N518US

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
NORTHWEST AIRLINES INCOperatoron 1994-11-06Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 1994-11-06 Operator named in NTSB report
BOEING 757-231 Serious injury Part 121NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC

Operated by NORTHWEST AIRLINES (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case CHI95LA031

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.

23 reports on file, 1995-04-13 – 2009-12-20.

OTHER · 2009-12-20 Unresolved
ATA 5220

Part: TRIGGER — BROKEN (DOOR ASSIST) · airframe 75,248 hrs · 30,835 cycles

DURING LINE CHECK FOUND DOOR 2L EMERGENCY DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE PRESSURE READING AT ZERO PSI. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE PER AMM 52-11-30-401. DURING OPERATIONAL CHECK BOTTLE DISCHARGED. FOUND DOOR TRIGGER BROKEN ON UPPER HINGE ARM. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER TRIGGER FORK AND DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE PER AMM 52-11-30-401. PERFORMED SYSTEM TEST PER AMM 52-11-20-735. OPS CHECKS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR NWAA094395518
NO TEST · 2009-09-19 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 746,258 hrs · 30,636 cycles

DURING AN OVERNIGHT LINE CHECK THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS IN THE AFT GALLEY AND AT DOOR FOUR LEFT WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ASSOCIATED BATTERY PACK TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. SYSTEM OPERATION WAS NORMAL AFTER THE BATTERY PACK WAS REPLACED.

Source: SDR NWAA093325518
NO TEST · 2009-09-19 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: POWER SUPPLY — DEFECTIVE (CABIN) · airframe 74,628 hrs · 30,636 cycles

DURING AN OVERNIGHT LINE CHECK THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING FROM ROWS 23 TO 32 WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ASSOCIATED BATTERY PACK TO DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. SYSTEM OPERATION WAS NORMAL AFTER THE BATTERY PACK WAS REPLACED.

Source: SDR NWAA093315518
Earlier reports · 1995–2007 · 20 reports

2007

OTHER · 2007-11-20 Unresolved
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — GOUGED (BS 418 S17L) · airframe 69,077 hrs · 28,524 cycles

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND DENTS AND GOUGES IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 418 S17L. REPAIRED PER EA 55-210494 SECT I SECTION II PERMANENT REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 100 HOURS AND 50 CYCLES FROM ORIGINAL DATE OF DISCREPANCY.

Source: SDR NWAA073905518
ENGINE STOPPAGE; WARNING INDICATION · 2007-07-29 Unresolved
ATA 7900

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 68,086 hrs · 28,148 cycles

DURING DESCENT, ENGINE NR 2 "VALVE LIGHT" ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE SHED ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. FLIGHT CREW SECURED ENGINE AND LANDED AT DESTINATION AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE NR 2.

Source: SDR NWAA072745518

2006

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2006-07-12 Unresolved
ATA 2910

Part: LINE — LEAKING (HYD PUMP) · airframe 64,907 hrs · 26,885 cycles

DURING CRUISE THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO AND SYSTEM PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE AND THE ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE, ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP, AND FILTERS. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED, SERVICED, TESTED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 0601595518
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2006-06-25 Unresolved
ATA 2912

Part: FILTER — LEAKING (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 64,742 hrs · 26,819 cycles

DURING CRUISE THE LEFT HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR LOW QUANTITY/PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AT TOP OF DESCENT THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHTS ON THE ENGINE AND ELECTRIC PUMPS ILLUMINATED. DECLARED YELLOW EMERGENCY AND USED ALTERNATE GEAR AND FLAPS EXTENSION. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. FOUND THE CASE DRAIN FILTER ASSEMBLY LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED FILTER ASSEMBLY, REPLENISHED FLUIDS, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 0601415518
VIBRATION/BUFFET; FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2006-01-21 Unresolved
ATA 2913

Part: PUMP — CRACKED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 63,305 hrs · 26,227 cycles

DURING CRUISE 30 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN RIGHT ENGINE VIBRATION AND THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. FOUND CRACK IN (EDP) ENGINE DRIVEN HYD PUMP AND REPLACED PUMP. UPON SYSTEM PRESSURIZATION FOUND FUSE VALVE ON ALT ANTI-SKID MODULE LEAKING IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL. REPLACED FUSE, HYD SYSTEM TESTED GOOD AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 0600215518

2005

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2005-01-21 Unresolved
ATA 2913

Part: PUMP — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 60,265 hrs · 25,011 cycles

DURING FLIGHT, THE CENTER HYDRAULIC PUMPS WERE TURNED OFF DUE TO THE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. FOUND ELECTRIC PUMP LEAKING AT THE LOWER SEEP HOLE. REPLACED THE PUMP AND SERVICED SYSTEM. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR 0500115518

2004

OTHER · 2004-10-05 Unresolved
ATA 5320

Part: TEE FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 59,414 hrs · 24,659 cycles

DURING H-CHECK FOUND CRACKED TEE CLIP FITTING ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME AT BS 1681 STR 13 RT. REPAIRED PER EA 55-201106.

Source: SDR 0401875518
OTHER · 2004-10-05 Unresolved
ATA 5340

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 59,414 hrs · 24,659 cycles

DURING H-CHECK FOUND CRACK IN FITTING ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME AT BS 1681 S13R. REPAIRED PER EA 55-201106.

Source: SDR 0401855518
OTHER · 2004-09-30 Unresolved
ATA 5347

Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 59,413 hrs · 24,659 cycles

DURING H-CHECK FOUND CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK AT BS 365 RBL 45. REPAIRED PER EA 55-201067.

Source: SDR 0401925518

2001

FALSE WARNING · 2001-05-04 Unresolved
ATA 3260

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 49,988 hrs · 20,946 cycles

DURING APPROACH, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR LIGHT DID NOT DISPLAY GREEN. FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURE BUT THE LIGHT STAYED OUT. EICAS MESSAGE GEAR DISAGREE WAS NOT DISPLAYED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Source: SDR 0101615518
FLT CONT AFFECTED; WARNING INDICATION · 2001-02-27 Unresolved
ATA 2751

Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 49,368 hrs · 20,684 cycles

TRAILING EDGE FLAP DISAGREE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN FLAPS EXTENDED FROM FLAPS 15. PERFORMED COM PROCEDURES AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE WITH FLAPS AT 20. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF FLAPS, CHECKED OK.

Source: SDR 0100895518

1999

NO TEST · 1999-07-20 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOP (CABIN)

DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ASSOCIATED POWER SUPPLY WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT.

Source: SDR 9902965518

1998

NO TEST · 1998-02-20 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND DOOR 3L EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY M735, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Source: SDR 9803545518

1997

WARNING INDICATION · 1997-07-20 Unresolved
ATA 3610

Part: DUCT — FAILED (RT ENIGNE)

DURING CLIMB WITH TAKEOFF POWER, EGT WENT TO 652 DEGREES FOR 5 SECONDS WITH POWER REDUCTION, EGT RETURNED TO NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED BLOWN DUCT AND PRSOV. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK AND FULL ENGINE RUN-UP. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR 9714595518
FALSE WARNING · 1997-05-26 Unresolved
ATA 3445

Part: TCAS COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (E/E COMPT)

DURING APPROACH, A FULL SCALE RESOLUTION ADVISORY TO CLIMB WAS INDICATED, PERFORMED GO-AROUND. DURING SECOND APPROACH, THERE WERE NUMEROUS TARGETS ON TCAS SCREEN THAT DID NOT EXIST. CREW SWITCHED TO TRAFFIC ADVISORY AND LANDED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED TCAS COMPUTER.

Source: SDR 9710295518

1996

OTHER · 1996-11-07 Unresolved
ATA 5315

Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 1661)

DURING P-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION IN THE BS 1661 FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD FROM LBL 60, BL 0. REPAIRED CHORD (P/N 146N5090) PER EA 55-120032.

Source: SDR 9624255518

1995

NO TEST · 1995-12-09 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY FLOOR PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE FROM DOOR 1 TO DOOR 2. REPLACED LEFT FLOOR BATTERY.

Source: SDR 9519945518
OTHER · 1995-05-08 Unresolved
ATA 5414

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (PYLON)

DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN THE NR 1 ENGINE NACELLE STRUT SKIN AT THE CUTOUT FOR ACCESS PANEL 433AL. REPAIRED PER EA 55-98206. MFG PART NUMBER 311N3450-15.

Source: SDR 9507715518
OTHER · 1995-05-07 Unresolved
ATA 5315

Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FS 345)

DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD FS 345 FROM LBL 10 TO LBL 24. REPAIRED PER EA 55-98208.

Source: SDR 9507655518
WARNING INDICATION · 1995-04-13 Unresolved
ATA 7321

Part: EEC STATOR — FAILED (RT ENGINE)

DURING CRUISE, RECEIVED 'R ENG SEC CONT' MESSAGE AND LOST OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATIONS. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DTW. RIGHT EEC STATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT CHECK OK FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR 9505665518