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Part: CONTROLLER — MALFUNCTIONED (LT PROPELLER)

DURING CLIMB OUT, THE LT PROPELLER SPEED REACHED 101.2 PERCENT IN A STEADY STATE. THE CREW SET THE PROPELLER SPEED TO 85 PERCENT FOR CRUISE AND THE PROPELLER SPEED BECAME NORMAL. FLIGHT IDLE WAS SELECTED AND THE PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED AND LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE RAN THE LEFT ENGINE FOR 45 MINUTES AND THE PROPELLER SPEED NEVER EXCEEDED 100.8 PERCENT ON EITHER ENGINE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (T/E FLAP)

DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE IN TXK, THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD FLAP OUTBOARD END CLOSURE FITTING WAS FOUND CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN DFW, THE FORWARD SECTION OF FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTING WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK IN THE NR 1 AND NR 2 POSITIONS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DURING A GROUND INSPECTION, THE LOWER EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FUSELAGE WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE CHARGED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)

DURING GROUND INSPECTION, THE LIGHTED EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ON THE AFT OF THE CLOSET WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE LOWER LEFT EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS ALSO INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED A BROKEN WIRE ON THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN. MAINTENANCE ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED THE INOPERATIVE EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPERATIONAL CHECKS FOR BOTH LIGHTS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

Part: FUSE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DURING GROUND INSPECTION, BOTH AFT MOST EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT FUSE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROW 6 AFT WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 3 EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Part: SIGN — BROKEN (CABIN)

DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE IN TXK, MAINTENANCE FOUND ILLUMINATED EXIT SIGN FORWARD OF EXIT LATCH BROKE IN TWO. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ILLUMINATED EXIT SIGN FORWARD OF EXIT LATCH. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Part: FUSE — BLOWN (CABIN)

DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, MAINTENANCE FOUND AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED A BLOWN FUSELAGE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)

DURING INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 17 LEFT, FRAME 21. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED CORROSION FOLLOWING EO 120-53-0156, WHICH OUTLINES PROCEDURES FOR FRAME 21 CORROSION REPAIR. (M)

Part: EJECTOR VALVE — INOPERATIVE (TAIL)

FLT 4331 - DURING FLIGHT FROM ATL-ROA AIRCRAFT ENTERED ICING CONDITIONS AND STARTED ACCUMULATING ICE. CREW HAD A FAILURE OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT O/B STABILIZER AND VERTICAL FIN DE-ICE BOOTS. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED TO 7,000 FEET. CREW FOLLOWED DE-ICE FAILURE CHECKLIST, BUT BOOTS DID NOT START OPERATING. CREW LANDED SAFELY IN ROA. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLCED THE EJECTOR VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: AUDIO PANEL — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)

FLT 4872 - DURING APPROACH, CREW SMELLED ELECTRICAL BURNING AND SMOKE EMANATED FROM COCKPIT AUDIO PANEL. SMOKE SUBSIDED SHORTLY AFTER, BUT PRIOR TO LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED AUDIO CONTROL PANEL. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: BEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)

DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION IN THE FUSELAGE FLOOR OMEGA BEAM. REPAIRS WERE MADE IAW THE EO 120-53-0114. (M)

Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)

AFTER LANDING CREW EXPERIENCED SMOKE ALONG WITH AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT, BUT COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE. OPENED THE COCKPIT DOOR THE SMOKE SET OFF THE LAVATORY SMOKE ALARM. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT PACK FAIL INDICATOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)

DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, FOUND CORROSION ON FRAME 21 BETWEEN STRINGERS 20 LEFT AND 21 RIGHT. REPAIRS MADE IAW THE SRM, EO 120-53-0066 AND SST-1434/97. (M)

Part: OUTFLOW VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)

INBOUND ATL-VPS AT APPROX 70 MILES OUT AND FL 220, EXPERIENCED A PRESSURE SPIKE AND NOTED THE CABIN ALT CLIMBING. CREW MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET AND THE OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. THE FLT CONTINUED TO VPS WHERE LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY AND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND SAFE FOR AN UNPRESSURIZED FERRY FLT TO MCN. MCN MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PNEUMATIC OUTFLOW VALVE, ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC OUTFLOW VALVE, AND THE CARGO DOOR SEAL WERE ALL REPLACED FOR PREVENTIVE MEASURES. (M)

Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)

DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION AT FRAME 20, STRINGER 20R. REMOVED RIVETS, SPLICED STRINGER, CLEANED CORROSION FROM FRAME 20, STRINGER 20R AND SEALED AND INSTALLED STRINGER IAW SRM 53-00-03 FIG 201 AND 51-22-00 FIG 5. (M)

Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)

DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND SKIN DISTORTED ON BELLY OF AIRCRAFT, RIGHT SIDE OF MARKER BEACON ANTENNA. REMOVED RIVETS, INSPECTED AND FOUND CORROSION BETWEEN STRINGER AND BELLY SKIN. SPLICED IN NEW STRINGER, SEALED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-00-03 FIG 201 AND 51-22-00 FIG 5. (M)

Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELGE)

DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND SKIN DISTORTED ON BELLY OF AIRCRAFT, RIGHT SIDE OF TRANSPONDER ANTENNA. REMOVED RIVETS, REMOVED STRINGER, CLEANED AREA, SEALED AND INSTALLED SPLICED STRINGER IAW SRM 53-00-03 FIG 201 AND 51-22-00 FIG 5. ALL AREAS WERE TREATED FOR CORROSION. (M)

Part: ELEV TRIM SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)

DURING APPROACH ATL-MYR, AIRCRAFT AUTOPILOT TRIM RAN AWAY FULL PITCH UP AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. CAPTAIN PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER, REGAINED CONTROL AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN MYR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAINS ELEVATOR TRIM SWITCH. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD IN ALL MODES, AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (M)

Part: CONTROL MODULE — DEFECTIVE (APU)

EN ROUTE FROM BPT-DFW, THE APU FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER DISCHARGED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO BPT, WHERE AND FBO MECHANIC INSPECTED THE APU AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE A FIRE. THE APU WAS DEFERRED AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO DFW. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FIRE CONTROL MODULE, LAMP TEST RELAY AND FIRE BOTTLE. OPS CHECK GOOD AND FIRE TEST NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (M)

Part: VALVE — DEFECTIVE (NR 1 ENGINE)

ATL/ILM - FLT 7503 - EN ROUTE, THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WENT BELOW 40 PSI. SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE AND DIVERTED FLIGHT TO AGS WHERE LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY AND WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. TAT 19719.97. (X)