N26YV
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.
14 reports on file, 1997-07-11 – 2004-03-11.
Part: CABLE — LOOSE (PAX DOOR HANDLE) · airframe 25,406 hrs · 39,851 cycles
WHEN CREW ARRIVED IN SHV. FOR THE DEPARTURE THE PAX DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN WITH THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. TURNED FWD CABLE UPPER 1 1/2 TURNS.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
THREE CRACKS WERE FOUND IN FWD BULKHEAD FROM A SINGLE RIVET. CRACKS WERE APPROXIMATELY 1/2" OR SHORTER. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION AND REPAIRED CRAKCS BY INSTALLING DOUBLER AND SHIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT FR- CO-01004
Earlier reports · 1997–2003 · 12 reports
2003
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 23,713 hrs · 34,670 cycles
DURING AN ABC STRUCTURAL INSPECTION, THE RIGHT HEAVY ANGLE WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED.
Part: KEELBEAM — WORN (FUSELAGE) · airframe 23,713 hrs · 34,670 cycles
DURING A DETAIL INSPECTION, THE FORWARD LEFT INBOARD LOWER KEEL WAS WORN AT THE GRAVEL FENDER ATTACH BRACKET.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 23,713 hrs · 34,670 cycles
DURING AN ABC STRUCTURAL INSPECTION, THE FORWARD SEAT TRACK WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED.
Part: PLATE — CHAFED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 23,713 hrs · 34,670 cycles
DURING AN ABC STRUCTURAL INSPECTION, THE LEFT AND RIGHT PRESSURE PLATES HAD EVIDENCE OF RIVET CHAFE.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 23,544 hrs · 34,476 cycles
WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION IN THE VERTICAL STAB, THE RIB FLANGES AT CANTED STAB 24.973 WERE FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED CRACKS TO RIB FLANGE IN ACCORDANCE TO BMM P/N 114-590021-9, 51-70-03.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 23,544 hrs · 34,476 cycles
WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION IN THE VERTICAL STAB, THE RIB FLANGE AT CANTED STAB STA 69.184 WAS FOUND CRACKED IN ONE PLACE ON THE RIGHT SIDE NEAR THE AFT STRINGER INTERSECTION AND TWO CRACKS ON THE LEFT SIDE AT THE FORWARD AND CENTER STRINGS INTERSECTIONS. REPAIRED CRACKS TO RIB FLANGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH BMM P/N 114-590021-9, 51-70-03.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 23,544 hrs · 34,476 cycles
WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION IN THE VERTICAL STAB, THE RIB FLANGE CANTED STAB STA 54.026 WAS FOUND CRACKED IN THREE PLACES ON THE RIGHT SIDE NEAR THE FORWARD, CENTER AND AFT STRINGERS AND TWO PLACES ON THE LEFT. REPAIRED CRACKS TO RIB FLANGE IN ACCORDANCE TO BMM P/N 114-590021-9, 51-70-03.
Part: BRAKE — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 23,378 hrs · 34,263 cycles
AFTER LANDING IN PNC, CAPT'S BRAKES WHERE SPONGING ON LANDING BRAKES WHERE WRITTEN UP MAINT WAS CALLED A/C WAS FERRIED TO LIT FOR REPAIR. BLEED BRAKES. NO TEARDOWN REPORT WILL BE REQUIRED.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 23,108 hrs · 33,907 cycles
DURING FLIGHT 2511 FROM DALLAS/FORT WORTH TEXAS TO ELDORADO ARKANSAS, THE CREW RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, THE RED INTRANSIT GEAR HANDLE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PRESSED THE GEAR HANDLE LIGHT TEST SWITCH AND THE LIGHTS STILL DID NOT ILLUMINATE. CONTACTED MAINTENANCE, WAS ADVISED TO RETURN TO DALLAS/FORT WORTH. THE CREW THEN NOTIFIED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND DECLARED AND EMERGENCY. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HANDLE LAMP. NO TEARDOWN WILL BE REQUIRED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PART IS A NON REPAIRABLE PART.
Part: FLEX LINE — DEFECTIVE (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 14,654 hrs · 21,918 cycles
WHILE ON APPROACH ON FLIGHT 5578 INTO PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA, THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN BY NORMAL EXTENSION. WHEN FAILED, THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED WITH GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLEX LINE. NO TEARDOWN REPORT WILL BE REQUIRED.
2002
Part: SWITCH — DIRTY (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 21,734 hrs · 31,644 cycles
AFTER TAKE OFF FROM ITHACA, NEW YORK TO PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA ON FLIGHT 5460, THE CABIN DOOR ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO FIELD WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CABIN DOOR ANNUNCIATOR WAS DEFERRED ON THE FOLLOWING MEL 52-1-C. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS THAT THE MECHANICS CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE ASD SAFETY SWITCHES. NO PARTS WERE USED.
1997
Part: ATTACH BRACKET — EXCESS WEAR (RT FLAP)
FLEET CAMPAIGN, 'MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LT AND RT OTBD FLAP ATTACHMENT BRACKETS AND THE AFT ROLLER BEARING IAW RAYTHEON ACFT CO (RAC) SAFETY COMMUNIQUE NR 137 DATED MAY, 1997. FOUND ATTACHMENT BRACKETS WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR AND AFT ROLLER BEARINGS BINDING. AFFECTED COMPONENTS P/NS ARE BRACKET, LT INBD AND RT INBD, INBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-31. BRACKET, LT LTBD AND RT INBD, INBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-30. BRACKET, LT INBD AND RT OTBD, OTBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-35. BRACKET, LT OTBD AND RT INBD, OTBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-34. AFT BEARING ASSY, PN 114-521039-1. REF: CONTROL NR MASA97045. PART CYCLES, 4,929. ACFT TC, 17,502.