N24837
Registered owner: SHEEHAN RICKY E, MS (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
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.
9 reports on file, 2002-03-19 – 2004-02-19.
Part: ODOR — DETECTED (CABIN)
ONCE AIRCRAFT LANDED, NOTICEABLE FUEL FUMES IN AIRCRAFT AND ONCE L1 DOOR WAS OPENED THE GROUND HANDLER NOTICED FUMES TOO. CHECKED ENGINES FOR ANY EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE OR FOD DAMAGE IAW MM 05-51-14, NIL DAMAGE FOUND. CARRIED OTU GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF APU AREA AND FUEL TANK, NIL EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE FOUND. (M)
Part: SLIDE — MISINSTALLED (CABIN)
DURING FC02 CHECK AT AMS, AN INSPECTION OF LEFT U/D TYPE 'A' DOOR THE TECHICIAN NOTICED THAT THE SLIDE DEPLOYMENT HOOK WOULD NOT ENGATE THE SLIDE DEPLOYMENT LINK. THE FIRST OBSERVATION WAS THAT THE SLIDE OUTER COVER (INBOARD SIDE) WAS NOT FLUSH WITH THE DOOR THRESHOLD. NON-ROUTINE 02UM5001 WAS RAISED. UPON REVIEW OF THE MM FOR SLIDE INSTALLATION (25-68-07) IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE LAST INSTALLATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN CORRECTLY. SLIDE AND PLATFORM ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND CHECKED. SLIDE WAS SENT TO THE SHOP FOR EVALUATION. THE PLATFORM ASSEMBLY WAS REINSTALLED AND A NEW SLIDE INSTALLED. THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL FINDING ON THE SLIDE IN THE SHOP. SLIDE REMOVED. (M)
Part: CONTROLLER — FAILED (CABIN PRESSURE)
MIA/UIO - AIR TURNBACK, AFTER TAKEOFF, PRESSURIZATION INOPERATIVE. EXCESSIVE RATE OF CLIMB. WENT TO MANUAL. NO INDICATION OF FAILURE. NO RATE LIMIT LIGHT. FOUND BOTH OUTFLOW VALVES OPEN. UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURE MANUAL 'L' OR 'R'. NO FUEL DUMPED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PRESSURE CONTROLLER. SYSTEM OPS CHECK NORMAL IAW MM 21-31-02. (M)
Part: STRUCTURE — DENTED (LT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 44,558 hrs · 6,027 cycles
THREE DENTS FOUND 5 INCHES LONG X .0312 INCH DEEP IN LEADING EDGE VARIABLE CONTOUR FLAP NR 7 LT WING - ALLOWABLE DAMAGE A/Y 62.5 THEREFORE THIS MINOR DENT ACCEPTABLE IAW SRM REF 57-50-01. 2) DENT 10 INCHES LONG X .5 INCH DEEP IN BULL NOSE LOCATION VARIABLE CONTOUR FLAP LT WING - REPAIRED CARRIED OUT IAW 57-50-03 & 51-40-00 SECT 2, 3. 3) DENT 7 INCHES X .5 INCH DEEP LEADING EDGE OF KRUEGER FLAP, NR 13 - DENT DRESSED TO CONTOUR AND AREA PROTECTED IAW SRM 57-50-03 & 51-40-01.
Part: CABLE — FAULTY (NR 4 VSV RETURN) · airframe 44,144 hrs · 5,947 cycles
NR 4 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL AT TOP OF DESCENT - EGT 700 DEGREES, N1 20 PERCENT LESS THAN OTHER ENGINES. STALL CLEARED AT 33.0. REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE VSV RETURN CABLE PER MM 75-30-00. BOROSCOPED ENGINE IAW AMM 72-00-00. ENGINE RUN CARRIED OUT AS PER AMM 71-00-00, TEST 4. ALL ENGINE, OPS SATISFACTORY.
Part: WINDSHIELD — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 43,993 hrs · 5,916 cycles
L1 WINDOW SHATTERED ON DESCENT. REPLACED WINDOW PER 56-11-02.
Part: SLIDE — FAILED (RT DOOR) · airframe 43,285 hrs · 5,775 cycles
RIGHT UPPER DECK ESCAPE SLIDE DEPLOYED ACCIDENTLY, BUT DID NOT DEPLOY FULLY, AND DOOR BOTTLE DISCHARGED. SLIDE ASSY REMOVED & REPLACED PER 25-68-07, PG 601, DOOR AIR BOTTLE REMOVED & REPLACED PER MM 25-68-08 AND PRESSURE CARTRIDGE PER 52-23-15.
Part: PIN — MISALIGNED (NR4 PYLON)
DURING WALK AROUND DAILY CHECK, INSPECTION FOUND NR 4 ENGINE PYLON MIDSPAR FUSE PIN ALIGNMENT STRIPES MISALIGNED BY 0.5 INCH. CLOSER INVESTIGATION POINTS TO POSSIBLE FUSE PIN FAILURE. THIS AS PER MM. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND SPRING BEAMS CRACKED, REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. REPLACED SPRING BEAMS (PN 65B9413931 AND PN 65B9413932) PER MM. REPLACED FUSE PINS (PN 015U127525) PER MM. PERFORMED HARD LANDING INSPECTION PER MM. ENGINE RUN CHECKS, OK. DETAILED REPAIR SERVICE PACKAGE ON FILE AT MFG HDG PURCHASE.
Part: HINGE — WORN (KRUGER FLAP)
DURING CURRENT D-CHECK AT SIAEC, FOUND L/W NR 11, 12 AND 13 L/E KRUGER FLAP HINGE FITTING ASSEMBLIES WITHWORN AND ELONGATED BORE HOLES. REAMED HOLES. PERFORMED DYE CHECK TO ENSURE CORROSION AND CRACK FREE CONDITION. NO DEFECTS FOUND. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SPLIT-BUSHINGS. REINSTALLED L/E DEVICES WITH NEW BEARINGS AND HARDWARE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS NORMAL. (M)