N307FL
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.
13 reports on file, 1998-02-15 – 2011-07-10.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (INLET) · airframe 232 hrs · 158 cycles
DURING RECURRING INSP OF ENGINE INLETS, ADDITIONAL CRACKS AND MISSING/DAMAGED FASTENERS WERE FOUND ON THE RT ENGINE INLET. THE FASTENERS WERE REPLACED. ADDITIONAL C/A REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INLET WITH A -405 UNIT; IN THE MEAN TIME, THE ACFT MFG HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE IS ACCEPTABLE AND HAS ALLOWED THE INLET TO CONTINUE IN SERVICE WITH ADDITIONAL PERIODIC INSP REQUIREMENTS. THE INLET WILL BE REPLACED AT A LATER DATE.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT INLET) · airframe 192 hrs · 129 cycles
DURING INSP OF ENGINE INLETS, CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE RT ENGINE INLET.
Part: INLET — CRACKED · airframe 143 hrs · 100 cycles
DURING INSPECTION OF ENGINE INLETS, CRACKS AND MISSING/DAMAGED FASTENERS WERE FOUND ON THE RT ENGINE INLET. AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE IS ACCEPTABLE AND HAS ALLOWED THE INLET TO CONTINUE IN SERVICE WITH ADDITIONAL PERIODIC INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. THE INLET WILL BE REPLACED AT A LATER DATE.
Part: INLET — CRACKED (ZONE 400)
DURING INSP OF LT ENGINE INLET, MULTIPLE CRACKS WERE FOUND ALONG WITH SHEARED RIVET HEADS ON THE FWD ROW OF RIVETS AFT OF THE HEATED L/E. RIVETS WERE REPLACED AND CRACKS WERE TEMPORARILY REPAIRED PER EMBRAER ENGINEERING REPAIR DATA. PERMANENT REPAIR REQUIRED WITHIN 20 CYCLES.
Earlier reports · 1998–2005 · 9 reports
2005
Part: FLOORBEAM — BROKEN (FUSELAGE) · airframe 22,966 hrs · 11,167 cycles
DURING C-7 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED FLOORBEAM AND WEB BROKEN AT STA 685 FROM LT FRAME TO SEAT TRACK BEAM. REPLACED L STUB FRAME PER SRM 51-40-02 AND 51-10-02.
2004
Part: CONTROL CABLE — OUT OF ADJUST (RT AILERON) · airframe 22,839 hrs · 11,089 cycles
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH, FULLY CONFIGURED AILERON ROLL FELT TO BIND. ALL OTHER PHASES OF FLIGHT NORMAL. ADJUSTED LT AND RT AILERON BOS CABLES TO BRING LT AILERON WITHIN LIMITS.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE INDICATION (PAX DOOR) · airframe 22,357 hrs · 10,792 cycles
REJECTED TAKEOFF. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED FWD ENTRY DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CHECKED DOOR PROXIMITY SENSOR PER MM 52-71-11 AND CHECKED NORMAL.
2002
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (T/E FLAP) · airframe 15,771 hrs · 7,104 cycles
DURING C-5 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED 3 CREASES ON TOP SURFACE OF RIGHT INBOARD FOREFLAP. REMOVED, REPAIRED AND REINSTALLED RT INBOARD FOREFLAP PER MM 27-51-07, SRM 57-53-02 AND SRM 51-70-10.
Part: SKIN — GOUGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 15,771 hrs · 7,104 cycles
DURING C-5 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED SMALL GOUGE IN OUTER FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 203, STR 18R. REPAIRED DAMAGE PER SRM 53-00-01 FIG 202.
2001
Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (NO. 5 L.E. SLAT) · airframe 11,983 hrs · 5,277 cycles
AIR TURN BACK. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED "B" SYSTEM ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND LOSS OF "B" SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NO. 2 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND NO. 5 LEADING EDGE SLAT ACTUATOR.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (AFT CARGO) · airframe 10,480 hrs · 4,587 cycles
UPON ARRIVAL, MAINTENANCE REPORTED CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE DETECTION/SUPPRESSION SYSTEM OK LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED CENTRAL CONTROL UNIT AND SYSTEM CHECKED OK. SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED ON 1/12/01.
1998
Part: BOLT — MISSING (LE FLAP)
UPON ARRIVAL, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NR 2 LEADING EDGE FLAP INDICATOR SHOWED FLAP IN EXTENDED MODE AT ALL SETTINGS. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED MISSING BOLT AND NUT ASSY AT ATTACH FITTING FOR FLAP AND TAIL GATE ASSY AND CHECKED OK. (M)
Part: BOLT — MISSING (LE FLAPS)
SEA - FLT 640 - AIR TURN BACK. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LEADING EDGE FLAPS/SLATS WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT WHEN TRAILING EDGE FLAPS SELECTED TO '0' DEGREES. MAINTENANCE FOUND BOLT (P/N NAS1104-8), NUT (P/N NAS6794W), AND WASHER (P/N 960D416) MISSING FROM THE LEADING EDGE CONTROL VALVE (REF: BOEING 737-300 PARTS CATALOG 27-81-81-01). REPLACED NUT AND BOLT ASSEMBLY, RAN OPERATIONAL CHECK PER MM 27-81-00, PAGE 501, AND SYSTEM CHECKED OKAY. NOTE: 'THE BOLT IN QUESTION WAS LYING LOOSE IN THE PANEL AREA OF THE CONTROL VALVE WITH NO NUT OR WASHER IN SIGHT. THE BOLT CAME OUT OF THE ACTUATOR. TIME ON THE AIRCRAFT - LESS THAN 100 HOURS OUT OF BOEING, A NEW ONE. AEG, MIDO SAF5-300 ALERTED.....'. (X)