N453UE
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.
19 reports on file, 1995-01-15 – 1998-03-13.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (LT MLG)
LAX - LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO FAT FOR REPAIRS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTION ACTUATOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–1997 · 18 reports
1997
Part: COMPUTER — INTERMITTENT (E/E COMPT)
FAT - STALL WARNING INDICATION ACTIVATED AFTER TAKEOFF ROLL WAS INITIATED. TAKEOFF ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANACE REPLACED NR 2 STALL WARNING COMPUTER. STALL WARNING SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL ON GROUND. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ON SUBSEQUENT DEPARTURE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 1 STALL WARNING COMPUTER AND STALL WARNING PANEL. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. BENCH CHECK OF REMOVED COMPUTERS CONFIRMED THE INTERMITTENT FALSE ACTIVATION OF THE NR 1 STALL WARNING COMPUTER. (M)
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (DOOR)
FAT - DOOR WARNING ILLUMINATED DURING TAKEOFF. TAKEOFF ABORTED. DEFERRED DOOR WARNING PER MEL 52-70-1. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. MAINTENANCE SUBSEQUENTLY CLEARED DEFERRAL BY PERFORMING AN OPERATIONAL CHECK. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. (M)
Part: ENGINE — BIRD STRIKE (RIGHT)
SMF - ON PREFLIGHT CREW REPORTED EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE AND APPEARS TO BE DAMAGE TO LP COMPRESSOR. MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION. FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE TO TOP SIDE OF INLET. NO DAMAGE NOTED. NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO LP COMPRESSOR. RAN ENGINE AND PACK. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: FAN — FAILED (CABIN)
LAX - SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN REPORTED. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED RIGHT PACK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. MAINTENANCE CLEARED DEFERRAL BY REPLACING RIGHT GROUND COOLING FAN. OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORY. (X)
Part: SELECTOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
SMX - GEAR DOORS REMAIN OPEN WITH GEAR IN DOWN POSITION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK ON GROUND NORMAL. TEST FLIGHT SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SELECTOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
LAX - WHEN LANDING GEAR SELECTED UP ALL LIGHTS ILLUMINATE BUT GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: WINDSHIELD — BIRD STRIKE (RT COCKPIT)
SFO - BIRD STRIKE TO FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD REPORTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED WINDSHIELD FOR DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
SMX - SMOKE REPORTED IN COCKPIT WITH FLIGHT DECK INSTRUMENT LIGHTING ON. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED FLIGHT DECK INSTRUMENT LIGHTING PER MEL 33-11-1. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. MAINTENANCE SUBSEQUENTLY CLEARED DEFERRAL BY REPLACING CENTER FLOOD LIGHT FIXTURE. OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORY. (X)
1996
Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (PAX DOOR)
SFO - FORWARD DOOR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ON IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED MICROSWITCH ON DOOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: ENGINE — FLAMED OUT (LEFT)
CEZ/DEN - AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE WHEN LEFT ENGINE SUFFERED FROM APPARENT FLAME-OUT. AIRCRAFT WAS ON DESCENT AT APPROXIMATELY 14,000 FEET. ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN, DROPPING EEC OFF-LINE AND CAUSING LOW OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR TO ILLUMINATE. PILOT'S CONFIRMED LEFT ENGINE FAILED AND SECURED. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN CEZ WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER MUCH INVESTIGATION, NO APPARENT FAILURE FOUND, AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. CAUSE OF FLAME-OUT IS NOT DETERMINABLE AT THIS TIME.
1995
Part: RADOME — BIRD STRIKE (FWD FUS)
SMF - BIRD STRIKE REPORTED ON RIGHT FORWARD RADOME AREA. PERFORMED BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION. NO DAMAGE NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: TQ IND — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENG)
ACV - LEFT TORQUE INDICATION ROSE TO LIMIT AT ACCELERATED RATE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE REPORTED DISCREPANCY DURING ENGINE GROUND RUNS. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: PROX SENSOR — INOPERATIVE (NLG)
PSP - NOSE LANDING GEAR 'A' SYSTEM RED INDICATION LIGHT AND 'B' SYSTEM GREEN INDICATION LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOLLOWING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO STATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND DOWNLOCK 'A' SYSTEM INDICATION TO BE FAULTY (DOWN LOCK SENSOR). SWAPPED 'A' AND 'B' SYSTEM SENSOR PER SNL 120-032-0015 AND DEFERRED 'B' SYSTEM PER MEL 32-60-1. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. MAINTENANCE CLEARED DEFERRAL WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE NOSE GEAR 'A' DOWNLOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (FUEL PRESS SW)
SFO - LEFT ENGINE FUEL LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED LEFT FUEL LOW PRESSURE LIGHT PER MEL 73-35-1. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. MAINTENANCE SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AT LEFT FUEL LOW PRESSURE SWITCH. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (M)
Part: FUEL LINE — LEAKING (LEFT WING)
SFO - LEFT ENGINE REPORTED TORQUE LIMITED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED LEFT FUEL MOTIVE FLOW SYSTEM PER MEL 28-21-3. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE, MAINTENANCE SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED LEAKING MOTIVE FLOW LINE IN LEFT WING FUEL BAY. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (M)
Part: AURAL WARNING — SOUNDED (COCKPIT)
SFO - AUTOFEATHER AURAL WARNING SOUNDED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. AURAL WARNING SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — TRIPPED (AURAL WARNING)
RNO - TAKEOFF TRIM AURAL WARNING SOUNDED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND AURAL WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER. AURAL WARNING SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (M)
Part: WARNING — ILLUMINATED (PAX DOOR)
REN-SFO - EN ROUTE, FORWRD DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO STATION, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED PASSENGER DOOR AND DOOR WARNING SYSTEM. NO DEFECTS NOTED. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (W)