N421DA
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.
27 reports on file, 1995-01-18 – 1999-08-13.
Part: SKIN — SEPARATED (LT & RT ELEVATOR)
LEFT ELEVATOR T/E SEPARATING O/B OF TAB. RIGHT ELEVATOR T/E SEPARATING O/B OF TAB. INSTALL T/E FASTENERS REF MM 55-20-0.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (L1 DOORWAY)
FOUND ON F1 LETTER CK, .375 INCH CRACK AT L-1 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT ON THE FUSELAGE. REPAIRED PER MM 53-30-3.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (ROW 21)
ON SVC CK, FOUND CENTER AISLE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT ROW 21 INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS NML.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 700-720)
INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION OF THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE INDICATED CRACKS. ONE CRACK WAS NOTED BETWEEN FS 700 AND 720 AND 3 CRACKS WERE NOTED BETWEEN FS 720A AND 720B. THE CRACKS WERE ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN LAP AND REPAIRED WITH EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER B727 SRM 53-30-03, FIG 5 AND ER/A 367346-14.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 481-681)
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 481 AND 681 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 15 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL. THE SKIN LAP WAS COMPLETELY CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367345-14AD.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 360-481)
INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION OF THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL AT THE STRINGER 4L SKIN LAP SPLICE REVEALED 8 CRACKS IN CONSECUTIVE FRAME BAYS. THE SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS CUT OUT ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AND EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367344-14AD.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 480-681)
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 26L SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 480 AND 681 INDICATED POSSIBLE CRACKS IN THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 18 CRACK LOCATIONS IN LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE PANEL. THE LAP SPLICE WAS CUT AWAY ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL AND REPAIRED WITH AND EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366543-14, REV B.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 20 reports
1998
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 940)
CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE SKIN, STRINGER AND BS 940 FITTING ON THE RT SIDE OF THE AC AT STRINGER 8A. STRINGER 18A CONTAINED AN APPROX 2 LONG CRACK, THE SKIN AND FITTING UPON BHEC INSPECTION YEILDED CRACK INDICATIONS. REPAIRED PER ERA 332374-14.
Part: TAB — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
59R FLANGE TAB AT FIN STA 133.8 CRACKED, HORIZONTALLY THROUGH ATTACH BOLT. REF NRC515 MV2. REPAIRED PER MM 55-30-0 FIG 803.
Part: STRNGER — CRACKED (BS 629)
TAB CRACKED AT WING STRINGER TO FRAME ATTACHMENT STA 629 AT 4TH FROM FWD SIDE AND 2ND FROM FWD SIDE. REPAIRED PER MM 57-13-0 FIG 804 NRC 521 AND NRC 520.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LEFT WING MID BODY FAIRING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WILL NOT TEST. REPLACED BATTERY.
1997
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
R2 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
FOUND DURING D-2 LETTER CHECK - VERTICAL FIN RIB CRACKED AT RIB TO STRINGER ATTACH BOLT FIN STA 133.8 R/H SIDE 5TH \ATRINGER UP FROM BOTTOM REPAIRED PER M/M 55-30-0
1996
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (R2 DOOR)
A .5 INCH CRACK R2 DOOR FWD FRAME AT UPPER HINGE CUTOUT LOWER CORNER. REPLACED DOOR PER M/M.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
TRACK LIGHT AT 36D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED SOCKET AND BULB, CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 700)
FUSELAGE SKIN JUST AFT OF FUSELAGE STA 700 HAD CORROSION DAMAGE AT STRINGER 28L AND STR 28R. REPAIRED PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 1 IN ACCORDANCE WITH B727 S/B 727-53A0203, REV 2.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (NR 6 LE SLAT)
SLOW LEAK OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEM-A AT F310 AFTER 2 HRS AT CRUISE. POM PROCEDURES FOLLOWED FOR LOSS OF SYSTEM-A. RT SLAT NR 6 DID NOT EXTEND WITH ALTERNATE FLAPS EXTENSION SWITCH. FOUND NR 6 SLAT ACTUATOR LEAKING. REPLACED ACT SERVICED HYD SYSTEM, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 2 LE SLAT)
A .25 INCH CRACK AT NR 2 SLAT COVE SKIN ANGLE BELOW I/B TRACK. FOUND DURING C-1 LTR CK TPAMM AND REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (AIRSTAIR)
AIRSTAIR COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHT IS INOP DURING TEST. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY, CHECKS GOOD.
1995
Part: DUCT — RUPTURED (LT PACK)
FLT DIVERTED INTO DCA AT FL 350, CABIN ALT 5,600 FT, AFTER ABOUT 10 MIN OF LITE VIBRATION OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN, CABIN CLIMBED AT 500 FT/MIN AND UNABLE TO CONTROL IN ANY MODE OF PRESS. ACCOMPLISHED LOSS OF PRESS AND EMERGENCY DESCENT CK LIST AT 10,000 FT, CABIN CONTROL WAS REGAINED IN ALL MODES AS LONG AS PWR WAS KEPT ABOVE 1.2 EPR. ON INTIATION OF EMERGENCY DESCENT A LOUD ROAR BEGAN AT FWD ENTRY DOOR AFT SIDE. FOUND DUCT JUST FORWARD OF LEFT WATER SEPARATOR HAD RUPTURED. REPLACED DUCT, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 3 SLAT)
CRACK UNDER NR 3 SLAT I/B STOP PAD. FOUND AT B-2 LTR CHECK, REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 8 SLAT)
A .25 INCH CRACK COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE UNDER ANTI-ICE DUCT AT NR 8 SLAT. FOUND AT B-2 LTR CHECK, REPAIRED PER SRM 57-54-0.
Part: ACT BRACKET — CRACKED (NR 3 LE FLAP)
A .75 INCH CRACK AT NR 3 L/E FLAP ACTUATOR MOUNT BRACKET. FOUND AT B-2 LTR CHECK, REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 7 LE SLAT)
DURING INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE NR 7 LEADING EDGE SLAT, RIB MARKED NR 11 WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK. THE RIB WAS REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
Part: SLAT — CRACKED (NR 7 LE SLAT)
DURING THE INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE NR 7 LEADING EDGE SLAT, THERE WAS A CRACK FOUND THE UPPER I/B CORNER OF THE 'T' DUCT OPENING. THE CRACK WAS REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 PG 802A.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (NR 7 LE SLAT)
UPON INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE NR 7 LEADING EDGE SLAT, THERE WAS A TEMPORARY REPAIR FOUND ON THE OUTER SKIN 45 INCHES FROM THE OUTBOARD END. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 57-50-3.
Part: ATTACH ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 4 LE SLAT)
DURING LETTER CHECK, THE LEFT WING NR 4 LEADING EDGE SLAT LOWER FORWARD SKIN ATTACH ANGLE WAS FOUND WITH A .5 INCH CRACK IN ITS RADIUS BEHIND THE INBOARD SLAT UPSTOP. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 FIG 812.