N470PS

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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.

22 reports on file, 2002-02-03 – 2003-06-25.

OTHER · 2003-06-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 19,651 hrs · 22,479 cycles

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING WAS NOT WORKING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY AT THE 4LK POSITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR VNAA0306014
OTHER · 2003-03-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 19,056 hrs · 21,970 cycles

DURING PREFLIGHT CREW NOTICED EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 3, 4 & 5 TO BE INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO PIT AND MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY AT 5 LK IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-50-00. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR VNAA0303031
OTHER · 2003-03-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 18,913 hrs · 21,849 cycles

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE 5LK EMERGENCY BATTERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR VNAA0303014
FALSE WARNING · 2003-01-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2611

Part: SMOKE WARNING — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 18,555 hrs · 21,551 cycles

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LAV SMOKE CAS MESSAGE FLASHED AND THEN CLEARED. THE CREW CALLED MAINTENANCE CONTROL JUST TO REPORT IT AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE SINCE IT DID NOT REPEAT. FLIGHT 4064 WAS COMPLETED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.

Source: SDR VNAA0301026
OTHER · 2003-01-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: METERING VALVE — CONTAMINATED (BRAKE SYS) · airframe 18,537 hrs · 21,537 cycles

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE FIRST OFFICER'S BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND BLED THE BRAKE METERING UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR VNAA0301022
OTHER · 2003-01-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: METERING VALVE — CONTAMINATED (BRAKE SYS) · airframe 18,527 hrs · 21,529 cycles

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE FIRST OFFICER'S BRAKES WERE EXTENDED WITH LIGHT TO NO BRAKING ACTION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND BLED THE BRAKE METERING UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR VNAA0301021
WARNING INDICATION · 2003-01-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: PSEU — FAILED (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 18,480 hrs · 21,498 cycles

EN ROUTE, THE CREW RECEIVED A PROXY SYSTEM FAIL INDICATION ON THE HYDRAULICS PAGE AND CALLED MAINTENANCE CONTROL. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO DIVERT TO PIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND SEVERAL CODES IN THE PSEU. MAINTENANCE THEN REPLACED THE PSEU IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR VNAA0301017
Earlier reports · 2002 · 15 reports

2002

WARNING INDICATION · 2002-11-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3251

Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — FAILED (NLG STEERING) · airframe 18,130 hrs · 21,203 cycles

AFTER LANDING, THE CREW RECEIVED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING CAS MESSAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO A RUN UP PAD AND THE PASSENGERS WERE PICKED UP BY A BUS AND TAKEN TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CYCLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE GATE.

Source: SDR VNAA0211034
NO TEST · 2002-11-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 18,096 hrs · 21,181 cycles

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE BACK UP AND EMERGENCY BATTERIES FAIL TO TEST. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CHANGED THE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 31-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR VNAA0211028
OTHER · 2002-11-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: BRAKE ASSY — CONTAMINATED (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 18,012 hrs · 21,109 cycles

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE FIRST OFFICER'S BRAKE PEDALS HAD NO BRAKING RESPONSE WHEN APPLIED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND BLED THE BRAKES IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR VNAA0211017
OTHER · 2002-10-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 17,799 hrs · 20,952 cycles

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING STRIP WAS BROKEN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING STRIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR VNAA0210018
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2002-10-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2450

Part: CONTROL PANEL — FAULTY (COCKPIT) · airframe 17,785 hrs · 20,938 cycles

THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN WHILE INBOUND TO PIT. THE CAPTAIN THEN REPORTED THE BURNING SMELL WAS INTO THE COCKPIT BY THE TIME FLIGHT 4014 REACHED THE GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE EXTERNAL POWER CABLE LEADING TO THE 1VE PANEL VERY HOT AND CREATING THE BURNING SMELL. MAINTENANCE THEN REPLACED THE 1VE PANEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 24-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR VNAA0210016
NO TEST · 2002-09-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 17,549 hrs · 20,752 cycles

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING AT ROW 11 WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE 7LK EMERGENCY BATTERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR VNAA0209025
NO TEST · 2002-08-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 17,390 hrs · 20,618 cycles

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING A ROW 9 WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE 7LK EMERGENCY BATTERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR VNAA0208043
FALSE WARNING · 2002-08-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3241

Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 17,210 hrs · 20,489 cycles

DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A BLUE ANTI-SKID CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE CREW RECYCLED THE AIRCRAFT POWER AND THE MESSAGE CLEARED. FLIGHT 4181 WAS CLEARED FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF ATTEMPT AND DEPARTED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS.

Source: SDR VNAA0208011
OVER TEMP; WARNING INDICATION · 2002-07-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2432

Part: BATTERY — OVERHEATED (E/E BAY) · airframe 17,093 hrs · 20,386 cycles

DURING CLIMBOUT, THE CREW RECEIVED A BATTERY OVERHEAT MESSAGE AND RETURNED TO PIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NUMBER TWO BATTERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 24-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR VNAA0207035
WARNING INDICATION · 2002-03-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7532

Part: BLEED VALVE — FAILED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 15,990 hrs · 19,533 cycles

DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND PACK FAIL MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. FLIGHT 4147 THEN RETURNED TO THE GATE WHERE MAINTENANCE MEL'D THE LEFT HAND HIGH PRESSURE BLEED VALVE. FLIGHT 4147 THEN LEFT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.

Source: SDR VNAA0203008
FALSE WARNING · 2002-03-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2150

Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 15,990 hrs · 19,533 cycles

DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND PACK FAIL MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE MESSAGE CLEARED AS FLIGHT 4147 EXITED THE RUNWAY AND FLIGHT 4147 WAS CLEARED FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF ATTEMPT.

Source: SDR VNAA0203007
WARNING INDICATION · 2002-03-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2150

Part: A/C PACK — MALFUNCTIONED (LEFT) · airframe 15,957 hrs · 19,511 cycles

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND PACK FAIL MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY, THE CREW RESET THE LEFT HAND PACK AND WAS CLEARED FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. FLIGHT 4179 THEN DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.

Source: SDR VNAA0203003
WARNING INDICATION · 2002-02-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7532

Part: BLEED VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (LEFT) · airframe 15,799 hrs · 10,371 cycles

DURING TAKEOFF THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND PACK FAIL MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF FLIGHT 4020. THE CREW DEFERRED THE LEFT HAND HIGH PRESSURE BLEED VALVE WITH MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND FLIGHT 4020 DEPARTED.

Source: SDR VNAA0202006
FALSE WARNING · 2002-02-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2150

Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 15,799 hrs · 10,371 cycles

DURING TAKEOFF THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND PACK FAIL MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. FLIGHT 4020 CLEARED THE RUNWAY AND THE MESSAGE CLEARED. MAINTENANCE CONTROL HAD THE CREW PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN AND THE MESSAGE DID NOT APPEAR. FLIGHT 4020 WAS THEN CLEARED FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF ATTEMPT.

Source: SDR VNAA0202005
FALSE WARNING · 2002-02-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5210

Part: STOP FITTING — OUT OF ADJUST (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 15,794 hrs · 19,366 cycles

JUST SOUTH OF CVG, THE CREW RECEIVED A RED WARNING PANEL MAIN CABIN DOOR INDICATION. THE CREW REFERENCED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND HEADED TOWARD CVG. WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 16,000 FEET, THE INDICATION WENT OUT AND THE CREW WAS DIRECTED TO CONTINUE TO DAY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND ADJUSTED THE DOOR STOPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 52-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR VNAA0202003