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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.
53 reports on file, 1996-11-11 – 2014-06-03.
Part: REGULATOR — DEFECTIVE (CREW O2) · airframe 76,315 hrs · 40,531 cycles
PHX CREW REPORTED OBSERVERS O2 BOTTLE COMPLETELY EMPTY. FLIGHT RETURNED PHX LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED OBSERVERS O2 REGULATOR & O2 BOTTLE. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL, OPERATION CLOSED.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (LT WING) · airframe 75,810 hrs · 40,225 cycles
LEFT WING NR 4 SLAT TRACK LE INBD SUPPORT RIB CRACKED AT BOSS. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW PATTERN CARD 57-98-05 & EA MD80-57-033994.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (RT WING) · airframe 75,810 hrs · 40,225 cycles
RIGHT WING NR 4 SLAT TRACK LE INBD SUPPORT RIB CRACKED AT BOSS. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW PATTERN CARD 57-98-06 & EA MD80-57-033994.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 75,625 hrs · 40,113 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT STAYED ON WITH SWITCH OFF. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
Earlier reports · 1996–2013 · 49 reports
2013
Part: WEB — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 74,577 hrs · 39,527 cycles
TOP EDGE OF INNER WEB DAMAGED INSIDE FORWARD AIRSTAIR DOOR OPENING SIX INCHES AFT OF FORWARD END. INSTALLED FILLER & DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-01-00.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 74,577 hrs · 39,527 cycles
STATION 200, LONGERON 24 LT CRACKED AT LOWER HI LOCK. INSTALLED SPLICE IAW SRM 53-02-00.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 74,577 hrs · 39,527 cycles
STATION 200 LONGERON 24 LT CRACKED AT UPPER HI LOCK. INSTALLED SPLICE IAW SRM 53-02-00.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 74,577 hrs · 39,527 cycles
BS 200 LT & LONGERON 23 CRACKED AT UPPER LOCK FASTENER. INSTALLED LONGERON 23 LT SIDE FROM BS 183 TO 220 IAW 53-02-00.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 74,577 hrs · 39,527 cycles
BS 200 LT LONGERON 23 CRACKED AT UPPER LOCK FASTENER. INSTALLED LONGERON 23 LT SIDE FROM BS 183 TO 220 IAW 53-02-00.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 74,577 hrs · 39,527 cycles
LONGERON 25 LT CRACKED AT BS 160. REPLACED LONGERON 25 LT & SPLICES FROM BS 134 TO 228 IAW SRM 53-02-00.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 74,209 hrs · 39,301 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 17 - 23 FAILED TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5-106. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
2012
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 71,512 hrs · 37,751 cycles
DFW - CREW REPORTED ON SHORT FINAL THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND FLAMES SHOT OUT OF THE FLIGHT GUIDANCE PANEL RIGHT BELOW THE NOSE LIGHT SWITCH. THERE WAS ADDITIONAL SMOKE COMING FROM THE SAME AREA AND THE NOSE LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER ALSO POPPED. FLIGHT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND BURNED TERMINAL ON NOSE LANDING LIGHT SWITCH. REPAIRED TERMINAL AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING LIGHT SWITCH. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 70,395 hrs · 37,141 cycles
LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED PORTABLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — OUT OF POSITION (CABIN) · airframe 70,395 hrs · 37,141 cycles
TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE CATWALK INOPERATIVE. REPOSITIONED BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
2011
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 68,220 hrs · 35,953 cycles
AFT ACCS 1485 CANT FRAME CRACKED AT STAIR RETRACT ACTUATOR. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF FRAME AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AARD 53-10-00-33.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 68,220 hrs · 35,953 cycles
CRACK ON VERTICAL ANGLE ABOVE VAULT DOOR JAMB. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRACKED ANGLE.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 68,220 hrs · 35,953 cycles
LEFT CUSP CORRODED FROM STATIONS 598 TO 712. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT CUSP SHEET FROM STATIONS 598 TO 712.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 68,220 hrs · 35,953 cycles
RIGHT CUSP SHEET FROM STATIONS 503 TO 598 CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS. INSTALLED NEW CUSP SHEET STATIONS 503 TO 598 PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 68,220 hrs · 35,953 cycles
LEFT CUSP CORRODED STATIONS 503 TO 598. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT CUSP SHEET FROM STATIONS 503 TO 598.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 68,220 hrs · 35,953 cycles
NUMBER 3 SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT STATION 1201. REMOVED CORROSION AND REPAIRED PER AARD 53-20-00-10.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 68,220 hrs · 35,953 cycles
NOSE LANDING GEAR CRACK IN ANGLE, FORWARD END, RIGHT SIDE OF INTERCOSTAL AT FORWARD END OF CENTER TUNNEL. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL AT FORWARD END OF CENTER TUNNEL PER AARD 51-10-00-05.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 68,220 hrs · 35,953 cycles
NOSE LANDING GEAR CRACK AT AFT END OF RIGHT AND STIFFENER CHANNEL ON INTERCOSTAL, FORWARD END OF CENTER TUNNEL. INSTALLED NEW RIGHT STIFFENER ON INTERCOSTAL AT FORWARD END OF CENTER TUNNEL PER AARD 51-10-00-05.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (LE SLAT) · airframe 68,220 hrs · 35,953 cycles
LEFT NUMBER 1 SLAT LOWER SKIN CUTOUT FOR CENTER TRACK HAS A 3/8 INCH CRACK. CUT AWAY CRACKED SECTION OF LOWER SKIN LEFT NUMBER 1 SLAT AND FABRICATED NEW SKIN SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 57-09-00 FIGURE 10 SHEET 3.
Part: MEMBRANE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 68,220 hrs · 35,953 cycles
CORROSION ON SUB-FLOOR UNDER G-1 GALLEY DRAIN PAN. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON SUB-FLOOR UNDER G-1 GALLEY DRAIN PAN PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
2010
Part: FIRE LOOP — FAULTED (FIRE DETECTION) · airframe 66,774 hrs · 35,150 cycles
DFW - CREW REPORTED FIRE LOOP B INDICATION DURING FLIGHT. FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. RESET FIRE DETECTOR LOOP B AUXILIARY POWER UNIT CIRCUIT BREAKER AND REPLACED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT FIRE CONTROL AS A PRECAUTION. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2007
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT TAIL COMPARTMENT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMPS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT TAIL COMPARTMENT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: STRAP — BROKEN (FLASHLIGHT)
LGA - EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT AFT RIGHT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT HAS BROKEN STRAP. REPLACED STRAP FOR EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT AFT RIGHT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: SHROUD — BROKEN (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
LAX - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 28D HAS BROKEN SHROUD. REPLACED SHROUD FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 28D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LENS — MISSING (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
BOS - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 28D MISSING RED LENS. REPLACED RED LENS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 28D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: STRAP — BROKEN (FLASHLIGHT)
LGA - EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT STRAPS BROKEN AT AFT ENTRY DOOR. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT STRAPS AT AFT ENTRY DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: STRAP — MISSING (CABIN)
LGA - EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT STRAP MISSING AT LEFT NUMBER TWO DOOR. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT STRAP AT LEFT NUMBER TWO DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2006
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (RT WING)
PHX - INFLIGHT, FUEL LEAK COMING FROM RIGHT WING FUEL BOOST PANEL. LANDED PHX WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED DOME NUTS FOR TANK PLATE. RESEALED RUBSTRIP AND PANEL. REINSTALLED TANK PLATE AND SECONDARY OVER WITH NEW GASKET AND SEALED FASTENERS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
ORD - EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON LEFT HAND WALL AT AFT STAIRS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED SPLICE BY TAIL CONE HANDLE FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON LEFT HAND WALL AT AFT STAIRS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN MAIN CABIN MAIN ENTRY DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK IN FORWARD CABIN FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN MAIN CABIN MAIN ENTRY DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
LGA - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT FORWARD CABIN OVERWING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT MID CABIN FOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT FORWARD CABIN OVERWING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2005
Part: PISTON — INOPERATIVE (NLG)
NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. LANDED BNA WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND CHROME MISSING FROM PISTON. REPLACED PISTON AND SCHRADER VALVE. SERVICED STRUT WITH OIL AND AIR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2003
Part: DUCT — BLOWN (LT ENGINE)
DFW T1527/15 ENROUTE DFW-SEA AT 2500 FEET LT ENGINE ILLUMINATED. AT 3000 FEET FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND LT THROTTLE JAMMED FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES AT 1.5 EPR SETTING AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED DEBRIS FROM UPPER COWL DAMAGE FROM BLOWN ENGINE ANTI ICE DUCT MIGRATED TO FUEL CONTROL LINKAGE. REMOVED DEBRIS AND REPLACED ANTI ICE DUCT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. CLOSED
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE BETWEEN ROWS 18 TO 21. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTING WAS INOPERATIVE AT SEAT ROWS 19 THROUGH 21. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT 16D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT 16D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2002
Part: PIN — NOT SEATED (CONNECTOR)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT SEAT 5E INOPERATIVE. RESEATED PIN IN EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONNECTOR AT SEAT 5E. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CRACK AROUND FASTENER IN FUSELAGE SKIN ABOVE PYLON STATION 1380 LEFT SIDE. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-01. (M)
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION AROUND TIEDOWN TRACK ATTACH SCREWS AND CLIPNUT HOLES LEFT SIDE. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE LEFT TIEDOWN TRACK AFT CARGO BETWEEN STATION 1220-1309, PER SRM 51-10. (M)
Part: DOOR FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION AROUND FASTENERS ON DOOR BEAM AND AROUND 2 BOTTOM DOOR STOPS ON BEAM, FS 1155-1212. REMOVED CORROSION TREATED AND PRIMED, INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-00-3. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND NR 6 SEAT TRACK HAS CORROSION, SEVERAL AREA'S OUT OF LIMITS STATION 275-791. NEW SEAT TRACK INSTALLED/AMM 53-40-01,01-02. (M)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON CUSP STATION 694 TO 699. REPAIRED PER AARD 52-00-00-02. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND FRAME STATION 1174 IS CRACKED BELOW LONGERON 6L. INSTALLED SPACER AND DOUBLER AT STATION 1174 AND 6L PER AARD 53-10-00-30. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK NR 6 STATION 1212-1213. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-03 BEYOND SRM LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED PLUG PER SRM 53-05 FIG 4A. (M)
2001
Part: DISPLAY — FAILED (COCKPIT)
DTW - FLT 494 - EN ROUTE ORD-DTW, DETECTED SMOKE BEHIND CAPTAINS ATTITUDE INDICATOR. LANDED DTW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED CAPTAINS SYMBOL GENERATOR AND CAPTAINS PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SPLICE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SPLICE AT AFT CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1999
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (CARGO DOORWAY)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL SECTIONS OF MID CARGO DOOR FRAME BEAM. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-03 AND INSTALLED FABRICATED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-16 IN AFT LOWER DOOR STOP AREA OF BEAM. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (PASSENGR DOORWAY)
DTW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD ENTRY WALK-AROUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED CONNECTOR TO FORWARD ENTRY WALK-AROUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1996
Part: CYLINDER — DEFECTIVE (NLG)
PDX - FLT 1394 - AFTER TAKEOFF PDX, WHEN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, NOSE LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES WITH SAME RESULTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PDX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CYLINDER. ACCOMPLISHED LEAK CHECK AND NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)