N420DA
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.
37 reports on file, 1995-02-07 – 2000-09-22.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 70,001 hrs · 54,241 cycles
1L DOOR LIGHT WILL NOT DISARM. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY/BATTERY PACK. OPS CKS GOOD.
Part: VALVE — FAILED (NR 1 A/C PACK) · airframe 69,847 hrs · 54,130 cycles
RAPID DECOMPRESSION AT FLIGHT LVL 350. AC FERRIED TO ATL ON FLT NR 9931. REPLACED NR 1PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND NR 1 ENGINE HPSOV. ADJUSTED AFT CARGO DOOR DUE TO PRESSURIZATION LEAK. REF LOG SHEETS 042801 ITEM 1 042806 ITM 11 AND 042809 ITM 18.
Part: LATCH — DIRTY (O2 MASK BOX) · airframe 69,846 hrs · 54,129 cycles
DURING RAPID DECOMPRESSION AT FL350, O2 MASK DID NOT DROP AT SEAT 20DEF. CLEANED FLANGES ON PSM DOOR AND PERFORMED DROP CHECK PER M/M. CHECKED GOOD.
Part: OVEN — ODOR (GALLEY) · airframe 69,764 hrs · 54,072 cycles
DURING PUSHBACK STRONG SMELL OF FUMES FROM FORWARD GALLEY AREA. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. REPLACED F/C OVEN, COFFEE DISPENSER AND GALLEY LIGHT BULB ,PRECAUTIONARY. SUSPECT OVEN MAY HAVE GOTTEN TOO HOT. S/O SAID SMELL WAS NOT ELECTRICAL OR FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (RT LE SPAR) · airframe 68,943 hrs · 53,518 cycles
FOUND ON F2 LETTER CK, INBOARD ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED NR 8 SLAT ACTUATOR. REPAIR PER MM 57-20-21.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
ON PRE-FLT, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED EMERGENCY RACK AND BATTERY PACK, OPS NORMAL.
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 31 reports
1999
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (NLG LOCK)
NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED NLG LOCK ACTUATOR.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1223&1235)
FOUND ON F1 LETTER CK, .25 INCH CRACKS AT LIGHTENING HOLES LT LOWER TORQUE BOX WEB AT STA 1223 AND 1235. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (PASSENGER DOOR)
AFT CABIN DOOR EMERGENCY EXCAPE LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1266)
FOUND ON E2 LETTER CK, LT VERTICAL TORQUE BOX WEB CRACKED AT RIVET ALONG UPPER EDGE AT STA 1266. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0.
1998
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CRACKED (BS 870)
WEB AT STA 970 LOWER BULKHEAD WEB CRACKED RBL 10. REMOVED DAMAGED WEB AS PER SRM 51-40-2. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-10-9 FIG 4. OK TO INSTALL. STARTED INSTALLING REPAIR DOUBLER. COMPLETED REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-9 FIG 4.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (R2 SERV DOORWAY)
A 1 INCH CRACK FUSELAGE FRAME FWD SIDE AFT RT SVC DOOR UPPER STOP PAD. REPAIR PER M/M 53-13-0.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
FWD OVERWING EMERG EXIT SIGN, LOWER INOP. FOUND ON NR 2 L/O. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.
Part: CONE BOLT — BROKEN (NR 1 ENGINE)
NR 1 ENG IDLES AT 1.2 EPR IN FLT. FOUND AFT ENG MOUNT CONE BOLT BROKEN. MTC IN PROGRESS REPLACING CONE BOLT AND ISOLATOR.
1997
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 1243)
FOUND NON D2 LETTER CHECK, 1 INCH CRACK 'S' DUCT HOUSING LT SIDE STA 1243. REPAIRED PER MM 54-30-0.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (PAX DOORWAY)
FOUND DURING D-2 LETTER CHECK, .75 INCH CRACK FUSELAGE SKIN AT MAIN ENTRY DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 33.
Part: SKIN — HOLE (NR 1 LE SLAT)
NR 1 SLAT HAS HOLE IN TAI BAFFLE. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 P. 804A.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (CTR NACELLE)
FOUND ON D2 LETTER CHECK, .75 INCH CRACK EXTENDING FROM ACCESS PANEL 9524 RT SIDE. REPAIRED PER MM 54-30-0.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 913)
.25 INCH CRACK FROM UPPER END OF RADIUS BLOCK MLG UPLOCK 913 FRAME. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0 P. 834.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (NR 5 LE SLAT)
LOST TOTAL QTY IN A SYS HYD. REPLACED NR 5 SLAT ACT.
Part: LIGHT — SMOKING (RT AFT LAV)
AT TOP OF DESCENT, FLT ATTENDENT REPORTED SMOKE IN AFT RT LAV. CREW REMOVE BULB FROM LAV MIRROR LIGHT AND PULLED C/B ON P-18-3 PANEL FOR LAV MIRROR, ALL SMOKE STOPPED. AT GATE IN MSY WITH EXTERNAL POWER PLUGGED IN LIGHT STARTED TO SMOKE AND SPARK AGAIN. F/A SPRAYED FIRE BOTTLE ON AREA. ALL POWER WAS REMOVED FROM A/C. FLT CREW PULLED C/B IN E/E COMPT FOR LAV MIRROR LIGHTS ON E1-4.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING INOP IN FIRST CLASS SECTION. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK, CKS OK.
1996
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
F/C EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED CHARGER AND BATTERY.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
FLOOR EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING OUT IN FIRST CLASS AND COACH. REPLACED DIODE IN FWD EMERGENCY LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY, OPS CK GOOD.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (R-2 DOOR)
FOUND ON C2 LETTER CK, R2 DOOR HAS A .375 INCH CRACK AT THE UPPER HINGE CUT OUT LOWER AFT RADIUS ON FWD DOOR FRAME. REPAIRED PER SRM 52-40-2.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (S-DUCT)
FOUND ON C2 LETTER CK, 2.75 INCH CRACK IN THE OUTER SKIN OF THE NR 2 ENGINE INLET 3 O'CLOCK POSITION 16 INCHES AFT OF THE INLET LIP. REPAIRED PER MM 54-30-0.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 700/720)
THREE AREAS OF CORRODED SKIN WERE FOUND, ONE AT FS 720 STRINGER 28L, ONE AT FS 720, STRINGER 28R AND ONE AT FS 700 STRINGER 28R. THERE IS AN EXISTING REPAIR AT FS 700 STRINGER 28L. TWO DOUBLERS WILL BE INSTALLED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE. THE REPAIR DOUBLERS ARE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH S/B 727-53A0203, REV 2.
Part: FLOOR BEAM — CORRODED (BS 344)
FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR BEAM STA 344 AT SEAT TRACK ATTACH POINT RBL 21. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-8 FIG 11.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND RACK OPN CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: ODOR (CABIN)
ON TAKEOFF, COCKPIT AND CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE, DID NOT SMELL LIKE ELECTRICAL. FLIGHT RETURNED TO SEA. MAINT INSPECTED ENGINES INLETS AND EXHAUST APU AREA AND RAM AIR DOORS, NO DISCREPANCY FOUND. RAN APU WITH A/C PACKS AND ENGS WITH PACKS. SUSPECT ANTI-ICE FLUID FUMES CAUSED TROUBLE. ALL ELECT SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMAL AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
1995
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
AFT EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP C/A REPLACED BATTERY PACK M1089. OPS CHKS GOOD.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
BOTH AFT SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP C/A REPLACED BATTERY PACK M983. OPS CHKS GOOD.
Part: ROD — SHEARED RIVET (RT TE AFT FLAP)
AIRFRAME VIBRATION AT 300 KNOTS. FOUND RIVET SHEARED AT RT OUTBOARD AFT FLAP OUTBOARD DRIVE ROD. REPLACED ROD, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 1273)
AT LETTER CHECK IN TPA, THE UPPER CHORD AT RBL 20 RUNNING FORE/AFT IN THE AFT VENTRAL STAIRWAY TORQUE BOX WAS FOUND CRACKED AT STA 1273. THE INBOARD END OF THE FLOOR SUPPORT ANGLE AT STA 1273 HAD AN APPROX. 3 INCH CRACK AND THE FRAME BEAM HAD A 4 INCH LONG CRACK IN THE INBOARD END. THE AFT SUPPORT ANGLE WILL BE REPLACED TO FACILITATE INSTALLATION. THIS REPAIR WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH S/B 727-53-0129, REV. 4.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 3 SLAT)
FOUND DURING B-2 LETTER CHECK, NR 3 SLAT COVE SKIN ANGLE CRACKED UNDER THERMAL ANTI-ICE DUCT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
FOUND ON LTR CK, .4375 INCH BY .25 INCH SECTION OF FUSELAGE SKIN ROUTED OUT AT AFT CORNER OF ACCESS PLATE 3903. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-30-0 PG 804.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FS 1276)
DURING LETTER CHECK, FOUND A .4375 INCH LONG CRACK IN VERTICAL WEB AFT STAIRWELL AREA LEFT SIDE FS 1276. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-11-0 PG 832.