N354PA
Registered owner: PATHFINDER LEASING LLC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATHFINDER AVIATION LLC (P3TA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| PATHFINDER AVIATION LLC (P3TA) | Operator | 2020-09-06 – 2020-09-06 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Maintenance disclosures
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT L1 DOOR VERY DIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXIT LIGHT IAW MM 33, OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
AT STA. 1323 THRU ACCESS DOOR IN 'S' DUCT FOR INTAKE #2 ENGINE 7 O'CLOCK POS. HAS A CRACK.FOUND DURING 'B' CHECK.CORRECTIVE ACTION:REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW B727 SRM 54-10-3, FIG. 10. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS IAW B727 SRM 54-10-3, FIG. 10. TREATED, PRIMED & INSTALLED REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 51-10-6 & 51-30-2.
DURING CLIMB PASSING THROUGH 14,000 FT FIRE ALARM CAME ON, AS WELL AS FORWARD FIRE MESSAGE INDICATION. ALARM EXTINGUISHED 3 MINUTES LATER PRIOR TO ACCOMPLISHING APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST. FOUND DIRTY CONNECTOR. CLEANED CONNECTOR IAW M/M 26-15. SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL.
ON CLIMBOUT NR 1 GENERATOR TRIPPED VOLTS AND FREQS WERE 0 AFTER RESETTING FR. DISCONNECTED CSD PER ABNORMALS, AIR TURNBACK TO (CLT). REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 BUS PROTECTION PANEL, OPS CHECK OK PER M/M 24-20-01.
SMOKE FROM AUTOPILOT CONTROL BOX, TURNED OFF AND PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER. REMOVED AND REPLACED AUTO PILOT CONTROL HEAD PER M/M 22-11-01, OPS CHECK NORMAL.
ELECTRICAL ODOR IN COCKPIT DURING DESCENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: INSPECTED E&E BAY, FORWARD E&E BAY, LEFT AND RIGHT PACK SYSTEM AND COCKPIT, NO DEFECTS NOTED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE AT THIS TIME.
LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT WARNING LIGHT INOP. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND FIRE DETECTION UNIT BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED UNIT. PER M/M 26-14-0, OPS CHECK NORMAL.
NR 3 THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON ASCENT. AIR TURN BACK TO (MTY). (M)
NR 1 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT CLIMB POWER. AIR TURN BACK TO (AEX). REMOVED AND REPLACED 13TH STAGE BLEED DUCT SEAL. (M)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ROUTINE 'C' CHECK WORK CARD, FOUND FLOORBEAM CORRODED AT BS 312R RBL 62.5. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 51-10-1.
PASSENGER ROW 16DEF AND AFT CARGO DOOR 3 EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAMPS AT PAX ROW 16 AND AFT CARGO DOOR ON EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING (P/N 81 NSN) IAW 33-50-01. OPS CHECK OK.
AFT CARGO DOOR AND PASSENGER ROW 32 EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS INOP. REMOVE AND REPLACE LAMP ON AFT CARGO DOOR AND CLEAR LENS WITH LAMP AT PASSENGER ROW 32 ON EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING IAW 33-50-01 MM OPS CHECKED GOOD. (CLEAR LENS P/N 07912 NSN)
UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE, DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED FOR LANDING. TROUBLESHOT, FOUND INSULATION BLANKET OBSTRUCTING LEFT HAND OUT FLOW VALVE. REMOVED OBSTRUCTION AND CLEANED OUT FLOW VALVES PER MM 21-30-11. AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED OK PER MM 21-30-0.
AT POST FLIGHT, FOUND RIGHT FORWARD WING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT BATTERY PACK REF MM 33-50-71, OPS CHECK GOOD.
FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHTING ON OVERHEAD LIFE RAFT COMPARTMENT WON'T LIGHT BATTERY LOCATED IN AFT RAFT COMPARTMENT. FOUND POWER SUPPLY CANNON PLUG CONNECTOR LOOSE RESECURED, TESTED 33-50-01. OPS CHECK OK.
EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHT BATTERIES IAW 33-50-01. OPS CHECK GOOD
UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURE IN AUTO OR MANUAL. INSPECTED PNEUMATIC SYSTEM. FOUND RIGHT HAND FORWARD PACK VALVE STUCK OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT HAND FORWARD PACK VALVE. REF 21-51-61 TESTED PRESSURE CONTROL REF 21-30-0, OPS CHECK OK.
NR 3 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF LIGHT WOULD EXTINGUISH AT 1.4 EPR. SECURED LOOSE BOLTS ON WING ANTI-ICE VALVE MM 30-13-0.
AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ATLANTA DUE TO LOSS OF OIL NR 3 ENGINE. FOUND NR 3 ENGINE CSD GARLOCK SEAL LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED GARLOCK SEAL, RESET CSD. GROUND RUN UP, CHECKED NORMAL. NO LEAKS PER MM 72-61-0.
ONE RED EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT OUT AT SEAT AREA 18/19. RELAMPED PER MM 33-59-00, OPS CHECK OK.
THREE BULBS AT THE R2 EMERGENCY EXIT POSITION DID NOT ILLUMINATE DURING OPERATION. REBULBED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS OPS CHECK OK REF MM 33-50-101.
AISLE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 27 ONE BULB INOP. RELAMPED PER MM 33-50-00, OPS CHECKS OK.
AFT CARGO DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT, ONE BULB INOP. RELAMPED PER MM 33-50-11, OPS CHECK OK.
AFT AIRSTAIR ARROW SIGN HAS LIGHT OUT. RELAMPED, OPS CHECK OK.
FORWARD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR NEEDS BATTERY. INSTALLED BATTERY, TESTS OK.
RIGHT HAND OVERWING LIFE RAFT LOW BOTTLE CHARGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIFE RAFT IAW MM 25-60-0.
EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT AT SEAT 3ABC INOP. RELAMPED EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT AT SEAT 3ABC, OPS CHECK OK.
EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING SEAT ROW 5 LIGHT COVER IS MISSING. REINSTALLED SEAT COVER AT ROW 5.
EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT RED LENS MISSING FORWARD OF SEAT ROW 31DEF. REPLACED MISSING RED LENS AT 31DEF.
EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING WAS OUT FOWARD OF PAX ROW 4DEF. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AS REQUIRED, OPS CHECK GOOD.
EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING ONE LIGHT INOP ROW 23DEF. RELAMPED, OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW B727 MM 33-59-00.
EN ROUTE TO EWR, OIL QUANTITY ENGINE NR 1 BEGAN TO DROP AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE WHEN QUANTITY DROPPED TO BELOW ONE GALLON DECISION WAS MADE TO SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE. ENGINE WINDMILLED 26 MINUTES OIL PSI 27 TO 17 PSI. REMOVED AND REPLACED GEAR BOX, RAN ENGINE CHECKED OK IAW 72-00-61.
EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING INOP PAX ROW 23DEF. INSTALLED NEW LIGHT HOUSING ASSEMBLY (SOCKET ASSEMBLY).
ON CABIN CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT TORN OUT 9DEF. REPLACED LIGHT SOCKET 08169-01 AND LENS 07912 AND BULB, PER MM 33-51-0, OPS CHECK OK.
EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT AT 23DEF INOP AND MISSING COVER. RELAMPED AND INSTALLED COVER ON E-PATH TRACK, OPS CK GOOD IAW B727 MM33-59-00.
AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WILL NOT TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IAW B727 MM 33-50-61, OPS CHECK GOOD.
EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT AT SEAT C23D DISCONNECTED. INSTALLED NEW LIGHT SOCKET, BULB AND CLEAR LENS AT SEAT C23D. OPS CHECKED GOOD REF MM 33-50.
AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED OPS CHECK OK, CLEANED BATTERY ENDS (POLES).
PAX ROW 23DEF EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW B727 MM 33-59-00.
EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING PAX ROW 16DEF TRACK COVER MISSING. INSTALLED EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT COVER IAW B727 MM 33-59-00.
R-1 EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED R-1 EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IAW B727 MM 33-50-101.
DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION RIGHT HAND FWD EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT (OVERWING) INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK LOCATED AT CURB CEILING PANEL ROW 20 RIGHT SIDE AND AT AFT CEILING ROW 30 RIGHT SIDE PER MM 33-50-22.
FLOOR LIGHT AT 25 PAX ROW BULB MISSING. INSTALLED NEW BULB IAW 39-50-01.
FWD INBOARD EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT DOES NOT FLASH. REPLACED BATTERY, OPS NORMAL IAW MM 25-60-00.
AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT UPPER PERSONAL BREATHING EQUIPMENT SPONGY. REMOVED AND REPLACED PERSONAL BREATHING EQUIPMENT IAW MM 25-64-00.
EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT 9DEF, 23DEF, 24DEF INOP. REPLACED LIGHTS, ALL ROWS CK NORMAL.
REAR LIGHT ON EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING TRACK, AFT DOOR INOP. FOUND LOOSE TERMINAL AFT LIGHT ASSY, RECONNECTED TERMINAL OPS CK GOOD IAW B727 MM 33-59-00.
EWR - E-PATH LIGHTING TRACK RAISED ADJ TO SEAT ROW 4DEF. INSTALLED NEW TRACK AND ADJUSTED. (M)
EWR - E-PATH LIGHTING LENS MISSING ADJ ROW 23DEF. REPLACED LENS. (M)
EWR - E-PATH LIGHTING LENS MISSING ADJ ROW 9EF. REPLACED LENS. (M)
EWR - E-PATH LIGHTING MISSING 1 BULB AND LENS AT ROW 9DEF. REPLACED LENS AND LAMP. (M)
EWR - E-PATH LIGHTING INOP ADJ ROW 4DEF, RELAMPED. (M)
EWR - E-PATH LIGHTING LAST LIGHTS INOP AFT OF 32DEF, RELAMPED. (M)
EWR - E-PATH LIGHTIN ADJ ROW 23DEF LENS MISSING. REPLACED LENS. (M)
WHITE CAP LOOSE AND LIGHT ASSEMBLY MISSING AT ROW 6C. REPLACED CAP AND LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT ROW 6C. (M)
ATL - FLT 309 - ON CREW PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND FORWARD EPL 2ND SECTION INOPERABLE. MAINTENANCE NOTIFIED, TROUBLESHOT LIGHTING, FOUND (RED) DAMAGED WIRE AT FWD EPL 2ND SECTION, REPAIRED, STILL INOP. FOUND FWD EPL BATTERY PACK POWER SUPPLY 5 AMP FUSE BLOWN AT F1 POSITION. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUSE. RE-INSTALLED POWER SUPPLY, LIGHTING CHECKS NORMAL PER MM 33-59-00. (X)
EMERGENCY LIGHT IN AFT GALLEY INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND BATTERY CHARGER AS PER MM 33-50-71. (M)
AFTER TAKEOFF, FLT 308 - ATL-EWR - OUTBOARD FLAPS INDICATION STAYED AT 2 DEGREES. RETURNED TO ATL. RESEATED AND CLEANED CANNON PLUG ON OUTBOARD FLAP INDICATOR. CLEANED AND LUBED INBOARD AND OUTBOARD FLAP TRANSMITTERS ON BOTH LT AND RT WINGS, CYCLED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES. CHECKED NORMAL AS PER MM 27-52-0. (M)
FLT NR 84 - ATL-TPA - NR 2 START VALVE OPEN LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AS PER KIWI PROCEDURES. CONDITIONS WERE DESCENDING 29,000 FEET TO 17,000 FEET WINDMILL TIME 43 MINUTES WINDMILLING. FOUND WIRING IN START VALVE CHAFING ON ENGINE CASE. REPAIRED WIRING AS REQUIRED. LIGHT OPERATING NORMAL DURING ENGINE AS PER MM 80-11-01. (M)
MCO/ATL - FLT 8 - IN-FLIGHT, ENGINE START VALVE NR 2 ILLUMINATED IN-FLIGHT. SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. FOUND PIN AT NR 2 START VALVE CONNECTOR BENT. STRAIGHTENED PIN, SECURED CONNECTOR, RUN UP AND OPS CHECK OK PER MM 80-11-11. (X)
LEFT CENTER OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER, OPS CHECK OK PER MM 33-50-01. (M)
RIGHT AFT EMERGECNY OVERWING LIGHT OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECK OK PER MM 33-50-01. (M)
RIGHT AND LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECK OK PER MM 33-50-01. (M)
FOUND CLEAR LENS MISSING ON 'E' PATH LIGHTING AT 27D. INSTALLED NEW LENS AT 27D. (M)
FOUND ROW 26 EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHT OUT. WIRE BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT SOCKET, OPS CHECK OK PER MM 33-50-121. (M)
RED FLAGS ARE SHOWING AT PSU 29 AND 30 DEF NEEDS TO BE REPACKED. REPACKED 29 AND 30 DEF PSU PER MM 35-21-42. (M)
CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT AFT GALLEY AREA NEEDS REWIRING. INSTALLED EMERGENCY LIGHT PER MM 33-50-01, ALL LIGHTS CHECKED OK. NO CHAFED OR VISIBLE WIRES. EMERGENCY LIGHTS OK. (M)
ATL - LOG ITEM - 6TH EMERGENCY RED LENSE WOULD NOT STAY DOWN. REPLACED MODULE. (X)
ATL-TPA - FLT 25 - AFTER TAKEOFF NR 3 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ON, LIGHT GOES OFF AT IDLE, COMES BACK AFTER POWER RESTORED, ATB TO ATL. FOUND DUCT FLANGE ON DUCT ASSY FROM NR 3 ENGINE BLEED S/O VALVE CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED DUCT ASSY AS PER MM 36-00-1. OPS AND LEAK CHECK OK ON ENG RUNUP. (M)
DURING STRUCTURAL INSPECTION, DISCOVERED FUEL SHROUD LEAK AT BS 900 - BS 910. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND NR 2 ENGINE FUEL FEED LINE DETERIORATED AND SEEPING AT SLEEVE FITTING. HOSE AGE OVER 22 YEARS.
AFTER TAKEOFF EWR, FLT NR 9003, RETURNED TO EWR FOR SECOND TIME. AFTER ALL FUEL FLOW INDICATORS FAILED. FOUND WIRE NR 198-014-18 SHORTED TO LEFT ANTI-ICE VALVE C/P. REPAIRED WIRE AND REPLACED P90 PLUG OF NR 1 FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER DUE SATURATION. (W)
AFTER TAKEOFF, FLT NR 9003 RETURNED TO EWR AFTER ALL F/F INDICATORS FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL FLOW POWER SUPPLY PER MM 73-31-12. OPS OK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED WIRE NR 198-14 SHORTED TO LFT ANTI-ICE VALVE C/P. REPAIRED WIRE AND REPLACED P90 PLUG OF NR 1 F/F TRANSMITTER DUE SATURATION, PER 73-30. OP CHECK OK. AFTER BENCH CHECK OF F/F POWER SUPPLY BY AMETEK THERE WAS NO FAULT FOUND WITH UNIT. (W)
EWR - FLT 29 - AFTER TAKEOFF, ALL FUEL FLOW WENT TO ZERO, RETURNED TO EWR. FOUND SHORTED NR 5 PIN ON FUEL FLOW POWER SUPPLY AND CHAFED WIRE TO POWER SUPPLY 8 TO 10 INCHES BEHIND S/O PANEL. REPAIRED CHAFED WIRE AND REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL FLOW POWER SUPPLY PER MM 73-30. OPS CHECK OKAY. (X)
ATL - FLT 73 - ON TAKEOFF, SPLIT FLAP CONDITION (I/B FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT BEYOND 5 DEGREES) USED ALTERNATED FLAP EXTENSION TO LOWER FLAPS. FLIGHT RETURNED TO ATL. REMOVED AND REPLACED I/B FLAP POSITION INDICATOR PER MM 27-51-00. OPS CHECK OK. (W)
FLT 11, INBOUND TO ATL, NR 3 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT, WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT, WENT TO MAX POWER INDICATIONS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE FUEL CONT PER MM 73-21-2, WHEN RIGGING FOUND NUT MISSING AND CRANK OFF SHAFT AT PYLON CONNECTION POINT. REINSTALLED CRANK AND INSTALLED NUT. TRIMMED NR 3 ENGINE IAW 71-00. OPS CHECKED OK. LEAK CHECK OK. (Z)