N498AT
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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.
39 reports on file, 1997-11-23 – 2011-12-03.
Part: LIGHT — LOOSE (CABIN) · airframe 23,659 hrs · 28,474 cycles
EMERGENCY PATH WAY LIGHT NEAR GALLEY HAS COME LOOSE. REPOSITIONED COVER OF GALLEY EMERGENCY LIGHT IAW CMM 33-52-10.
Part: FLAP SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 23,518 hrs · 28,282 cycles
DURING APP WHEN SELECTING FLAPS TO 30, FLAP UNLOCK LIGHT CAME ON . VERIFIED FLAPS AND DID NOT LOCK AT 30 DEGREES. FLAPS REMAINED BETWEEN 15 AND 30 DEGREES. FOLLOWED PROCEDURES IAW AOM 1 AND PERFORMED A FLAP 0 LANDING. PERFORMED OPS CHECK ON FLAP CONTROL SYS. SYS CHECKS GOOD IAW AMM 27-50-01.
Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (CABIN) · airframe 23,324 hrs · 28,022 cycles
DURING DESCENT F/A REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. SOURCE AND TYPE OF SMOKE COULD COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FOLLOWED EPC CABIN SMOKE OR FRAMES CHECKLIST. RAN ACFT FOR 1HR IAW GHC WHILE RUNNING OPERATED BLEEDS, PACKS ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS, PROP HEAT, HOT JUGS NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR BURING SMELL, NO RESIDUAL SMELL WHEN FIRST BOARDED ACFT, CHECKED ENGINES FOR OIL OVERSERVICE IAW JIC 12-13-79OIL LEVELS CHECK NORMAL PERFORM GVI OF ENGS. NO DEFECTS NOTED .
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 23,038 hrs · 27,637 cycles
A PASSENGER SEATED IN ROW 13 AGAINST THE BULKHEAD ON THE RT SIDE NOTICED A PUFF OR CLOUD SEAM IN FRONT OF HIM. THE PASSENGER AROUND HIM NOTICED A CHEMICAL TYPE ODOR IMMEDIATELY. THE CAPTAIN, F/O AND BOTH FA NOTICED THE ODOR ALSO. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INSPECTED WIRING ABOVE PSU PANEL AND OVERHEAD BINS FROM 10CD TO 15CD AND BEHIND WALL PANEL 12CD & 13CD NO SMOKE OR CHEMICAL TYPE SMELLS DETECTED AT THIS TIME. ALL OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: STATIC INVERTER — INOPERATIVE (NR 2) · airframe 22,982 hrs · 27,570 cycles
DURING CRUISE, THE CREW REPORTED THE NR 2 INVERTER FAILED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT THEIR DESTINATION. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R NR 2 INVERTER IAW JIC 24-21-00. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (NR 1 TORQUE) · airframe 22,915 hrs · 27,478 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THE NR 1 TORGUE GAUGE BLANK AND A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR AND THE ENGINE INDCIATOR CTL TORQUE, ENGINE 1 CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R THE TORQUE INDICATOR IAW JIC 77-13-81. THE OPS CHECK WAS GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SEAL — FAILED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 22,533 hrs · 26,986 cycles
DURING IDLE DESCENTS, BOTH HP VALVES ON, EXHAUST ODOR COMES THROUGH AIR SYS. R & I NEW PROBE DUMMY PLUG SEALS ON NR 2 ENGINE IAW MM 72-01-60. OPS CHECK GOOD NO EXHAUST ODORS AT THIS TIME. NO LEAKS NOTED AT PROBE.
Earlier reports · 1997–2010 · 32 reports
2010
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (MLG) · airframe 21,696 hrs · 25,924 cycles
LT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT COME UP. (CAPTAIN DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FSM) ADJUSTED PROX SWITCHES AND SERVICED GEAR IAW MM 32-51-00 PERFORMED EXTENTION & RETRACTION 15 TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS.
Part: BALLAST — INOPERATIVE (CABIN LIGHTS) · airframe 21,084 hrs · 25,079 cycles
BURNING SMELL, STARTED ENROUTE AND CONTINUED TO GROUND. ITEM DEFERRED IAW MEL NR 33-02 AUTH NR 060025-C "CAT C" FOUND BALLAST AT ROW 6 & 7 INOP. ITEM ENTERED IN MIC SHEET. AWAITING COMPLETION OF MEL FOR PART REPLACEMENT.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 21,083 hrs · 25,078 cycles
BURNING SMELL IN FWD CABIN PLASTIC SMELL, STARTED IN DESCENT AND CONTINUED AFTER LANDING. INSPECTED CABIN LIGHTING, NO EVIDENCE FOUND ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: BALLAST — INOPERATIVE (CABIN LIGHTS) · airframe 21,084 hrs · 25,079 cycles
R & R BALLAST AT 6&7 CD IAW AMM JIC 33-21-21-RAI 10000. (LIGHT VERY DIM) MEL RESTORED.
Part: BULKHEAD — CORRODED · corrosion level 2 · airframe 21,069 hrs · 25,058 cycles
RADOME CONTACT POINTS ON FWD BULKHEAD CORRODED 6 EA. ACCOMPLISHED FWD BULKHEAD REPAIR IAW AE-EO NR E2-53MR-253 ACCOMPLISHED NDT REF AMS NDT-REPORT 8130-3 NR100514-17 THIS ACTION OPEN A TDMI FOR 2YR INTERVAL DVI INSPECTIONS.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (MLG) · airframe 20,765 hrs · 24,761 cycles
UP ON RETRACTION OF LANDING GEAR, CREW MEMBER HEARD LOUD SCRAPING NOISE FROM RT MAIN GEAR FLOOR, SHOOK, GUNSHOT SOUND, METAL TO METAL SCRAPING SOUND. HAD NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION. NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. INSPECTED RT MLG IAW EX-ZL-132-GVI-10000 AND NOTED NO DISCREPANCIES IN WHEEL WELL OR WITH MLG ASSY AML PAGE 208471 ITEM 1. INSPECTED LT MLG WHEEL WELL IAW W/C EX-ZL-132-GVI-10000 AML PAGE 208471 ITEM 4. FCF FOUND SATISFACTORY AML PAGE 208472 ITEM 1.
Part: LANDING GEAR — NOISY · airframe 20,765 hrs · 24,671 cycles
AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, LOUD BANGING NOISE IN RT GEAR AREA INFO REPORTED BY DEAD HEADING CREW MEMBER IN CABIN, RETURNED FOR FURTHER CHECKING. AWAITING AML PAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
2009
Part: AUTOFEATHER SYS — FAILED (LT ENG) · airframe 20,043 hrs · 23,765 cycles
ENG NR 1 FAILED ON UPWIND AT 400 AGL AFTER TAKEOFF. NO MASTER CAUTION OR MASTER WARNINGS. FOLLOWED AOM VOL 1 PROCEDURES AND RETURN FOR LANDING. EMERGENCY DECLARED. PERFORMED FDR DOWNLOAD IAW ETN NR E2-31-030R2. PERFORMED PROCEDURE OF READING EEC MEMORY FAULT CODES ON NR 1 ENG THROUGH ACARS IAW JIC NR 23-24-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AFU IAW JIC NR 72-01-10 AND PERFORMED OPT TEST OF AFU AND ENG UPTRIM SYS IAW JIC NR 61-22-00. ALSO PERFORMED DVI, CLEANED AND RESHRINK WRAPPED OF LT ENG NR 1 AND NR 2 TORQUE SENSORS IAW JIC NR 77-13-61. ACFT RELEASED FOR FCF AND FOUND SATISFACTORY.
Part: WIRE — DISCONNECTED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 19,968 hrs · 23,678 cycles
AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT UNDER SERVICE DOOR INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED WIRE AT 7QWL IAW AWM NR 33-51-00 SPM NR 20-00-00. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW JIC NR 33-50-00.
Part: PACKING — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 19,164 hrs · 22,778 cycles
LEVEL AT 16,000 FT, BLUE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOW LEVEL. GREEN SYSTEM PUMP HAD ALREADY BEEN MEL'D. TURNED BACK TO DFW AND ABOUT 10 MIN LATER GOT BLUE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOW PRESS. DECLARED EMERGENCY. GOT BLUE SYSTEM BACK WHEN WE MANUALLY LOWERED GEAR (AUX PUMP). STOPPED ON RUNAWAY USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. FOUND LEAKING UNION AT FLAP VALVE BLOCK. REMOVED AND REPLACED PACKING AND WASHER BACK UP IAW ATR 72 JIC NR 27-54-71-RAI-10000-002. SERVICED HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR IAW ATR 72 JIC NR 12-12-29-SRV-10000-001. PERFORMED HYD CROSSFEED CONTROL TEST IAW ATR JIC 72 NR 29-21-00-OPT-10000. PERFORMED NORMAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION FUNCTIONAL TEST OF LANDING GEAR IAW ATR 72 JIC NR 32-31-00-FUT-10000. TEST GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTICED.
2006
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (LT GEAR)
AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR HANDLE WILL NOT MOVE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. REPLACED PRIXIMITY SWITCH, 51GB. (K)
2001
Part: SILL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SAW - DURING CPCP2 INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON PASSENGER ENTRY SILL PLATE. THE SILL PLATE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW ATR72 SRM 51-25-01. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SAW - DURING CPCP2 INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM 38 AND 39. THE FLOORBEAMS WERE REPAIRED BY INSERTION OF A SPLICE IAW ATR72 SRM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SILL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SAW - DURING CPCP2 INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON PASSENGER ENTRY SILL JOINT PLATE. THE SILL JOINT PLATE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW ATR72 SRM 51-25-01. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SAW - DURING CPCP2 INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON LEFT AFT OUTBOARD, LEFT AFT INBOARD, LEFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT, AND RIGHT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT TRACKS. THE SEAT TRACKS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES ENGINEERING ORDER E2-53MR-115. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (PAX STAIRS)
SAW - DURING CPCP2 INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON PASSENGER STAIR TREAD SUPPORT. TREAD SUPPORT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW ATR72 SRM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: CHANNEL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SAW - DURING CPCP2 INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON PASSENGER ENTRY FLOOR CHANNEL, BETWEEN FRAME 38 AND FRAME 39. THE FLOOR CHANNEL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW ATR72 SRM 51-25-01. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING PHASE 2 INSPECTION MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE FORWARD EXIT DOOR LIGHT, AND SEVERAL FLOOR LIGHTS TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BATERY PACK FOR POWER SUPPLY UNIT 43WL. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (PAX DOOR)
DFW - FLT 3726 - PASSENGER DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY IAW JIC 33-51-24. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3833 - CREW REPORTED FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE WITHOUT POWER ON AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY UNIT 62WL IAW ATR MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: A/C PACK — STUCK (A/C BAY)
CRP - FLT 3858 - CREW REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF BOTH PACKS STUCK OPEN. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. AIRCRAFT POWER WAS REMOVED THEN AIRCRAFT WAS RESTARTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)
2000
Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED (NOSE)
DFW - DURING TAXI FROM LINE TO HANGAR, RAMP PERSONAL REPORTED LEFT NOSE WHEEL ASSY FELL OFF AS SOON AS AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN OUT OF PARKING SPOT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NLG AXLE SHEARED ON LEFT SIDE APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES BEHIND WHEEL NUT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR IAW ATR MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (FUSELAGE)
LIT - FLT 3808 - EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT BY SERVICE DOOR IS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3529 - MAIN CABIN DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE RECONNECTED CANNON PLUG AT FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANEL. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3695 - FLOOR LIGHT IN FRONT OF FORWARD GALLEY CART IS DAMAGED AND INOPERATIVE, PUT ON MEL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1999
Part: COVER — MISSING (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3651 - EXIT LIGHT COVER MISSING AT PASSENGER DOOR ENTRANCE. INSTALLED EXIT LIGHT COVER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1998
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING CPCP-2 INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT TRACK CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
GRR - FLT 4051 - AFT SECTION OF EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING INOP. RAI'D POWER SUPPLY BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK GOOD. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1997
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ORD - FLT 4132 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED ALL EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORILY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF: OPERATOR SIMA97327-2, 97ZZZX5147 AND 97ZZZX5148. (X)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ORD - FLT 4132 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED ALL EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORILY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF: OPERATOR SIMA97327-2, 97ZZZX5147 AND 97ZZZX2149. (X)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ORD - FLT 4132 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED ALL EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORILY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF: OPERATOR CONTROL NR 97ZZZX5147, 97ZZZX5148, AND 97ZZZX5149. (X)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ORD - FLT 4132 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED ALL EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORILY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF: OPERATOR SIMA97327-2, 97ZZZX5148 AND 97ZZZX5149. (X)