N228AS
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, 1997-06-24 – 2001-09-25.
Part: LIGHT — MISSING (CABIN)
FLT 4101 - DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED EMERGENCY FLOOR LEVEL LIGHTING WAS INOPERATIVE AT ROW 3. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO LIGHT BULB INSTALLED AT ROW 3. MAINTENANCE REPLACED MISSING BULB AT ROW 3. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (RT WING)
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT STRINGER NR 10 CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED USING EO 120-57-0092 WHICH OUTLINES PROCEDURES FOR STRINGER REPLACEMENT. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SEAL — OUT OF POSITION (CARGO DOOR)
AT 21,000 FEET DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ATL-CRW, THE CABIN BEGAN TO CLIMB AT A RATE OF 300-400 FPM. THE CREW SWITCHED TO MANUAL MODE TO CONROL THE PRESSURIZATION AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO MAKE AN EARLY DESCENT INTO CRW. AT APPROXIMATELY 18,500 FEET, EXPERIENCED RAPID DECOMPRESSION AND THE CABIN 02 MASKS WERE DEPLOYED. THE CREW MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LANDED AT CRW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ON-CALL MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, REINSTALLED THE OXYGEN MASKS AND FOUND THE AIRCRAFT OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE WITH THE PRESSURIZATION DEFERRED. ATL MAINTENANCE REINSTALLED THE TOP PORTION OF THE CARGO DOOR SEAL. OPERATIONAL AND PRESSURIZATION CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FURTHER SERVICE.
Part: LIGHT LENS — MISSING (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 7682 - UPON INSPECTION, FOUND EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT RED LENS COVER MISSING AT ROW 1. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR COVER LIGHT ASSEMBLY RED LENS. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (X)