMOKE (CABIN)
AFTER TAKEOFF CABIN AND COCKPIT FILLED WITH FUMES, SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING OVERHEATING, OCCURED WHEN SWITCHING FROM APU TO ENGINE BLEED AIR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEN AND LANDED OVERWEIGHT. COMPLETED PACK BURNOUT PROCEDURE PER MM ON BOTH ENG AND APU BLEED AIR, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. COMPLIED WITH OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION. (M)
1997
Part: ENGINE — VIBRATION (NR 1)
ORD - NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE ASSY IAW G.M.M. VOL II SECT 5 CHAPTER 71, 71-10-00-06, S/N OFF OF-05210, S/N ON LF-05420A.
Part: ENGINE — VIBRATION (NR 1)
ORD - NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN CLIMB DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION FELT IN THE POWER LEVER AND VIBRATION INDICATOR AT 3.0. DIVERTED AIRCRAFT TO ATW. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE.
1996
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (RT SPOILER)
LAX - FLT 676 - RT ROLL SPOILER DOES NOT INDICATE ROLL. VISUAL CHECK INDICATES NORMAL SPOILER OPERATION. CLEANED RT ROLL SPOILER POTENTIOMETER CANNON PLUG, OP CKS GOOD.
Part: OIL TRANSMITTER — FAILED (NR 4 ENGINE)
ORD - FLT 545 - NR 4 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATED IN THE RED ABOVE 82 PERCENT N2. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE OIL TRANSMITTER. RAN NR 4 ENGINE, NO LEAKS NOTED. OIL PRESSURE CHECKED OK.