N280US
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.
11 reports on file, 1995-05-31 – 1999-02-02.
Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (BS 1180)
AEX - WHILE PERFORMING ADS, CPCP AND C2 INSPECTIONS LEVEL 2 CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED AT BS 1180 JUST FORWARD OF THE AFT AIRSTAIR DOOR AND PRESSURE BULKHEAD. REPLACED CHORD OR ANGLE JUST FORWARD OF BS 1183, RUNS FULL WIDTH OF AIRCRAFT. CLEAN AND TREATED ALL CORROSION PER SRM. STILL IN WORK AT THIS TIME. GALLEYS AND LAVS REMOVED, FLOOR PANELS REMOVED AND ALSO PULLED BINS OPEN. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
FOUND LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 33-50-11, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: FITTING — CORROSION (VERT STAB)
VERTICAL STABILIZER HINGE FITTINGS HAVE CORROSION DAMAGE AT THE BEARING HOLES. REPAIRED FITTINGS PER DALFORT AVIATION XEA NR X1-55-130.
Part: ANGLE — CRACK (BS 1183)
BS 1183 BULKHEAD FORWARD SIDE VERTICAL SUPORT ANGLE HAS .3750 INCH LONG CRACK ON RBL 10 AS SEEN FROM AFT BAG BIN. REPAIRED ANGLE PER BOEING SB 727-53-0175.
Part: FITTING — CORROSION (VERT STAB)
VERTICAL STABILIZER HINGE FITTINGS HAVE CORROSION DAMAGE AT THE BEARING HOLES. REPAIRED FITTINGS PER DALFORT AVIATION XEA NR X1-55-130.
Part: FLOOR BEAM — CORROSION (BS 1130)
FS 1130 FLOOR BEAM LOWER CAP HAS HEAVY CORROSION ON LBL 50 INCH TO RBL 60 INCH INSIDE AFT BAG BIN. REPAIRED FLOOR BEAM PER DALFORT AVIATION XEA NR X1-53-689, REVISION 1.
Part: FLOORBEAM — DAMAGED (BS 110-1130)
CUT HOLE IN FUESLAGE BETWEEN BETWEEN BS 1110 AND BS 1130 AND BETWEEN S-17L AND S-19L TO INSTALL LOWER FLANGE OF FLOORBEAM. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION EA 53-690.
Part: LIGHT — SHORTED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY EXIT CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. CLEARED SHORTED 28 VOLT TAB AT RIGHT FORWARD OVER WING LIGHT ASSEMBLY, OPS CHECKED OK.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (ELEVATOR TAB)
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND DELAMINATION IN THE RIGHT ELEVATOR TAB, OUTBOARD END. REPLACED TAB (P/N 65-72799-72K), PER MM 27-30-87.
Part: SWITCH — LOOSE (AFT CARGO DOOR)
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL DTW-BOS FLT 382, AFT CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ABORTED TAKEOFF WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND JAMB NUT LOOSE ON THE SWITCH. ADJUSTED SWITCH, CHECKED OK.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (CARGO DOOR)
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, AFT CARGO DOOR WARNING INDICATION ILLUMINATED. ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 65 KNOTS. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED AFT CARGO DOOR WARNING INDICATION SYSTEM INOPERATIVE PER MEL 52-4.