N351US
Registered owner: PAXA AVIATION LLC, MI (owner ≠ operator)
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.
45 reports on file, 1996-06-14 – 2001-10-08.
Part: UPLOCK SENSOR — DEFECTIVE (LT MLG)
PHL - FLT 8959 - AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION FROM MCO, EN ROUTE TO PHL, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED STEADY, THEN INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN EXTINGUISHED. CREW RECYCLED GEAR AND GEAR INDICATION WAS NORMAL. FLIGHT CONTINUED ONTO PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SENSOR DEFECTIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED SENSOR. OPS CHECK OF INDICATION SYSTEM NORMAL. (M)
Part: BOLT — WORN (RT ELEV TRIM TAB)
DCA - FLT 360 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM DCA, EN ROUTE TO ROC, CREW FELT A RUMBLE/AIRFRAME VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. DUE TO PREVIOUS FILGHT SEGMENT EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT DCA. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB INBOARD ATTACH FITTING BOLT AND BUSHING WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED INBOARD ATTACH FITTING BOLT AND BUSHING FOR RIGHT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: TRANSMITTER — FAULTY (T/E FLAP)
ORD - FLT 537 - A TRAILING EDGE FLAP ASYMMETRY OCCURRED ON APPROACH TO ORD FROM CLT. LEFT FLAP INDICATED 1 UNIT WHILE RIGHT FLAP INDICATED 1.5 UNITS. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, ACCOMPLISHED QUICK REF HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND COMPLETED A FLAPS 1 LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER PER MM 27-58-12. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: DOOR — NOT CLOSED (SERVICE DOOR)
PHL - FLT 1228 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM PHL, EN ROUTE TO CLT, CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CABIN PRESSURE CONTINUED TO CLIMB ALONG WITH OUTSIDE PRESSURE. MIX VALVE APPEARS TO BE WORKING FINE. HOWEVER, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THAT THE SEAL FOR THE AFT RIGHT SERVICE DOOR APPEARED TO BE MISSING. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT RIGHT SERVICE DOOR NOT CLOSED PROPERLY. CYCLED DOOR TO CLOSED POSITION. DOOR CHECKS OK. INSPECTED DOOR AND DOOR SEAL. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT. NO LEAKS OR DEFECTS NOTED. (M)
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
PIT - FLT 1950 - ON DESCENT TO PIT, THE TRAILING EDGE FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND. AS CREW POSITIONED FLAPS TO ONE DEGREE FLAPS, THE LEFT FLAP INDICATOR STOPPED AT ONE QUARTER DEGREE WHILE THE RIGHT FLAP INDICTOR STOPED AT JUST LESS THAN ONE DEGREE. CREW ACCOMPLISHED QUICK REF HANDBOOK PROCEDURES. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT PIT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE OPERATED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES AND INSPECTED FLAPS. NO PROBLEMS NTOED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP POSITION INDICATOR AS PRECAUTIONARY. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Earlier reports · 1996–2000 · 40 reports
2000
Part: SENSOR — FAILED (AIR/GROUND)
SAV - FLT 2382 - EN ROUTE FROM CLT TO SAV, AT FL220, THE CABIN BEGAN TO LOSE PRESS AND THE A/C EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INFLIGHT PROBLEMS WHICH SEEMED TO INDICATE AN AIR/GROUND SENSE FAULT. ACARS, TCAS, FLIGHT DIRECTOR, TRANSPONDER AND LNAV WERE AFFECTED. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC AND BEGAN AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO FL100. NO OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED. CAPT ADVISED PASSENGERS OF RAPID DESCENT DUE TO A COCKPIT PRESSURIZATION INDICATION. AT FL100, CAPTAIN CANCELED THE EMERGENCY WITH ATC AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE S105 AIR/GROUND SENSE PROXIMITY SENSOR BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED SAME PER MM CHAPTER 32. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF ALL SYSTEMS GOOD. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR)
CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED .25 INCH, AFT UPPER RADIUS EXIT HANDLE CLOSEOUT. INSTALLED REPAIRED DOUBLER PER SRM 52-00-01 PAGE 203. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND FLOORBEAM CORRODED 1 INCH, STATION 344, LBL 42 - RBL 9 TOP OF FLOORBEAM. INSTALLED NEW SECTION PER SRM 51-40-02. (M)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND WEB CORRODED 2 INCHES BY 4 INCHES, STATION 500 AND 500A WEB ADJACENT TO STRINGER 26R. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-10-02. CORROSION LEVEL 2. (M)
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
CLT - FOUND FITTING/STABILIZER CRACKED 4.5 INCH, HORIZ STABILIZER CENTER SECTION AFT JACK SCREW. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING/STABILIZER PER SRM 51-10-02. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND STRINGER CRACKED .5 INCH, STATION 500 AND 500A END OF STRINGER 26R. STRINGER REPAIR PER EA 67007 AND SRM 51-70-12. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (CABIN)
CLT - FOUND FLOORBEAM CORRODED 1 INCH BY 1 INCH, BS 328, RBL TO SERV DOOR SILL. INSTALLED NEW T-CAP PER SRM 53-10-51. (M)
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND CHORD CORRODED 2 INCHES BY 4 INCHES, STATION 500 AND 500A CHORD ANGLE AT STRINGER 26R. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER EA 67007 AND SRM 51-70-12. CORROSION LEVEL 2. (M)
Part: SUPPORT FITTING — CRACKED (MLG BEAM)
CLT - FOUND SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED .250 INCH, MLG BEAM SUPPORT FITTING OUTBOARD BOLT HOLE RT WING. REPAIRED PER TR 57-40-13. (M)
Part: CLIP — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND CLIP CRACKED .125 INCH, BS 663, STRINGER 10R CLIP. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-10-02. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND FRAME CRACKED .25 INCH, LHG FUSE FRAME STATION 827 BETWEEN STRINGER 8L AND 9L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER TR 53-10-14A. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (CABIN)
CLT - FOUND LOWER FLOORBEAM 1 INCH CRACKED, BL 0, STATION 312-328 LOWER FLOORBEAM SUPPORT. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-10-02. (M)
Part: TIE CLIP — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND TIE CLIP CRACKED .125 INCH, BS 663, STRINGER 10L. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-10-02. (M)
Part: STRAP — CRACKED (STABILIZER)
CLT - FOUND STABILIZER STRAP CRACKED 2 INCHES, STATION 312, RBL 46 BOTTOM OF FLOORBEAM. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-10-02. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 1 INCH, STATION 664, LBL 31. INSTALLED REPAIR PER TR 53-60-04. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND STRINGER CRACKED .5 INCH, AFT INBOARD RIVET IN WEB S 18AR SHELF, STATION 726, RBL 53. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-10-02. (M)
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND WEB CRACKED .5 INCH, AFT INBOARD RIVET IN WEB S 18AR SHELF STA 726, LBL 53. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-10-02. (M)
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND STIFFENER WITH TWO CRACKS 2 INCHES AND .5 INCHES, STATION 312 AND 314, RBL 32. REPLACED STIFFENER PER SRM 51-10-02. (M)
Part: SUPPORT FITTING — CRACKED (LT MLG BEAM)
CLT - FOUND SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED .25 INCH, LEFT MLG BEAM SUPPORT FITTING. REPAIRED PER TR 57-40-13. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND FRAME CRACKED 1 INCH, STATION 294.5, JUST ABOVE ZEE FORWARD SERVICE DOOR. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 51-70-11. (M)
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 1.5 INCHES, FORWARD BULKHEAD AT STATION 178.6, RBL 5. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER TR 53-10-07. (M)
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (BS 178)
CLT - FOUND WEB FOR BULKHEAD CRACKED 1 INCH, STATION 178 LBL 5, 9 INCHES BELOW FLOOR LEVEL. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER TR 53-10-07. (M)
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 1 INCH, BL 0, WL 187, BULKHEAD 178. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-08. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND FRAME CRACKED .25 INCH, STATION 827 BETWEEN STRINGER 8R AND 9R. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER TR 53-10-14. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND FRAME CRACKED .25 INCH, STATION 480 BETWEEN STRINGER 8L AND 9L LEFT FUSELAGE. REPAIR DOUBLER PER TR 53-10-14A. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND FRAME CRACKED .25 INCH, STATION 480 BETWEEN STRINGER 8R AND 9R. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER TR 53-10-14A. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND FRAME CRACKED .5 INCH, FORWARD UPPER SERVICE DOOR CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-10-02. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND FLOOR FRAME CORRODED 1 INCH, STATION 312, BL 0, RBL 8, RBL 36. INSTALLED NEW T-CAP PER SRM 53-10-51. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (PAX DOOR)
CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED .500 INCH, AFT ENTRY DOOR UPPER HINGE FITTING. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER TR 53-10-11. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND FLOORBEAM CORRODED .5 INCH, STATION 1016, LBL 15 FLOORBEAM. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-00-51 FIG 203. (M)
1999
Part: HARNESS — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
ORD - FLT 1817 - EN ROUTE FROM PHL/MSP, CAPTAIN REPORTED THE NR 2 AND NR 3 TRANSFORMER RECTIFIERS HAD TRIPPED AND THE CAPTAIN'S WINDOW OVERHEAT LIGHT WAS ON. CAPTAIN RESET T/R'S, BUT THEY BOTH TRIPPED AGAIN. LOSS OF ELECTRIC TRIM, AUTOSPEED BRAKE AND RIGHT GENERATOR WAS NOTED. AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT WAS ALSO NOTED. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE GENERATOR FEEDER HARNESS. RAN ENGINE. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (X)
1998
Part: VALVE — FAILED (LT PACK)
CLT - FLT 1065 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CLT, THE AUTO PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM FAILED. CREW WAS UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT OR CONTROL CABIN IN STANDBY OR MANUAL OPERATION. DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO FIELD AT CLT. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT FLOW CONTROL VALVE. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD PER MM 21-31-00. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 380)
TPA - DURING CX-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1.75 INCH CRACK IN THE SKIN AFT OF THE EQUIPMENT EXHAUST AT STATION 380 BETWEEN STRINGER 28L AND BL 0. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER REPAIR DOCUMENT EA NR 44097. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ALB - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OVER SEAT ROW 10ABC WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE DURING OPERATIONAL TEST OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS SHORTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, EXIT SIGN, BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER ASSEMBLY FOR SEAT ROW 10ABC. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: CHARGER — FAILED (CABIN)
ALB - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OVER SEAT ROW 10ABC WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE DURING OPERATIONAL TEST OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS SHORTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, EXIT SIGN, BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER ASSEMBLY FOR SEAT ROW 10ABC. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
ALB - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OVER SEAT ROW 10ABC WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE DURING OPERATIONAL TEST OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS SHORTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, EXIT SIGN, BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER ASSEMBLY FOR SEAT ROW 10ABC. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: SIGN — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
ALB - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OVER SEAT ROW 10ABC WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE DURING OPERATIONAL TEST OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS SHORTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, EXIT SIGN, BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER ASSEMBLY FOR SEAT ROW 10ABC. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
1997
Part: OVEN — DIRTY (FORWARD GALLEY)
MIA - FLT 2182 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL FOLLOWED BY VISIBLE BLACK SMOKE THAT CAME OUT OF THE COCKPIT DUCT VENTS. THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH ENOUGH SMOKE THAT THE CREW USED GOGGLES AND OXYGEN. THE SMOKE SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING BURNING IN THE GALLEY. SMOKE CLEARED QUICKLY AND SINCE THE CREW COULD NOT DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE SMOKE, THEY ELECTED TO RETURN TO FIELD (MIA). THE FLIGHT LANDED WTHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED OVEN. SHOP DUPLICATED ITEM. FOOD RESIDUE FOUND ON HEATING ELEMENT CAUSING SMOKE. OVEN DOOR SEAL LEAKS. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS AFTER OVEN REPLACED. (X)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ALB - FOUND NUMEROUS EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS AT POSITIONS 1, 2 AND 4. OPERATIONAL CHECKED OK. (M)
1996
Part: FLOOR BEAM — CORROSION (BS 986.5)
CLT - INSPECTION VISUALLY FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON TOP OF FLOORBEAM LOCATED AT STATION 986.5 RBL 12 AND RBL 14. INSTALLED NEW CHORD AND REPAIR ANGLES AS PER T/R 53-10-05. (M)