N285AS
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
46 reports on file, 1995-09-13 – 2008-06-16.
Part: CONTROL MODULE — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG)
FLIGHT 5402 FLL/FLL. AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR LIGHT ON MAP REMAINS ILLUMINATED. REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL MODULE AND MULTI ALARM PANEL. (S)
Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (NLG) · airframe 32,161 hrs · 32,380 cycles
DURING APPROACH, NOSE GEAR TAKES APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS TO LOWER AND FULLY EXTEND. REPLACED NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR.
Part: SPRING — DEFECTIVE (NLG) · airframe 32,071 hrs · 32,274 cycles
FLIGHT 9300, DURING APPROACH, LANDING GEAR EXTENSION NOSE WHEEL DELAYS 4-5 SECONDS AFTER MAINS ARE DOWN AND LOCKED. REPLACED NOSE GEAR SPRING CARTRIDGE. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: DOOR — JAMMED · airframe 31,959 hrs · 32,135 cycles
FLIGHT: 9154, PILOT REPORTED FWD DOOR DOES NOT OPEN SMOOTHLY, IT JAMS WHEN OPERATING LEVER. FWD DOOR OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: CONNECTOR — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 31,890 hrs · 32,062 cycles
FLIGHT: 5402, DURING PREFLIGHT, DISCOVERED EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPOSITIONED CONNECTORS ON LIGHT ASSEMBLY.
Part: FUSE — BLOWN (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 31,733 hrs · 31,880 cycles
FLIGHT: 9265, PILOT REPORTED AFT LT AND RT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT FUSE.
Part: FUSE — BLOWN (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 31,692 hrs · 31,840 cycles
FLIGHT:5454, PILOT REPORTED BOTTOM EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT DOES NOT WORK ON BOTH SIDES OF AC. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT FUSES.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 31,657 hrs · 31,799 cycles
DURING PREFLIGHT DISCOVERED EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON SIDE OF THE GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS FRONT BATTERY.
Earlier reports · 1995–2007 · 38 reports
2007
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 31,657 hrs · 31,799 cycles
AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, DISCOVERED (3) SPOTS OF CORROSION ALONG FRAME 23 BETWEEN STRINGERS 20L AND 20R. CORROSION DID NOT PENTRATE TO FRAME 23, OR STRINGERS, REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AS ONE ENCOMPASSING AREA AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER. REFERENCE MFG ENGINEERING DOCUMENT ICA2007-120/09243.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 6842) · airframe 31,430 hrs · 31,526 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, DISCOVERED LT FUSELAGE BELLY EXFOLIATION AT F.S 6842.6. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED FILLER AND EXTERNAL REINFORCEMENT DOUBLER OVER NEW AND PREVIOUS REPAIR IAW CTA DER RCE 2001C12-24 DOCUMENT NR IC2007-120/07449.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (ANTI SKID SYS) · airframe 31,419 hrs · 31,512 cycles
FLIGHT:253, DURING LANDING ROLL RT ANTI-SKID ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED AND A TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKING. INSPECTED ANTI SKID SYSTEM ON GROUND NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: LANDING GEAR — SLOW (NOSE) · airframe 31,265 hrs · 31,334 cycles
DURING APPROACH WHEN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NOSE GEAR DELAYED WELL OVER 30 SECONDS TO EXTEND. PERFORMED LANDING EXTENSION SEVERAL TIMES NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: STRUT — UNDERSERVICED (MLG) · airframe 31,112 hrs · 31,147 cycles
FLIGHT:9287 FLL/GGT AFTER TAKEOFF IDLE 1 UNLOCK LIGHT AND CABIN ALTITUDE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO FLL. AFTER LANDING SLOWING THROUGH 80 KTS ON LANDING ROLL OUT BRAKES FAILED WITH ANTI-SKID ON. TURNED THE ANTI-SKID OFF AND REGAINED NORMAL BRAKING. INSPECTED PROXIMITY SWITCHES, CLEANED STRUTS, CHECKED STRUT FLUID, SERVICED STRUTS WITH NITROGEN. PERFORMED TAXI CHECKS. SYSTEM OPERATES NORMAL.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 31,110 hrs · 31,145 cycles
FLIGHT: 9287 FLL/GGT DURING PREFLIGHT, DISCOVERED ONE WHITE EMERGENCY LIGHT ON THE FLOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AISLE MARKER LIGHT.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 31,036 hrs · 31,055 cycles
FLIGHT: 9259 FLL/MHH PILOT REPORTED ONE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT ROW 2. SECURED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT.
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — DIRTY (RT MLG) · airframe 30,799 hrs · 30,795 cycles
FLIGHT 2043 TNT/FLL, DURING FLIGHT, RT MLG (A) LIGHT INTERMITTENT. CLEANED RT MLG PROXIMITY SWITCHES.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 30,783 hrs · 30,774 cycles
AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, DETERMINED EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE ROW SIX TO BE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP.
2006
Part: BRAKE — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 29,774 hrs · 29,581 cycles
FLIGHT: 9231 AFTER LANDING, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. INSPECTED BRAKES AND PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AND CHECKED REVERSE ALSO INSPECTED STRUT AND DETERMINED TO BE ACCEPTABLE. INSPECTED PROXIMTY SENSORS FOR PROPER OPERATION. RAN FULL CIRCUIT AND VERIFIED SYSTEMS ACTUATE CONSISTENT WITH GROUND SWITCHES.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 29,614 hrs · 29,391 cycles
FLIGHT:9229 NAS/FLL RT AFT EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED RT AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT BULB OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: ALTIMETER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 29,442 hrs · 29,172 cycles
DURING DESCENT, LANDING GEAR CHIME AND WARNING SOUNDED REPEATEDLY THROUGH 2,900 FEET WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. REPLACED RADIO ALTIMETER. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD, TEST FLIGHT SATISFACTORY.
Part: ALTIMETER — CORRODED (COCKPIT) · airframe 29,435 hrs · 29,162 cycles
DURING APPROACH, LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN ACTIVATES AT 3,000 FEET AND CANNOT BE SILENCED UNTIL THE GEAR IS DOWN AND LOCKED. REPLACED BOTH RADIO ALTIMETER ANTENNAS. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 29,433 hrs · 29,159 cycles
DURING DESCENT, LANDING GEAR WARNING TRIPLE CHIME ON THRU 3,000 FEET. VISUALLY INSPECTED LANDING GEAR REBOOT AURAL WARNING UNIT OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MULTIPLE IND (COCKPIT) · airframe 29,425 hrs · 29,148 cycles
DURING DESCENT, LANDING GEAR WARNING CAME ON THROUGH 2,800 FEET GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM (SINK RATE) AND (PULL UP) CAME ON CONSTANTLY BELOW 500 FEET WHILE GLIDESLOPE AND VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR SHOWING 500 FEET A MINUTE ON DESCENT. COMPLIED WITH TERRAIN AWARENESS AND WARNING SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT TEST, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
AT SCHEDULED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE RT AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED RT AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK.
Part: HOSE — WORN (RT LG)
FLIGHT:9183, DURING APPROACH, LOST HYDRAULICS ON LT SIDE, GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. SHUTOFF VALVE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. WHEN LANDING GEAR SELECTED DOWN RT RED LANDING GEAR ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED. MANUALLY EXTENDED LANDING GEAR. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED HYDRAULIC HOSE ON IB SIDE OF THE RT LANDING GEAR.
2005
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
ON PREFLIGHT, AFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS, LT AND RT, INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRES ON RT LIGHT RECEPTACLE. (K)
2002
Part: CROSSBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE FRAME 16 RIGHT INBOARD CROSS FRAME WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED CROSS FRAME AT FRAME 16 IAW SRM'S 51-40-02 AND 51-40-07. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE RIGHT OUTBOARD WALL SEAT TRACK FROM FRAME 14 TO FRAME 32 WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED WALL SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND ALSO REF ASA EO120-25-0007C, WHICH FACILITATES SEAT TRACK SPLICING INSTRUCTIONS AND ESTABLISHES WEAR LIMITS. (M)
Part: SILL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE LEFT FLOOR SILL WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORROSION BETWEEN FRAMES 15A AND 23. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED FLOOR SILL IAW SRM'S 21-25-00 AND 51-40-02. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE LEFT WALL SEAT TRACK WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED FROM FRAME 32 TO FRAME 40. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED LEFT WALL SET TRACK IAW SRM'S 51-25-00 AND 51-40-02. (M)
Part: BUTT STRAP — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE RIGHT BUTT STRAP WAS CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 18 AND 21. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED RIGHT BUTT STRAP IAW SRM'S 51-25-00 AND 51-40-02. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND INSPECTION IN BNA, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT FLOOR SEAT TRACK BETWEEN FRAMES 17 AND 32. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED FLOOR SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND ALSO REF ASA EO120-25-0007C, WHICH FACILITATES SEAT TRACK SPLICING INSTRUCTIONS AND ESTABLISHES WEAR LIMITS. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK FOUND INSPECTION IN BNA, THE LOWER AFT FLOOR FLANGE AT FRAME 13 WAS CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CORRODED FLOOR FLANGE IAW SRM 51-40-02. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE RIGHT FLOOR SEAT TRACK WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS FROM FRAME 14 TO 32 AND FROM FRAMES 34 TO 40. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TWO CORRODED SECTIONS OF THE RIGHT SEAT TRACK IAW SRM'S 51-21-00 AND 51-40-02. (M)
Part: SILL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE RIGHT OUTBOARD FLOOR SILL WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION FROM FRAME 13 TO 23. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED FLOOR SILL IAW SRM'S 51-25-00, 51-40-05, 51-21-02, 51-21-04, AND 51-40-02. (M)
Part: BUTT STRAP — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE CENTER BUTT STRAP WAS FOUND CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 13 AND 23. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED BUTT STRAP IAW SRM'S 51-25-00, 51-21-02, 51-14-00, AND 51-40-02. (M)
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IN MCN, THE EMERGENCY DOOR EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 5 AND THE OVERHEAD BIN EMERGENCY LIGHTED EXIT SIGN AT ROW 8 WERE BOTH FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ASSEMBLY (P/N 10-1110-5) AT ROW 5. MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED A BROKEN WIRE TERMINAL (P/N 31880) ON THE EXIT SIGN AT ROW 8. (M)
Part: COVER — MISSING (CABIN)
FLT 4010 - DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, THE WHITE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN BY SEAT 5C WAS MISSING THE PLASTIC COVER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN COVER. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
2001
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
WHILE PERFORMING HANGAR INSPECTION IN MCN, BELLY SKIN CORROSION WAS FOUND AT THE TCAS ANTENNA, FRAME 21 AT STRINGERS 21 LEFT TO 19 RIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED CORROSION IAW ASA EO120-53-0164. THIS EO OUTLINES THE REPAIR FOR N285AS. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
1999
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND NR 3 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 3 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: PCU — INOPERATIVE (RT ENGINE)
IN CLIMB-OUT, CREW NOTICED RIGHT NP BEGAN SHOWING OUT OF LIMITS. NP THEN BEGAN TO SURGE AND FLUCTUATE UP TO APPROXIMATELY 102 PERCENT. CREW FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES, WHICH REQUIRED FEATHERING RIGHT PROPELLER. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY, DIVERTED TO AGS, AND LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE PCU IAW EMB120 MM 61-00-00. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD ON GROUND RUNS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, NR 1 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: AIR DIST — ODOR (COCKPIT)
ON CLIMB-OUT ATL-VLD, CREW SMELLED STRONG SMOKE ODOR. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND FLIGHT RETURNED TO ATL, WHERE LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY AND PASSENGERS DEPLANED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. ATL, MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY ON THE GROUND. ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (M)
Part: CLAMP — LOOSE (RT ENGINE)
FLT 4831 - CRP-DFW - WHILE LEVEL AT 6,000 FEET ON DESCENT INTO DFW, RIGHT ENGINE DUCT LEAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY AURAL WARNING. CREW C/W DUCT LEAK EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, AND WHEN AFTER 3 MINUTES LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED, SHUT DOWN THE RT ENGINE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING AT DFW SAFELY AND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DFW MAINTENANCE FOUND RIGHT ENGINE DEICE PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE BLEED LINE CLAMP LOOSE AND SECURED CLAMP. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (M)
1998
Part: AIR DISTRIBUTION — ODOR (COCKPIT)
DURING TAKEOFF ATL-BQK, CREW SMELLED AN ACRID SMOKE ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE F/A REPORTED A STRONG SMELL IN THE CABIN AND THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR GOING OFF. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ATL, WHERE LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY AND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ATL MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE WIRING IN THE LAV, FORWARD AND AFT CLOSETS, THE GALLEY AND THE COCKPIT (LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES AND OVERHEAD). NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. PERFORMED GROUND RUN WITH PACKS ON ENGIEN BLEED AND APU BLEED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (M)
1995
Part: AIR DISTR — ODOR (CABIN)
OUTBOUND FAY-ATL, RETURNED TO FAY AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO A FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT WITH THE APU BLEED OPEN. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FAY WHERE LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY AND WITHOUT INCIDENT. LOCAL MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE ANYTHING VISUALLY AND HAD THE CREW TO GROUND RUN THE AIRCRAFT WITH EACH BLEED OPEN ONE AT A TIME. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED WITH THE APU DEFERRED. UPON ARRIVAL IN ATL, AND ASA MECHANIC INSPECTED APU FOR LEAKAGE. FOUND NONE, AND OPERATED THE PACKS FOR 20 MINUTES WITH NO FUMES OR FUEL ODOR NOTED. (M)