N31168
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.
8 reports on file, 1995-04-10 – 1997-09-11.
Part: DRAG BRACE — MALFUNCTION (NOSE GEAR)
NOSE GEAR CYCLES AFTER RETRACTION. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR H MEMBER, POSITION CAMS, UPLOCK HOOK, AND TORQUE TUBE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.
Part: POSITION SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (RT MLG DOOR)
ON TAKEOFF ROLL, GEAR DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. DOOR WAS DETERMINED TO BE CLOSED AND LOCKED. PLACED ON MEL. FOUND LOOSE GEAR SWITCH ON RIGHT MAIN DOOR. ADJUSTED SWITCH, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: BRAKE — CONTAMINATED (RT MLG)
AIRCRAFT HAS NONE OR LITTLE BRAKING ACTION ON RIGHT BRAKES. INSPECTED AND FOUND RESIDUAL HYDRAULIC FLUID ON BRAKES FROM PREVIOUS DISCREPANCY. CLEANED BRAKES AND FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO PDX. IN PDX CLEANED RIGHT BRAKES AND PERFORMED TAXI CHECK, TAXI CHECKS GOOD.
Part: HYD LINE — LEAKING (RT TE FLAP)
AT CRUISE FLIGHT, LEFT HYDRAULIC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, RIGHT HYDRAULIC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SOON AFTER. BOTH WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF, THEN BACK ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. ON DESCENT DID NOT DO A EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION, LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND RIGHT FLAP ACTUATOR UP PRESSURE FLEX LINE LEAKING. REMOVED AND CAPPED THE UP PRESSURE LINE AND THE DOWN PRESSURE LINE AND FERRIED THE AIRCRAFT FROM OTH TO PDX. IN PDX REPLACED THE FLEX LINE FOR THE RIGHT FLAP ACTUATOR UP LINE, LEAK CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (RT MLG)
LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE AT 12,000 FT WITH +/- 2000 FT PER MINUTE FLUCTUATIONS. PROBLEM TRACED TO INTERMITTENT SQUAT SWITCH ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR. SWITCH REPLACED AND ADJUSTED IAW MAINTENANCE MANUAL. SWITCH OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOP (COCKPIT)
GEG - LOST LIGHTING ON FIRST OFFICER'S SIDE, FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS WITH STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL OCCURRING DURING FAILURE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND LIGHTING, OPS CHECKED GOOD. REMOVED POWER SUPPLY, HAD STRONG BURNED ODOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (RT MLG)
PDX - GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED WHEN FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO FULL FROM HALF. GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. GEAR WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER PULLED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AND HORN DID NOT SOUND. RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN POSITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND ADJUSTED I/A/W MAINT. MANUAL. GEAR OPS CHECKED GOOD ON GEAR SWING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CARBON SEAL — LEAKING (NR 1 ENGINE)
SEA - REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FWD COMPRESSOR CARBON SEAL AND COOLING TURBINE MOISTURE SEPARATOR SOCK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS COMPLIED WITH AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.