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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.
36 reports on file, 1995-12-09 – 2008-04-23.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 62,982 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT OVERHEAD FIRST CLASS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT B5 23 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT OVERHEAD FIRST CLASS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Earlier reports · 1995–2007 · 35 reports
2007
Part: TARGET — BROKEN (MLG DOOR)
ORD INFLIGHT T363 - GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR UP. NO OTHER GEAR LIGHTS ON. USED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND RIGHT GER DOOR TARGET AND BRACKET BROKEN. REPLACED GEAR DOOR TARGET AND BRACKET. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2005
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
ORD - EMERGENCY ARROW LIGHT ALONG WALLBOARD BY FORWARD GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE FOR EMERGENCY ARROW LIGHT ALONG WALLBOARD BY FORWARD GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — LOOSE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
ORD - EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON TAIL CONE SLIDE INOPERATIVE. FOUND LOOSE CONNECTION ON BATTERY PACK. TIGHTENED CONNECTION ON BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT ON TAIL CONE SLIDE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2003
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
TWO EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHTS ABOVE TAIL SLIDE, INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5-28 FOR TWO EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHTS ABOVE TAIL SLIDE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION.
2002
Part: BATTERY — UNSECURE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT AFT STAIRWAY AND AFT LAVATORIES INOPERATIVE. SECURED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS AT SEATS 27-29 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS BETWEEN ROWS 27-30 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, SEAT 6E EMERGENCY EXIT PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT PATH LIGHTING CONNECTOR AT SEAT 6E. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SENSOR — DIRTY (FLAPPER DOORS)
TUS - FLT 590 - EN ROUTE TUS-DFW - AFTER TAKEOFF RECEIVED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT WITH MASTER WARNING LIGHT. EMEREGNCY PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TUS. DOWNWIND TO LANDING, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, BUT ON SHORT FINAL LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. PASSENGERS IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT, NEAR THE ENGINES, REPORTED ODD ODORS AND BURNING SMELL. LANDED TUS WITHOUT INCIDENT. CLEANED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TEMPERATURE SENSOR FLAPPER DOORS. ALSO, INSPECTED TAIL COMPARTMENT DUCTING AND FOUND NORMAL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: DOOR FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION AT AFT CARGO DOOR LOWER SILL FRAME, BETWEEN STATION 1155-1212. REMOVED AND REPLACED CARGO DOOR BEAM PER SRM 51-01. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND PREVIOUS REPAIR ON LEFT SIDE OF DORSAL FIN CRACKED AT INLET DUCT. STOP DRILLED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-00-02 AND SRM 53-01, FIG 2 SHEET 3. (M)
2001
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND LEFT CUSP STATION 674-693 CORRODED. REMOVED CORRODED CUSP STATION 674-693, INSTALLED NEW CUSP SECTION PER SRM 53-01. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND DENT IN FUSELAGE STATION 427 AT CARGO DOOR. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER SRM 53-09 FIG 12B. (M)
Part: BRACKET — CORRODED (G2 GALLEY)
TUL - FOUND LOWER AFT INBOARD MOUNT FOR G2 GALLEY HAS HEAVY CORROSION AT BOLT HOLE ON FORWARD SIDE OF FLOORBEAM. REMOVED AND REPLACED CORRODED BRACKET WITH NEW SERVICEABLE BRACKET, TREATED AND PRIMED PER SRM 51-01. (M)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND LEFT CUSP CORRODED STATION 886-905. CUTOUT CORRODED AREA OF WEB, INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 4. (M)
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND WORN AREA ON FUSELAGE FRAME AT BS 522 AT L6L. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PLATE PER 53-03 FIG 4 SHEET 1 SRM. (M)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND LEFT HAND CUSP IS CORRODED AT STATION 1090 TO 1098. CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA AND INSTALLED CUSP REPAIR PER SRM 53-01 FIG 4. (M)
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND WORN AREA AT FUSELAGE FRAME AT STATION 636 AND LONGERON 6L. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 5303 FIG 4 SHEET 1. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SEAT TRACK NR 1 CORRODED STATION 1235-1240 AND STATION 1207-1211. REMOVED CORRODED AREAS, ACCOMPLISHED PLUS. REPAIR PER SRM 53-05 FIG 4A ON BOTH AREAS. (M)
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CRACK IN RIGHT CUSP STATION 275. REMOVED DAMAGED CUSP STATION 272-276. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND STATION 1380 BELOW LONGERON 13R OUTER SKIN CRACKED AT SHEAR TIE RIVET. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 2 SHEET 3. (M)
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND LONGERON 4L STATION 160 CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE. INSTALLED 18 INCHES OF LONGERON SPLICE STATION INSTALLED NEW LONGERON STATION 160 FORWARD IAW SRM 53-02 FIG SHEETS 1, 45 AND 6. (M)
Part: WEB — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND LEFT CUSP STATION 713 HOLE IN CUSP. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 4 SHEET 3. (M)
2000
Part: APU — LEAKING (APU BAY)
PHX - FLT 2018 - SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PHX, THE CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. AS AIRCRAFT CLIMBED, THE SMOKE BECAME THICKER. ALL ENGINE GAUGES WERE NORMAL. THE RIGHT PACK WAS SHUTOFF AND J-7 CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED. NO HELP INITIALLY. RETURNED AND LANDED PHX WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. BY THE TIME AIRCRAFT REACHED GATE THE CABIN WAS CLEAR OF SMOKE. REPLACED APU PER CARD DK499682, AND ACCOMPLISHED LEAK CHECK. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS, CLEANED DUCTS, AND ACOMPLISHED PACK BURN OUT PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL. PERFORMED SNIFF CHECK, NO SMOKE NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG)
DFW - FLT 0566 - AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTED, NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. REMAINED ON INTERMITTENTLY AFTER RECYCLE. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED UPLOCK SENSOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: SENSOR — DEFECTIVE (NLG)
DFW - FLT 157 - AFTER TAKEOFF AND LANDIG GEAR HANDLE IN UP POSITION RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY THEN EXTINGUISHED. RE-ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES THEN EXTINGUISHED FOR REST OF FLIGHT. CONTINUED AND LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE GEAR UP POSITION SENSOR. ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — CORRODED (TAIL CONE)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, TAIL CONE HANDLE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRING AND REPLACED TAIL CONE HANDLE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1998
Part: SENSOR — OUT OF ADJUST (MLG)
ORD - FLT 0321 - EN ROUTE, DURING CRUISE, GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE, TURNING ON RIGHT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP TO HIGH TO EXTINGUISH LIGHT. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. POSITIONED MAIN GEAR DOORS' SENSORS AND TARGETS TO PROPER POSITION PER MM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1997
Part: APU — MALFUNCTIONED (APU COMPARTMENT)
MEX - FLT 1651 - AFTER TAKEOFF MEX DURING CLIMB-OUT, SLIGHT SMOKE NOTED IN CABIN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MEX AND LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED APU AND ALSO ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURNOUT PROCEDURE AND REPLACED ALL COALESCER BAGS. ACCOMPLISHED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. ACCOMPLISHED FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: SENSOR — DEFECTIVE (NLG)
DFW - FLT 2213 - AFTER TAKEOFF ORD DURING CLIMB-OUT, NOSE LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND GEAR HANDLE IN UP POSITION. NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS AND AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO DFW, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR. ACCOMPLISHED NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: CUSP — CORRODED (BS 522-541)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON BOTTOM OF RIGHT CUSP MEMBRANE AT THREE LIGHTENING HOLES. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF CUSP, MANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-8, PAGE 17. (M)
1996
Part: STRUT — OVER SERVICED (NLG)
LAX - FLT 1508 - AFTER TAKEOFF LAX, THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. RETURNED AND LANDED LAX WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. RESERVICED OVER SERVICED NOSE GEAR PER MM. ACCOMPLISHED NOSE GEAR RETRACTION. GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS BY FORWARD GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP BY FORWARD GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND THE AFT STAIR SIDE WALL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT MARKERS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WIRE SECTION FROM POWER LEADS TO AFT STAIR AREA. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1995
Part: CONNECTOR — BROKEN (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS BY FORWARD GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BROKEN EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT CONNECTOR BY FORWARD GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)