N188WQ
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
55 reports on file, 2008-02-19 – 2015-11-30.
Part: ROLLER — DAMAGED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 14,307 hrs · 13,941 cycles
CREW RECEIVED AN AFT BAGGAGE DOOR OPEN WARNING MESSAGE, WITH NO PRESSURIZATION ISSUES. CREW RAN QRH AND CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. DURING DESCENT, AT 5000 FT CREW REPORTED A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION. AN EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED AND CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTEANNCE INSPECTED AND FOUND DOOR HANDLE WAS POPPED OPEN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED DOOR, HANDLE AND BLOW OUT PANELS IAW AMM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE LATER R & R LOWER FORWARD GUIDE ROLLER IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT IS GOOD FOR SERVICE.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (LIGHT SWITCH) · airframe 14,246 hrs · 13,878 cycles
MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHT PUSH BUTTON ON FORWARD WINDSCREEN WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE ON NORMAL SETTING. MAINTENANCE R & R THE UPPER EMERGENCY LIGHT PUSH BUTTON BULBS ON THE FORWARD WINDSCREEN PANEL IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: DOOR — NOT REPORTED (SERVICE) · airframe 13,822 hrs · 13,452 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE AFT RT SERVICE WOULD NOT OPEN. MAINTENANCE RESET AND CYCLED DOOR AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: FLASHLIGHT — INOPERATIVE (AFT CABIN) · airframe 13,521 hrs · 13,167 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE AFT F/A FLASHLIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE R & R AFT F/A FLASH LIGHT BATTERY IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Earlier reports · 2008–2014 · 51 reports
2014
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 12,751 hrs · 12,379 cycles
MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT THE COCKPIT FLASHLIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. R & R THE BATTERY PACK IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BATTERY PACK — WEAK (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 11,886 hrs · 11,567 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD F/A FLASHLIGHT WAS DIM. MAINTENANCE R & R THE FLASHLIGHT BATTERY IAW AMM. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SEAT FRAME — CORRODED (F/A) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 11,233 hrs · 10,930 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON AFT F/A SEAT ASSY. MAINTENANCE R & R SEAT ASSY IAW AMM 25-22-00-000-802 AND 25-22-00-400-802.
Part: NUT PLATE — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 11,233 hrs · 10,930 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND CORROSION ON WINDSHIELD NUTPLATES. MAINTENANCE R & R THE NUTPLATES IAW SRM 51-42-02-02-01.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 11,233 hrs · 10,930 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON STRINGER ANGLE. MAINTENANCE R & R ANGLE IAW SRM 51-42-05. ACFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE FOR HEAVY CHECK COMPLETION.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 11,233 hrs · 10,930 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON STRINGER ANGLE. MAINTENANCE R & R ANGLE IAW SRM 51-42-05.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 11,233 hrs · 10,930 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON STRINGER ANGLE. MAINTENANCE R & R ANGLE IAW SRM 51-42-05.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 11,233 hrs · 10,930 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON STRINGER ANGLE. MAINTENANCE R & R ANGLE IAW SRM 51-42-05.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 11,233 hrs · 10,930 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON SEAT TRACK. MAINTENANCE R & R SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-42-05, 51-40-15 AND 51-40-07.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 11,233 hrs · 10,930 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON SEAT TRACK. MAINTENANCE R & R SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-42-05, 51-41-00 AND RD 85307071.
Part: ACCESS PANEL — CORRODED (ZONE 600) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 11,233 hrs · 10,930 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON WING PANEL 622BT. MAINTENANCE R & R WING PANEL IAW SRM 57-10-35.
Part: ACCESS PANEL — CORRODED (ZONE 500) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 11,233 hrs · 10,930 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON WING ACCESS PANEL 522AT. MAINTENANCE R & R WING ACCESS PANEL IAW SRM 57-11-01-000-801 AND 57-11-01-400-801.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 11,233 hrs · 10,930 cycles
CORROSION FOUND ON SEAT TRACK. MAINTENANCE R & R SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-42-05.
Part: THRESHOLD — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 11,233 hrs · 10,930 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, CORROSION FOUND ON PAX DOOR THRESHOLD. MAINTENANCE R & R THRESHOLD ASSY IAW SRM 51-40-07, 51-42-05.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CORRODED (LAVATORY) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 11,233 hrs · 10,930 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND CORROSION ON LAVATORY DOOR FRAME. MAINTENANCE R & R DOOR FRAME IAW SRM 51-42-05 AND RD 85327507.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 11,233 hrs · 10,930 cycles
CORROSION FOUND ON SEAT TRACK. MAINTENANCE R & R SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-42-05 AND RD 85361501.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 11,233 hrs · 10,930 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK. CORROSION WAS FOUND ON SEAT TRACK. MX R & R SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-42-05, 51-40-15 AND 53-20-49.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 11,233 hrs · 10,930 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 24L BETWEEN FS 38.4 AND 47.975. MAINTENANCE R & R STRINGER IAW SRM 51-10-00, 51-40-07.
Part: CHANNEL — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 11,233 hrs · 10,930 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON PAX DOOR THRESHOLD CHANNEL. MAINTENANCE R & R CHANNEL IAW SRM 51-40-07, 51-42-05.
Part: FLASHLIGHT — INOPERATIVE (FWD CABIN) · airframe 11,230 hrs · 10,929 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD F/A FLASHLIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE R & R FLASHLIGHT IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: LAMP — BURNED OUT (MLG INDICATOR) · airframe 11,227 hrs · 10,926 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT A NOSE GEAR INDICATION WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. PERFORMED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION AND TOWER VERIFIED GEAR WERE EXTENDED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ACFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND LAMP WAS BURNED OUT FOR THE PRIMARY INDICATION. MAINTENANCE R & R LAMP IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT IS GOOD FOR SERVICE.
2013
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 10,886 hrs · 10,583 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD F/A FLASHLIGHT HAS A LOW BATTERY. MAINTENANCE R & R THE FWD F/A FLASHLIGHT IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (ZONE 100) · airframe 10,785 hrs · 10,483 cycles
DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 310 & 341 STRINGERS 18 - 19P. MX REPAIRED DAMAGED SKIN IAW RD8/4-53-5718.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,785 hrs · 10,483 cycles
NOSE SKIN DAMAGE BETWEEN X-39.0 TO X-22.0 AND STRINGER 15-18P. MX R & R LT NOSE SKIN IAW SRM 51-40-07, 51-42-05.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (ZONE 100) · airframe 10,785 hrs · 10,483 cycles
DAMAGED REPORTED ON FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 196 & 229 AND STRINGERS 17-19P. MX REPAIRED DAMAGE SKIN IAW RD8/4-53-5717.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (ZONE 100) · airframe 10,785 hrs · 10,483 cycles
SKIN DAMAGE BETWEEN X105 & X116, BETWEEN STRINGER 17 - 18P. MX REPAIRED DAMAGED SKIN IAW RD 814-53-5716.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 10,785 hrs · 10,483 cycles
STRINGER 16P BENT IN THE AREA OF X-35.4- X-29. MX REPAIRED STRINGER 16P, REMOVED DAMAGED PORTION OF THE STRINGER AND SPLICED NEW STRINGER IN IAW RD8/4-53-5734.
Part: UNKNOWN — LEAKING (EMERGENCY EXIT) · airframe 10,439 hrs · 10,110 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR WAS MAKING A WHISTLING NOISE IN FLIGHT. DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED DOOR SEAL IAW AMM WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. MX ALSO PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION CHECK IAW AMM WITH NO NOISE NOTED. ACFT IS GOOD FOR SERVICE.
Part: CAM — DAMAGED (R2 DOOR) · airframe 10,213 hrs · 9,866 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE R2 DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED CAM ASSY ON R2 DOOR IAW AMM. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: DOOR SEAL — OBSTRUCTED (L2 DOOR) · airframe 9,707 hrs · 9,405 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT L2 DOOR MAKES A LOUD NOISE. AFTER LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT, MAINTENANCE FOUND AND REMOVED 2 SECURITY DECALS FROM THE DOOR SEAL. OPS CHECKED GOOD PER BOMBA AMM.
2012
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 8,660 hrs · 8,386 cycles
FORWARD FUSELAGE BOTTOM SKIN FROM STA - 54 TO - 84.2, BETWEEN STRINGERS 31S AND 32P HAS MULTIPLE DENTS. REFERENCE RD 8/4-53-4383 AND TD 400-53-12-28 FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.
Part: AILERON — DAMAGED (RT WING) · airframe 8,660 hrs · 8,386 cycles
RT AILERON TRAILING EDGE HAD LIGHTNING DAMAGE. REFER TO TD 400-57-10-17 FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.
Part: AILERON — DAMAGED (LT WING) · airframe 8,660 hrs · 8,386 cycles
LEFT AILERON TIP SUSTAINED LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE. REFER TO TD 400-57-11-04 FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 8,660 hrs · 8,386 cycles
EIGHT DENTS IN FUSELAGE SKIN AFT OF LT ICESHIELDS REQUIRE REPAIR. REF TD 400-53-11-23 DATED 3-3-12 FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.
Part: DOOR — DAMAGED (CARGO BAY) · airframe 8,660 hrs · 8,386 cycles
**HEAVY CHECK** MID SECTION OF BOTTOM EDGE OF FORWARD BAGGAGE DOOR SUSTAINED IMPACT DAMAGE. REFER TO ITEM 67 ID # 31094 OF THE CA-M50. DAMAGE REPAIRED IAW TD 400-52-09-11.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (LT WING) · airframe 8,660 hrs · 8,386 cycles
I/B AND O/B CLOSING RIB OF LT I/B WING L/E 511AL IS CRACKED AT UPPER AND LOWER END. REFER TO TD 400-57-11-17 AND CA-M6# 145604, # 111 FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION DETAIL.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (RT WING) · airframe 8,660 hrs · 8,386 cycles
I/B CLOSING RIB OF RT I/B WING L/E 611AR IS CRACKED AT LOWER END. REFER TO TD 340-57-11-17 AND CA-M6# 145603, # 110 FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION DETAIL.
2011
Part: DOOR — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 7,849 hrs · 75,777 cycles
WHEN THE GEAR WAS RAISED THE GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. INDICATIONS SHOWED THE GEAR WAS UP. CREW PERFORMED AN ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSIONS AND RETURNED TO IAH. A/C HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE GATE FROM THE TAXIWAY.
Part: AILERON — DAMAGED (WING) · airframe 6,624 hrs · 6,467 cycles
PERFORM PERMANENT REPAIR OF LIGHTNING DAMAGE ON AILERON TRAILING EDGE IAW TD 400-57-10-17.
Part: SKIN PANEL — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 6,491 hrs · 6,354 cycles
PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR DENT DAMAGE ON FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL 85327133 IAW TD 400-53-11-15.
2010
Part: HOOK — DAMAGED (NLG) · airframe 5,884 hrs · 5,782 cycles
ON TAKEOFF NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, RETURNED TO FIELD. REMOVED BURR FROM HOOK, PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW 10-10-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM — FLUCTUATES (NR 3) · airframe 5,711 hrs · 5,619 cycles
RETURNED TO GATE DUE TO NR 3 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE FLUX. REPLACED RELAY R01 AND CONTACTOR 23. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG) · airframe 4,193 hrs · 4,160 cycles
NOSE GEAR DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE. ADJUSTED PROX SENSOR TARGET, OPS CHECK GOOD.
2009
Part: SELECTOR VALVE — LEAKING (NLG) · airframe 4,028 hrs · 4,002 cycles
NOSE GEAR DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO ALB MAINTENANCE BASE, WHERE MAINT DETERMINED THAT THE LANDING GEAR SELECT VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE. ONE COIL MEASURED APPROX 43 OHMS, THE OTHER COIL MEASURED APPROX 9.5 MEGOHMS. THIS VALVE PROBLEM HAS HAD MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES IN OUR FLEET IN THE PAST, AS RECENT AS LAST WEEK IN A/C 199WQ. THE LANDING GEAR SELECT VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE GEAR AND DOORS WAS NORMAL.
Part: DOOR — DAMAGED (CARGO BAY) · airframe 4,004 hrs · 3,981 cycles
SDR REQUIRED FOR MAJOR REPAIR DUE TO THE PERMANENT REPAIR FOR DENT DAMAGE TO THE LOWER EDGE OF THE FWD BAGGAGE DOOR IAW TD 400-52-09-11.
Part: BOLT — BROKEN (MLG WHEEL) · airframe 3,806 hrs · 3,789 cycles
DURING L1 CHECK, THE NR 1 MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND WITH 1 BROKEN TIE BOLT AND 8 LOOSE TIE BOLTS. THE NR 1 MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT PENDING RETURN TO SERVICE FROM INSPECTION.
Part: TRIM SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (RUDDER) · airframe 3,656 hrs · 3,654 cycles
DURING DESCENT THE CREW EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTION OF RUDDER TRIM. CREW DISCONTINUED THE USE OF THE RUDDER TRIM AND AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT EWR. CYCLED A/C POWER, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST, NO DEFECTS NOTED, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
2008
Part: TIRE — FAILED (NLG) · airframe 1,744 hrs · 1,759 cycles
ON TAKE-OFF, LOUD POP / VIBRATION NOTICED ON NOSEGEAR AFTER V1, VIBRATION / NOISE CONTINUED, RETURNED TO BUF, NOSE GEAR TIRE BLOWN, DOOR DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE TIRES, AND REMOVED DAMAGED GEAR DOORS. ACFT WAS FERRIED TO ALB FOR FURTHER REPAIRS.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)
ELECTRICAL BURNING TYPE SMELL IN AFT GALLEY SECTION OF AIRCRAFT. ATTEMPTED TO LOCATE SMELL IN CABIN, GAINED ACCESS TO THE GALLEY LIGHT CONTROL PANEL, VISUALLY INSPECTED SWITCHES AND BALLAST, FOUND NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO BALLAST OR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. OPENED REAR SERVICE DOORS, A/C CLEARED OF SMELL SELECTED CABIN LIGHTING ON WHILE APU WAS RUNNING AND SMELL RETURNED THEN SHUT DOWN APU, INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT FOUND OIL SERVICE LEVEL NORMAL, BUT FOUND CARBON LIKE FILM ON GENERATOR, WITH A/C NOW ON GPU POWER AND APU SHUT OFF SELECTED ALL CABIN INTERIOR LIGHTING ON FOR APPROX 45 MIN. CABIN AND GALLEY REMAINED FREE OF ELECTRICAL FUMES, THEN ALONG WITH MXCO DETERMINED POSSIBLE CAUSE OF FUMES TO COME FROM APU WHILE IN OPERATION DEFERRED APU IAW MEL 49-00-1.
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (MLG)
NOSE GEAR DOORS DID NOT CLOSE UPON GEAR RETRACTION, DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CLEANED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON SSV, CLEANED PROXIMITY SENSORS, NO PROBLEMS NOTED.
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (MLG)
NOSE GEAR DOORS DID NOT CLOSE UPON GEAR RETRACTION, DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CLEANED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON SSV, CLEANED PROXIMITY SENSORS, NO PROBLEMS NOTED.