N491SH

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
AeromexicoOperatoron 2001-06-25Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Incident · 2001-06-25 Operator named in NTSB report
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 No injuries Part 129Aeromexico

Operated by AeroMexico (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ENG01RA003

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.

20 reports on file, 2001-07-16 – 2004-08-07.

WARNING INDICATION · 2004-08-07 Unresolved
ATA 2780

Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — DAMAGED (SLATS) · airframe 59,484 hrs · 38,330 cycles

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, CAPTAIN REPORTED SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT TURNED ON. PSEU WAS TESTED SHOWING FAIL CODES 510 AND 580. PSEU WAS REPLACED IAW 34-19-01, BUT FAIL CONTINUED. LT SLAT SENSORS WERE CHECKED DETECTING FAIL IN SENSOR "C", SENSOR "C" AND ITS SPRING WERE LUBRICATED BUT FAIL CONTINUED. SENSOR "C" AND TX ANGLE ATTACK RT WERE REPLACED IAW MM 32-60-04 AND 27-80-06, TESTS CORRECT.

Source: SDR ASMF200408006
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2004-06-17 Unresolved
ATA 2730

Part: DAMPER — JAMMED (LT AILERON) · airframe 59,078 hrs · 38,063 cycles

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, DURING TAXING AND ELEVATOR CONTROL TEST, CAPTAIN REPORTED ELEVATOR JAMMED. ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AND DAMAGE WAS DETECTED IN CONTROL COLUMN DURING MOVEMENT OF NOSE DOWN. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, ELEVATOR CABLES AND PULLEYS WERE VERIFIED IAW MM 27-30-00, TAIL CONE AND CARGO COMPARTMENTS WERE CHECKED, ALL CORRECT. LT ELEVATOR CONTROL VALVE AND HYDRAULIC MULTIPLE WERE REPLACED IAW MM 27-30-07 AND 27-33-08, RESPECTIVELY, TEST CORRECT.

Source: SDR ASMF200406016
WARNING INDICATION · 2004-06-12 Unresolved
ATA 7930

Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 59,040 hrs · 38,034 cycles

AIRCRAFT REJECTED TAKE OFF AT 110 KNOTS AND RETURNED TO PLATFORM, (RT STRAINER CLOGGING) LIGHT TURNED ON. RT FILTER WAS REMOVED, CHECKED, CLEANED AND ENGINE OIL WAS REPLACED IAW MM 79-20-06, WHEELS WERE CHECKED BY REJECTED TAKE OFF, ALL CORRECT. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, MAIN OIL FILTER WAS REPLACED, TEST CORRECT.

Source: SDR ASMF200406010
FALSE WARNING · 2004-05-19 Unresolved
ATA 2751

Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (TAKEOFF WARNING) · airframe 58,833 hrs · 37,898 cycles

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, (TAKE OFF) WARNING FLAG SHOWS, DURING TAKE OFF CONFIGURATION. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION, FLAPS WERE OPERATED AND FAIL CONTINUE. VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND WAS DETECTED THAT THE FLAP LEVER DOES NOT ACTUATE THE TAKE OFF SWITCH. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND TAKE OFF WARNING SWITCH WAS ADJUSTED IAW MM 27-53-01 AND TESTED IAW MM 27-00-00, ALL CORRECT.

Source: SDR ASMF200405022
FALSE WARNING · 2004-03-07 Unresolved
ATA 3260

Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 58,175 hrs · 37,462 cycles

DURING TRANSIT CHECK THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING TEMPERATURE CONTROL WAS OUT OF SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, DURING TAKEOFF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT WAS NOT TURNED OFF. THE PROXIMITY SWITCH ELECTRONIC UNIT (PSEU) WAS TESTED AND FAIL CODES 510 AND 580 APPEARED. THE PSEU WAS REPLACED AND TEST CORRECT IAW MM 32-60-00.

Source: SDR ASMF200403003
WARNING INDICATION · 2004-01-05 Unresolved
ATA 3416

Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (ALTIMETER)

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AFTER ENGINES STARTING THE PO ALTIMETER FLAG CAME ON. CADC NR 2 WAS RESEATED AND TESTED IAW MM, ALL TESTED CORRECT. THE FLAG DISAPPEARED BUT IT HAD 130 FEET INDICATION BETWEEN ALTIMETERS. PNEUMATIC CONNECTIONS OF CADC NR 2 AND ALTIMETER WERE DRAINED AND CLEANED, ALL CORRECT.

Source: SDR MEX2004007
Earlier reports · 2001–2003 · 14 reports

2003

OTHER · 2003-10-14 Unresolved
ATA 7830

Part: DOOR — DAMAGED (THRUST REVERSER)

AFTER AIRCRAFT LANDED THRUST REVERSERS WERE EXTENDED BEFORE NOSE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN CONTACT ON THE GROUND, SCRATCHING THE THRUST REVERSES LOWER DOORS OF BOTH ENGINES (LARGE: 12 INCH, WIDE 1.5 INCHES APPROX). PERSONNEL WAS SENT TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES. BOTH THRUST REVERSES LOWER DOORS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 78-30-04. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, THRUST REVERSERS MECHANISMS WERE CHECKED FOR CONDITION AND OPERATION IAW MM 78-30-00, ALL CORRECT.(K)

Source: SDR MEX2003488
FALSE WARNING · 2003-07-14 Unresolved
ATA 3010

Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (ANTI-ICE SYS)

FLT 215 - HMO-GDL - AIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH CAPTAIN REPORT 'L ICE PROTECT TEMP HI' LIGHTS TURN ON. DURING TRANSIT CHECK THE THERMOSTAT AND ANTICIPATOR WERE REPLACED IAW MM 36-10-00. AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED AND AIR TURN BACK AS A CONSEQUENCE OF 'L ICE PROTECT TEMP HI' LIGHTS TURN O. THE HI TMEP SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC THERMAL SW WERE SWAPPED. ADDITIONALLY, THE ANTICIPATOR WAS ADJUSTED AND ENGINES WERE STARTED IT AT 1.8 EPR IAW MM 30-10-06/08, 71-00-00, ALL TESTS CORRECT. (M)

Source: SDR MEX2003288
OTHER · 2003-06-17 Unresolved
ATA 2780

Part: PULLEY — FAILED (SLAT DRIVE)

DURNG SLATS CABLE ADJUSTMENT WAS FOUND RUBBING BETWEEN CABLE PULLEYS OF SLAT NR '0', LOCATED IN THE RT OF THE SLAT DRIVE MECHANISM. BOTH PULLEYS WERE REPLACED AND GAINED ENOUGH SEPARATION. CABLE DEFLECTION WAS MEASURED, FOUNDED 25/34 INCHES, WITHIN LIMITS IAW MM CHAPTER 27-00-00 PATE 208A. (M)

Source: SDR MEX2003247
OTHER · 2003-05-03 Unresolved
ATA 2210

Part: VALVE — FAILED (LEFT)

DURING COCKPIT CHECK THE CAPTIAN FOUND PROBLEMS WITH (AUTO LAND) BUTTON AND LEFT PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE. THE BUTTON WAS DEFERRED BY MEL CATEGORY C AD THE VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW MM.

Source: SDR MEX2003154
WARNING INDICATION · 2003-03-02 Unresolved
ATA 2932

Part: TRANSMITTER — FAILED (HYD PRESSURE)

DURING CREW CABIN REVISION, CAPTAIN REPORTED LEFT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP OUT OF SERVICE WITH 3000 PRESSURE INDICATION. LT TRANSMITTER HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS REPLACED AND IT WAS PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST WITH ZERO PRESSURE INDICATION, IAW MM, TESTS CORRECT.

Source: SDR MEX2003054
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; WARNING INDICATION · 2003-02-04 Unresolved
ATA 2530

Part: SOCKET — BURNED (NR 2 OVEN)

AIRCRAFT ACCOMPLISHED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING, SMOKE IN FORWARD GALLEY. DURING CRUISE WAS DETECTED SMOKE IN PASSENGERS CABIN FROM THE UPPER PART OF THE FORWARD GALLEY OVENS A SMOKE WAS INCREASED WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS SHUTOFF. OVEN NR 2 WAS CHECKED BY CONDITION AND WAS DETECTED THAT SOCKET HAD BURNED RESISTANCE, REMAINING OVEN INOPERATIVE IAW MM. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS ASSURED IN OPEN POSITION AND OVEN WAS CANCELLED AND IDENTIFIED WITH AN INOPERATIVE TAG. OVEN WAS CHANGED.

Source: SDR MEX2003024
OTHER · 2003-01-05 Unresolved
ATA 3416

Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO FIRST OFFICER ALTIMETER OFF FLAG. ALTIMETER WAS RESET BUT FLAG CONTINUES. BOTH CADCS WERE INTERCHANGED, TESTS WERE PERFORMED IAW MM. AFTER TESTS, 130 FT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALTIMETERS APPEARS. PNEUMATIC CONNECTIONS WERE DRAINED AND CLEANED, ALL OPERATED IN A CORRECT WAY.

Source: SDR MEX2003003

2002

PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2002-08-23 Unresolved
ATA 7321

Part: FCU — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE)

FLT 252 - MEX-GDL - AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE DUE TO ACCELERATION FAILURE OF LEFT ENGINE. THE ACCELERATION CHAMBER WAS REVISED AND IT WAS PERFORMED A TRIM IAW MM 73-20-03 AND 73-11-00, TESTS OK. THE FCU OF LEFT ENGINE WAS REPLACED, TRIM WAS PERFORMED, TESTS OK, IAW MM 73-12-02, 71-00-01, 72-00-00. (M)

Source: SDR MEX2002274
WARNING INDICATION · 2002-07-29 Unresolved
ATA 3441

Part: FLOW VALVE — FAILED (COMPASS)

PILOT REPORTED A DIFFERENCE OF 6 DEGREES BETWEEN COMPASS AND RADAR WITH AN INDICATION FAILURE AND FLIGHT DIRECTORS OUT OF SERVICE IN TAKE OFF. DUE TO SUCH A FAILURE, A CHANGE OF EQUIPMENT WAS REQUESTED. THE FLOW VALVE OF THE COMPASS SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, IAW MM, TEST OK.

Source: SDR MEX2002245
WARNING INDICATION · 2002-05-08 Unresolved
ATA 3418

Part: SWITCH — FAILED (STALL COMPUTER)

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS DUE TO AUTO SLAT FAIL LIGHT, THE STALL COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AND FAILURE CONTINUED, THE CONNECTORS OF STALL COMPUTER WERE CLEANED AND BOTH ACTUATOR CONNECTORS WERE RESEATED, TESTS WERE PERFORMED OK. DURING TAXI THE SAME LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ACTURATORS WERE FOUND WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE IN SLAT DRUM CAUSING FAILURE. SENSORS D1-55 AND D1-56 IN THE DRUM WERE CLEANED. SYSTEM WORKING CORRECTLY.

Source: SDR MEX2002256
OVER TEMP · 2002-04-18 Unresolved
ATA 3610

Part: DUCT — LEAKING (PNEUMATIC SYS)

FLT 489 - SJD-ACA - AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS CONSEQUENCES OF HIGH TEMPERATURE IN ENGINE NR 2 (470 GRADES), ENGINE WAS STARTED WITH A PNEUMATIC POWER GETTING 380 GRADES. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE WERE REPAIRED TWO PNEUMATIC LINES WITH LEAKS, TESTS WERE PERFORMED IAW MM 71-00-00. (M)

Source: SDR MEX2002116
WARNING INDICATION · 2002-03-24 Unresolved
ATA 7321

Part: FILTER — DIRTY (FUEL CONTROL)

FLT 430 - PVR-LAX - CAPTAIN REPORTED HIGH TEMPERATURE AT ENGINE STARTING, THE ENGINE STARTING WAS PERFORMED THREE TIMES, AT THIS LAST TIME THE STARTING WAS INSIDE THE PARAMETERS. AIRCRAFT STARTED THE TAXI, HOWEVER IT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS CONSEQUENCE OF AN ENGINE TEMPERATURE INCREASE UNTIL 500 DEGREES CELSIUS. THE FILTER OF THE FCU AND OF THE PYD WAS REMOVED, AND WAS VERIFIED THE CHIP DETECTOR. TESTS OK. (M)

Source: SDR MEX2002082
FALSE WARNING · 2002-02-20 Unresolved
ATA 2437

Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)

FLT 180 - MLM-HMO - DURING TAXI, CAPTAIN INFORMED THAT DC BUS OFF LIGHT IS ON. RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, LIGHT WAS NOT OFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM. BOTH BATTERIES WERE DISCONNECTED AND CONNECTED, RESET THE RELAYS R2-21 AND R2-326, TEST OK, IAW MM 24-30-03. (M)

Source: SDR MEX2002045

2001

OTHER · 2001-07-16 Unresolved
ATA 7250

Part: MODULE — FAILED (LP TURBINE)

RECEIVED AT REPAIR STATION WITH UNCONTAINED TURBINE FAILURE. OPERATOR REPORTED THAT FAILURE OCCURED DURING AN APPROACH TO AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WINDSHERE WHEN AN ENGINE OVERBOOSTED. FAILURE OCCURE TO ENGINE 2 WHEN CUT BACK IN POWER. UNDER INVESTIGATION.

Source: SDR RG22002F00000