N295US
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC | Operator | on 1991-01-20 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC. (per NTSB report)
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.
18 reports on file, 1995-03-14 – 2000-11-07.
Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED · corrosion level 2 · airframe 58,687 hrs · 38,230 cycles
During "L" check found corrosion on bulkhead skin support doubler at BS 740. Repaired per EA 22-178765.
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 17 reports
1999
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (WS 357)
DURING M CHECK, FOUND CRACK ON UPPER FORWARD STRINGER AT INBOARD SIDE OF RIGHT WING STATION 357. REPAIRED PER EA 22-166648.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 1175)
DURING M CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON NUT PLATE LOCATION ON 1175 FLOORBEAM. REPAIRED PER EA 22-166634.
1997
Part: HYD LINE — FAILED (RT MLG DOOR)
DURING TAKEOFF, LOST A-SYSTEM HYDRAULICS. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO TPA, DUMPED FUEL, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE RIGHT GEAR DOOR DOWN HYDRAULIC LINE. SERVICED A-HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS, LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
1996
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (E/E BAY)
DURING FLIGHT RADAR FAILED, NO TEST PATTERN OBSERVED. NO GROUND RETURN IN NORMAL OR CONT/MSP. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: FLOOR BEAM — CORRODED (FS 1110)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE BS 1110 FLOOR BEAM CHORD FROM LBL 70 - RBL 19. REPAIRED CHORD (P/N 65-20837-24) PER EA 22-105312.
Part: FLOOR BEAM — CRACKED (FS 760)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND TWO CRACKS IN THE BS 760 FLOOR BEAM WEB AT RBL 60 AND RBL 70. REPAIRED WEB (P/N 65-16325) PER EA 22-102151.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (LT WING)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK AND BUCKLING OF THE RIGHT WING AUXILIARY SPAR NR 5 SPOILER SUPPORT WEB. REPAIRED WEB (P/N 65-16216-150) PER EA 22-105281.
Part: ACTUATOR FITTING — CRACKED (NR 4 LE FLAP)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK AND CORROSION IN THE RIGHT WING NR 4 LEADING EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR FITTING. REPLACED FLAP (P/N 65-16225-6A) PER MM 27-81-01.
Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (NR 2 ENGINE)
NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN SERVICE.
1995
Part: HYD PUMP — FAILED (NR 2)
DURING CLIMB AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULICS DROPPED BELOW TWO GALLONS WITH 'B' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPING TO ZERO. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP, DUMPED 10,000 LBS OF FUEL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND QUICK DISCONNECT IN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM BAY LEAKING AT ADAPTER ON PRESSURE SIDE OF NR 2 HYDRAULIC PUMP. REPLACED NR 2 HYDRAULIC PUMP, LEAK CHECK OK.
Part: SAFETY LOCK — MISSING (NR 4 LE FLAP)
NR 4 LEADING EDGE FLAP WOULD NOT RETRACT ON FLAP RETRACTION, AFTER TAKEOFF. FLAP POSITION AMBER LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED WHEN FLAPS AT ZERO. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND SAFETY LOCK MISSING ON SWITCH. ADJUSTED BOLT AND INSTALLED NEW LOCK, GROUND TEST NORMAL.
Part: SCAVENGE LINE — BROKEN (NR 1 ENGINE)
NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AFTER THE OIL SUPPLY HAD BEEN DEPLETED, DUE TO A LEAK AT THE NR 6 BEARING SCAVENGE LINE. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO ITS PLANNED DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BROKEN SCAVENGE LINE AND INSPECTED THE ENGINE FOR DAMAGE, NON FOUND. THE SUBSEQUENT RUNUP AND LEAK CHECK WERE SATISFACTORY.
Part: TUBE — BROKEN (NR 1 ENGINE)
EN ROUTE TO DTW, THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DECREASING AND LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION ILLUMINATED. SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND BROKEN OIL TUBE FROM NR 6 SCAVENGE PUMP. REPLACED TUBE. LEAK CHECK WAS NORMAL.
Part: OIL PRESS SW — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 ENGINE)
THE NR 1 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LOW OIL PRESSURE AND DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCHES. THE MAIN OIL FILTER WAS INSPECTED FOR CONTAMINANTS, NONE FOUND. SYSTEM OPERATION CHECKED OK ON RUNUP. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: FUEL QTY IND SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2)
DURING CLIMBOUT, THE NR 2 FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION DECREASED TO 3,500 LBS FROM 9,000 LBS. DURING RETURN TO BOI, INDICATION RETURNED TO PROPER READING. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED NR 2 FQIS PER MEL 28-11A.
Part: WARNING SWITCH — SOUNDED (COCKPIT)
WHEN TAKEOFF POWER WAS APPLIED, THE TAKEOFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED. FLAPS AND LEADING EDGE DEVICES INDICATED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. REPLACED THE UPPER TRIM WARNING SWITCH. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL.
Part: HYD PUMP — FAILED (HYD BAY)
DURING FLIGHT, 'B' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PUMP NR 2 PRESSURE INDICATION FLICKERING FOLLOWED BY DECREASE IN 'B' SYSTEM QUANTITY. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED HYDRAULIC FLUID/SYSTEM LOSS CHECKLIST. JETTISONED 6900 POUNDS OF FUEL AND RETURNED TO MSP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED HYDRAULIC LINES 155 AND 160 IN THE ILLUSTRATED PARTS CATALOG REFERENCE 29-14-00 FIGURE 6 AND 'B' SYSTEM PUMP AND FILTERS. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK NORMAL.