N43537
Registered owner: KOOPMAN ANDREW W, IA (owner ≠ operator)
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.
23 reports on file, 1995-10-18 – 1999-08-29.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
INSPECTION FOUND FORWARD SECTION OF EMERGENCY AISLE LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN LIGHT SOCKET WIRE. A NEW SOCKET ASSEMBLY WAS SPLICED IN AND FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (EMER EXIT)
INSPECTION FOUND FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. THE BATTERIES IN BATTERY PACK WERE REPLACED AND EMERGENCY LIGHT OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (COCKPIT)
THE EMERGENCY AISLE PATH LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN ON POSITION WAS SELECTED DURING A PREFLIGHT CHECK. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN WIRE ON SWITCH IN COCKPIT. THE SWITCH WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND OPERATION OF THE LIGHTS WAS RESTORED.
Part: VANE — CORRODED (LT TE FLAP)
INSPECTION FOUND LT WING FLAP O/B FIXED VANE I/B END LOWER SURFACE CORRODED WITH RIVETS PULLING THROUGH. THE LT O/B FLAP VANE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 27-51-3.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (PAX DOOR)
EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS FAILED TEST AT LT LAV AND FORWARD ENTRY. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRES, SECURED LOOSE GROUND, AND TIGHTENED BATTERY CONTACTS. OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL IAW MM 33-50-00, PAGE 203.
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 160)
INSPECTION FOUND FORWARD CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT TEE CHANNEL CORRODED AT STA 160, LBL 8. THE FLOOR SUPPORT T CHANNEL WAS REMOVED AND A NEW FLOOR SUPPORT WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-60-0.
Part: BLKHD BRACKET — CRACKED (CARGO COMPT)
INSPECTION FOUND TWO AFT CARGO FORWARD BULKHEAD SPLICE BRACKETS WITH .5 INCH CRACKS. NEW FITTINGS WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-10-1 AND 51-00-00.
Part: PANEL — DEBONDED (LT WING)
INSPECTION FOUND THE LT WING UPPER T/E FIXED PANEL DEBONDED WITH SURFACE CORROSION ON BOTTOM, JUST I/B OF AILERON. THE PANEL WAS REMOVED, REPAIRED, AND REINSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-1.
Part: VANE — DENTED (LT TE FLAP)
INSPECTION FOUND LT WING FLAP AFT MOVEABLE VANE DENTED AND ONE SPOT WORN THROUGH AT LOWER SURFACE NEAR I/B END. THE FLAP VANE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 27-51-2.
Part: SKIN — DEBONDED (LT WING)
INSPECTION FOUND LT WING LOWER SKIN PANEL DEBONDED AROUND SCREW HOLE FORWARD OF OUTER WHEEL WELL AREA. THE SKIN PANEL WAS REMOVED, REPAIRED, AND REINSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CHAFED (BS 389)
INSPECTION FOUND A HOLE CHAFED IN LOWER CHORD OF FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOORBEAM AT FS 389, RBL 2. A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-05-00, FIGURE 20A, PAGE 31.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (APU DOOR)
INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN RT APU DOOR INNER RIB. THE RIB WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 52-01-00, FIGURE 2 AND 51-10-3.
Part: TAB — DELAMINATED (LT ELEVATOR)
INSPECTION FOUND LT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB DELAMINATED ON UPPER SURFACE. THE LT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 27-30-00 AND 27-30-3.
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 160-229)
INSPECTION FOUND FORWARD CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT T CHANNEL CORRODED BETWEEN STA 160 AND 229, BL 0. THE CHANNEL WAS REMOVED AND A NEW FLOOR SUPPORT WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-60-0.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (PAX DOOR)
INSPECTION FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN FITTING OF FORWARD ENTRY DOOR AT UPPER AFT STOP PAD AREA. THE FASTENERS AND FITTING WERE REMOVED AND THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED IAW SRM 52-03-00, PAGE 5. A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 52-03-00, PAGE 5, 51-10-3, AND 51-10-2. INSTALLED FITTING IAW SRM 51-30-2.
Part: DOOR — OUT OF ADJUST (LT EMER EXIT)
THE LT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR FAILED UNLOCK FORCE TEST. THE LATCH BAR SCREWS WERE ADJUSTED TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FORCE TO UNLOCK THE EXIT DOOR IAW MM 52-21-0, PAGE 504.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 7 reports
1998
Part: LIGHT — CRACKED (CABIN)
FWD AISLE PATH LIGHTING COVER IN FIRST CLASS NEEDS TO BE RE-SECURED. REPLACED FWD SECTION OF BASE AND END CAP ASSY.
1996
Part: SKIN — PUNCTURED (BS 140.038)
A MAINTENANCE LIFT TRUCK STRUCK THE FUSELAGE CREATING A HOLE THROUGH SKIN AT STA 140.038, 3 INCHES BELOW LONGERON 20R. THE HOLE WAS APPROXIMATELY .875 L BY .5 W. THE AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-04 FIGURE 12B PAGE 608A SHEET 15.
Part: RELAY — CRACKED (LG LEVER)
THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HISTORY OF THE GPWS GIVING A TOO LOW GEAR WARNING AT LOW ALTITUDES DURING LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN TWO INSTANCES OF A GO-AROUND. THE WARNING WAS ACCOMPANIED BY DIM LOWER HALF OF GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS. TROUBLESHOOTING BY MAINTENANCE FOUND A LOOSE TERMINAL AT X-1 ON R2-1 LANDING GEAR LEVER RELAY AND THE RELAY WAS CRACKED. THE RELAY WAS REPLACED. THE TERMINAL ON RT MLG LOWER GREEN LIGHT WAS ALSO TIGHTENED. ALL OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
CLE - FLT 1144 - THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES WERE FOUND AT FAULT. THE NICAD BATTERIES IN POWER SUPPLY WERE REPLACED. (X)
1995
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (AFT FUSELAGE)
IAH - INSPECTION FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN ADJACENT TO THE LEFT AFT ATTACH ANGLE AT DORSAL FIN AREA. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-04, FIGURE 27. (X)
Part: STEERING PISTON — PIN SHEARED (NLG)
ONE EACH OF TWO STEERING PISTON PINS THAT GO THROUGH COLLAR, PN 5920605-503, WAS SHEARED INSIDE THE COLLAR. THE BREAK WAS IN THE BOTTOM THIRD OF THE SHANK. THERE WAS A HEAVY COATING OF RUST ACROSS THE SHEARED SURFACE. THIS DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN A-CHECK.
Part: ACTUATOR PIN — SHEARED (NLG STEERING)
DHN - INSPECTION FOUND THE NLG RIGHT NOSE STEERING ACTUATOR PIN SHEARED. THE STEERING CONTROL LEVER ASSEMBLY AND RIGHT NOSE STEERING CYLINDER ASSEMBLY WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. (M)