N432JS
Registered owner: SCOTT J B, ID (owner ≠ operator)
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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.
55 reports on file, 1995-10-02 – 2004-02-29.
Part: LIGHT — FAILED (CABIN) · airframe 22,873 hrs · 20,050 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE FIRST STRIP OF EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND RESECURED THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP CONNECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 22,517 hrs · 19,671 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING WILL NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 1995–2003 · 53 reports
2003
Part: SMOKE — DETECTED (LAVATORY) · airframe 22,442 hrs · 19,594 cycles
THE CREW RECEIVED A LAV SMOKE FAIL INDICATION. THE CREW CYCLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND THE MESSAGE CLEARED, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAILED (WEATHER RADAR) · airframe 21,412 hrs · 18,706 cycles
WHILE EN ROUTE FROM PHL TO GSP CREW REPORTED RADAR INOPERATIVE. CREW DIVERTED TO PIT WHERE MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RADAR UNIT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITH NO OTHER MAINTENANCE.
Part: CONTROL PANEL — FAILED (LT GENERATOR) · airframe 21,169 hrs · 18,497 cycles
DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND GENERATOR FAIL MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO DAY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE 1VE PANEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 24-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: SEAL — FAILED (RH) · airframe 20,545 hrs · 17,964 cycles
DURING CLIMB OUT, THE CREW HEARD A THUMPING NOISE FROM THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED TO DAY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND TRIMMED THE UPPER FUSELAGE FAIRING SEAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 53-00-00. FLIGHT 4192 THE LEFT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.
Part: CONNECTOR — FAILED (REFUEL PANEL) · airframe 20,336 hrs · 17,798 cycles
EN ROUTE, THE CREW RECEIVED A FUEL ASYMMETRY CAS MESSAGE AND DIVERTED TO PIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE COAX CONNECTOR ON THE REFUEL PANEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 28-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: TRANSFER PUMP — FAILED (LH) · airframe 20,333 hrs · 17,796 cycles
ENROUTE, THE CREW NOTICED A FUEL IMBALANCE AND HAD A LEFT HAND FEEDER TANK LOW CAS MESSAGE AND FUEL ASSYMETRY CAS MESSAGE THEN DIVERTED TO BDL. ON FINAL THE MESSAGES CLEARED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO DAY WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LEFT HAND FUEL JET TRANSFER PUMP IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 28-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: GCU — FAILED (RIGHT) · airframe 20,196 hrs · 17,680 cycles
DURING TAKE OFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A RIGHT HAND GENERATOR FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKE OFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT HAND GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 24-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: BPCU — FAILED · airframe 20,194 hrs · 17,678 cycles
DURING TAKE OFF, THE CREW PUSHED THE THROTTLES FORWARD AND RECEIVED A RIGHT HAND DC GENERATOR FAILED MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKE OFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE BUS POWER CONTROL UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 24-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 20,043 hrs · 17,548 cycles
EN ROUTE TO TYS, THE CREW RECEIVED A FUEL FEEDER TANK LOW CAS MESSAGE. THE CREW CALLED MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO ROA. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE THEN INSPECTED THE FUEL LEVEL WHICH CHECKED GOOD AND THEN CLEANED THE CONNECTORS ON THE REFUEL/DEFUEL PANEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 28-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
2002
Part: PANEL — MALFUNCTIONED (RIGHT) · airframe 19,926 hrs · 17,456 cycles
DURING FLIGHT THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND FEEDER LOW CAS MESSAGE AND DIVERTED TO PIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE REFUEL/DEFUEL PANEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 28-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 19,573 hrs · 17,152 cycles
DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE CREW EXITED THE RUNWAY AND RECONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS CLEARED FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. FLIGHT 4078 THEN DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 19,535 hrs · 17,116 cycles
DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. WHEN EXITING THE RUNWAY, THE MESSAGE CLEARED. FLIGHT 4140 WAS THEN CLEARED FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. FLIGHT 4140 DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — TRIPPED (COCKPIT) · airframe 19,325 hrs · 16,950 cycles
FLIGHT 4056 WAS ON THE RUNWAY READY FOR TAKEOFF AND RECEIVED A LEFT HAND PACK OVERHEAT MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND RESET THE L2 CIRCUIT BREAKER IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 21-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: OIL SYSTEM — LOW (ENGINE) · airframe 17,769 hrs · 15,757 cycles
APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MILES NORTH OF TRI-CITYS THE CREW RECEIVED A LOW OIL PRESSURE CAS MESSAGE. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND CALLED MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND DECIDED TO DIVERT TO TRI-CITYS. THE CREW PUT THE ENGINE IN FLT IDLE AND PROCEEDED TO TRI CITYS. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE ENGINE OIL LOW AND SERVICED THE ENGINE OIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 12-00-00. THE ENGINE WAS RAN AND OIL LEAKS WERE CHECKED FOR AND NONE WERE FOUND. THE ENGINE WAS PUT ON AN OIL CONSUMPTION WATCH LIST. SINCE 09MAR02 THE ENGINE HAS NOT USED MORE OIL THAN USUAL.
2001
Part: UPLOCK — FAILED (LH) · airframe 17,068 hrs · 15,151 cycles
UPON GEAR RETRACTION, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND GEAR NOT LOCKED INDICATION RADIOED MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND RETURNED TO DAY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LEFT HAND UPLOCK ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. OPERATIONALCHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: SENSOR (LH) · airframe 17,068 hrs · 15,150 cycles
AT 100 FEET AGL THE CREW RETRACTED THE GEAR AND THE LEFT HAND GEAR INDICATION REMAINED IN TRANSIT. THE CREW CALLED MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND STATED THAT WHEN EXTENDED THE INDICATIONS SHOW ALL DOWN. MAINTENANCE CONTROL HAD FLIGHT 9405 RETURN TO DAYTON WHERE MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE UPLOCK PROXI SENSOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASEDFOR SERVICE.
Part: APU · airframe 17,030 hrs · 15,116 cycles
WHILE ADDING POWER DURING TAKE OFF, THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THE CREW ABORTED TAKE OFF. THE CREW ENSURED ALL PASSENGERS WERE FIT TO RETURN TO THE GATE. AFTER RETURNING TO THE GATE, MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND DE-ICE FLUID HAD GOTTEN INTO THE APU ANDHAD CAUSED THE SMOKE. MAINTENANCE THEN PERFORMED A GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH THE PACK SYSTEM AND APU SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFTWAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 16,725 hrs · 14,846 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING AT ROWS 7 THROUGH 9 WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY AT THE 6LK POSITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 16,623 hrs · 14,756 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING AT ROWS EIGHT AND NINE WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 16,404 hrs · 14,564 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY AT THE 6LK POSITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 16,317 hrs · 14,488 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY AT THE 6LK POSITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 15,903 hrs · 14,136 cycles
AFTER APPLYING POWER FOR TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION CAS AND ELEVATOR TRIM CAS MESSAGE. THE CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE CREW MOVED THE ELEVATOR TRIM TO A POSITION FURTHER IN THE GREEN BAND SETTING AND THE MESSAGE CLEARED. FLIGHT 4085 THEN DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (CABIN) · airframe 14,913 hrs · 13,276 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNITS WOULD NOT TEST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO PIT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED BOTH EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: WINDOW — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 14,614 hrs · 13,023 cycles
DURING CLIMBOUT, AT 6000 FEET THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WINDOW HAD CRACKED. THE CREW NOTIFIED ATC AND RETURNED TO PIT FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WINDOW IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 56-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
2000
Part: BRAKE ASSY — OVERHEATED (MLG) · airframe 13,120 hrs · 11,850 cycles
THE CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO BOTH INBOARD AND OUTBOARD BRAKES BEING HOT. THE CREW TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY AND WAITED FOR THE BRAKES TO COOL OFF. AFTER THE BRAKES HAD COOLED, FLIGHT 4063 DEPARTED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT.
Part: ECU — FAILED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 12,534 hrs · 11,297 cycles
AFTER DEPARTING DCA EN ROUTE TO BTV, THE CREW EXPERIENCED A RIGHT HAND ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILURE. IT RESET AND OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES. THE THIRD TIME THE CREW DID NOT ATTEMPT TO RESET IT. THE FLIGHT HAD BEEN CONFERRING THROUGH DISPATCH AND MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND WERE THEN INSTRUCTED TO DIVERT TO PIT FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE CANNON PLUGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 73-21-00. OPERATIONALS CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: LEVER — FAILED (MLG)
WHILE ON APPROACH, THE CREW EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A GEAR DOWN INDICATION. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LEVELED OFF AT 100 FEET SO THE TOWER COULD CONFIRM GEAR WAS ACTTUALLY EXTENDED. AFTER THE TOWER CONFIRMED GEAR WAS EXTENDED FLIGHT 4124 LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL LEVER IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-31-01. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: CONTROL VALVE — FAILED (RT ENGINE)
DURING CRUISE, THE CREW RECEIVED A RIGHT INBOARD DE-ICE BOOT IS FAILING MESSAGE. THE CREW RETURNED TO PITTSBURGH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EJECTOR CONTROL VALVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE 30-22-03. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: DOOR — DISLODGED (FUSELAGE)
DURING CLIMB-OUT, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE IN EITHER MANUAL OR AUTO MODE. MAINTENANCE CONTROL HAD THE AIRCRAFT RETURN TO THE FIELD. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND RESEATED THE NOSE MAINTENANCE DOOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH 52-42-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
THE CREW FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT THE 11A POSITION DID NOT WORK. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY AT THE 9A POSITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-51-01. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
1999
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING WAS NOT WORKING AT THE 7LK POSITION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY AT THE 7LK POSITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-51-01. OPERATIONAL CHECKS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: DOOR — UNLATCHED (COWL)
DURING CLIMB, THE FLIGHT CREW FELT A VIBRATION ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE CREW TURNED ON THE WING LIGHT AND NOTICED THE LEFT ENGINE OUTBOARD COWLING FLAPPING IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE AT PIT INSPECTED AND REPOSITIONEDTHE DOOR COWLING AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO CAK FOR FURTHER MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE AT CAK INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LEFT OUTBOARD ENGINE COWLING DOOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 71-10-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FLIGHT.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (ROW 7LK)
THE FLIGHT CREW FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN LIGHT AT SEAT 11A WAS NOT WORKING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY AT THE 7LK POSITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-51-01. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: ENGINE — BIRD STRIKE (LEFT)
ON PREFLIGHT INSPECTION THE FLIGHT CREW FOUND BIRD REMAINS ON THE LT PROPELLER AND THE LT ENGINE INTAKE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER OR THE ENGINE. A POWER ASSURANCE WAS COMPLETED AND FOUND ACCEPTABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 71-01-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO CAK WHERE MAINTENANCE COMPLETED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION AND COMPRESSOR WASH IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 72-00-00. NO ADDITIONAL DEFECTS WERE FOUND AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (ROW 7-10)
THE CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 7 TO 10 AND THE LT EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN WERE FOUND TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY BY THE FLIGHT CREW. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY LOCATED AT POSITION 6LK IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-51-00. OPERATION CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (RT OILTEMP)
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PIT,THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION WENT TO 120 DEGREES AND THEN THE DISPLAY WENT BLANK ON THE EICAS DISPLAY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND RESECURED CONNECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 79-32-00. GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BULB — FAILED (LT MLG)
THE LEFT MAIN GEAR GREEN INDICATION LAMPS WERE NOTED TO BE INOPERATIVE, DURING THE TAXI OUT FOR TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION LAMPS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-11-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WINDOW — CRACKED (RT COCKPIT)
WHILE EN ROUTE TO BTV, THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WINDOW OUTER PANE CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PIT AND LANDED SAFELY. PIT MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WINDSCREEN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 56-12-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT THE MIDDLE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE NOTED TO BE INOPERATIVE, DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK AT THE 5LK POSITION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-51-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS THREE AND SIX WERE NOTED TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-51-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SWITCH — DIRTY (RT MLG)
AFTER DEPARTURE, A RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR UNLOCK INDICATION ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED SAFELY. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND APPROVED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO PIT. THE FERRY FLIGHT TOOK PLACE WITHOUT INCIDENT. PIT MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED SAND AND ICE FROM THE RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK MECHANISM. GEAR SWING OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
1998
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (ROW 7 LK)
SEVERAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE NOTED TO BE INOPERATIVE DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK 7LK, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-51-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAILED (NLG STEERING)
THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE AFTER RECEIVING A NOSE STEERING FAIL WARNING INDICATION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NOSE STEERING CONTROL UNIT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-51-06. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BULB — FAILED (LT MLG)
WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN DURING THE APPROACH INTO PIT, THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR GREEN LAMP FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CREW BEGAN PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE INOPERATIVE LAMP. WHEN THE INOPERATIVE LAMP WAS TOUCHED DURING THE REPLACMENT PROCEDURE, IT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE CREW SECURED THE INDICATOR AND LANDED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED, THE INTERMITTENT LEFT MAIN GEAR GREEN INDICATOR LIGHT BULB, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 31-14-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WINDSHIELD — BIRDSTRIKE (RT COCKPIT)
DURING THE CLIMBOUT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A BIRD ON THE COCKPIT RIGHT SIDE WINDSHIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CLE AND EXECUTED A NORMAL LANDING. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE IN CLE, INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 05-57-07. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: STRUCTURE — BIRD STRIKE (AIRFRAME)
UPON LANDING,THE CREW NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE CONTROL THAT THEY MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 05-29-10 AND 05-29-40. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND.
Part: AOA SENSOR — FAILED (LT FUSELAGE)
DURING TAXI PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, A STICK PUSHER FAIL WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND APPROVED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO PIT. THE FERRY FLIGHT WAS EXECUTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. PIT MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LEFT ANGLE OF ATTACK SENSOR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 27-33-01. OPERATION CHECKS WERE COMPLETED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: PANEL — FAILED (COCKPIT)
WHEN ELECTRICAL POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE AIRCRAFT, THE CREW NOTICED A TRICKLE OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE FLIGHT GUIDANCE CONTROL PANEL. THE CREW REMOVED ELECTRICAL POWER FROM THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE FLIGHT GUIDANCE CONTROL PANEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 22-11-00. OPERATION CHECKS WERE COMPLETED.
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (ANTI-SKID VALVE)
A ANTI-SKID FAIL WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED, ON THE TAXI OUT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE ANTI-SKID VALVE CANNON PLUG IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-42-03. OPERATION CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY.
1997
Part: BRAKES — DRAGING (LANDING GEAR)
DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF, THE CREW NOTED A NOISE COMING FROM THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE AND MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED. PIT MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. A GROUND TAXI CHECK WAS CARRIED OUT AND THE DISCREPANCY COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.
Part: OIL SYST — REQD SERVICE (APU)
ON TAXI FOR TAKEOFF, THE CREW NOTED A AUXILIARY POWER UNIT FAIL WARNING INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND SERVICED THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT OIL QUANTITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 12-16-10. OPERATION CHECKS WERE COMPLIED WITH AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
1996
Part: JET PUMP — DEFECTIVE (RT WING)
PIT - FLT 4072 - DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, CREW WAS ALERTED BY RT LOW FUEL PRESSURE WARNING. CREW THEN ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. PIT MX REPLACED THE RT FUEL JET PUMP IAW MM 28-21-04. GROUND CHECKED GOOD, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 1,976.
1995
Part: STRUCTURE — BIRD STRIKE (AIRFRAME)
FLT 4248 - CREW REPORTED STRIKING A BIRD AT 1,000 FEET AGL. ARCRAFT CONTINUED IN-FLIGHT AND LANDED AT DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PIT MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT IAW MM 5-50-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.