N18658
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.
5 reports on file, 1999-02-06 – 2004-03-17.
Part: SKIN PANEL — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 15,617 hrs · 8,215 cycles
INSPECTION FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL DENTED BELOW THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR CUTOUT BETWEEN STA 420 AND 440, S27L S26R. REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5311-01190.
Part: BELTFRAME — BENT (FUSELAGE) · airframe 15,617 hrs · 8,215 cycles
INSPECTION FOUND BELTFRAME IN FORWARD BAG BIN BENT AT STA 440 BETWEEN S28R AND 27R. REPAIRED BELTFRAME IAW SRM 53-00-07 FIGURE 205.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 15,617 hrs · 8,215 cycles
INSPECTION FOUND A .75 INCH CRACK IN BRACKET AT BULKHEAD STA 727, RBL 3. A TYPICAL FORM SECTION REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-70-11.
Part: CIRCUIT BOARD — INOPERATIVE (LG LOGIC SHELF) · airframe 5,734 hrs · 2,834 cycles
WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED ON APPROACH TO IAH THREE GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS AND THREE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR WAS RECYCLED DURING A GO-AROUND AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE M983 AND M986 LOGIC CARDS. INDICATION AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
Part: AIR DIST — ODOR (CABIN)
SMOKE WITH A PLASTIC BURNING ODOR IN THE CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF. THE GALLEY POWER WAS TURNED OFF AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH. THE SMOKE CLEARED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR OVERHEATING. THE GALLEY OVENS, COFFEMAKERS, AND WARMER PADS WERE CHECKED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING FOUND. ALL GALLEY LIGHTS, LAVS, LAV MOTORS, AND TRASH CANS WERE CHECKED, PROBLEMS FOUND. ALL COACH PSU'S WERE INSPECTED, ABNORMALITIES FOUND. THE CEILING PANELS AT ROW 17 TO 20 WERE OPENED AND INSPECTION, NO ABNORMALITIES. IN ADDITION, BURNT OUT BULBS AT READING LIGHTS 12C AND 15A WERE REPLACED. BOTH ENGINES WERE RUN AT CLIMB POWER, CABIN PRESSURIZED TO 4 PSI AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.