N37228
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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.
83 reports on file, 1998-09-13 – 2009-11-09.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 28,378 hrs · 21,785 cycles
FLT 7286 CAE-IAD. BOTTOM EMER EXIT SIGN AT SERVICE DOOR INOP. MX FOUND AND REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AT LIGHT ASSY.
Earlier reports · 1998–2007 · 82 reports
2007
Part: DOOR — STIFF (MAIN PAX) · airframe 24,196 hrs · 18,165 cycles
ASH 2775 PHX. PAX DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE. FERRIED A/C TO TUS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.
Part: SPRING — DEFECTIVE (PAX DOOR) · airframe 24,180 hrs · 18,150 cycles
ASH 2985 PHX. MAIN CABIN DOOR HARD TO OPEN. REPLACED COUNTER BAL SPRINGS AND CAM FITTNGS AND RIGGED DOOR.
Part: DOOR — OUT OF ADJUST (PAX DOOR) · airframe 24,169 hrs · 18,142 cycles
ASH 2781 PHX. MAIN CABIN DOOR HARD TO OPEN. ADJUST DOOR.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 24,048 hrs · 18,045 cycles
ASH 2818 PHX. MX REPORTED THE RIGHT FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOP. MX RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
Part: DOOR — MALFUNCTIONED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 24,032 hrs · 18,038 cycles
ASH 2864 PHX. PAX DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM INSIDE. MX PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE DOOR AND FOUND NO FAULTS.
Part: DOOR — MALFUNCTIONED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 24,023 hrs · 18,033 cycles
ASH 2781 PHX. CAPT REPORTS THE MAIN CABIN DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND NO FAULTS, DOOR OPERATED NORMALLY.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 23,995 hrs · 18,004 cycles
ASH 2872 PHX. PILOT REPORTED THE ROW 8 LOWER LEFT EXIT SIGN WAS INOP. MX REPLACED THE FORWARD EMERGENCY FLOOR STRIP.
Part: SEAL — TORN (LIFE VEST) · airframe 23,947 hrs · 17,968 cycles
ASH 2764 PHX. CREW REPORTED THE OBSERVER'S LIFE VEST COMPARTMENT SEAL WAS TORN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LIFE VEST AND RESEALED THE COMPARTMENT.
Part: LIGHT — CONTAMINATED (CABIN) · airframe 23,911 hrs · 17,930 cycles
ASH 2752 PHX - FWD HALF OF EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTING INOP. MX CLEANED WATER FROM THE LIGHT STRIP ASSEMBLIES AND THE OP CHECK WAS GOOD.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (APU) · airframe 23,820 hrs · 17,862 cycles
ASH 2844 PHX - APU OVERTEMP, FOLLOWED BY APU FIRE, CREW FOLLOWED CFM CHECKLIST, APU FIRE CHANGED TO APU FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED DIFFUSER CG ACTUATOR.
Part: CAM ROLLER — CRACKED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 23,641 hrs · 17,716 cycles
ASH 2748 PHX - MAIN PAX DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. MX FOUND CAM ROLLER CRACKED AND CHANGED OUT.
Part: SIGN — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY EXIT) · airframe 23,485 hrs · 17,595 cycles
ASH 2925 PHX. LT EMERGENCY LOWER GREEN EXIT SIGN AT OVERWING EXIT WAS REPORTED AS INOP. MX PERFORMED SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. MX PERFORMED SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND EXIT SIGN OPERATED NORMALLY.
2006
Part: CIRCUIT CARD — MALFUNCTIONED (FLT COMPUTER) · airframe 21,970 hrs · 16,379 cycles
ASH 2709 PHX - Y/D 2 WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED. MAINTENANCE R2 NR 2 FCC CARD. OP'S CHECK GOOD.
Part: IDG — FAILED (NR 1) · airframe 21,627 hrs · 16,094 cycles
ASH 2923 SBA. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE DUE TO IDG CAUTION WITH DISCONNECT ON TAKEOFF. MX REPLACED THE NR 1 IDG.
Part: CONTROL PANEL — FAILED (RUDDER TRIM) · airframe 21,457 hrs · 15,976 cycles
ASH 6008 PHX - RUDDER TRIM INOP. MX REPLACED THE CONTROL PANEL.
Part: LATCH — STUCK (EXTING DOOR) · airframe 21,391 hrs · 15,936 cycles
ASH 6383 PHX - FWD FA FIRE EXTINGUISHER STORAGE DOOR WAS STUCK CLOSED. MX REPLACED THE DOOR LATCH.
Part: CAUTION MESSAGE — ILLUMINATED (SPOILERS) · airframe 21,266 hrs · 15,847 cycles
ASH 6102 PHX - CONFIG MESSAGE OF THE SPOILER. THE SPOILER WAS CYCLED AND THE SYSTEM OP'S CHECKED GOOD.
Part: FLAP — MALFUNCTIONED (T/E FLAP) · airframe 21,160 hrs · 15,688 cycles
ASH 6135 LAS - FLAPS FAIL AT 8 DEGREE'S ON PUSH BACK. MX COMPLIED WITH PART A. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
Part: CAUTION MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (STALL WARNING) · airframe 20,977 hrs · 15,630 cycles
ASH 6111 PHX - STALL FAIL CAUTION. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A RESET AND AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE SYSTEM WITH NO DUPLICATION OF CAUTION.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (SPOILER SYS) · airframe 20,801 hrs · 15,495 cycles
ASH 6459 LAS. FLIGHT SPOILERS FAULT STATUS MESSAGE IN FLIGHT. MX RESET SYSTEM AND FAULT CLEARED.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (SPOILER SYS) · airframe 22,406 hrs · 15,506 cycles
ASH 6678 LAS. FLIGHT SPOILER CAUTION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 SECU.
Part: PCU — FAILED (SPOILER) · airframe 20,779 hrs · 15,483 cycles
ASH 6239 MCI. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A FLT SPOILER STATUS MSG IN FLT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED PCU AND SAFETY WIRE. (4-21-06)
Part: PCU — FAILED (SPOILER) · airframe 20,776 hrs · 15,482 cycles
ASH 6154 PHX. SPOILER FAULT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED PCU.
Part: UNKNOWN — OUT OF POSITION (SPOILER SYS) · airframe 20,776 hrs · 15,482 cycles
ASH 6166 PHX. SPOILERON FAULT STS MSG ON GRND. MX FOUND AIRCRAFT NOT IN CORRECT CONFIGURATION. MX PLACED SYSTEMS IN CORRECT CONFIGURATION.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (SPOILER SYS) · airframe 20,770 hrs · 15,477 cycles
ASH 6412 PHX. SPOILER FAULT. MX RESET THE SYSTEM.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — ILLUMINATED (SPOILERS) · airframe 20,707 hrs · 15,429 cycles
ASH 6931 OKC, FLIGHT SPOILER/SPOILERON CAUTION MESSAGE. MX RESET. OP'S CHECK GOOD.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN · airframe 20,701 hrs · 15,423 cycles
ASH 6332 PHX - FLIGHT SPOILER FAULT STATUS MESSAGE. MAINTENANCE RESET SYSTEM. OP'S CHECK GOOD.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — ILLUMINATED (SPOILERS) · airframe 20,693 hrs · 15,418 cycles
ASH 6090 COS - FLIGHT SPOILER FAULT STATUS MESSAGE. MX RESET SYSTEM.
Part: SPOILER SYS — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 20,687 hrs · 15,413 cycles
ASH 6416 EUG - SPOILERS FAULT STATUS MESSAGE ON LANDING. MAINTENANCE RESET SYSTEM. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
Part: STATUS MESSAGE — ILLUMINATED · airframe 12,293 hrs · 15,365 cycles
ASH 6339 LAS - FLIGHT SPOILER FAULT STATUS MESSAGE. MAINTENANCE RESET. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: PCU — WARNING MESSAGE (SPOILERONS) · airframe 20,634 hrs · 15,362 cycles
ASH 6152 PHX - SPOILERON FAULT STATUS MESSAGE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT I/B PCU.
Part: PCU — WARNING LIGHT (RIGHT) · airframe 20,613 hrs · 15,348 cycles
ASH 6383 PHX - SPOILERONS FAULT CAUTION MESSAGE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT I/B PCU.
Part: ECU — UNKNOWN (FLT SPOILERS) · airframe 20,593 hrs · 15,331 cycles
ASH 6237 PHX - FLIGHT SPOILER CAUTION MESSAGE. MX R/R SECU.
Part: PCU — OUT OF ADJUST (SPOILERS) · airframe 20,566 hrs · 15,307 cycles
ASH 6260 PHX - RIGHT FLIGHT SPOILER CAUTION MESSAGE AFTER THE 3A PUMP WAS TURNED ON. SHIMMED RT FLIGHT SPOILER PANEL AND ADJUSTED RT PCU.
Part: PCU — MALFUNCTIONED (FLT SPOILERS) · airframe 20,566 hrs · 15,307 cycles
ASH 6188 PHX - ABORTED TAKEOFF FOR SPOILER CONFIG MESSAGE. MX REPLACED FLT SPOILER OUTBD PCU.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — ILLUMINATED (SPOILERS) · airframe 20,557 hrs · 15,299 cycles
ASH 6412 PHX - FLIGHT SPOILER FAULT STATUS MESSAGE. MX RESET SYSTEM.
Part: PIN — DAMAGED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 20,548 hrs · 15,295 cycles
ASH 6332 PHX - CAN NOT LOCK MAIN CABIN DOOR. MX REPLACED DOOR INNER SUPPORT PIN AND BOLT.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN · airframe 14,627 hrs · 12,998 cycles
ASH 6148 LAS - FLT SPOILERS FAULT STATUS MESSAGE. MAINTENANCE RESET THE SPOILER SYSTEM.
Part: SPOILER SYS — OUT OF RIG · airframe 20,497 hrs · 15,256 cycles
ASH 6019 PHX - FLIGHT SPOILER FAULT IN FLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE FAULT INTERMITTENTLY ELEVATING TO A CAUTION. MX RIGGED FLIGHT SPOILER. OP'S CHECK GOOD.
Part: STATUS MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (SPOILERS) · airframe 204,744 hrs · 15,243 cycles
ASH 6678 LAS - FLIGHT SPOILER FAULT STATUS MESSAGE AFTER ENGINE START. MAINTENANCE RESET. OP'S SYSTEM NORMAL.
Part: SWITCH — FAULTY (SERVICE DOOR) · airframe 20,400 hrs · 15,188 cycles
ASH 6114 PHX - A SERVICE DOOR INDICATION INOP. MX REPLACED A FAULTY SWITCH.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — ACTIVATED (FLT SPOILERS) · airframe 20,833 hrs · 17,299 cycles
ASH 6216 PHX - FLIGHT SPOILER FAULT STATUS MESSAGE. MAINTENANCE RESET. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: SOLENOID — LEAKING (APU) · airframe 20,384 hrs · 15,178 cycles
ASH 6216 PHX - STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. MX FOUND ODOR TO BE CAUSED BY THE APU. APU FUEL SOLENOID LEAKING. CLEANED CONTROLER VALVE. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: ECU — FAULTED (SPOILER) · airframe 20,362 hrs · 15,164 cycles
ASH 6332 PHX - FLIGHT SPOILER STATUS FAULT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 SFECU.
Part: HANDLE — OUT OF RIG (PAX DOOR) · airframe 20,288 hrs · 15,105 cycles
ASH 6117 PHX, PAX DOOR HANDLE THAT WOULD NOT STOW. MX RIGGED THE OUTER DOOR HANDLE.
Part: HANDLE — MALFUNCTIONED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 20,219 hrs · 15,056 cycles
ASH 6412 FAT, HAD A PAX DOOR HANDLE THAT WOULD NOT STOW WHEN USING THE INNER HANDLE. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: HANDLE — MALFUNCTIONED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 20,220 hrs · 15,056 cycles
ASH 6156 COS, A PAX DOOR HANDLE THAT WOULD NOT STOW WHEN USING THE INNER HANDLE. MAINTENANCE LUBED OUTER HANDLE/INNER HANDLE, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SEAL — BROKEN (PAX DOOR) · airframe 20,185 hrs · 15,030 cycles
ASH 6136 PHX, PAX DOOR SEAL BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR SEAL LEAK CHECKED GOOD.
2005
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 19,800 hrs · 14,760 cycles
OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED THE LIGHT.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 19,581 hrs · 14,597 cycles
ASH 6428 PHX - NR 1 FLOOR TRACK EMERG LIGHT INOP. MX REPLACED THE LAMP.
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL QTY) · airframe 18,999 hrs · 14,150 cycles
ASH 6493 PHX. LOSS OF FUEL CH 1 & CH 2 ALONG WITH TOTAL FUEL QUANTITY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FQGC.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 18,889 hrs · 14,073 cycles
ASH 6491 PHX. CABIN SERVICE DOOR EXIT LIGHT INOP. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED THE EXIT LIGHT.
Part: CABLE — OUT OF ADJUST (PAX DOOR) · airframe 18,840 hrs · 13,442 cycles
ASH 6493 PHX. A MAIN CABIN DOOR THAT WAS HARD TO OPEN. MX ADJUSTED CABLE TENSION FOR DOOR SUPPORT WHEEL.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 18,283 hrs · 13,631 cycles
ASH 6717 - LAS TO OKC - THE CREW NOTED THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT 2 OF 5 LIGHTS INOP. MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH THE MEL PROCEDURES AND RELAMPED THE BULB.
Part: LINE — CRACKED (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 17,466 hrs · 13,037 cycles
ASH 6318 SBA - LAX, PILOT DIVERTED INTO LAX EN ROUTE TO PHX DUE TO NR 1 HYD QUANTITY AND PRESSURE LOW. MAINTENANCE FOUND A CRACKED LINE AT THE NR 1 CASE DRAIN FILTER. 1/31/05 MAINTENANCE INSTALLED A TEMP HYD LINE, SERVICED HYD SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. LATER THE PERM HYD LINE WAS INSTALLED. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
2004
Part: PSEU — INOPERATIVE (MLG) · airframe 16,855 hrs · 12,608 cycles
ASH 6424 FROM PHX TO DSM, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO A GEAR DISAGREE MESSAGE AFTER TAKEOFF. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED DOWN AND THE GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE IS CURRENTLY TROUBLESHOOTING. 11/14/04 MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED PSEU. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: IDG — LEAKING (NR 1 GENERATOR) · airframe 16,376 hrs · 12,236 cycles
ASH 6311 SBP-PHX - ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO GEN 1 OFF LINE AND IDG CAUTION MESSAGE. MX FOUND THE IDG LOW ON OIL AND DISCONNECTED IT AND PLACED IT ON MEL. 9/13/04 MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE IDG.
Part: PRIORITY VALVE — LEAKING (NLG DOOR) · airframe 150,006 hrs · 11,246 cycles
A/C RETURNED TO FIELD FOR NLG DOOR MASTER CAUTION WITH NR 3 PUMP MESSAGES UPON RETRACTION. PILOT ALSO HAD NR 3 PRESS LOW MASTER CAUTION MSG UPON EXTENTION. MX REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR PRIORITY VALVE. OP CHECKS GOOD.
Part: WIRE — DISCONNECTED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 14,864 hrs · 11,141 cycles
FLOOR EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING WAS INOP FROM ROWS 9-13. MX FOUND LOOSE TERMINAL. MX RECONNECTED TERMINAL. OP CHECKS GOOD. NO PARTS USED.
Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 14,839 hrs · 11,123 cycles
DURING PREFLIGHT THE PAX DOOR INTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOP. MX REPLACED THE BULB. OP CHECKS GOOD.
Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 14,677 hrs · 11,002 cycles
ASH 6338 PHX, PAX DOOR FLOOR EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT INOP. MX RELAMPED, OP CHECKS GOOD.
2003
Part: LATCH — LACK OF LUBE (PAX DOOR) · airframe 14,518 hrs · 10,874 cycles
CREW REPORTED MAIN PAX DOOR HARD TO OPEN. MX CLEANED AND LUBED LATCHING MECHANISM. OP CHECKS GOOD. NO PARTS USED.
Part: BRACKET — OUT OF ADJUST (PROX SENSOR) · airframe 14,501 hrs · 10,870 cycles
ASH 6075 LAS, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD REPORTING NLG DISAGREE AND GEAR DOOR WARNING MSG IN-FLIGHT DURING GEAR RETRACT. A/C BEING FERRIED TO PHX FOR MX 12/12/2003. MX ADJUSTED THE PROX CENTERING BRACKET. OP CHECKS GOOD, NO PARTS USED.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
ASH NR 6320 PHX-BFL. FLT CREW NOTICED AN INTERIOR OVHD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. MX RELAMPED. OP CHECKS GOOD
2002
Part: TIRE — SEPARATED (LT MLG)
FLT 6072 - COS-PHX - UPON TAKEOFF ROTATION, A LIGHT THUD WAS HEARD. ALL INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT WERE NORMAL. WHILE IN CRUISE, THE F/A NOTIFIED THE FLIGHT DECK WITH A REPORT FROM A PASSENGER. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT HE HAD THOUGHT WE HAD BLOWN A TIRE ON TAKEOFF. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE TOWER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO DEBRIS WAS FOUND ON RUNWAY IN PHX. AFTER LANDING, THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED BUT THE ENTIRE TREAD SURFACE WAS MISSING. UNDERSIDE OF INBOARD FLAP WAS DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 MWA. (M)
airframe 11,257 hrs · 8,467 cycles
ABOVE LISTED AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED DUE TO TIRE SEPARATION DURING TAKEOFF. UPON FURTHER REVIEW, MESA AIRLINES INC. CAS DEPARTMENT FOUND GOODYEAR AERO TIRES P/N 5010571-1 S/N'S 2197XXX - 2211XXX TO HAVE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. TIRE S/N'S AFFECTED ARE 2197XXX-2211XXX.
Part: WIRE — LOOSE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
IN SLC, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT EMERGENCY EXIT ILGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE RECONNECTED THE WIRES TO THE LIGHT MODULE. OP CHECKS GOOD. (M)
2001
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR)
DURING A ROUTINE SERVICE CHECK THE CREW FOUND A LEFT HAND PASSENGER DOOR EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BULB, OPS CHECKED GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FLT 5891 - CLT - EXPERIENCED FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS 2 THROUGH 5 WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 INVERTER AND THE POWER SUPPLY. OP CHECKS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)
FLT 6070 - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND THE FLOOR PROX LIGHTING STRIPS TWO THROUGH FIVE INOPERATIVE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO PHX. PHX COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. MAINTENANCE SUSPECTED THE BATTERY PACK WAS LOW AND CHARGED DURING FLIGHT. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. OP CHECKS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO FLIGHT. (M)
Part: POWER UNIT — INOPERATIVE (FS 280)
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERIES. OPS CHECK GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
FLT 6019 - COS-PHX - DURING PRE-FLIGHT, PILOT FOUND LOWER EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN OUT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED A BROKEN WIRE BEHIND THE SIGN. OP CHECKS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2000
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BULB. OPS CHECK GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN FLOOR)
AIRSHUTTLE 5781 CVG-PHL DURING PREFLIGHT CAPTAIN REPORTED THE FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTING STRIP WAS INOPERATIVE FROM CABIN ROW 5 FORWARD. MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTED CAPTAIN TO RESET CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND CYCLE SWITCH. OP CKD GOOD. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: COVER — MISSING (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FORWARD CABIN EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT WAS MISSING ITS LENS COVER. MAINTNANCE WAS CALLED FIXTURE WAS REPLACED. OPS CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
STL/PHL - FLT 5763 - DURING STANDARD PRE-FLIGHT CHECK, THE CREW NOTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND OPS CHECKED THE SYSTEM WITH EXTERNAL POWER AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. THIS WAS DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT MAIN BATTERY BEING LOW ON CHARGE SWITCH ON WITH THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE ARMED POSITION. THE BATTERY WAS PROPERLY CHARGED. OPS CHECKED GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
1999
Part: HANDLE — OUT OF ADJUST (PARKING BRAKE)
FLT 5805 - PHL-MKE - THE CRWE COULD NOT SET THE PARKING BRAKE. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE SET SCREW. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE (M)
Part: BULB — FAILED (ROW 5)
FLT 5805 - PHL-MKE - CREW REPORTED THAT THE CEILING EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT AT ROW 5 INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BULB, OPS CHECK GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BULB — FAILED (LT WING)
FLT 5782 - PHL-CRW - CREW REPORTED A LEFT WING EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BULB, OPS CHECK GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1998
Part: BRAKE — LEAKING (NR 1)
FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM NR 1 BRAKE. TEAR-DOWN DATA HAS IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM WITH THE PISTON LEAKING AROUND THE PIN, AND THE T-SEALS HAVING TO BE REPLACED. AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEMS HAS IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE PIN NOT BEING FINISHED PROPERLY, WHICH IS SCORING THE SEAL. REF: OPERATOR CONTROL NR MASA99040, AND, NR 99ZZZX1487 THROUGH 99ZZZX1522.
Part: BULB — FAILED (EMERGENCY EXIT)
DURING PREFLIGHT WALK-AROUND, CREW NOTICED THE RIGHT FORWARD EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE LIGHT PER MEL 33-51-2. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERIVCE. IN SUBSEQUENT MAINTENANCE, THE BULB WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. (X)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUCNTIONED (CARGO BAY)
BHM/PHL - FLT 5768 - AIRCRAFT WAS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE WHEN THE EICAS SYSTEM INDICATED SMOKE IN THE CARGO BAY. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DISCHARGED THE CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES AND DIVERTED TO RDU WHERE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FERRIED TO BHM. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT, NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. CARGO BOTTLES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED SINCE THEY WERE DISCHARGED DURING THE INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)