N420NV
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
58 reports on file, 2011-06-13 – 2018-02-15.
Part: SCOOP — CRACKED (LT NOSE COWL) · airframe 63,626 hrs · 53,418 cycles
LT NOSE COWL LOWER SCOOP CRACKED. REPLACED LT LOWER SCOOP IAW SRM 51-30-1.
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (BS 155-175) · airframe 63,626 hrs · 53,418 cycles
PILOTS BRIEF CASE HOLDER FRAME DAMAGED. WELDED A PERMINATE REPAIR.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (LT WING) · airframe 63,626 hrs · 53,418 cycles
LEFT WING INTERNAL DOUBLER CRACKED AT WS 164. REPAIRED THE DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-06B.
Part: SUPPORT ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 180-183) · airframe 63,626 hrs · 53,418 cycles
DURING REMOVAL OF PILOTS BRIEF CASE HOLDER, FOUND THE AFT OTBD MOUNT ANGLE BROKEN. REPLACED THE HOLDER ANGLE IAW SRM 51-10-2.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1474-1485) · airframe 63,626 hrs · 53,418 cycles
WEB BETWEEN FS 1447 AND 1485, LONGERON 18L CRACKED. REPAIRED THE WEB IAW IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 2.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 1463) · airframe 63,626 hrs · 53,418 cycles
CANTED FRAME ANGLE CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ANGLE IAW SRM 51-30-5.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 1463) · airframe 63,626 hrs · 53,418 cycles
CANTED FRAME ANGLE CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ANGLE IAW SRM 51-30-5.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (ZONE 300) · airframe 63,626 hrs · 53,418 cycles
CANTED FRAME ANGLE CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ANGLE IAW IAW SRM 51-30-5.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 1463) · airframe 63,626 hrs · 53,418 cycles
CANTED FRAME ANGLE CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ANGLE IAW SRM 51-30-5.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 1463) · airframe 63,626 hrs · 53,418 cycles
CANTED FRAME ANGLE CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ANGLE IAW SRM 51-30-5.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 1463) · airframe 63,626 hrs · 53,418 cycles
CANTED FRAME ANGLE CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ANGLE IAW SRM 51-30-5.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 1463) · airframe 63,626 hrs · 53,418 cycles
CANTED FRAME ANGLE CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ANGLE IAW SRM 51-30-5.
Earlier reports · 2011–2017 · 46 reports
2017
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 63,225 hrs · 53,223 cycles
SUSPECTED CORROSION UNDER SKIN AROUND AFT LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL. AREA IS JUST FORWARD OF LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF DOOR. SKIN IS BULGED WITH APPARENT COUNTERSUNK RIVET THAT IS PULLED. REPAIRED SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER FWD OF AFT LAV SERVICE DOOR IAW EA 30-2017-162.
Part: CLAMP — LOOSE (DUCT) · airframe 62,709 hrs · 52,961 cycles
LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE. EMERGENCY DECLARED. TIGHTENED A LOOSE DUCT CLAMP ON BOTH WATER SEPERATORS.
Part: BUSHING — UNKNOWN (ELEVATOR TAB) · airframe 62,299 hrs · 52,726 cycles
EMERGENCY DECLARED AFTER TO, ACF WOULD JERK IN THE PITCH AXIS WITH NO INPUT FROM PILOT. ELEVATOR WAS MORE SENSITIVE THAN NORMAL. R & R HAT BUSHING AND ALL HARDWARE & SERVICABLE GEAR TAB.
2016
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 864) · airframe 61,314 hrs · 52,207 cycles
RIGHT OVERWING FUSELAGE FRAME CRACKED. REPAIRED THE FRAME IAW ERO 5314-013.
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 61,314 hrs · 52,207 cycles
VERTICAL STAB CAP FAIRING RT LOWER SKIN CHAFED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SKIN IAW EA 25-2016-245.
Part: ATTACH ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 61,314 hrs · 52,207 cycles
FLIGHT DECK FLOOR SUPPORT ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED. R & R ATTACH ANGLE IAW SRM 51-30-5.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 61,314 hrs · 52,207 cycles
LT AND RT INTERIOR ANGLES ON DORSAL SKIN CRACKED AT PANEL 6301B. R & R LT AND RT ANGLE IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
Part: CUSP WEB — PUNCTURED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 61,314 hrs · 52,207 cycles
RIGHT FLOOR CUSP WEB IS PUNCTURED. REPAIRED CUSP WEB IAW SRM 51-70-4, FIG 2, SHEET 2.
Part: FINGER DOUBLER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 61,314 hrs · 52,207 cycles
FORWARD CARGO INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLER 100 PERCENT BLOWN OUT. REPAIRED FINGER DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-04, FIG 12D AND 12E.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (LT WING) · airframe 61,314 hrs · 52,207 cycles
LEFT WING T/E WEB CRACKED. R & R WEB IAW SRM 51-30-2.
Part: FAIRING — CHAFED (RT ELEVATOR) · airframe 61,314 hrs · 52,207 cycles
RIGHT ELEVATOR OTBD T/E FAIRING GOUGED. REPAIRED FAIRING IAW SRM 55-01, FIG 2, SHEET 2.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (LT WING) · airframe 61,314 hrs · 52,207 cycles
LEFT WING T/E WEB CRACKED. R & R WEB IAW SRM 51-30-2.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FRAME 41) · airframe 61,314 hrs · 52,207 cycles
FRAME CRACKED ON FWD ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT BULKHEAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FRAME IAW SRM 51-30-5.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (RT WING) · airframe 61,314 hrs · 52,207 cycles
RIGHT WING LOWER SURFACE, FIXED LEADING EDGE DENTED. REPAIRED THE LEADING EDGE IAW SRM 57-06B TYPE II.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (LT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 61,314 hrs · 52,207 cycles
LEFT WING IB FLAP LOWER SKIN HAS A DENT. REPAIRED THE FLAP SKIN IAW SRM 57-03 FIG 8.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 60,324 hrs · 51,665 cycles
FOUND TWO CRACKS ON AFT RT SIDE OF FUSELAGE. MAIN CRACK IS 3.4 INCH LONG. A SPLINTER CRACK OFF THE MAIN CRACK IS 1.9 INCH LONG. BOTH CRACKS ARE JUST AFT OF THE RT ELEVATOR ACCUMULATOR ACCESS PANEL, FS CANT 1474 LONG NR 21. NOTE ALREADY PERFORMED HFEC TO FIND END OF CRACKS. REPAIRED SKIN CRACKS IAW SRM 53-01 FIG 2 SHT 3.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 60,324 hrs · 51,665 cycles
RIGHT AFT FUSELAGE SKIN HAS TWO CRACKS AT CANTED STATION 1474, LONGERON 21. REPAIRED SKIN IAW SRM 53-01 FIG 2 SHEET 3. M301 ITEM 3 WO 1012668 3100 0001.
2015
Part: MEGAPHONE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 60,013 hrs · 51,507 cycles
FORWARD MEGA PHONE INOPERATIVE. R & R FWD MEGA PHONE IAW AMM 25-60-00. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: WIRE — SHORTED (CABIN) · airframe 59,677 hrs · 51,323 cycles
FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS PLASTIC BURNING SMELL COMING FROM RT SIDE BETWEEN ROWS 27 & 28. FOUND SHORTED WIRES FOR SEAT BELT LIGHT SIGN AT ROW 25 DEF. DISCONNECTED & STOWED WIRES TO SEAT LIGHTS. PLACED ON MEL 33-04.
Part: CONTROLLER — FAULTY (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 59,313 hrs · 51,151 cycles
NON-REVENUE FLIGHT, DURING CLIMB OUTFLOW VLV OSCILLATED CONTINUOUSLY FROM CLOSED TO HALF OPEN. PERFORMED CABIN PRESS ERRATIC CHECKLIST. PRESSURIZATION RETURNED TO NORMAL ON STDBY PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER. R & R NR 1 CABIN PRESS CONTROLLER IAW 21-32-00. LEAK & OPERATIONS CHECK & OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW 34-11-00.
Part: MOTOR — INTERMITTENT (HORIZ STAB)
PRIMARY TRIM FAILED DURING FLIGHT CLIMBING THRU 10000. NEITHER CAPTAIN OR FIRST OFFICER TRIM YOKE SWITCHES WOULD CONTROL TRIM. AUTO PILOT FAILED DURING TURN TO JOIN APPROACH COARSE. ON APPROACH TRIED PRIMARY TRIM ONCE MORE, WORKED FOR ABOUT 2 SEC, 2 1/2 DEGREES OF TRIM BEFORE FAILING AGAIN, USED ALTERNATE TRIM REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. R & R PRIMARY BRAKE MOTOR IAW 27-40-01. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAULTY (LAVATORY)
AFT LAVATORY FIRE ALARM ACTIVATED, NO SMOKE DETECTED. R & R AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMM 26-14-00. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. THIS CLEARS MEL 26-07, SIT 1, CAT C, DMI 16062. PLACARDS REMOVED. M PROCEDURE COMPLIED WITH.
Part: MEGAPHONE — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 59,054 hrs · 51,022 cycles
FORWARD MEGA PHONE BROKE. R & R FWD MEGA PHONE. OPERATIONS CHECKED OK MM25-60-00.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 58,994 hrs · 50,992 cycles
FORWARD EMER LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF. R & R BATTERY POWER SUPPLY B5-23. SYS OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 33-53-01.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAULTY (COCKPIT) · airframe 58,989 hrs · 50,990 cycles
COCKPIT EMER LIGHTS UNUSUALLY DIM WHEN TESTED. R & R POWER SUPPLY IAW AMM 33-53-00-4. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 58,967 hrs · 50,979 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN COCKPIT ARE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FWD POWER SUPPLY IAW MM 33-53-00. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 58,944 hrs · 50,967 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN COCKPIT DO NOT LIGHT UP WITH EMER LIGHT SWITCH IN ON POSITION. R & R FWD POWER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 33-53-01.
Part: BEAM — CRACKED (L1 DOOR) · airframe 58,837 hrs · 50,916 cycles
SECOND BEAM FROM TOP ON L1 DOOR IS CRACKED AT FWD CORNER. REPAIRED NR 2 HORIZONTAL BEAM FWD CORNER OF L1 DOOR IAW SRM 52-05 FIG 84.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,837 hrs · 50,916 cycles
LEFT FUSELAGE LONGERON NR 7 ATTACHMENT STIFFENER CLIP AT FS 1338 CRACKED. R & R LT FUSELAGE LONGERON NR 7 ATTACHMENT STIFFENER CLIP AT FS 1338 IAW SRM 51-30-5.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,837 hrs · 50,916 cycles
FLOOR SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 927 & RBL 42. R & R FLOOR SUPPORT FITTING AT STATION 927 LBL 42 IAW SRM 51-30-5.
Part: CUSP WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,837 hrs · 50,916 cycles
CUSP WEB CRACKED RBL 50 AREA STATION 1117. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA OF CUSP WEB, FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER, LOCATED, DRILLED & INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-05 FIG 131A-18.
2014
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 58,602 hrs · 50,796 cycles
FOUND EMER LIGHTS AT L2 DOOR & ROWS 25 & 27 INOPERATIVE. TROUBLE SHOT LIGHTS & FOUND BATTERIES TO BE INOPERATIVE. R & R EMER LIGHT BATTERIES. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 33-53-00.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (RT WING FUEL)
UNSCHEDULED FUEL BURN DURING CLIMB OUT & CRUISE. TANK INDICATION READ 1200 - 1500 LBS HIGHER THAN ACTUAL FUEL LOAD. WHEN TRANSFERRING FUEL TO THE LT WING NOTICED THAT WHEN STICKING TANK, THE RT TANK WAS EMPTY BUT THE INDICATION WAS READING 1500 LBS. REMOVED FAULT ISOLATION JUNCTION, CLEARED & SECURED ALL TERMINAL ENDS. REINSTALLED & SEALED IAW AMM 28-40-40, INDICATION SYS RT TANK OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ROW 5 EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. R & R BATTERY PACK IAW AMN 33-53-07.
2013
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
AFT AIRSTAIR, SIDEWALL EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. R & R EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-53-00. SYS OPS NORMAL.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (BS 180)
E & E BAY FRAME, BS 180 CORRODED BETWEEN LONGERONS 29L TO 29R. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF FRAME. FABRICATED REPAIR, LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-03, FIG 2A.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
DURING A ROUTINE OVERNIGHT SERVICE CHECK INSPECTION, MX REPORTED A PORTION OF THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION LIGHTING SYS WOULD NOT TEST. MX R & R BATTERY PACK AND OPS CHECKED ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 33-50-00, SYS OPS CHECKED NORMAL. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2012
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING A ROUTINE OVERNIGHT SERVICE CHECK INSPECTION MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL REPORTED A PORTION OF THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION LIGHTING SYSTEM WOULD NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APPROPRIATE POWER SUPPLY BATTERY PACK AND MADE ALL REQUIRED CORRECTIONS AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER AMM 33-50-00, SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: VANE — CHAFED (TE FLAP)
RIGHT WING O/B FLAP I/B VANE LEADING EDGE CHAFED. REMOVED DAMAGE AREA. FAB REPAIR PARTS & INSTALLED IAW MD-80 SRM 51-70-2 PARA 18.
Part: VANE — GOUGED (TE FLAP)
LEFT WING O/B FLAP I/B VANE LEADING EDGE GOUGED. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FAB REPAIR PARTS AND INSTALLED IAW MD-80 SRM 51-70-2 PARA 18.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING A ROUTINE OVERNIGHT SERVICE CHECK INSPECTION MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL REPORTED A PORTION OF THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION LIGHTING SYSTEM WOULD NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APPROPRIATE POWER SUPPLY BATTERY PACK AND MADE ALL REQUIRED CORRECTIONS AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER AMM 33-50-00, SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: ENGINE — VIBRATION (RIGHT)
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LOUD BANG AND SHUDDER FROM RIGHT ENGINE THROUGH FLIGHT LEVEL 270. FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION. PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN ACCOMPLISHED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE ASSY IAW TASK CARD R0807101 AND WORK ORDER 0161088. TRIM IAW TASK CARD A0707101. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. TRIM RUNS GOOD. REFERENCE AMM 72-00-00. M739. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2011
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
STBY/EMER LIGHTS INOP AT ROW 5. DURING A ROUTINE OVERNIGHT SERVICE CHECK INSPECTION MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL REPORTED A PORTION OF THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION LIGHTING SYSTEM WOULD NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APPROPRIATE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY BATTERY PACK AND MADE ALL REQUIRED CORRECTIONS AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER AMM 33-50-00, SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING A ROUTINE OVERNIGHT SERVICE CHECK INSPECTION MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL REPORTED A PORTION OF THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION LIGHTING SYSTEM WOULD NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APPROPRIATE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY BATTERY PACK AND MADE ALL REQUIRED CORRECTIONS AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER AMM 33-50-00, SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING A ROUTINE OVERNIGHT SERVICE CHECK INSPECTION MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL REPORTED A PORTION OF THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION LIGHTING SYSTEM WOULD NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APPROPRIATE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY BATTERY PACK AND MADE ALL REQUIRED CORRECTIONS AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER AMM 33-50-00, SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING A ROUTINE OVERNIGHT SERVICE CHECK INSPECTION MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL REPORTED A PORTION OF THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION LIGHTING SYSTEM WOULD NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APPROPRIATE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY BATTERY PACK AND MADE ALL REQUIRED CORRECTIONS AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER AMM 33-50-00, SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.