N251AE
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.
19 reports on file, 1996-06-25 – 1998-03-19.
Part: SEAT TRACKS — CORRODED (CABIN)
SAW - DURING CPCP-4 INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE RIGHT MID OUTBOARD, THE RIGHT AFT OUTBOARD, RIGHT AFT INBOARD, LEFT AFT OUTBOARD, LEFT AFT INBOARD, RIGHT FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND LEFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT TRACKS CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL SEAT TRACKS IAW SRM 51-25-04. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACKS — CORRODED (CABIN)
SAW - DURING CPCP-4 INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE RIGHT MID OUTBOARD, THE RIGHT AFT OUTBOARD, RIGHT AFT INBOARD, LEFT AFT OUTBOARD, LEFT AFT INBOARD, RIGHT FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND LEFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT TRACKS CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL SEAT TRACKS IAW SRM 51-25-04. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACKS — CORRODED (CABIN)
SAW - DURING CPCP-4 INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE RIGHT MID OUTBOARD, THE RIGHT AFT OUTBOARD, RIGHT AFT INBOARD, LEFT AFT OUTBOARD, LEFT AFT INBOARD, RIGHT FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND LEFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT TRACKS CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL SEAT TRACKS IAW SRM 51-25-04. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACKS — CORRODED (CABIN)
SAW - DURING CPCP-4 INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE RIGHT MID OUTBOARD, THE RIGHT AFT OUTBOARD, RIGHT AFT INBOARD, LEFT AFT OUTBOARD, LEFT AFT INBOARD, RIGHT FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND LEFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT TRACKS CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL SEAT TRACKS IAW SRM 51-25-04. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SAW - DURING CPCP-4 INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE REPORTED FLOORBEAM 38 CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM 38 IAW SRM 53-25-03. A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: ZEE CHANNEL — CORRODED (CARGO COMPT)
DURING CPCP-4 INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE RIGHT AFT CARGO Z-CHANNEL WAS CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE Z-CHANNEL IAW SRM 52-25-03. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SAW - DURING CPCP-4 INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE REPORTED STRINGER 17 RIGHT CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 30 AND 35. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED STRINGER 17R IAW SRM 53-00-00, FIGURE 427. A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SAW - DURING CPCP-4 INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE REPORTED FRAME 36 WAS CORRODED AT SILL PLATE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED FRAME 36 IAW SRM 53-61-40. A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING CPCP-4 INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE REPORTED FRAME 37 WAS CORRODED AT FLOOR LEVEL. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED FRAME 37 IAW SRM 53-67-70, FIGURE 402. A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: FAN — FAILED (COCKPIT)
ORD - FLT 4164 - CAPTAIN NOTED, AFTER POWERING UP A/C, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM QUADRANT AND STRONG SMOKE SMELL WAS IN CABIN AND COCKPIT. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND AVIONICS VENT FAN BURNED. RAI FAN IAW JIC 21-23-21. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORILY AND RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE. (M)
Earlier reports · 1996–1997 · 9 reports
1997
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
ORD - AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY, OPS CHECK GOOD. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ORD - POWER SUPPLY BATTERY PACK 15WL DEAD. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ORD - FLT 4071 - SEVERAL EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS INOP AS WELL AS EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS WERE INOP. REPLACED BULBS AND POWER SUPPLIES, OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: CAM FOLLOWER — FAILED (ELEVATOR PITCH)
MQT - DURING IMBV INSPECTION, MECHANICS FOUND THE ELEVATOR PITCH DISCONNECT CAM FOLLOWER BEARING BROKEN IN TWO PIECES AND THERE IS EVIDENCE OF SEVERE CORROSION. (M)
Part: UPLOCK BOX — MALFUNCTIONED (RT MLG)
ORD - FLT 4162 - AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNLOCK LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ORD FOR UNEVENTFUL LANDING. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. REPLACED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK BOX AND LEFT GEAR SELECTOR VALVE AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM AS PER JIC 323100-FUT 1000. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. RELEASED AIRCRAFT FOR A FUNCTION TEST FLIGHT WHICH WAS SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: GEAR LIGHTS — MALFUNCTIONED (LT/RT MLG)
MQT - FLT 7702 - AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNLOCK LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MQT. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM AS PER JIC 323100-FUT. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1996
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
ORD - FLT 4235 - TWO FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT TEST DURING TEST. RAI'D LAMP (BULB) IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT FORWARD EXIT DOORS SIGN. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ORD - FLT 4100 - FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. RAI'D BATTERY IN POWER PACK 3WL. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: WIRE — CHAFED (COCKPIT FLOOR)
DFW - FLT 3621 - ON APPROACH IN DFW, CREW REPORTED A POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY SMELL OF SMOKE AND SEVERAL TRIPPED CIRCUIT BREAKERS. AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED SEVERAL CHAFED WIRES UNDER THE FLOOR BEHIND THE PILOT SEAT. MAINTENANCE WILL REPLACE A TOTAL OF 28 WIRES. INCIDENT STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION AS TO DIRECT CAUSE OF DISCREPANCY AND IF FAILURE OF COMPONENT IS IN QUESTION. AIRCRAFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE. (X)