N447YV
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.
34 reports on file, 1997-07-09 – 2011-06-28.
Part: WEB — DAMAGED (ZONE 100) · airframe 31,473 hrs · 30,775 cycles
REPAIRED DAMAGED GROUND STUD ON FLIGHT DECK WEB.
Earlier reports · 1997–2010 · 33 reports
2010
Part: LENS — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 30,948 hrs · 30,199 cycles
ROW 7 CEILING E-LIGHT LENS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSY, OPS GOOD.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 30,805 hrs · 30,034 cycles
SEVERAL E-LIGHTS SIGN BULBS INOP. REPLACED BULBS, OPS CHECK GOOD.
2009
Part: DOOR — LACK OF LUBE (PAX DOOR) · airframe 31,627 hrs · 28,862 cycles
ASH 7067 EGE-DEN. CAPTAIN REPORTED MAIN CABIN DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN. MX LUBED DOOR.
2008
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 26,703 hrs · 25,411 cycles
ASH FLT 7097 DEN-ASE. PASSENGER DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP, EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT NR 2 INOP & GALLEY EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. MX CHANGED NR 2 POWER SUPPLY.
2007
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (MLG SWITCH) · airframe 26,337 hrs · 24,961 cycles
ASH FLT 7096 MTJ - GEAR DID NOT EXTEND WHEN SELECTED. EMERGENCY EXTENSION USED. MX REPAIRED WIRING AT LG INHIBIT SWITCH.
Part: FLAP TRACK — GOUGED (RT WING) · airframe 26,305 hrs · 24,924 cycles
RIGHT WING NR 5 FLAP TRACK IS GOUGED. REPAIRED RIGHT WING NR 5 FLAP TRACK.
Part: FLAP TRACK — WORN (LT WING) · airframe 26,305 hrs · 24,924 cycles
LEFT WING NR 3 UPPER FLAP TRACK LOWER SIDE, OB SIDE OF NACELLE HAS WORN AREA., REPAIRED.
Part: FLAP TRACK — WORN (LT WING) · airframe 26,305 hrs · 24,924 cycles
LEFT WING NR 4 FLAP TRACK LOWER SIDE OUTBOARD AND INBOARD SIDE HAVE WORN AREAS, REPAIRED.
2006
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 23,843 hrs · 21,963 cycles
ASH 7058 HDN - ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO AIR DATA INVALID MESSAGE. RESET THE FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTER.
2005
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (AILERONS) · airframe 21,988 hrs · 19,757 cycles
ASH 7049 DEN, AILERON TRIM MALFUNCTIONED IN FLIGHT. PILOT DECLARED AND EMERGENCY. WORK IS IN PROGRESS. MX R2 AILERON RUDDER TRIM CONTROL PANEL AND AILERON TRIM ACTUATOR.
2003
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 17,885 hrs · 15,664 cycles
ASH NR 6203. PHX-CLD. CREW REPORTED THAT THE AFT EMERGENCY FLOODLIGHT WAS INOP. MECHANIC REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY. OP CHECKS GOOD.
Part: MECHANISM — LACK OF LUBE (PAX DOOR) · airframe 17,583 hrs · 15,376 cycles
PHX-YUM CREW REPORTED PAX DOOR VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. MECHANIC INSPECTED, CLEANED AND LUBED PAX DOOR. OP CHECKS GOOD.
2001
Part: CONTROLLER — FAILED (CABIN PRESSURE)
FLT 6217 - IN FLIGHT AT 17,000 FEET, THE CREW REPORTED A CABIN PRESSURE WARNING MESSAGE. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO 10,000 AND LANDED SAFELY IN PHX WHERE MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER. OPS CHECKED GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
FLT 6439 - PHX-TUS - THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FA'S EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED THE LIGHT AND THE FLIGHT RESUMED WITHOUT DELAY. (M)
2000
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FLT 6102 - PHX-PSP - DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT WALK AROUND, THE CREW FOUND THE LEFT FORWARD FUSELAGE EMERGENCY LIGHT AND THE OVERHEAD PASSENGER DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN BOTH INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE CHANGED THE FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECKED GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FLT 6102 - PHX-PSP - LEFT FORWARD FUSELAGE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE AND THE OVERHEAD PAX DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTING BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECKS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FLT 6104 - DURING TAXI-OUT IN PHX, THE CREW NOTED THAT THE EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS IN ROWS 4 AND 9 WERE INOPERATIVE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SUPPLY BATTERY FOR THE LIGHTS. OPS CHECKED GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1999
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
FLT 6341 - PHX-PSP - DURING PREFLIGHT WALK AROUND, CREW NOTICED THE BATTERY SWITCHES IN THE ON POSITION. ALL EMERGENCY BATTERIES. THE MAIN BATTERY AND THE AUXILLARY BATTERY WERE DISCHARGED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1998
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, FOUND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH 'ON' ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. BULB WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
FLT 5183 - PHX-TEX - CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE CABIN WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL SIX POWER SUPPLIES. OPS CHECK GOOD, AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BOLT — OUT OF ADJUST (PAX DOOR)
FLT 5225 - YUM-PHX - AFTER ARRIVAL IN PHX, CREW FOUND THE MAIN CABIN DOOR HARD TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. MAINTENANCE RESHIMMED THE HANDLE STOP BOLT. OPS CHECK GOOD, AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, FOUND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SWITCH, OPS CHECKED GOOD. (M)
Part: FUEL CONTROL — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE)
FLT 5225 - YUM-PHX - AFTER A NORMAL TAKEOFF RUN, AT ROTATION THE NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS. THE NR 1 PROP WENT INTO AUTOFEATHR, AT 1500 FT AGL THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES WERE CARRIED OUT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PASSENGERS WERE BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HMU. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: RIB — CRACKED (RUDDER)
DUE TO OTHER ACFT BEING NOTED WITH FORE RUDDER LOWER RIB END CAP AND/OR COVER PLATE DAMAGE. A/C'S RUDDER WAS INSPECTED IN PALM SPRINGS. FWD RUDDER LWR RIB END CAP ACCESS PNL COVER PLATE HAD SEVERAL RIVETS THAT WERE PULLED THROUGH THE ACCESS PNL COVER PLATE. DEHAV WAS CONTACTED AND ADAR APPROVED REPAIR DRAWING WAS GENERATED TO ALLOW THIS AIRCRAFT TO CONTINUE OPS FOR 100 FLT CYCLES. THE A/C CONTINUED OPS FOR 8.9 HOURS, THEN THE FORE AND AFT RUDDERS WERE REMOVED. A NEW ACCESS PANEL COVER PLATE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED. THE RIB END CAP WAS REPLACED IAW MESA AIRLINES, INC REPAIR ORDER NR DHC82-55-0001-GJT. THE RUDDERS WERE REINSTALLED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: COVER PLATE — DAMAGED (RUDDER)
DUE TO OTHER ACFT BEING NOTED WITH FORE RUDDER LOWER RIB END CAP AND/OR COVER PLATE DAMAGE. A/C'S RUDDER WAS INSPECTED IN PALM SPRINGS. FWD RUDDER LWR RIB END CAP ACCESS PNL COVER PLATE HAD SEVERAL RIVETS THAT WERE PULLED THROUGH THE ACCESS PNL COVER PLATE. DEHAV WAS CONTACTED AND ADAR APPROVED REPAIR DRAWING WAS GENERATED TO ALLOW THIS AIRCRAFT TO CONTINUE OPS FOR 100 FLT CYCLES. THE A/C CONTINUED OPS FOR 8.9 HOURS, THEN THE FORE AND AFT RUDDERS WERE REMOVED. A NEW ACCESS PANEL COVER PLATE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED. THE RIB END CAP WAS REPLACED IAW MESA AIRLINES, INC REPAIR ORDER NR DHC82-55-0001-GJT. THE RUDDERS WERE REINSTALLED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FLT 7525 - DRO-DEN - IN DEN PILOT REPORTED, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES WEAK. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERIES. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING LINE CHECK INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CENTER AISLE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN WAS DIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING LINE CHECK INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT CENTER AISLE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BULB IN THE LIGH ASSY, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
1997
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING ROUTINE LINE CHECK INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE AFT CENTER AISLE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN DIM. REPLACED DEFECTIVE BULB, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING ROUTINE LINE CHECK INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND LT FWD FUSELAGE EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHTING INOP. REPLACED DEFECTIVE LIGHT BULB. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING ROUTINE LINE CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND ROW FOUR OVERHEAD EXIT SIGN WAS DIM DURING TESTING. EIGHT BULBS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING A ROUTINE LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN TO BE DIM. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED EIGHT LAMPS. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LINE — BROKEN (NR 2 HYD SYSTEM)
DEN/SHR - FLT 7475 - AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW LOST ALL HYDRAULIC POWER TO THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC POWERED SYSTEMS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEN WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PRESSURE SUPPLY LINE FROM THE HYDRAULIC FILTER MANIFOLD TO THE ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP, OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)