N388FE
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No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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.
19 reports on file, 1998-07-22 – 2010-08-03.
Part: CLAMP — LOOSE (ANTI ICE DUCT) · airframe 79,792 hrs · 32,641 cycles
DURING CLIMB, PASSING APPROX FL280 HAD INDICATIONS OF MANIFOLD FAILURE INCLUDING 'AIR SYS 1 OFF' & 'AIR SYS 2 OFF'. MASTER CAUTION/WARNING EAD ALERTS LASTED ONLY SPLIT SECOND. DIVERTED. PERFORMED DECAY CHECK OF PNEUMATIC SYSTEMS 1 & 2. INDICATIONS NORMAL. REF JRH. PERFORMED RTS TEST ON PSC 1& 2. NR 2 PSC FAILING HIGH STAGE TEMP SENSOR. TROUBLE SHOT PER FIM 36-23. THIS FAULT HAS OCCURRED FROM AN OVERHEAT DETECTION LOOP 1A/1B IN FWD LT TUNNEL STARTING IN CENTER ACCESSORY BAY. FOUND LOOSE CLAMPS ON 1-2 ISOLATION AIR SYSTEM VALVE, BLOWING HOT AIR DIRECTLY ONTO THE LOOPS. SECURED CLAMPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED DECAY CHECKS OF THE NR 1 & 2 PNEU SYS PER MM 36-00-01-5 CHECKED GOOD. ALSO PERFORMED AIR SYSTEM TEST PER MM 36-23-01-5 CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SPAR CAP — CRACKED (ZONE 600) · airframe 79,239 hrs · 32,359 cycles
RT WING REAR SPAR REPAIR IAW EA 8-5710-138106, PART 1 INSTRUCTIONS. INTERIM REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW EA NR 8-5710-138106 PART 1, REPETITIVE INSP AT 1650 FLT CYC INTERVALS AND FINAL RESTORATION TO BE ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO ACFT REACHING 39357 FLT CYC REF: EA NR 8-5710-138167. THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR RII:483271. NO RESTRICTION CRACK RT WING REAR SPAR XORS=409, REPAIR OK IAW EA NR 8-5710-138167. INTERIM REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW EA NR 8-5710-138106, PART 1 INSTRUCTIONS.
Earlier reports · 1998–2009 · 17 reports
2009
Part: INSULATION — DAMAGED (PNEU DUCT) · airframe 78,634 hrs · 32,052 cycles
AFT CARGO - NR 2 SYS PNEU DUCT INSULATION BLANKET HEAVILY DAMAGED INSIDE LT SIDEWALL STA 1921-1941. NOTE: SEPERATE NR GENERATED TO VERIFY CORRECT INSTALLATION OF VENT TUBE ADJACENT DAMAGED AREA (N00384: AFT CARGO LT SIDEWALL-VERIFY CORRECT INSTALLATION OF VENT TUBE MOUNTED AT SIDEWALL FRAME STA 1941. VENT TUBE ORIGINATES AT (AFT LAV VENT PRESS REG S2-6).
2008
Part: SPAR CAP — DAMAGED (LT WING) · airframe 77,433 hrs · 31,484 cycles
COMPLY WITH LT WING REAR SPAR LOWER CAP SPLICE-LIFE LIMITED REPAIR, STA XORS 395 TO 446 PER EA 8-5710-118517 REV NR POS, SEQ NR 000007. COMPLIED WITH E.A. 8-5710-118917 WING-REAR SPAR LOWER CAP SPLICE-LIFE LIMITED REPAIR.
Part: CAP — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 76,286 hrs · 30,937 cycles
LT END CAP OF CAC DOMED PRESSURE BULKHEAD CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED END CAP IAW SRM 51-31-01. END CAP FABRICATED ON MAE TRAVELER T8/725202. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-31-01 FOR ACCESS. CLEANED AND RESEALED AREA IAW MM 20-60-08-2.
Part: SEAT TRACK — WORN (ZONE 200) · airframe 76,286 hrs · 30,937 cycles
MCD SEAT TRACK AT BS 650-730 LBL 107 IS WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 53-70-00 FIG 1 VOL 1.
2006
Part: DUCT — FAILED (PNEUMATIC SYS) · airframe 73,092 hrs · 29,524 cycles
PASSING FL 220 PILOTS BOTH HEARD A LOUD BANG UNDERNEATH OUR SEATS. PRESSURIZATION WENT ERRATIC FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY A LEVEL 2 AIR SYS 1-2 OFF LIGHT. FOLLOWED QRH, ISOLATED NR 1 MANIFOLD WHICH SUSPECT WAS THE PROBLEM. DIVERTED TO ATL. FOUND NR 1 PNEUMATIC SUPPLY DUCT BLOWN. INSTALLED NR 1 PNEUMATIC SUPPLY AT STA 655. DUCT AND LEAK CHECKED PER MM 36-14-02. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
2005
Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 71,837 hrs · 28,979 cycles
AFTER T/O RW 22L JFK. LT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. INDICATIONS WRE LEFT UNSAFE LIGHT AND A RED DOT LEFT GEAR ON CONFIG PAGE. ALSO NOTICED YAW WITH 1GEAR STILL DOWN. R & R LT TRIM CYLINDER PER MM 32-37-01-2. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 SYS BRAKE LINES ON NR 5 & 6 BRAKES. BLEED BRAKES AS PER M.M. 32-43-01-3. REPLACED ALL BROKEN SUPPORTS, AND CLAMPS SUPPORTING HYD LINES USING STANDARD MAINT PRACTICES. LEAK CHECK OK OF HYD LINES AND BRAKES. BLED BOGIE TRIM CYCLINDER. LEAK CHECKS NORMAL. A/C JACKED PER MM 07-11-00-2. PERFORMED GEAR SWING SWING PER MM 32-30-00-5. OPS CK'S OK.GEAR INDICATION CK'S OK PER MM 32-60-00-5.
2004
Part: HINGE — CORRODED (T/E FLAP) · airframe 70,549 hrs · 28,394 cycles
RIGHT WING OUTBOARD FLAP, INBOARD SUPPORT PIVOT ATTACH POINT INBOARD BUSHING CORRODED. FABRICATED OVERSIZE REPAIR BUSHING, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. INSTALLED AND FINAL HONED OVERSIZE BUSHING IAW DAC CMM 57-52-02 AND FEDEX EA NR 8-5750-83939, WING-RIGHT HAND OUTBOARD FLAP, INBOARD HINGE BRACKET, OVERSIZE PIVOT BORES REPAIR.
Part: HINGE — CORRODED (ZONE 600) · airframe 70,549 hrs · 28,394 cycles
RIGHT WING OUTBOARD FLAP, INBOARD SUPPORT, PIVOT ATTACH POINT, INBOARD BUSHING CORRODED. FABRICATED OVERSIZE REPAIR BUSHING, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, INSTALLED AND FINAL HONED OVERSIZE BUSHING IAW DAC CMM 57-52-02 AND FEDEX EA 8-5750-83939, WING, RIGHT HAND OUTBOARD FLAP, INBOARD HINGE BRACKET, OVERSIZE PIVOT BORES, REPAIR. REFERENCE NON-ROUTINE.
Part: PANEL — CORRODED (ZONE 500) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 69,824 hrs · 28,058 cycles
LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, WING SUPPORT FITTING CORROSION IN THREE TAPER LOCK HOLES. CORROSION REMOVAL AND OVERSIZED TAPER LOKS INSTALLATION IAW FEDEX EA 8-5710-70153.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (ANTI ICE SYSTEM) · airframe 69,182 hrs · 27,751 cycles
DURING CLIMBOUT WITH WING & ENGINE ANTI ICE ON GOT A NR 1 MANFOLD FAIL ALERT. COMPLIED WITH QRH AND RTB. TROUBLESHOT PER FIM CH 36-23 FOUND MANIFOLD FAULT INDICATOR SET (LEFT WING PRESSURE SW SHOWN) SWITCH WOULD NOT RESET. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRESS SWITCH IAW MM CH 36-23-03-4. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
2002
Part: LANDING GEAR — FAILED (LEFT) · airframe 67,915 hrs · 27,082 cycles
IN LANDING PATTERN AT TPA AT GEAR EXTENSION HEARD LOUD BANG AND A/C SHUTTERED SERIOUSLY. NR 3 HYDRAULIC DEC TO ZERO. LEFT MLG READ UNSAFE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON BOTH FRONT AND ENGINEER'S PANEL. ACCOMPLISHED APPROPRIATE RED TAB PROCEDURES. LANDED AND EVACUATED AIRCRAFT. (COMPANY FERRYED AIRCRAFT TO MEM FOR PERMANENT REPAIR). REPLACED THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS LT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK CYLINDER, ALL MAIN TIRES AND BRAKES AND RIGHT EVACUATION SLIDE.
2000
Part: MOUNT — CORRODED (NR 3 ENGINE) · airframe 64,855 hrs · 25,604 cycles
NR 14 CORROSION FOUND ON NR 3 ENGINE AT AFT MOUNT ASSY. *S/D* REPLACED PER MM 20-20-01-2 DAC BLUE PRINT AUB 7032.
Part: CONTROL BOX — INOPERATIVE (MLG)
00-108 WHEN GEAR RETRACT AFT T/O RT MAIN MOUNT RED LIGHT ON FRONT PNL REMAIN ILLUM. R&R PROXIMITY CONTROL BOX & TESTED PER MM 32-61-01-2.
Part: THROTTLE — FROZEN (NR 2 ENGINE)
PRIOR TO DESCENT, NR 2 THROTTLE FROZE IN POS. PERFORMED IN FLT ENGINE SHUTDOWN CKLIST & APPRO RED TABS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENG THROTTLE PUSH-PULL CABLE WITH MM 76-11-01-2. RAN NR 2 ENG IAW DC10 JRH.
1999
Part: UPLOCK TARGET — BENT (RT MLG)
RIGHT MLG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AT GEAR RETRACT, HYD WERE NORMAL. CYCLE LANDING GEAR PER ABNORMAL PROC. FOUND DOOR PROXIMITY TARGET BENT PER EA 8-3230-46724 C/W EO 8-3260-7-3304 PART 2 ONLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT UPLOCK TARGET ASSY.
Part: PROX TARGET — INOPERATIVE (LT MLG)
LEFT MAIN GEAR IND UNSAFE UP AFTER T/O WITH HANDLE UP. BOTH PANELS INDICATE UNSAFE. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROX TARGET, OPS CK PER MM 32-61-03.
1998
Part: SPAR — CORRODED (LT WING)
STA-GYR: WHILE WORKING EO 8-5710-7-3314 PARTS 5,6,7, AND 8 FOUND LEFT NR 2 AND RT NR 4 HOLES IN PYLON FITTINGS AND WING SPAR CORRODED. CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND HOLES ARE WITHIN BLUEPRINT TOLERANCE.