N489DA
Registered owner: AEROSIM ACADEMY INC, FL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
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No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
Maintenance disclosures
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64 reports on file, 1995-03-06 – 2009-09-15.
Part: CRANKCASE — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 1,966 hrs
(CE8S) DURING A SCHEDULED INSP AND UPON VISUAL INSP A CRACK IN THE CRANKSHAFT CASE WAS DISCOVERED.
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 63 reports
1999
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 481-681)
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 481 AND 681 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED MULTIPLE CRACKS IN MULTIPLE FRAME BAYS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE SKIN LAPS SPLICE WAS CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367302-14AD.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 360-480)
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 AND 480 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 19 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367303-14AD.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 360-480)
INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4L SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 TO 480 REVEALED MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. THE ENTIRE LAP SPLICE WAS CUTOUT ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367304-14AD.
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (ROW 20 DEF)
SEAT 20D EMERGENCY LIGHT AND WIRES HANGING OUT. REPAIRED OR REPLACED SAME.
1998
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHT EXIT SIGN AT L1 DOOR DIM DURING TEST. REPLACED LIGHT MODULE, CKS OK.
Part: S-DUCT — CRACKED (NR 2 ENG INLET)
3 INCH SECTION OF S DUCT INNER SKIN DAMAGED/BENT BACK 3 FT. AFT OF INLET AT 1 OCLOCK POSITION, ERA 364794-14 DOUBLER.
Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (NR 2 LE SLAT)
HYD SYS-A FAILURE IN FLT. REPLACED NR 2 LEADING EDGE SLAT ACTUATOR.
1997
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 720-730)
CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE BASE FLANGE OF STRG 28R AT STA 720A +10 COMMON TO THE SKIN. A SECTION OF THE STRINGER WAS CUTOUT AND THE SKIN WAS CUTOUT TO REMOVE THE CORROSION. A NEW SECTION OF STRINGER WAS SPLICED IN AND A SKIN DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 363256-14, REV A.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 600)
THE FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA 580 AND 640 WAS FOUND CORRODED BETWEEN S-26L AND 27L. THE DAMAGED SKIN WAS CUTOUT AND A NEW SECTION OF SKIN WAS SPLICED IN WITH TWO SPLICE STRAPS PER ER/A 363277-14, REV A.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FOUND FWD CABIN EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING INOP. REPLACED FWD E-PATH POWER SUPPLY M9026 AND BATTERY PACK. EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING CKS GOOD.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (LE SPAR)
FOUND ON B1 LETTER CK, 1 INCH CRACK IN L/E SPAR STIFFENER AT O/B TRACK INBD RIB NR 3 SLAT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (LE SPAR)
FOUND ON B1 LETTER CK, 1.25 INCH CRACK IN L/E SPAR STIFFENER INBD TRACK INBD RIB NR 4 SLAT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (LE SPAR)
FOUND ON B1 LETTER CK, 1.5 INCH CRACK VERTICAL STIFFENER WING FRONT SPAR AT NR 7 SLAT INBD TRACK. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21.
1996
Part: PWR SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CARGO DOOR)
ON L/O, FOUND EMER LGT ON AFT CARGO DOOR INOP. REPLACED PWR SUPPLY AND CONDUIT.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (RT OVERWING)
RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE ON S/C TEST. REPLACED OVERWING BATTERY RACK POWER SUPPLY, TEST OK PER M/M.
Part: BULB — FAILED (BS 840/926)
RT SIDE EXT O/W EMER LTS AT STA 926 AND 840 INOP. RELAMPED LTS, OPS CK NORMAL.
Part: SWITCH — DIRTY (AFT STEW PANEL)
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE FROM AFT STEW PANEL ON/OFF SWITCH. CLEANED TERMINALS ON SWITCH, OPS CK NORMAL.
Part: SLAT — DAMAGED (NR 2)
ON CREW WALK-AROUND, NR 2 LEADING EDGE SLAT DAMAGE. ANTI-ICE TELESCOPING DUCT DAMAGED SLAT AND WING. REPLACED SLAT, FERRIED TO ATL FOR FURTHER MAINTENANCE.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 2 LE SLAT)
FOUND DURING A-1 LETTER CHECK, .5 INCH CRACK NR 2 L/E SLAT COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE, ADJACENT TO O/B TRACK. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-0.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
ON PREFLIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING INOP AT MID CABIN. REPLACED AFT BATTERY PACK AND BASE FOR FLOOR TRACK SYS, OPS NORMAL.
1995
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LT FORWARD EXT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT. REPLACED RACK OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 7 LE SLAT)
RIB MARKED NR 16 CRACKED. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-0 FOR NR 7 L/E SLAT DURING SHOP INSPECTION.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 7 LE SLAT)
RIBS MARKED NR 4 AND NR 9 CRACKED. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-0 FOR NR 7 L/E SLAT AT SHOP INSPECTION.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 7 LE SLAT)
RIBS MARKED NR 17 AND NR 18 CRACKED. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-0 FOR L/E SLAT NR 7 AT SHOP INSPECTION.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FWD OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES, OPS NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
CENTER SECTION OF FLOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED RACK M9026 AND BATTERIES, ALL CKS NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (FWD BULLNOSE)
FWD BULLNOSE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED RACK M1088 AND BATTERIES, ALL CKS NORMAL.
Part: FRAME — INTERFERENCE (FS 761)
DURING INSTALLATION OF THE MODIFICATION TO THE LT STA 760.95 FRAME, AS REQUIRED PER AD 94-02-04 AND BOEING S/B 727-53-0197, A 0.125 INCH UNIDENTIFIED SHIM, BELOW WL 210 BETWEEN THE FRAME WEB AND THE 65-24546-3 LOWER CHORD OF THE FLOOR BEAM AND THE 69-18474-1 TEE CLIP, WAS FOUND TO CAUSE INTERFERENCE IN INSTALLATION OF THE MODIFICATION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA LETTER 95-1205-907 DATED 18 JULY 1995, ALTERNATE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WERE PROVIDED.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 950)
DURING HMV INSPECTION, FOUND THE FUSELAGE SKIN BEHIND STRINGER 18A HAD A .3750 INCH CRACK AT BS 948. THE CRACK EMANATES FROM THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE STR 18A ATTACHMENTS AND PROGRESSES DOWNWARD TO EDGE OF THE SKIN. THERE WAS ALSO INDICATION OF A CRACK PROGRESSING UPWARDS FROM THE SAME LOWER FASTENER. THE CRACKS WERE STOP DRILLED AND CRACK CONTAINMENT HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY HFEC, AND AN EXTERNAL STEEL REPAIR DOUBLER WILL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BACO TWX DAL-ATL-95-0662RR, DATED JULY 5, 1995.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (LT WING)
LEFT WING - REF OPN 5522. HFEC INSP ON BORE OF AFT TERMINAL FITTING SHOWS CRACK INDICATION AT 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-10-7, FIG 1.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FS 495)
CORROSION ON FUS SKIN AT STR 28R STA 495 FWD B/B. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. FOUND AT HMV.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FS 600-660)
DURING HMV, CORROSION DAMAGE TO THE SKIN AND STR 27L WAS FOUND IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS BETWEEN STATIONS 600 AND 660. THE SKIN WAS CRACKED AND CORRODED AT APPROX FS 627 AND STR 27L. THERE WAS AN EXISTING EXTERNAL REPAIR AT APPROX FS 620 AND STR 27L. REPAIRED PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG. 3 (SKIN) AND B727 SRM 53-10-3, FIG. 1 (STRINGER).
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 1030)
DURING HMV, FOUND FLOORBEAM CORRODED AT STA 1030 RBL 12 LBL 12. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-8.
Part: BLKHD SKIN — MISDRILLED (BS 1183)
MISDRILLED HOLE AFT SIDE STA 1183 BULKHEAD, RBL 36.83 APPROX 38 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR LINE. HOLE IS DRILLED THROUGH THE SKIN BUT NOT THROUGH THE FRAME. HOLE IS DRILLED NEXT TO AN EXISTING FASTENER AND WAS DRILLED WHILE ACCOMPLISHING EO 4-59821-3. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-9, FIG 4. DAMAGE AT HMV.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (L1 DOOR)
SKIN CRACKED, L1 DOOR. THE L1 MAIN ENTRY DOOR HAS EXT SKIN CRACK AT THE LWR FWD CORNER. REPAIRED PER SRM5 2-11-01, FIG 804. FOUND AT HMV.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (LT WING)
AT HMV, LT FWD TERMINAL PIN BODY FITTING IS CORRODED IN SEVERAL AREAS. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-10-7.
Part: BEAM — CORRODED (LT MLG)
DURING HMV, FOUND LT MLG WALKING BEAM WITH CORROSION IN BORES OF HOLES FOR MLG ATTACH FITTING. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-40 FIG 1 PG 6 AND 7.
Part: LE SKIN — DAMAGED (NR 4 TE FLAP)
NR 4 FOREFLAP WAS FOUND WITH A TEMPORARY REPAIR ON THE LEADING EDGE 47 INCHES FROM OUTBOARD END. THE DOUBLER WAS REMOVED AND LEADING EDGE REPAIRED PER SRM 57-50-4.
Part: BUSHING — TORN (LT MLG BEAM)
LT MLG BEAM FABROID TORN IN BUSHINGS FOR O/B ATTACH FITTING. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-40, FIG 1.
Part: LE SKIN — DAMAGED (NR 4 TE FLAP)
NR 4 FOREFLAP LEADING EDGE WAS FOUND WORN 46 INCHES FROM INBOARD END. THE LEADING EDGE WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 57504 BY INSTALLING A DOUBLER.
Part: LE SKIN — WORN (NR 4 TE MIDFLAP)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, NR 4 MIDFLAP WAS FOUND WITH WEAR DAMAGE TO L/E SKIN AT INBD EDGE OF FLAP. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-52-0 PG 808.
Part: LE SKIN — WORN (NR 4 TE MIDFLAP)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, NR 4 MIDFLAP WAS FOUND WITH WEAR DAMAGE TO L/E SKIN AT O/B END OF FLAP. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-52-0 PG 808.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (L1 DOOR)
FRAME CRACKED. THE LOWER FWD CORNER OF THE L1 MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR HAS A 2 INCH CRACK (VIEWED FROM LWR FWD LIGHTING HOLE). REPAIRED PER MM 52011091, PAGE 805.
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CORRODED (LT MLG)
LT MLG BEAM HAS CORROSION IN HOLES WHERE O/B ATTACH FITTING BUSHINGS WERE REMOVED. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-40 FIG 1 PG 6 AND 7.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 4 SLAT)
AT HMV, NR 4 SLAT, NR 18 RIB WAS FOUND CRACKED, REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0, PG 807.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FS 360)
WEB CRACKED AT STR 16L STA 360. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-4 PG 14.
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (HORIZ STAB)
LIGHTENING HOLE, CRACKED AND BENT ABOVE AND TO THE LEFT OF THE ELEVATOR FEEL COMPUTER. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-10-4 PAGE 3 FIG 2. FOUND AT HMV.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT HORZ STAB)
RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER I/B EDGE OF UPPER SKIN BENT AND CRACKED WHERE SEAL ATTACHES AT CENTER BOX AREA, BETWEEN FWD AND AFT SPAR. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-10-3 FIG 4.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (RT AILERON)
REPAIR UNIDENTIFIED RT O/B AILERON UPPER SKIN HAS PREVIOUS TIME LIMITED REPAIR. INSTALLED PERMANENT REPAIR PER SRM 57-50-5 PG 2.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (WS 519)
DURING HMV, FOUND AFT TAB OF VENT BOX STR 11 CRACKED AT WS 519.00. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-13-0.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (VENTRAL STAIR)
AT HMV, FOUND TIME LIMITED REPAIR ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT RT FWD CORNER OF VENTRAL STAIR CUTOUT. INSTALLED NEW REPAIR PER MM 53-30-0 PG 803-804 FIG 802.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 2 S-DUCT)
DURING HMV, FOUND CRACK IN SKIN INSIDE NR 2 ENG INLET S-DUCT. REPAIRED PER SRM 54-10-3 FIG 13.
Part: SKIN — GOUGED (FS 682)
SKIN GOUGED FS 682 BETWEEN STR 21R AND 22R. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3A.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (VERT STAB)
AT HMV, FOUND TIME LIMITED REPAIR RT SIDE VERTICAL STAB SKIN AT TORQUE BOX AREA. INSTALLED PERMANENT REPAIR PER MM 55-30-0 FIG 801.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
STR 15L CRACKED AT FWD SIDE OF LT WING L/E ILLUMINATION LIGHT. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 2. FOUND AT HMV.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT VERT STAB)
SKIN CRACKED, .50 INCH CRACK IN VERT STAB SKIN RT SIDE AT FRONT SPAR AREA BELOW PANEL 9501. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-30-3 FIG 2, AT HMV.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FS 495)
CORROSION ON STR 28R STA 495 FWD B/B. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3 PG 3. FOUND AT HMV.
Part: SPAR RAIL — CRACKED (NR 3 TE MIDFLAP)
FASTENER ELONGATED ON LOWER SURFACE T/E SEAL RETAINER ATTACH ANGLE, LOWER AFT SPAR ANGLE. REPAIR DOUBLER CRACKED, APPROX 2 INCH CRACK IN AFT SPAR RAIL, 56 INCHES FROM I/B END OF FLAP. ALL THREE AREAS WERE REPAIRED BY REPLACING SPLICING IN NEW SPAR RAIL AS PER REF MM 57-52-0 FIG 802, FOR NR 3 MIDFLAP ASSEMBLY. FOUND DURING SHOP VISIT.
Part: SPAR — CRACKED (NR 2 TE MIDFLAP)
THE NR 2 MIDFLAP AFT LOWER SPAR RAIL CRACKED 56 FROM I/B END OF FLAP. REPAIRED PER M/M 575200 P807, SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF SPAR RAIL. FOUND AT SHOP VISIT.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACK (RT WING)
FOUND DURING F-1 LETTER CHECK, NR 6 L/E SLAT O/B TRACK I/B AND O/B SPAR STIFFENER ANGLES CRACKED. REPLACED STIFFENERS PER MM 57-20-21 PG 813.
Part: FAIRING — CRACKED (RT LE FLAP)
FOUND ON F-1 LETTER CHECK, CRACK AT NR 5 SLAT INBD TRACK FAIRING. REPAIRED PER MM 57-40-0 PG 820-821.
Part: SPAR STIFFENER — CRACKED (RT WING)
FOUND DURING F-1 LETTER CHECK, NR 6 SLAT I/B TRACK I/B AND O/B SPAR STIFFENER ANGLES CRACKED 2 INCHES. REPLACED STIFFENERS PER MM 57-20-21 PG 813.
Part: WEB — CRACK (FS 1227)
FOUND DURING F-1 LETTER CHECK, .75 INCH CRACK IN LT TORQUE BOX WEB FROM FWD LWR LIGHTENING HOLE STA 1227. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0 PG 828.