N406DA
Registered owner: TURBOPROP LLC, MT (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.
60 reports on file, 1995-04-06 – 2000-10-22.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (CARGO BAY) · airframe 73,265 hrs · 57,379 cycles
FOUND THE BATTERY PACK INOP AT THE AFT CARGO DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS. CHANGED BATTERY PACK, EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE OK.
Part: TRANSMITTER — INOPERATIVE (TE FLAPS) · airframe 72,997 hrs · 57,196 cycles
OUTBOARD FLAP INDICATIONS SPLIT AT 15 DEG CAUSING A LOCKOUT. ALT FLAP EXTEND USED. INDICATORS BOUNCE BETWEEN SPLIT AND EQUAL SETTINGS. NO ROLL TENDENCIES WERE FELT WHEN FLAPS WERE EXTENDED. REPLACED LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP TRANSMITTER PER M/M. FLAP IND AND OPERATION CHECKS GOOD.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (RT MLG WW) · airframe 72,966 hrs · 57,172 cycles
FOUND ON C1 LETTER CK, 1.25 INCH CRACK IN THE RT FS 870 KEEL BEAM I/B ATTACH ANGLE. STOP DRILLED CRACK PER B727 DRD 53-10-9D FIG 806D.
Part: BRACKET — BROKEN (GIRT BAR) · airframe 72,938 hrs · 57,151 cycles
2L GIRT BAR ATTACH FITTING TO FLOOR SPRING BROKEN, BAR WILL NOT ENGAGE. REPLACED BROKEN BRACKET.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 72,931 hrs · 57,146 cycles
AFT I/B EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT BATTERY DEAD. REPLACED BATTERY.
Part: BATTERY — LEAKING (CABIN) · airframe 72,772 hrs · 57,044 cycles
L1 OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY DUE TO WEAK BATTERIES LEAKING INTO LIGHT ASSY.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (AIR STAIRS) · airframe 72,136 hrs · 56,602 cycles
AFT AIRSTAIRS EMERGENCY LIGHT FAILED TO TEST. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 71,643 hrs · 56,269 cycles
LEFT AFT OVERWING EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK. LIGHT OPN CKS GOOD.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 1263)
A 2 INCH CRACK IN TORQUE BOX SHELF ANGLE FWD SIDE OF STA 1263. REPLACED ANGLE PER SRM 53-10-10D FIGURE 803D.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (BS 870)
FS 870 WEB CRACKED RT MLG W/W AT APU LOAD CONTROL VALVE. CUT OUT 1.5 INCH AT 6:00 POS. INSTALLED TIME LIMITED REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-9D FIG 806D.
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 50 reports
1999
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (AIRSTAIR)
AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY'S, OPS NOW OK.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (AFT AIRSTAIR)
AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP ON L/O CHECK. REPLACED BATTERYS (P/N 334101877), OPER NOW NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (RT EMER EXIT)
RT AFT 2 OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS M957 AND M956, OPS CHKS GOOD.
Part: INSULATION — SPLIT (NR 1 ENGINE)
ON HUSH-KIT MOD FOUND NUMEROUS LONGITUDINAL SPLITS ON INSULATION OF ALL 3 GEN FEEDER CABLES IN MID PYLON AREA. REPLACED CABLES FROM SPLICES IN LT 48 SEC TO FIREWALL DISC WITH NEW TYPE CABLES BMS 13-58 DL (P/N 012210733) PER BOEING SERVICE LETTER 727-SL-24-026-A.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (PAX DOORWAY)
FOUND AT B-1 LTR CK, AFT ENTRY DOOR FRAME CUTOUT CRACKED LT SIDE 10 INCHES FROM TOP OF CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-9.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1226)
TPA LTR CHK B1, .375 INCH CRACK TORQUE BOX VERT WEB STA 1226. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 360-481)
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4L SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 AND 481 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 25 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE SKIN LAP WAS CUT OUT ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366977-14AD, REV D.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 360-481)
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 AND 481 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 11 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL. THE SKIN LAP WAS CUT OUT OVER THE LENGTH OF THE PANEL AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366976-14AD, REV B.
1998
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (LT HORIZ STAB)
LWR SKIN OF THE LT HORIZONTAL STAB HAS A PRE-EXISTING EXTERNAL T/L REPAIR. NEED PERMANENT REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. REPAIRED PER ERA 332447-14.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (RT WING)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, A REPAIR DOUBLER AT THE I/B AFT RIB WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THE DOUBLER WAS REMOVED AND THE RIB WAS REPAIRED PER MM 57-52-0 FIG 808.
Part: SPAR — CRACKED (NR 2 TE MID FLAP)
NR 2 MID FLAP, CRACK AFT SPAR RAIL 33 FROM I/B END OF FLAP. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-52-0 FIG 802, ON SHOP ORDER 615732.
Part: FLAP TRACK — CORRODED (TE FLAP)
INBOARD FLAP INBOARD TRACK TYP CORROSION AT FWD LUG AND MLG BEAM ATTACH HOLES: AD 90-07-05. INSTALL OVERSIZED BUSHINGS IN FWD LUG HOLES, OVERSIZE MLG BEAM ATTACH HOLES AND PROCEED WITH SPLICE PLATE REPAIR PER BAC SB 727-57-0178.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (RT TE MIDFLAP)
DURING SHOP VISIT, THE AFT LOWER CHORD ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED 19 INCHES FROM I/B END. THE ANGLE WAS REPAIRED PER MM 57-52-0, FIG 802 BY INSTALLING A DOUBLER.
Part: ANGLE — DAMAGED (NR 4 LE SLAT)
NR 4 SLAT, ANGLE CRACKED IN CORNER. DYE CHECKED PER PS 900-6-3. NO CRACK FOUND. BURNISHED AREA, TREATED AND PAINTED PER PS 900-2 NR 5.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT ELEV)
SKIN CRACKED APPROX 1.5 ON LWR SURFACE OF RT ELEV FWD AND I/B OF TAB CONTROL ROD. DYE CHECKED AND STOP DRILLED CRACKS, FABRICATED REPAIR PART PER SRM 55-20-3 FIG 5. OK TO INSTALL. INSTALLED DOUBLER, FASTENERS AND DOUBLE WEIGH 63G PER SRM 55-20-3 FIG 5.
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (BS 1030)
LOWER LOBE FRAMES IN THE AFT B/B AT BS 1030 WERE FOUND DENTED BETWEEN S26R AND 27R. MISDRILLED HOLES WERE DONE DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SRM REPAIR. REPAIRED PER ERA 332463-14AD.
Part: SHEAR TIE — DAMAGED (BS 600)
SHEAR TIES AT BS 580 AND 620, S14R WERE DAMAGED DUE TO REWORK OF THE SKIN LAP JOINT. REPAIRED PER ERA 332452-14.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 681)
A SKIN BULGE AND TWO CRACKED FASTENER HOLES WERE DISCOVERED AT BS 681, 8 INCHES ABOVE STRINGER 14R. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE I/B SIDE OF THE WINDOW BELT SKIN PANEL. REPAIRED PER ERA 332473-14.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ON INSP, FOUND AFT EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN NO TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (NR 8 LE SLAT)
NR 8 SLAT ACT I/B AND O/B ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT WEB. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 8 LE SLAT)
FOUND ON A1 LETTER CK, NR 8 SLAT LOWER ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT THE INBD STOP PAD. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (LE SPAR)
FOUND ON A1 LETTER CK, 1 INCH CRACK IN LOWER END OF L/E SPAR STIFFENER NR 2 SLAT O/B TRACK, INBD STIFFENER. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 7 LE SLAT ACT)
NR 7 SLAT ACT O/B ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT UPPER LOBE. REPAIRED PER MM 57-42-0.
1997
Part: ROLLER — BINDING (PAX DOOR)
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR DID NOT SEAL PROPERLY. DAYLIGHT COULD BE SEEN THROUGH THE DOOR SEAL. FOUND DOOR NOT CLOSED PROPERLY. INSPECTED DOOR, FOUND CAMPLATE ROLLER BINDING. REPLACED ROLLER, FOUND UPPER DOOR GUIDE HINGE GUIDE ARM OUT OF ADJUST. ADJUSTED GUIDE ARM .
Part: FUEL CONTROL — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE)
APPROX 40 MINS INTO FLIGHT AT FL330 THE NR 1 ENG INVOLUNTARILY WENT TO FULL POWER. THE THROTTLE DID NOT MOVE. PHYSICAL MOVEMENT OF THE THROTTLE PRODUCED NO ENGINE RESPONSE. PARAMETERS AT SHUTDOWN AS FOLLOWS OIL PRESSURE POSITIVE 45 EPR 2.4 N1-102 EGT-600C N2-96 F/F 5500PPH. REPLACED FUEL CONTROL AND FUEL PUMP.
Part: SPAR — CRACKED (NR 2 TE MIDFLAP)
DURING THE CURRENT SHOP VISIT AND INSPECTION PER SI 4-58705-12AD, THE UPPER CHORD WAS FOUND COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THE SPAR WEB WAS NOT DAMAGED. HOWEVER, THE FRACTURE OF THE UPPER CHORD APPARENTLY CAUSED A CRACK IN THE SKIN BETWEEN TWO FASTENER HOLES. MAINTENANCE IS REPLACING THE ENTIRE REAR SPAR UPPER CHORD AND OVERSIZING AND COLD WORKING THE FASTENER HOLES PER EO 4-58705-3AD. ER/A 357730-14AD WILL REPAIR THE SKIN WITH THE B727-200 SRM 57-50-4 FIGURE 8.
Part: COMPRESSOR CASE — DAMAGED (NR 1 ENGINE)
ON TAKEOFF AT 1,000 FEET, NR 1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FIRE BELL OCCURRED. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS ON TAKEOFF AND FIRE LIGHT WERE NORMAL AND APPROX EQUAL. ALL EMERGENCY CHECK LISTS COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO LAND, ENGINE WAS THEN SHUT DOWN ON FINAL. J/C MTC IN PROGRESS FOUND HOLE IN COMPRESSOR CASE. REPLACING NR 1 ENGINE. ENGINE TOTAL CYCLES, 47,976.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
THE LT INBOARD STR 3A TENSION TIE FITTING WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE TENSION TIE BOLT HAS BEEN REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH S/B 727-53-0178 WHICH IS REQUIRED BY A.D. 90-06-09. THE FITTING WAS REPLACED PER S/B 727-53-0095.
1996
Part: ANGLE — WORN (NR 2 ENGINE)
FOUND THE LWR LIP OF FWD COWL SUPPORT ANGLE WORN AT THE NR 2 ENG FIREWALL. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW FRAME DRILLED AND INSTALLED PER SRM 53-11-0, PG 801.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
RT AFT SLIDE EMERG LITE INOP C/A RPLD BATT PACK AT RACK M957 OPS CHKS GOOD
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
ON LAYOVER, FOUND LEFT FWD ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT NOT TESTING. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY (P/N 334701743) AND BATTERIES. LIGHT NOW TESTS OK.
Part: TORQUE BOX — CRACKED (BS 1263)
THERE IS A CRACK IN THE ANGLE OF THE FWD TRANSVERSE BEAM AND AFT CHANNEL OF THE RT TORQUE BOX AT FS 1263. THIS AREA OF THE TORQUE BOX IS THE SUBJECT OF THE AD 94-07-08 WHICH REQUIRES INSPECTION PER SB 53-0129. THIS ERA WILL REPLACE THE DAMAGED PART IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE S/B.
Part: TRANSVERSE BEAM — CRACKED (FS 1263)
CRACK IN ANGLE OF THE FWD TRANSVERSE BEAM AND AFT CHANNEL OF THE RT TORQUE BOX AT FS 1263. THIS AREA IS SUBJECT OF AD 94-07-08 WHICH REQUIRES INSPECTION PER S/B 53-0129. THIS ERA WILL REPLACE THE DAMAGED PART IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE S/B.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT ELEV)
A .5 INCH CRACK FROM FASTENER RT ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN JUST INBD OF 3RD FROM OUTBD HINGE. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-20-3.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (R4 WINDOW CUTOUT)
A .5 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT LWR INBD CORNER OF R-4 WINDOW CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3.
Part: TQ BOX WEB — CRACKED (BS 1233)
TORQUE BOX VERTICAL WEB CRACKED 1 INCH AT FASTENER, UPPER ROW OF RIVETS STA 1233 LT LOWER TORQUE BOX. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0 FIG 819.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (SERVICE DOOR)
1 INCH CRACK AT RT AFT SERVICE DOOR FWD FRAME ON FUSE, EXTENDING FROM UPPER STOP PAD CASTING. REPAIRED PER MM 53-13-0.
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING UNDER SEAT 31D IS OUT. RELAMPED BULB, CKS NORMAL.
1995
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 8 LE FLAP)
DURING INSPECTION, NR 8 LE SLAT WAS FOUND WITH INTERNAL RIB NR 3 AND NR 2 CRACKED. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 6 LE SLAT)
NR 6 L/E SLAT LWR COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT O/B END. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-54-0. FOUND AT LETTER CHECK.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 2 SLAT)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, NR 2 L/E SLAT WAS FOUND WITH SUPPORT RIB NR 2, 20 INCH CRACK. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 FIG 814.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 2 SLAT)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, NR 2 L/E SLAT WAS FOUND WITH RIB NR 5 CRACKED. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
Part: EEL CONNECTOR — CORRODED (AFT AIRSTAIR)
AFT AIRSTAIR WELL OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT WILL NOT TEST. CLEANED CORROSION FROM CONNECTIONS AND RELAMPED, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (NR 7 SPOILER)
NR 7 SPOILER PANEL LOWER SURFACE WAS FOUND DENTED FROM TIRE BLOW OUT. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-50-6.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (LT AILERON)
727 I/B AILERON, LOWER I/B EDGE SKIN CRACKED, FOUND AT LTR CHECK. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-50-5.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 8 SLAT)
THE NR 8 L/E SLAT LWR FWD SKIN ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT ANTI-ICE AIR DUCT CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-54-0. FOUND DURING D-2 LTR CK TPAMM 4/6/95.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
A .25 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN JUST AFT OF R-3 WINDOW. FOUND AT D-2 LETTER CHECK. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 8.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (PANEL 9523)
A .25 INCH CRACK AT PNL NR 9523 LT SIDE OF VERT STAB. FOUND AT D-2 LETTER CHECK. REPAIRED PER MM 54-30-0 PG 804.
Part: ACTUATOR BRACKET — CRACKED (NR 1 SLAT)
A 2.5 INCH CRACK AT NR 1 SLAT ACTUATOR CASTING MOUNT BRACKET I/B SIDE. FOUND AT D-2 LETTER CHECK. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21 PG 812.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (NR 3 LE FLAP)
A .375 INCH CRACK NR 3 L/E FLAP ACT I/B ATTACH ANGLE. FOUND AT D-2 LETTER CHECK. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21 PG 811.