N44503
Registered owner: FRONTERA FLIGHT HOLDINGS INC, DE (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
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.
61 reports on file, 2000-02-18 – 2014-09-13.
Part: A/C PACK — OVERHEATED (AC BAY) · airframe 71,405 hrs · 37,575 cycles
BOTH LT & RT PACK TRIPPED OFF & LOSS OF CABIN PRESS. EMER DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED MCM CARD 21-95-11 WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. BOTH CABIN PRESS CONTROLLERS BITE CHECKED GOOD. ACFT HOLDS CABIN PRESS WITH NO AIR LEAKS NOTED. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.
Part: CONTROLLER — INOPERATIVE (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 71,132 hrs · 37,394 cycles
NUMBER 2 CABIN PRESS CONTROLLER INOPERATIVE WITH NR 1 CONTROLLER ON PLACARD. FLIGHT RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED NR 2 CABIN PRESS CONTROLLER. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.
Part: STOP FITTING — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 70,934 hrs · 37,280 cycles
FORWARD CARGO DOOR, FWD LOWER DOOR STOP CASTING IS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW STOP PAD FITTING.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (LT WING) · airframe 70,835 hrs · 37,216 cycles
NUMBER 4 SLAT TRACK LEADING INBD SUPPORT RIB CRACKED. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW EA MD80-57-035265.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (RT WING) · airframe 70,835 hrs · 37,216 cycles
NUMBER 4 SLAT TRACK LEADING INBD SUPPORT RIB CRACKED. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW EA MD80-57-035265.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 70,403 hrs · 36,961 cycles
BATTERY PACK AB 5 - 4 FAILED CHECK. R & R BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 70,403 hrs · 36,961 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FWD OVERWING EXIT INOPERATIVE. R & R BATTERY PACK B-103, OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
Earlier reports · 2000–2013 · 54 reports
2013
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 67,190 hrs · 35,122 cycles
CORROSION ON RIGHT CUSP AT STATION 560. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 66,962 hrs · 34,997 cycles
CORROSION ON SUBFLOOR AT STATION 198, RIGHT BUTTLINE 55. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: CUSP WEB — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 66,962 hrs · 34,997 cycles
HOLE IN CUSP UNDER NUMBER 6 SEAT TRACK AT STATION 266. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: THRESHOLD — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 66,962 hrs · 34,997 cycles
HEAVY CORROSION ON FORWARD SERVICE DOOR AFT THRESHOLD AREA, STATION 200, RIGHT BUTTLINE 54. REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER PER AARD 53-20-00-14.
2012
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 66,962 hrs · 34,997 cycles
DENT AT STATION 160, LONGERON 20 RIGHT. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-03.
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 66,962 hrs · 34,997 cycles
CORROSION ON WEB BETWEEN STATIONS 1149 TO 1155 BETWEEN LONGERONS 25 AND 27 RIGHT. REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED SPLICE REPAIR PER AARD 53-10-00-24.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 66,962 hrs · 34,997 cycles
CRACK AT LONGERON 2 LEFT, STATION 160, ON OUTBOARD SIDE. INSTALLED NEW SECTION AND SPLICE AT LONGERON 2 LEFT FROM STATIONS 148 TO 175 PER SRM 53-02-00 FIGURE 18.
Part: MEMBRANE — GOUGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 66,962 hrs · 34,997 cycles
STATION 200, RIGHT BUTTLINE 6, GOUGE IN SUBFLOOR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IN SUBFLOOR AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AS AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 66,962 hrs · 34,997 cycles
STATION 160, GALLEY NUMBER 1 TIE DOWN FITTING CORRODED. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE TIE DOWN FITTING PER AARD 51-00-05-1.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 66,962 hrs · 34,997 cycles
STIFFENER CRACKED BELOW LONGERON 1 ABOVE VAULT DOOR JAMB. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-15.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 66,962 hrs · 34,997 cycles
RIGHT CUSP FROM STATIONS 1165 TO 1170 CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 66,962 hrs · 34,997 cycles
STATION 237, FORWARD CARGO, ANGLE CRACKED BELOW LEFT TIE DOWN TRACK, FORWARD SIDE OF FRAME. REMOVED CRACKED ANGLE AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE ANGLE PER AARD 51-00-05-1.
Part: STRUCTURE — DAMAGED (RUDDER) · airframe 66,962 hrs · 34,997 cycles
FOUND COMPOSITE DAMAGE ON RUDDER WHEN SANDING. DAMAGE AND REPAIR IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUDDER. APPLIED WET OVERLAYS TO REPAIR AREA PER SRM 51-90-00.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 66,962 hrs · 34,997 cycles
FORWARD CARGO DOOR FORWARD PAN FRAME CRACKED AT NUMBER 1 BEAM RADIUS BLOCK. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA COMP-52-027430.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 66,962 hrs · 34,997 cycles
AFT CARGO DOOR FORWARD PAN FRAME CRACKED AT NUMBER 5 BEAM. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ESO80174 AND SRM 52-03-00 FIGURE 8.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 66,962 hrs · 34,997 cycles
FORWARD CARGO DOOR AFT PAN FRAME CRACKED AT NUMBER 5 BEAM. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 52-03-00 FIGURE 8.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 66,962 hrs · 34,997 cycles
STIFFENER AT AFT VAULT DOOR LEFT JAMB BETWEEN LATCH LUG CUTOUTS CRACKED. REPLACED WITH NEW STIFFENER PER AARD 51-00-05-1.
Part: GUSSET — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 66,962 hrs · 34,997 cycles
CRACK AT LEFT GUSSET, STATION 207, LONGERON 11 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-11.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 66,962 hrs · 34,997 cycles
CRACK IN FUSELAGE AT RIVET AT FRAME STATION 165.5 AND LONGERON 22 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER BOEING DRAWING SR09530219.
2011
Part: CONTROL UNIT — INOPERATIVE (ANTI-SKID SYS) · airframe 62,242 hrs · 32,310 cycles
DFW - CREW REPORTED ON APPROACH AFTER GEAR EXTENSION, ALL AUTOSKID LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED GO AROUND AND PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURES ON SECOND APPROACH ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. REPLACED ANTI-SKID CONTROL UNIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
2010
Part: MECHANISM — OUT OF ADJUST (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 60,324 hrs · 31,259 cycles
DFW CREW REPORTED GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INSPECTION FOUND GROUND SENSE MECHANISM OUT OF ADJUSTMENT ACCOMPLISHED RIG AND TEST OF GROUND SENSE CONTROL MECHANISM PER MM 32-23-01-2 AND ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWING ALL OPERATES CHECKS GOOD.
2009
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 58,695 hrs · 30,359 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROWS 20 TO 32 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 57,536 hrs
DFW - CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 57,536 hrs
DFW - FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS ABOVE OVERWING EXITS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
PHL - EMERGENCY LIGHTS DID NOT PASS TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
2007
Part: SEAL — BROKEN (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 53,886 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT SECURITY SEAL AT LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR BROKEN. REPLACED SECURITY SEAL FOR EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
LGA - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT SEAT ROWS 3 TO 8 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT SEAT ROWS 3 TO 8. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2006
Part: BUNGEE CYLINDER — INOPERATIVE (MLG)
DFW - NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND ON FINAL. AFTER GO AROUND NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED WITH EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR BUNGEE ACTUATOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2002
Part: FLASHLIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT PORTABLE FLASHLIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLASHLIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LINE — LEAKING (APU OIL SYSTEM)
DFW - FLT 1954 - AFTER TAKEOFF DFW, RETURNED TO DFW DUE TO SMOKE AND BURNING RUBBER SMELL IN CABIN. LANDED DFW OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. TIGHTENED APU OIL COOLER LINE. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2000
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CANT FRAME 1485 HAS A CRACK ON LOWER END RIGHT SIDE. CUT AND REPLACED CRACKED CANT FRAME 1485 PER FSO 80559 DATED 10-24-00. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — WORN (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SEAT TRACK NR 4 IS WORN 6 INCHES BY 3 INCHES, STATION 934. INSTALLED 1 NEW SEAT TRACK PLUG PER SRM 53-30-00-10. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON NR 2 SEAT TRACK STATION 1193-1309. REPLACED SEAT TRACK STATION 1174-1309 PER SRM 51-01. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SEAT TRACK NR 1 AT GALLEY TIE DOWN CORROSION 1 INCH BY 2 INCHES OUT OF LIMITS, NEED CHANGE NEW SEAT TRACK NR 1 FROM STATION 1174-1309. INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF SEAT TRACK FROM STATION 1174-1309 PER SRM 51-01. (M)
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND INTERCOSTAL CORRODED 1 INCH BY 13 INCHES, ALONG UPPER OUTBOARD EDGE STATION 1309-1322 BETWEEN STRINGER 27L AND 28L. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL PER SRM 51-01. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SKIN DENTED BETWEEN LONGERON 18 AND 19 LEFT AND JUST ABOVE LONGERON 20L. COLD WORKED DENTS OUT PER SRM 53-04 AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 12B AND ESO 80559 DATED 10-13-2000. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND STATION 1155 PLUS 12 INCHES SEAT TRACK NR 3, CORROSION AT 390 NUTPLATES. REPLACED SEAT TRACK NR 3 FROM STATION NR 1030 TO STATION 1309 PER SRM 53-05 FIG 4F. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SEAT TRACK CORRODED 1 INCH BY 1 INCH, STATION 1231. REPLACED NR 3 SEAT TRACK FROM STATION 1030 TO 1309 PER 53-05 FIG 4F. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SEAT TRACK NR 3 STATION NR 1193 PLUS 8 INCHES SEAT TRACK CORRODED. REPLACED NR 3 SEAT TRACK FROM STATION NR 1030 TO STATION 1309 PER SRM 53-05 FIG 4F. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND DENT 3 INCH BY 5 INCH IN FUSELAGE RIGHT STATION 465, BETWEEN L21R AND 22R. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 12. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND INBOARD FLANGE CORRODED 1 INCH BY 1 INCH, AT NUTPLATES. REPLACED NR 3 SEAT TRACK FROM STATION 1030 TO 1309 PER SRM 53-05 FIG 4F. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SEAT TRACK CORRODED 1 INCH BY 1 INCH, STATION 1124. REPLACED NR 3 SEAT TRACK STATION 1030 TO 1309 PER SRM 53-05 FIG 4F. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SEAT TRACK NR 6 HAS CORROSION AT STATION 733. INSTALLED 1 NEW SEAT TRACK PLUG PER SRM 53-20-00-10. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SEAT TRACK NR 6 HAS CORROSION AT STATION 609. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-3. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK PLUG PER SRM 53-20-00-10. (M)
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (VERTICAL STAB)
TUL - FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT VERTICAL STABILIZER LUG PLATES CORRODED. REMOVED, REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT VERTICAL STABILIZER LUG PLATES SRM 53-02. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SEAT TRACK NR 6 HAS SPOTS OF CORROSION FROM STATION 1197-1217. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK PLUGS AT STATION 1198 AND 1213 PER AARD 53-20-00-10. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SEAT TRACK NR 4 HAS CORROSION 1 INCH BY 1 INCH, STATION 336. INSTALLED PLUG PER SRM 53-05 FIG 4A. (M)
Part: PAN — CRACKED (LAVATORY FLOOR)
TUL - FOUND LAVATORY FLOOR PAN CRACKED IN TWO PLACES STATION 218 OUTBOARD NR 2 TRACK. INSTALLED DOUBLER STATION 218 OUTBOARD NR 2 TRACK AS PER SRM 53-01. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION 1 INCH BY 3 INCHES, BEYOND LIMIT NR 6 SEAT TRACK STATION 1057. SEAT TRACK PLUG PER AARD 53-20-00-10. (M)
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CRACK IN LEFT CUSP, 1 INCH BY .125 INCH AND .23 INCH DEEP AT STATION 798. REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 4 STATION 798 LEFT. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SEAT TRACK NR 6 HAS CORROSION 1 INCH BY 3 INCH AT STATION 1277. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK PLUG AS PER AARD 53-20-02-10. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION 1 INCH BY 3 INCHES, BEYOND LIMITS STATION 1088 TRACK NR 6. SEAT TRACK PLUG PER AARD 53-20-00-10. (M)
Part: BOOT — BLOWN (ACM)
DFW - FLT 1191 - AFTER TAKEOFF DFW GOING THROUGH 6,000 FEET, THE TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED BLOWN ON LEFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE, SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (TAIL CONE)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY TAIL CONE PULL HANDLE LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY TAIL CONE PULL HANDLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)