N246SS
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.
21 reports on file, 1995-02-14 – 1996-12-29.
Part: CONNECTORS — DIRTY (TE FLAPS)
ON APPROACH TO ASE, UPON SELECTING FLAPS 24, BOTH FLAP INOP AND FLAP FAULT LIGH TS ILLUMINATED. FLAPS LOCKED AT 18 DEGREES. RETURNED TO DEN. CLEANED ALL RESOLVER CANNON PLUGS AND OPERATED FLAPS NUMEROUS TIMES. NO MORE FAULTS NOTED.
Part: FIRE BOTTLE — CHAFED (NR 1 ENGINE)
ATW - FOUND NR 1 ENGINE OTBD FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED DUE TO CHAFING OF BOTTLE ON COWLING BOLTS (REF W/C NR 2 THIS WORK PURCHASE). CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACE NR 1 ENGINE OUTBOARD FIRE BOTTLE, OPS CHECK OK, S/N OFF CN1662M. S/N ON CL9784M.
Part: SLIDE — LOOSE (PAX DOOR)
CRW - FLT 605 - LEFT FORWARD PASSENGER DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE WILL NOT DISARM, BUT MOVED APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER HINGE ROD END.
Part: RETRACT MECH — ICED UP (LT MLG)
AFTER TAKEOFF LEFT MLG INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON, RESELECTED TO DOWN, GREEN LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY. WE TAXIED IN SLUSH. SUBMITTER STATES, SUSPECT ICE ON GEAR. INSPECTED LEFT MLG AND BAY FOR DEFECTS, NONE NOTED. WIRE BUNDLES AND UPLOCKS OK. FOUND ICE AND SLUSH ON LOCK LINK AND OLEO LOCK JACK ASSY. DE-ICED GEAR OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995 · 17 reports
1995
Part: SLIDE LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED DEPLOYMENT, SLIDE LIGHTING WAS INOPERATIVE.
Part: SLIDE — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED DEPLOYMENT, SLIDE DEPLOYED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (MLG SELECTOR VLV)
CRW - FLT 272 - ATTEMPTED GEAR EXTENSION, GEAR DID NOT MOVE. RED LIGHT IN GEAR HANDLE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, GREEN HYD SYSTEM HI-TEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CHARTERED MAINTENANCE TO THE AIRCRAFT. REPLACED THE GEAR SELECTOR VALVE ACTUATOR.
Part: MANIFOLD — DIRTY (NR 4 ENGINE)
DURING SCHEDULED ET INSPECTION OF THE NR 4 ENGINE FUEL MANIFOLDS, FOUND INDICATION OF SOOT AT THE SCALLOPS. REPLACED BOTH NR 4 ENGINE FUEL MANIFOLDS. A/C TT 9434 - RIGHT.
Part: MANIFOLD — DIRTY (NR 4 ENGINE)
DURING SCHEDULED ET INSPECTION OF THE NR 4 ENGINE FUEL MANIFOLDS, FOUND INDICATION OF SOOT AT THE SCALLOPS. REPLACED BOTH NR 4 ENGINE FUEL MANIFOLDS. A/C TT 6445 - LEFT.
Part: SELECTOR VLV ACT — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR)
ORD - FLT 349 - GEAR HANDLE SELECTED DOWN 3 TIMES BEFORE GEAR DROPPED. RED HANDLE LIGHT CAME ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELECTRICAL GEAR SELECTOR VALVE ACTUATOR C/W BAE MM SUPPLEMENT PAGE 32-30-17. S/N OFF 8916B160. S/N ON 7816B177/H.
Part: HANDLE — CORRODED (EMERG GEAR)
EMERGENCY GEAR RELEASE HANDLE CORRODED AND REMOVED TRANSFERRED TO W/O BQ8970 FOR REPAIR, REF W/C NR 2250 FOR HANDLE INSTALLATION.
Part: PLATE — CRACKED (LT MLG DR)
LEFT MLG DOOR REAR HINGE BRACKET, FORWARD PLATE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CRACKS FOUND DURING THE COMPLIANCE OF EO E92/067/632RA. CRACKS WERE CONFIRMED WITH ET. AFTER BOTH FORWARD AND AFT PLATES WERE REMOVED FOUND DETECTION WAS EXFOLIATION. REPLACED LEFT MLG AFT DOOR BRACKET ASSY IAW 146 MM 32-10-21, PROFILE CHECK TO BE COMPLIED WITH, WORK CARD GENERATED FOR PROFILE CHECK. REF W/C 70.
Part: SHEAR ANGLE — CRACKED (FR 25 STR 18)
CRACKED SHEAR ANGLE AT FRAME 25 BETWEEN STRINGER 18 AND 19 LEFT, FORWARD SIDE OF FRAME. REPLACED SHEAR ANGLE.
Part: SHEAR ANGLE — CRACKED (FR 25 STR 19)
CRACKED SHEAR ANGLE AT FWD SIDE OF FRAME 25 BETWEEN STRINGERS 19 AND 20 LEFT. REPLACED SHEAR ANGLE. (W)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (AIRBRAKE AREA)
CRACK IN LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF UPPER FRAME AIRBRAKE AREA. REPAIRED CRACK AS PER 146 SRM, 51-71-11 PAGE 4.
Part: BOLT — CORRODED (RT STAB)
NR 1 'A' FRAME UPPER BOLT RT STABILIZER SCRAPED DUE TO CORROSION AND RIDGE WEAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOLT AS REQUIRED IAW MM.
Part: BOLT — CORRODED (LT STAB)
NR 4 'A' FRAME BOLT UPPER, LEFT STABILIZER SCRAPPED DUE TO CORROSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOLT AS REQ'D IAW MM.
Part: BOLT — CORRODED (LT STAB)
NR 2 'A' FRAME UPPER BOLT LEFT STABILIZER SCRAPED DUE TO CORROSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOLT AS REQ'D IAW MM.
Part: STIFFENER — DAMAGED (FRAME 29)
COMPLIED WITH EO E95/005/653 ON FRAME 29 STIFFENERS AT STATION 25.94 LEFT AND RIGHT LOCATIONS. REPAIRED FRAME 29 LEFT AND RT STIFFENERS 25.94 IAW EO E95/005/653 ORIG ISSUE.
Part: BOLT — CRACKED (RT AIL)
RT AILERON CENTER BOLT HAS CRACK INDICATIONS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT AILERON CENTER HINGE BOLT PER MM.
Part: BOLT — CRACKED (RT AIL HINGE)
RIGHT AILERON INBOARD HINGE BOLT GIVES CRACK INDICATIONS VIA MAGNAFLUX UNDERHEAD RADIUS. INSTALLED A NEW BOLT IN THE RT AILERON INBOARD HINGE PER MM.