N491SH
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeromexico | Operator | on 2001-06-25 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Earlier reports · 2001–2003 · 14 reports
2003
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)
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)
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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
2002
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)
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.
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.
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)
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)
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)
2001
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.