N393FE
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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.
31 reports on file, 2002-03-18 – 2007-12-18.
Part: HANDLE — INOPERATIVE (NR 1 FIRE) · airframe 83,647 hrs · 30,535 cycles
DURING 'C' CHK TEST FLIGHT OF ALL A/C SYSTEMS AND FUNCTION CHECKS, NR 1 FIRE HANDLE WOULD NOT OPERATE. SEQ 18 WORK ORDER 39794 PDIS 393, 26-10 0005670 17DEC07. NR 1 ENG FIRE HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE. SUSPECT MOISTURE AT ALTITUDE. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE IAW MM 28-22-05-2. INSPECTED NR 1 ENG EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN SYS IAW MM 20-21-00-0. CLEANED AND LUBED NR 1 ENG LEADING EDGE HYD AND FUEL CABLES. REPLACED GROMMETS IAW MM 20-21-00-0. OPS CHECK PERFORMED IAW MM 28-22-05-2. CLOSED PANELS IAW MM 20-00-00.
Part: DUCT — CRUSHED (ANTI ICE SYS) · airframe 83,644 hrs · 30,532 cycles
DURING C CHECK MAINT, FOUND NR 4 LT L/E SLAT CRUSHED ANTI ICE DUCT IN L/E OF SLAT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 LT NR 4 SLAT PICCOLO TUBE PER BOEING DRAWING NRM 6061.
Earlier reports · 2002–2006 · 29 reports
2006
Part: ATTACH FITTING — BROKEN (LT AILERON) · airframe 81,212 hrs · 29,459 cycles
LT O/B AILERON ATTACHMENT STUDS BROKEN AND HEAVILY CORRODED. REMOVED 4 STUDS AND CLEANED OLD SEALENT AROUND THE HOLES AFSR 45 QC 47028 OK TO INSTALL 4 NEW STUDS QC 67028. INSTALLED 4 NEW STUDS AS PER EA-5740-7-5000 PT1 STEP 9 AFS 69 QC 97972. PEFORMED FINAL LEAK CK TO STUDS AS PER MM 28-00-00-2 AFS 67 NO LEAK NOTED QC 95923.
Part: STOP FITTING — CORRODED (ZONE 800) · airframe 81,212 hrs · 29,459 cycles
MAIN CABIN STATION 795-849 R2 DOOR JAMBS STOP FITTING ATTACHMENT BOLTS LONG 17-27 CORRODED. FASTENER RUST REMOVED AND TREATED WITH LPS 3, REF SRM 51-21-01.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CORRODED (ZONE 800) · airframe 81,212 hrs · 29,459 cycles
STATION 1259-1301 R3 DOOR JAMBS FWD AND AFT STOP FITTING ATTACHMENT BOLTS CORRODED LONG 17-27. CORROSION CLEANED UP IAW SRM 51-21-01 VOL II. PAINTED AND LPS TREATED.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CORRODED (ZONE 800) · airframe 81,212 hrs · 29,459 cycles
MAIN CABIN STATION 1901 R4 DOOR AFT JAMB STOP FITTING ATTACHMENT BOLTS LONG 17-27 CORRODED. BOLTS REMOVED BURNISHED REF SRM 51-00-01. BOLTS REINSTALLED, SEALED AND LPS APPLIED TO AREA REF SRM 51-21-01.
2004
Part: LONGERON — CHAFED (NR 3 COWLING) · airframe 78,106 hrs · 28,115 cycles
NR 3 INBOARD COWLING UPPER LONGERON CHAFED UNDER RUB STRIP. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW FEDEX EA 8-5410-81527, NACELLES/PYLON, NR 3 ENGINE INBOARD CORE COWL UPPER LONGERON, REPAIR. REFERENCE NON-ROUTINE N00471.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 78,106 hrs · 28,115 cycles
REPAIR DOUBLER AND TRIPLER AT FUSELAGE STATION 577-591, LONGERON 42L-44L NEEDS ENGINEERING EVALUATION TO DETERMINE IF REPAIR IS MAJOR OR MINOR AND IF REPAIR IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA APPROVED DATA AND IF REPETITIVE INSPECTION ARE REQUIRED. COMPLIED WITH FEDEX EA 8-5330-83947, FUSELAGE, SKIN CRACK REPAIR AT EXHAUST, RAM AIR- EVALUATION. REPAIR IS MINOR PER GMM 4-1-975 FIGURE 5 AND EA 8-5330- 83947.
Part: SILL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 78,106 hrs · 28,115 cycles
FORWARD CARGO DOOR, DOOR SILL FORWARD STATION 899, LONGERON 42 R, SMALL TOP LIGHTNING HOLE, CORROSION INSIDE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED -7 CHORD SECTION AND -7, -17, -19 INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DOUBLERS IAW FEDEX DC10 SRM 51-31-01 VOL II, 51-21-01 VOL II, 53-00-01 VOL I, 53-50-00 VOL I AND FEDEX EA 8-5330-81532 FUSELAGE, FORWARD CARGO DOORWAY JAMB, SKIN DOUBLER, REPAIR. REFERENCE, NON-ROUTINE NO. N00318.
Part: PSEU — FAULTY (E/E BAY) · airframe 78,106 hrs · 28,115 cycles
THE PSEU FAIL FAULT CODE INDICATES AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITHIN THE PSEU BOX BUT THE OEM COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSES OF THIS FAULT CODE. THIS EA WILL CAP AND STOW THE UNUSED PINS AT THE RACK, THUS COMPLETELY ELIMINATING THE WIRE AS AN EMT SOURCE. COMPLIED WITH EA NR 8-3260-81418, MD10 LANDING GEAR - LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATION SYSTEM, ALTERATION REFERENCE NO - WRI - 32602959.
Part: HINGE — CORRODED (ZONE 500) · airframe 78,106 hrs · 28,115 cycles
LEFT WING INBOARD FLAP PIVOT ATTACH POINT INBOARD BORE CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION FROM BORE, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, FABRICATED OVERSIZED REPAIR BUSHING, INSTALLED AND HONED BUSHING IAW DAC CMM 57-52-01 AND FEDEX EA 8-5750-81528, WINGS - LEFT HAND INBOARD FLAP, OUTBOARD HINGE BRACKET OVERSIZE PIVOT BORE AND STRAP.
Part: FAN BLADE — LOOSE (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 78,106 hrs · 28,115 cycles
CRACKED SEALANT/AXIAL AND RADIAL PLAY AT 29 EACH FAN DISCHARGE VANES, INSIDE NR 1 ENGINE, ON OUTER SHROUD. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED STAGE ONE FAN BLADES TO FACILITATE INSPECTION/REPAIR OF OUTLET GUIDE VANES. INSPECTED 29 OUTLET GUIDE VANES. NO METAL TO METAL CONTACT FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED ONE (1) OUTLET GUIDE VANE. ALL WORK DONE IAW MD10-10 AMM 72-22-00 AND FEDEX EA 8-7222-82158. REFER TO FAA FORM 8130-3 TRACKING NR 0733/1158. REFERENCE NON-ROUTINE N00413.
Part: SEAL — DAMAGED (ZONE 900) · airframe 78,106 hrs · 28,115 cycles
LAVATORY WASTE/TRASH CAN SEALS WORN (HAVE GAP). FOUND BY FEDEX QA. COMPLIED WITH EA 8-2540-83940, EQUIPMENT/FURNISHING, LAVATORY WASTE COMPARTMENT SEALS- REPAIR.
Part: LONGERON — WORN (ZONE 400) · airframe 78,106 hrs · 28,115 cycles
NR 3 INBOARD COWLING UPPER LONGERON CHAFED UNDER RUB STRIP. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW FEDEX EA 8-5410-81527, NACELLES/ PYLONS, NR 3 ENGINE INBOARD CORE COWL UPPER LONGERON, REPAIR. REFERENCE NON-ROUTINE N00471.
Part: STRAP — TORN (ZONE 300) · airframe 78,106 hrs · 28,115 cycles
TORN RESTRAINING STRAP ON TAIL CONE RAMP AT U-BAR. REPLACED STRAP ON TAIL CONE RAMP AT RESTRAINING U-BAR IAW FEDEX EA 8-5352-83938. REFERENCE NON-ROUTINE N00859.
Part: DOOR — DAMAGED (A/C PACK) · airframe 78,106 hrs · 28,115 cycles
REPAIR DOUBLER AT RIGHT HAND FUSELAGE STATION 495-535, NR 2 PACK DOOR 5 INCHES FROM TOP OF DOOR NEEDS ENGINEERING EVALUATION TO DETERMINE IF REPAIR IS MAJOR OR MINOR AND IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA APPROVED DATA AND IF REPETITIVE ARE REQUIRED. COMPLIED WITH FEDEX EA 8-5240-83842 PART 1, FUSELAGE, REPAIR EVALUATION AGING AIRPLANE PROGRAM EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER AT STATION 495-535, NR 2 PACK DOOR. REFERENCE NON-ROUTINE N01022.
Part: HINGE — CORRODED (ZONE 600) · airframe 69,609 hrs · 28,032 cycles
RIGHT WING OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD SUPPORT, PIVOT ATTACH POINT INBOARD BORE CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION FROM BORE, BORE WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, ETCHED LUG BORE, ROTO PEENED LUG BORE AND CAD PLATED LUG BORE, FABRICATED BUSHING AND CAD PLATED AND INSTALLED AND HONED TO FINAL SIZE IAW DAC CMM 57-52-02, 20-11-02, 20-11-01 AND EA 8-5750-81530 RIGHT HAND OUTBOARD FLAP, INBOARD HINGE BRACKET OVERSIZE PIVOT BORES REPAIR. REFERENCE NON-ROUTINE N00131.
Part: MANIFOLD — CHAFED (ZONE 400) · airframe 69,609 hrs · 28,032 cycles
NR 3 ENGINE LT HAND THRUST REVERSER COOLING DUCT ON THRUST REVERSER UPPER SIDE HAS CHAFING DAMAGE. WELD REPAIRED DUCT BY WELDING IAW FEDEX EA 8-7830-83937, NR 3 LEFT HAND THRUST REVERSER FORWARD COOLING MANIFOLD CHAFED. REPAIR, REINSTALLED NR 3 ENGINE LEFT HAND THRUST REVERSER COOLING UPPER DUCT IAW MD10 MM 78-00-00. REFERENCE NON-ROUTINE N00899.
Part: PRECOOLER — CRACKED (ZONE 400) · airframe 69,609 hrs · 28,032 cycles
CRACKED, SEAL SUPPORT CHANNEL (2 PLACES) ON NR 1 ENGINE BLEED AIR PRE-COOLER, TOP INBOARD SIDE. WELD REPAIRED IAW FEDEX EA 8-5410-81536. REFERENCE NON-ROUTINE NOO409.
Part: DOOR — DAMAGED (A/C PACK) · airframe 78,106 hrs · 28,115 cycles
REPAIR DOUBLER AT FUSELAGE STATION 500-518, NR 3 PACK DOOR, LONGERON 31R-32R NEEDS ENGINEERING EVALUATION TO DETERMINE IF REPAIR IS MAJOR OR MINOR AND IF REPAIR IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA APPROVED DATA AND IF REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS ARE REQUIRED. COMPLIED WITH FEDEX EA 8-5240-83841 PART 1, FUSELAGE, REPAIR EVALUATION AGING AIRPLANE PROGRAM EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER AT STATION 500-518, NR 3 PACK DOOR.
Part: HINGE — CORRODED (ZONE 600) · airframe 69,609 hrs · 28,032 cycles
RIGHT HAND INBOARD FLAP, PIVOT ATTACH POINT, INBOARD BORE CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION FROM BORE, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, FABRICATED OVERSIZE REPAIR BUSHING, INSTALLED AND HONED BUSHING IAW DAC CMM 57-52-01 AND FEDEX EA 8-5750-81529, WINGS, RIGHT HAND INBOARD FLAP, OUTBOARD HINGE BRACKET OVERSIZE PIVOT BORE AND STRAP BLENDOUT, REPAIR. REFERENCE NON-ROUTINE.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 300) · airframe 78,106 hrs · 28,115 cycles
CRACKED/TORN DOUBLER ON TAIL CONE FRAME AT STATION YN2164, LEFT HAND UPPER DOWER PIN AREA. REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLER AND INTERCOSTAL IAW MD10 SRM 51-35-01 VOL II. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW MD10 SRM 53-30-00 VOL I. PERFORMED HFEC TO VERIFY CRACK ENDS AT STOP DRILL IAW NDT SPM 01-10-01- 001. FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER AND INSTALLED ALONG WITH INTERCOSTAL IAW MD10 SRM 53-30-00 PAGE 11 AND EA 8-5352-83943, TAILCONE, FRAME CRACK AT Y2165 AND MD10SRM 51-33-01. REFERENCE NONROUTINE N00864.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (ZONE 500) · airframe 69,609 hrs · 28,032 cycles
LEFT WING INBOARD AILERON LOWER SKIN BILGED, (CORRODED). REMOVED LOWER INBOARD AILERON SKIN IAW DC10 SRM 57-35-01 VOL II, FABRICATED INTERNAL DOUBLERS AND SKIN IAW DAC DWG ARC1210-1 AND EA 8-5710-81531, LEFT HAND LOWER AILERON SKIN DELAMINATION. REPAIR, BONDED SKIN AND DOUBLER IAW TPS 1001, ALODINE AND PRIMED ALL PARTS IAW DC10 SRM 51-21- 01 VOL II, INSTALLED ALL PARTS IAW DC10 SRM 51-35-01 VOL II, INSTALLED ACCESS OPENING PANELS IAW DC10 SRM 51031-01 VOL II. REFERENCE NON-ROUTINE N00700.
Part: WIRE — OUT OF POSITION (MAIN BATTERY) · airframe 77,101 hrs · 27,634 cycles
REPEAT WRITE-UP. AT 1:45 HR INTO FLIGHT, RECEIVED LVL 1 ALERT BATTERY DISCHARGING FOR APPROX 20 SEC. ALERT THEN OUT FOR 1 MIN, CAME BACK ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR NEXT 10 MIN. COMPLIED WITH QRH, LANDED AT DEN, NO OTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. INTERROGATED EPCU, FOUND SENSE FAULT. FOUND CELL SENSE WIRE COMING OFF OF CONNECTOR P1-1959 STRETCHED TAUNT, RELIEVED PRESSURE BY REMOVING TY-WRAPS AND MOVING WIRE INBOARD. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER PER MM 24-34-02-2, CHECKS NORMALLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED EPCU PER MM 24-08-01-4, CHECKS NORMALLY. PERFORMED BATTERY DISCHARGING ALERT OPS CHECK PER MM 24-00-01-6, CHECKS NORMALLY.
2003
Part: BATTERY — MALFUNCTIONED (MASTER) · airframe 76,628 hrs · 27,452 cycles
FIFTY MIN INTO FLT AT FL370 RECEIVED AT LEVEL BATTERY DISCHARGING ALERT. ALERT STAYED ON ABOUT 30 SEC 10 MIN LATER IT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. A/C DIVERTED TO CHS. DURING DESCENT (FL 200) ALERT WENT AWAY AND DID NOT RE-OCCUR. REPEAT WRITE-UP. NEEDS NEW A/C BATTERIES. ORDERED SAME. REMOVED AND REPLACED AIRCRAFT BATTERIES IAW MD-10 MM. REMOVED AND REPLACED EPCU IAW MD-10 MM 24-08-01-4, REMOVED AND REPLACED B1-134 RCCB IAW MD-10 MM 24-50-01. ALSO FOUND TERMINALS ON SHUNT S4-1 LOOSE TIGHTENED TERMINALS, FOUND TEMP SENSOR ON LT BATTERY BAD, A/C BATTERIES ON ORDER.
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (NR 2 PYLON) · airframe 75,577 hrs · 26,903 cycles
COMPLY WITH EA 8-7160-69657, NUMBER 2 ENGINE COWL-ENGINE DRAIN HEATER WIRING RESTORATION. COMPLIED WITH EA 8-7161-69657. ADDED WIRES PER EA 8-7160-69657 NUMBER 2 ENGINE COWL, ENGINE HEATER WIRING RESTORATION.
Part: PLATE — TORN (FUSELAGE) · airframe 75,577 hrs · 26,903 cycles
NR 279 FORWARD PIT, BETWEEN FS 920-960 RIGHT CEILING PANEL 2 EA ATTACHED PRESSURE RELIEF DOOR SCREEN PLATES ARE TORN, BENT, ABRADED AND ALSO LAMP CUT-OUT SCRAP PLATE. CLOSING ACTION. 04/05/03. ON BLENDED DAMAGE AREA ON PANELS IAW SRM 53-02-01. NEG MATERIAL LOSS. VENT NR 2 ROUTED TO FAB SHOP. RECEIVED NEW PART FROM FAB ON T/R TZ/3227442. DRILLED MOUNTING HOLES IAW SRM 51-31-01. TREATED IAW SRM 51-31-01. RETURNED TO PARTS RACK.
Part: SEAL — BENT (ZONE 400) · airframe 75,577 hrs · 26,903 cycles
NR 662 NR 3 PYLON PANEL 488CR RAIN SEALS (2) EA BENT AND TORN. CLOSING ACTION ON 04/05/03. REMOVED 2EA RAIN SEALS ON NR 3 PYLON PANEL 488CR, IAW SRM 51-31-01. FAB NEW RAIN SEALS ON TRAVELER NR T2/324415. DRILLED DEBURED IAW SRM 51-31-01. INSTALLED RAIN SEALS USING MONEL RIVETS IAW SRM 51-31-01. RETURNED TO PARTS RACK.
Part: PYLON — DAMAGED (NR 1) · airframe 75,577 hrs · 26,903 cycles
NR 1 ENGINE PYLON RIGHT SIDE CLOSE OUT ON LOWER WING BROKEN ABOVE PANEL 437ER. CLOSING ACTION ON 04/05/03. ON NR N00313. REMOVED CLOSE-OUT PANEL ROUTED TO FAB IAW SRM 51-31-01. T/R NR T2/322652 AND 1 PANEL ON T2/322695, LOCATED AND DRILLED IAW SRM 51-31-01,51-33-01. INSTALLED PANEL IAW SRM 51-35-01 AND 51-35-02 AND 51-33-01.
Part: DOOR — GOUGED (MLG) · airframe 75,577 hrs · 26,903 cycles
RT MLG DOOR AFT OUTBOARD PAN HAS 6 INCH LONG GOUGE. LONG GOUGE HAS CRACK, REMOVED CORNER PAN. RECEIVED NEW PAN DRILLED HOLES TREATED PRIMED AND PAINTED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 52-10-00, 51-35-01,51-35-02,51-31-01 AND 51-21-01.
2002
Part: BOLT — BROKEN (T/E FLAP) · airframe 74,295 hrs · 26,222 cycles
LEFT HAND OUTBOARD FLAP, OUTBOARD HINGE BOLT BROKEN.