N312FE
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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.
29 reports on file, 1995-04-24 – 2014-08-29.
Part: ENGINE — DAMAGED (NR 1) · airframe 62,689 hrs · 20,440 cycles
NUMBER 1 ENG OIL QTY LOSS DOWN TO ZERO, PRESS DECREASE FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. SHUTDOWN ENG & DIVERTED. APPROX 35 PSI WHEN ENG SHUTDOWN DECISION WAS MADE. DUE TO DEBRIS FOUND IN THE TGB SCAVENGE SCREEN, REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE ASSY PER WORK CARDS 71T01011;71T02011;71T0701-1, AND PERFORMED RUN AND LEAK CHECKS IAW JRH; RUN FORM M-3488. ALL CHECKS AND TESTS PASS. ENGINE OFF MPN: CF6-50C2 SRL: 517868
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 62,650 hrs · 20,421 cycles
ON TAKEOFF, RT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. RAN QRH, CYCLED GEAR, IT CAME UP. CONTINUED FLIGHT. PERFORMED GVI OF RT MLG CHECKED GOOD. INTERROGATED PSEU ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL, OK FOR RT MLG.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (LT WING) · airframe 62,417 hrs · 20,326 cycles
DURING WALK AROUND, FOUND LT WING OTBD SLAT CUT OUT PANEL FWD LT CORNER, NR 5 SLAT CUT OUT PANEL CRACKED. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION IAW NDT SPM 06-10-01 & VERIFIED CRACK FROM EDGE TO RIVET HOLE. REMOVED CRACK IN SKIN IAW SRM. FABRICATED DOUBLER & FILLER IAW SRM. PERFORMED HFEC OF THE CUT OUT AREA IAW NDT SPM 93K0393 PART 6, NO CRACKS NOTED. TREATED & PRIMED FILLER & DOUBLER IAW SRM. INSTALLED FILLER & DOUBLER, SEALED & PAINTED IAW SRM.
Part: FLAP — CRACKED (LT WING) · airframe 62,417 hrs · 20,326 cycles
LEFT HAND INBD FLAP APPEARS CRACKED. CUT OUT CRACK IAW SRM. REQUIRES HFEC TO VERIFY REMOVAL OF CRACK. PERFORMED HFEC TO VERIFY REMOVAL OF ALL DAMAGE. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED IAW NTM 20-30-00 PART 6.
Earlier reports · 1995–2013 · 25 reports
2013
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 61,252 hrs · 19,820 cycles
FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT. APU HAD NO PRESENCE OF LEAKS. APU STARTED WITH NO ODOR NOTICED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: CONTROL PANEL — INOPERATIVE · airframe 60,882 hrs · 19,662 cycles
ON ELECTRICAL SYS CONTROL PANEL, EMERGENCY POWER "OFF" LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. R & R ESCP, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 24-08-02.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 60,562 hrs · 19,526 cycles
REJECT TAKEOFF, RNWY 36L AT APROX 60 KTS FOR NR 2 ENG EXCEEDANCE WITH EGT 1055. ACARS DATA SHOWS JUST AFTER REACHING TAKEOFF POWER A SUDDEN EGT INCREASE AT A RATE OF 150 DEG C PER SECOND WITH OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS STEADY. PERFORMED #2 ENG EGT THERMOCOUPLE AND HARNESS CHECK IAW MM 77-21-01-2 AND 77-21-02-2. FOUND UPPER RIGHT SEGMENT AND AFT HARNESS OUT OF LIMITS. R & R AFT LEAD AND UPPER RT SEGMENT IAW MM 77-21-01-2, RAN NR 2 ENGINE IAW JRH , ALL INDICATIONS WITH IN LIMITS. DURING PREVIOUS UPDATE ALSO FOUND UPPER FWD LEAD CONNECTOR LOOSE AT J BOX, SECURED ALL CONNECTORS BEFORE ENGINE RUN. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BULB — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 ENGINE OIL) · airframe 60,428 hrs · 19,465 cycles
NR 1 ENGINE OIL TEMP WENT INTO RED ON DEPARTURE THEN YELLOW X. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. R & R NR 1 ENG OIL TEMP BULB.
Part: SUPPORT — CRACKED (LT MLG WW) · airframe 60,221 hrs · 19,377 cycles
CENTER MAIN WHEEL WELL LT, MOST FWD LT- ANGLE STIFFENER WEB SUPPORT DOUBLER FOR SPOILER PUSH ROD HAS A CRACK FORMING ON BOTTOM EDGE OF FASTENER HOLE. REMOVED AND REPLACE WEB SUPPORT DOUBLER DRAWING AEA 0526.
Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED (RT MLG WW) · airframe 60,221 hrs · 19,377 cycles
CENTER MAIN WHEEL WELL RT MOST FWD LT-ANGLE STIFFENER WEB SUPPORT DOUBLER FOR SPOILER PUSH ROD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS FORMING ON THE RADIOUS TOP TO BOTTOM. R & R DAMAGED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-33-01, VOL II AND DWG AEA 0526.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (MLG WW) · airframe 60,221 hrs · 19,377 cycles
CENTER WHEEL WELL FWD BULKHEAD LT UPPER CORNER FWD OF AILERON TRIM DRUM TEE ANGLE CRACKED IN RADIOUS. CRACK IS APPROX .400" LONG. CRACK HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY NDT HFEC. CRACK IS MARKED.
2012
Part: WIRE HARNESS — CHAFED · airframe 59,606 hrs · 19,131 cycles
WITH T/O POWER SET, GOT AT APPROX 100 KIAS, A LEVEL 1 ALERT ENG 1 EXCEEDENCE AND NR 1 EGT HIGH (984) REJECTED TAKEOFF AND RAN QRH. DURING TAXI IN AT IDLE (N1 25.1 EGT 567 N2 66.7 1560 FF). R & R ALL 4 EGT HARNESSES AND LEADS, OPS CKD OK AND HAS FLOWN 2 CYCLES SINCE REPAIR.
Part: BOTTLE — EMPTY (L1 DOOR) · airframe 59,008 hrs · 18,905 cycles
THE L1 DOOR ASSIST EMERGENCY BOTTLE IS EMPTY. RAMP PERSONNEL OPENED THE L1 DOOR WITH EMERGENCY HANDLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. RESET DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE AND DOOR , OPS CK GOOD.
2011
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NLG DOOR) · airframe 57,000 hrs · 18,106 cycles
NOSE GEAR LT DOOR EXT SURFACE SHOWING 3" LONG CRACK ALONG 2ND WEB. REMOVED LT NOSE GEAR FWD DOOR, ACCOMPLISHED HFEC ON SUBJECT AREA, MARKED END OF CRACK. MFG DOUBLER AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 52-00-01. INSTALLED NOSE GEAR LT FWD DOOR IAW AMM 32-23-01-2. PERFORMED GEAR SWING IAW W/C 32C3301 AND FOUND ALL WITHIN LIMIT.
Part: VALVE — FALSE ACTIVATION (OVERPRESSURE) · airframe 56,661 hrs · 17,978 cycles
PASSING 11,000' ON DESCENT HAD A NR 1 ENG FIRE INDICATION. USED QRH PROCEDURES FIRE INDICATION OUT AND REPLACED "A" FIRE LOOPS DETECTORS FOR FAN, CORE, AND PYLON AND "B" LOOP ON THE CORE. ALL WORKED IAW MM 26-10-02-4 PERFORMED TEST REF MM 26-11-02-5 ALL TEST PASS. INSPECTED ALL DUCT COUPLINGS AND CLAMPS FOR LEAKS NONE FOUND. WRAPPED AND SECURED ALL V BAND CLAMPS AND COUPLINGS ON ENG WITH FOIL. PERFORMED POWER ENG RUN REF JRH ALL CHECKED GOOD. NO FIRE INDICATION AT ANY TIME DURING RUN. REINSPECTED ALL TUBING FOR BLOWN FOIL NONE FOUND ALL STILL SECURED. CLOSED ALL COWLING REF MM 71-13-00. ACFT OK TO CONTINUE.
2010
Part: SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 3 ENGINE) · airframe 53,939 hrs · 17,037 cycles
REJECTED TAKEOFF DUE TO ENGINE EXCEEDANCE, NR 3 N1 AT 131.7%. EXCEEDANCE OCCURED WHILE INITIALLY SETTING POWER FOR TAKEOFF. AIRSPEED <50 KNOTS. VIA 3 SHOWED NO EXCEEDANCES FOR NR 3 ENG. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 N1 FAN TACH PER MM 77-11-01-2 . RAN NR 3 ENG IAW JRH 7-35 ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL N-1 OPERATED NORMAL. NO DEFECTS NOTED REF MM 77-11-01-2
2005
Part: INDICATION SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 44,294 hrs · 13,995 cycles
OAK - LEFT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE IN UP POSITION ON BOTH MAIN GEAR INDICATOR AND SYNOPTIC DURING DESCENT. ACCOMPLISHED RED TAB PROCEDURES, BOTH INDICATIONS NML. INTERROGATED CFDS FOUND PSEU LT GEAR UP AND LATCHED A/B SENSOR DISAG INTER. FAULT MSG(317075) FAULT CODE(32-60-07) AS PER MD10 FIM PERFORMED LEFT MLG PROX SENSOR TEST REF:32-61-15-5. JACKED A/C REF AND SWUNG LEFT MAIN GEAR PERFORMED PROX SENSORS INDUCTANCE TEST REF:MD10-30 M.M.32-61-15-5. PSEU SHOWED SENSORS OK AND INDUCTANCE VALUES WERE ALL WITHIN LIMITS. VISUALLY CKD SENSORS AND TARGETS NO DEFECTS NOTED. AS PER ABOVE FIM CHECKED PSEU CURRENT FAULTS AFTER GEAR SWING, NO FAULTS NOTED. REMOVED A/C FROM JACKS AND RESTORED TO NORMAL.
Part: LOOP — SHORTED (NR 2) · airframe 43,126 hrs · 13,565 cycles
LEVEL 2, NR 2 MANIFOLD FAIL ALERT DURING CRUISE, MEL 06MAY05. RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 36-23-01-02. NR 2 MANIFOLD FAIL DETECTION LOOP INOP. MX MUST CLEAR ALERT PRIOR TO EACH DISPATCH. DO NOT PRESSURIZE PNEUMATIC SYS NR 2 EXCEPT FOR ENG START. PERFORMED NR 2 PNEU DECAY CHECK IAW M/M 36-00-01-5 CHECKS NORMAL AT THIS TIME. T/S MANIFOLD FAILURE DETECTION SYSTEM PER MD-10 FIM36-23-09. FOUND SENSING ELEMENT LOOP 2 D1-28 B SHORTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SENSING ELEMENT (P/N 35582-3-255) PER MD-10 MM 36-23-02, OPS CHECK GOOD PER MD-10 MM 31-43-02. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.
2004
Part: CONNECTOR — MISWIRED (NR 3 ELEVATOR) · airframe 41,701 hrs · 12,999 cycles
AT C-CHECK, NR HYD SYS SHUTOFF VALVE FAILED THE OP'S CK. THE ELECTRIC ELEVATOR SHOV FAILED TO MOVE TO THE CLOSED POSITION. NR 3 ELEVATOR OFF ALERT SHOWS. T/S AND FOUND CONNECTOR P10- 548B MISPINNED. WIRE E204-125-20 WAS IN HOLE NR 9 AND NOT NR 2 AS CALLED OUT IN THE WIRE HOOK UP LIST AND WDM. REPINNED CONNECTER IAW WIRE HOOKUP LIST. VOLTAGE CHECK THROUGH THE 19 QT LEVEL SWITCH (S1- 1402) TO GROUND GOOD.
Part: BULB — FAULTY (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 41,273 hrs · 12,827 cycles
ENG 1 OIL TEMP HIGH, TEMP 226; ABOVE RED LINE. READJUSTED POWER, TEMP REMAINED ABOVE RED LINE. SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE AND LANDED. OIL TEMP SLOWLY RETURNED TO A LOWER SETTING. OIL PRESSURE & QTY NORMAL. NO VIBRATIONS. RAN ENG NR 1, OIL TEMP AT 4 MIN WAS 144 DEGREES. SHUT DOWN AND CHANGED TEMP BULB. RAN ENG AGAIN TEMP WAS 62 DEGREES AFTER 5 MIN.
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (SLATS) · airframe 40,805 hrs · 12,651 cycles
ON TAKEOFF OUT OF OAK, SLATS DID NOT RETRACT. ALERT FOR SLAT DISAGREE. RAN THE QRH CHECKLIST AND RETURNED TO OAK. CYCLED TWICE. CHECKED PSEU & FCC 1 & 2. PERFORMED PSEU RTS, ALL NORMAL. TESTED SLAT SENSORS MM 27-84-02-5, ALL NORMAL. PERFORMED RTS OF SLAT SYS IN BOTH FCC-1 & 2, ALL NORMAL. NOTICED IN ACARS THAT ALL B-SENSORS SHOWED 0 WITH SLAT HANDLE IN RETRACT POS. FLIGHT CREW VERIFIED SLATS FOLLOWING COMMANDED POSITION, NO BUFFETING APPEARS A DISAGREEMENT INSIDE PSEU INDICATIONS MM 31-71-01-2 AND 45-45-01. REMOVED AND REPLACED PSEU RTS AND CONFIG CODE NORMAL. COMFIRMED BAD PSEU, PSEU SENSOR READOUT L2A NOW SHOWS OK (00) MM 31-71-01-2.
2000
Part: BEARING — CORRODED (HORZONTAL STAB) · airframe 34,839 hrs · 10,193 cycles
RT AND LT HORIZONTAL STAB PIVOT BEARINGS CORRODED DUE TO LACK OF GREASE CAUSED BY PLUGGED GREASE PARTS AROUND BEEPING SURFACE AREA.
Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 33,644 hrs · 9,873 cycles
ON T/O, FLEW THROUGH FLOCK OF BIRDS, NR 1 ENG START TO VIB. VIB SUBSIDE BELOW 65 DEG N1. RETURN TO SFS. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED BLADES (5) PER MM 72-21-06-81. PERF VIB SURVEY CK AND TRIM BALANCING PER MM 72-00-00 AND DC 10 JRH. OK A/C OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CRACKED (BS 965)
SNRM 246 - UPPER FUSELAGE SEAT TRACK BASE CRACKED AT BS 965, RBL 28.0. REWORKED AND SPLICE PLATES FABRICATED, PAINT AND WET INSTALLED PER SRM 53-70-00 FIG VOL 1.
1999
Part: WIRE — MELTED (BS 2007)
APU GENERATOR FEEDER CABLE SHORTING OUT WHERE IT PASSES THRU BS 2007 - PRESSURE BULK HEAD. REMOVD AND REPLACED C PHASE CABLE AND THE PRESSURE SEAL FITTING ASSY.
1997
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTION (LANDING GEAR)
ALL 4 GEAR LIGHTS AT F/O AND S/O PANEL REMAINED RED AFTER RAISING HANDLE. RECYCLED TWICE TO GET LIGHTS TO GO OUT, FEFI 32-30AA. FELT LIKE GEAR CAME UP EACH TIME. SUSPECT INDICATION. ENT BY: 033247 RPT BY: 096524. REMOVED AND REPAIRED MICRO SWITCH IN LANDING GEAR MODULE. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROX BOX. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED 1ST OFF INST PANEL F OR MAINT ACCESS. A/C DOWNGRADED TO CAT II MOCC NOTIFIED ALL SYSTEMS OPS CK NORMAL.
Part: BANJO FITTING — CRACKED (NR 4)
N 00192, RT NR 4 BANJO FITTING FWD MID HOLE HAS A CRACK INDICATION FWD FLANGE, FWD DIRECTION. REF EO 8-5510-7-3314, COMPLIED WITH EA 8-5530-32533 OVERSIZE HOLE REPAIR RT NR 4 BANJO FITTING AND PYLON CARRY THROUGH CAP SEQ NR SNRM N00192. COMPLETED 3/1/97.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (HORIZ STAB)
NR 0488 48, FOUND 2 CRACKS IN THE CONSTANT SECTION OF THE HORIZONAL STABILIZER. CRACK NR 1 IN RT UPPER PLANK NR 7 (P/N 7228-1), CRACK IS .250 INCH LONG NR 7 BOLT HOLE FWD OF AFT END. CRACK NR 2 IS IN THE UPPER LT AFT CORNER 3 HOLE FWD OF AFT END, CRACK LENGTH IS .375 INCH LONG. PLANK (P/N IS 7227-1). BOTH CRACKS ARE WITHIN FLYABLE LIMITS AND ARE COVERED ON EO 8-5510-7-2307 H4 PART 1. THESE CRACK INITIATE SPECIAL INSPECTION TRACKING EVERY 3 MONTHS (PART 2 PER EO 8-5510-7-2307H4/-AD-88-03-08).
1995
Part: CYLINDER — FAILED (LT MLG)
AFTER TAKEOFF HYD SYS NR 3 ELEV LIGHT CAME ON SECOND OFFICERS PANEL IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOUD BANG AND CORRESPONDING LOSS OF SYS NR 3 HYD QTY (DOWN TO ONE GAL) APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE CHECKLIST WERE RUN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT CYLINDER, AND FIELD WORK BY BF GOODRICH REPLACING LOWER EYE BUSHINGS AS PER MM 32-33-01, ALL SYS GROUND CHECKED NORMAL.