N492
Registered owner: BLANTON STANLEY C, TX (owner ≠ operator)
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.
14 reports on file, 2007-01-10 – 2007-11-28.
Part: DOOR — DELAMINATED (MLG) · airframe 39,376 hrs · 7,575 cycles
RT WING LANDING GEAR UPPER STRUT DOOR, IMPACT DAMAGE ON LEADING EDGE OF DOOR 7.5 INCH LONG BY 2.5 INCH WIDE ASSOCIATED DELAM AND SLIGHT DEFORMATION OF OUTSIDE SKIN OF DOOR.
Part: COWLING — CRACKED (NR 3 NACELLE) · airframe 39,376 hrs · 7,575 cycles
NR 3 ENG I/B CORE COWL UPPER AFT EDGE WHERE COWL SITS AGAINST FIRE SEAL FINGERS, 5 INCHES LONG CRACK WITH 4 PULLED FASTENERS. UNDERSIDE GOUGED.
Part: BEARING — WORN (RT VSV) · airframe 38,630 hrs · 7,472 cycles
NR 2 ENG RT VSV ACTUATOR ROD END BEARING CONNECTION TO VSV LEVER ARM WORN AND ALSO SLIDE (GUIDE) BLOCK WORN. NR 2 ENG RT VSV ACTUATOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW AMM SLIDER BLOCK. REPLACED IAW GE MM 72-32-10.
Part: BEARING — WORN (NR 2 VSV) · airframe 38,630 hrs · 7,472 cycles
NR 2 ENG RT VSV ACTUATOR ROD END BEARING CONNECTION TO VSV LEVER ARM WORN AND ALSO SLIDE (GUIDE) BLOCK WORN. NR 2 ENG RT VSV ACTUATOR REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW AMM SLIDER BLOCK. REPLACED IAW GE MM 72-32-10.
Part: INLET GUIDE VANE — BENT (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 38,630 hrs · 7,472 cycles
NR 2 ENG 3 IGV BENT<4DEG AT 1230 O/C POSITION. NR 2 ENG 3 LEVER ARMS REPLACED AT 1230 O/C POSITION IAW 72-36-00-408-005-REV 60.
Part: SLIDE BLOCK — WORN (NR 2 VSV) · airframe 38,630 hrs · 7,472 cycles
NR 2ENG LT VSV ACTUATOR SLIDE BLOCK WORN. SLIDE BLOCK REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW BOEING 747 REV 60 SUBTASK 72-36-00-408-015-500.
Part: PANEL — DAMAGED (RT WING) · airframe 38,630 hrs · 7,472 cycles
DAMAGE TO THE RT FIXED UPPER WING TRAILING EDGE PANEL WBL 235 ALONG THE TRAILING EDGE 7" FROM THE OUTBD END 1"IN LENGTH BY 1/4" WIDE .
Part: WEDGE — DAMAGED (TE FLAP) · airframe 38,630 hrs · 7,472 cycles
LT INBD TRAILING EDGE FOREFLAP DAMAGED. THE DAMAGE IS 10 FOOT LONG PIECE MISSING FROM THE T/E WEDGE. THE PIECE MISSING VARIES FROM 0.5" WIDE AT O/B END, AND IS 1.0" WIDE AT I/B END (LAST 4") AND IS 9 FEET I/B FROM I/B EDGE. IT IS BELIEVED THIS DAMAGE HAS BEEN CAUSED BY MID FLAP ATTACH SPINDLE ACCESS PANEL, ON MID FLAP UPPER SURFACE, SCREW COMING ADRIFT AND CONTACTING WITH THE FOREFLAP T/E WEDGE.
Part: PANEL — DAMAGED (TE FLAP) · airframe 1,200 hrs · 7,414 cycles
RT IB T/E AFT FLAP IMPACT DAMAGE 195" FROM IB END AND 4" FROM TE OF LE PANEL 3.5" OF DELAMINATION AND 2" BY 1" CRACK.
Part: TORQUE TUBE — WORN (TE FLAP) · airframe 37,641 hrs · 7,335 cycles
NR 5 T/E FLAP TRANSMISSION TORQUE TUBE HAS WEAR OUT OF LIMITS 5/8" WIDTH 0.017" DEEP.
Part: COWLING — CRACKED (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 37,641 hrs · 7,335 cycles
NR 2 LT T/R COWL DELAMINATED ON OUTSIDE WIRE MESH AND INSIDE SKIN WITH 2 ASSOCIATED CRACKS.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (TE FLAP) · airframe 37,641 hrs · 7,335 cycles
SMALL AREA OF CHAFING/CRACK AND DELAMINATION TO RT O/B FOREFLAP.
Part: BULLNOSE — DENTED (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 37,641 hrs · 7,335 cycles
IMPACT DAMAGE NR 3 ENG LT T/R UPPER FILLET BULLNOSE LEADING EDGE FAIRING.
Part: ATTACH FITTING — DAMAGED (FLAP TRACK) · airframe 35,216 hrs · 6,986 cycles
UPON ARRIVAL, FOUND NR 2 CANOE DAMAGED, PUNCTURED HOLE OUTBOARD SIDE, IN ADDITION FOUND FLAP TRACK ATTACH FITTING DAMAGED. TRANSFERRED TO DMI NR M07-003 CDL 27-51-02.