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Fairchild Dornier 328-300 Serious injury Part 121 — ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES

Operated by Atlantic Coast Airlines (per NTSB report)

Fairchild Dornier DO-328-300 No injuries Part 121 — ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES

Operated by ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES (per NTSB report)

ATA 2210

Part: SERVO — FAULTY (AUTOPILOT) · airframe 6,865 hrs · 6,947 cycles

DURING OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT CREW REPORTED OSCILLATIONS WITH THE AUTOPILOT ENGAGED. THE AILERON SERVO MOTOR WAS FOUND FAULTY AND WAS REPLACED. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

ATA 5270

Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — FAILED (MLG)

DURING CRUISE, RECEIVED AN INTIAL DOOR RED WARNING PANEL INDICATION, A PROXIMITY SYSTEM FAIL MESSAGE, PROXIMITY SYSTEM B FAIL, HYDRAULIC QUANTITY B FAIL, AND GROUND SPOILER NOT STOWED WARNING MESSAGES. RETURNED TO CVG. SHORTLY AFTER THE FLIGHT HAD TURNED BACK TOWARDS CVG CREW EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE. THE CREW DEPLOYED OXYGEN MASK, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND PROCEEDED WITH AN EMERGENCY DESCENT. DIVERTED TO IND FOR SAFETY REASONS, ON APPROACH DID NOT RECEIVE INDICATIONS THAT ALL LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. PERFORMED FLY BY, TOWER CONFIRMED ALL GEAR DOWN. FLT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. A FAILURE OF PROXIMITY SWITCH ELECTRONIC UNIT FOUND TO BE CAUSE. UNIT REPLACED, SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK.

ATA 2424

Part: WIRE — LOOSE (MAIN ELECTRICAL) · airframe 6,476 hrs · 6,564 cycles

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED VISABLE WHITE SMOKE IN CABIN AND LT PACK FAIL MESSAGE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED SMOKE TO BE RESULT OF MAIN ELECTRICAL BUS BEING UNTIED WHICH RESULS IN FANS BEING INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RETIED MAIN BUS AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK AND AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE

ATA 3350

Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGNECY LIGHT) · airframe 6,149 hrs · 6,088 cycles

DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION THE EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING STRIP. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

ATA 3397

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

DURING INSPECTION THE CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND A LOOSE CONNECTOR ON THE EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING AND RESECURED THE CONNECTOR. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE AFT EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL SECURED THE AFT CABIN EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 3350

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)

DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL SECURED LOOSE EMERGENCY CONNECTOR AT ROW 8. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

ATA 3350

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)

DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL SECURED A CONNECTOR FOR THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 2460

Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAILED (COCKPIT)

DURING DESCENT OF THE FLIGHT FROM DAY TO CVG, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE NR 1, 2 AND 3 FLIGHT DISPLAYS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT CVG WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DC GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (1VE PANEL). AN OPERATIONAL CHECK AND A MAINTENANCE ACCEPTANCE FLIGHT WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.