N232AS
Registered owner: GUGGENAIR LLC, CO (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
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.
22 reports on file, 1996-05-30 – 2002-09-08.
Part: A/C PACK — CONTAMINATED (CABIN)
DURING CLIMBOUT, A BURNING ODOR CAME FROM THE PACKS WAS EXPERIENCED. THE CAPTAIN TURNED OFF BOTH THE LT AND RT PACKS SEPARATELY AND DETERMINED THE RIGHT PACK WAS EMITTING THE SMELL. SUBSEQUENTLY THE RIGHT PACK WAS TURNED OFF FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT AND THE SMELL DISCONTINUED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT DUE TO SUSPECTED OIL COMING FROM THE BLEED. THIS MRR WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL THE DEFERRAL HAS BEEN CLEARED AND THE CAUSE OF THE DISCREPANCY CAN BE DETERMINED.
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — FAILED (MLG)
WHILE WAITING TO TAXI, THE CAPTAIN RECEIVED AN ELECTRONIC CAPTION WITH NO ASSOCIATED ALARM LIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE FIRST OFFICER REPORTED SMOKE. THE CAPTAIN ATTEMPTED TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GATE, BUT THE STICK SHAKER WENT OFF AND NEITHER NOSE WHEEL NOR PEDAL STEERING WOULD RESPOND. AT THAT TIME A RIGHT PACK FAIL MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED, AND THE PACK WAS TURNED OFF. THE SMOKE WAS NOT HEAVY BUT DID NOT CLEAR AT ALL. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ALSO REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED AT THAT TIME IAW QRH PROCEDURES. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT GEAR PROXIMITY SENSOR AND ATTACHING HARNESS ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECKS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — PINCHED (LT MLG)
CLIMB OUT FROM DFW, NOTICED SMOKE DEVELOPING IN THE COCKPIT WITH A HOT PACK SMELL. THE SMOKE RAPIDLY INCREASED IN VOLUME AS THE CAPTAIN BEGAN RUNNING THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS. THE SMOKE STARTED TO DECREASE AFTER CAPTAIN PERFORMED SMOKE EVACUATION CHECKLIST. AFTER CHECKLISTS WERE COMPLETED VERIFIED THAT ALL A/C SWITCHES WERE IN THE PROPER POSITION AND MOVED ACCORDINGLY. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW. SMOKE WAS ALSO IN THE CABIN DURING FLIGHT. MX R&R THE LEFT MLG WOW PROXIMITY SWITCH DUE TO A PINCHED HARNESS. THE MORE LIKELY CAUSE OF THIS DISCREPANCY WAS THE RAM AIR SWITCH BEING OUT OF POSITION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCY OF THIS NATURE. (M)
Part: SPLICE — DAMAGED (CABIN)
FLT 4382 - DURING A GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, THE FIRST FOUR FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND AND REPAIRED A BAD SPLICE ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHT STRIP. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING GROUND INSPECTION, THE FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROW 1 TO ROW 5 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING A HANGAR INSPECTION IN MCN, THE FORWARD OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED ADN REPLACED THE BURNED OUT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: RIB — CRACKED (TE FLAP)
DURING A HANGER INSPECTION, THE RIGHT INBOARD FLAP SUPPORT RIB WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT INBOARD FLAP TRACK SUPPORT RIB.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (RT WING)
DURING A HANGAR INSPECTION IN TXK, THE RIGHT INBOARD FLAP SUPPORT RIB WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED A TEMPORARY REPAIR IAW ASA EO120-57-0122. THIS EO REF SST-3404/00 AND SRM 57-20-07. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FLT 4824 - DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN TUL, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD SECTION OF CABIN FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE CHARGED THE EMERGENY LIGHT BATTERY FOR 15 MINUTES THEN RETESTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS. OPERATIONAL TEST OF LIGHTS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING A HANGAR INSPECTION IN MCN, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE SKIN AT FRAME 21, BETWEEN STRINGER 21 LEFT AND 21 RIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED CORRODED FRAME IAW ASA EO120-53-0172. THE EO REF ASA EO120-53-0055, SRM 51 AND 53, EXT 290/96, 246/95, AND 283/96. THIS EO INCLUDES REPAIR SPECIFICATIONS FOR AIRCRAFT. (M)
Earlier reports · 1996–2001 · 12 reports
2001
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE IN TXK, THE OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT FUSELAGE FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — CHAFED (HYD SYSTEM)
FLT 4456 - INBOUND TO DFW FROM LBB, AIRCRAFT LOST GREEN SIDE HYDRAULICS AND HAD TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN DFW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP, HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR FILTERS ON LEFT SIDE, AND ENGINE PRESSURE LINE AT LEFT NACELLE AFT FIRE WALL. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE FILTERS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2000
Part: SMOKE — DETECTED (COCKPIT)
DURING FLIGHT FROM ICT TO DFW, CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN AND COCKPIT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ICT. AC LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE COULDNOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: DOOR — LEAKING (CARGO BAY)
DURING FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED THAT AT FL 220 AC CABIN LSNG PRESSURE, LWR ALTITUDE FROM ATC. DURING DESCENT, CABIN ALT LGT WARNING ILLUMINATED. CREW PUT ON O2 MSK, EMGCY DESCENT TO 10,000 FT, CONT GPT, LANDED SAFELY MAINT FD CARGO DR SEAL LKNG.APPL RTV SEALANT TO DR CORNERS. OP & LEAK CK, GOOD.AC RETURNED TO SERVICE
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (RT VERTICAL STAB)
DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE C-CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER CHINE ANGLE AT STA 16128.0, .250 INCH LONG AT ONE. (X)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - FOUND SEAT TRACK AT BL 18.3L WAS FOUND CORRODED DURING MBV VISIT. SEAT TRACK SECTION AND ONE U-BEAM WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SAAB SRM 53-70-60. (M)
1999
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND CABIN TRACK LIGHTING BULB INOPERATIVE. ATL MAINTENANCE REPAIRED BROKEN BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (SENSOR)
DUCT LEAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE. SHUTDOWN ENGINE IN FIGHT PER CHECKLIST. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO AGS. LANDED SAFELY IN AGS. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN WIRE AT SENSOR UNDER AIRCRAFT NEXT TO APU BLEED DUCT AND CROSSBLEED DUCK. REPAIRED WIRE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1996
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (LEFT)
DURING INITIAL APPROACH DHN-ATL, THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE 'ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT' CHECKLIST, REQUESTED EMERGENCY CLEARANCE FOR IMMEDIATE LANDING, AND LANDED SAFELY AND WITHOUT INCIDENT IN ATL. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FURTER SERVICE. (M)
Part: INDICATOR — ERRATIC (FUEL QUANTITY)
ON DESCENT ABY-ATL, NOTED LEFT FUEL QUANTITY DOWN BY 600 POUNDS. CREW SUSPECTED FUEL LEAK IN LEFT TANK AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR DIRECT LANDING IN ATL. INSIDE MARKER, THE FUEL GAUGE RETURNED TO NORMAL. LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY AND WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR. OPERATIONAL LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (X)
Part: SEAL — DEFECTIVE (CARGO DOOR)
IN FLT ATL-CRW - WHILE DESCENDING FROM 25,000 TO 24,00 FEET, CABIN RAPIDLY DEPRESSURIZED FOLLOWING A THUMP HEARD BY ALL 3 CREW MEMBERS. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET AND DIVERTED INTO TRI WHERE LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY AND WITHOUT INCIDENT. FBO MECH INSPECTED AND FOUND SAFE FOR UNPRESSURIZED FERRY FLIGHT TO ATL. REMOVED AND REPLACED CARGO DOOR SEAL. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)