N520US

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

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.

22 reports on file, 1995-01-09 – 2010-06-06.

NO TEST · 2010-06-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 76,800 hrs · 31,443 cycles

OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN FWD OF LAV D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY AT DOOR 3R IAW AMM. OPS CHECK OK.

Source: SDR DALA1012245520
Earlier reports · 1995–2009 · 21 reports

2009

NO TEST · 2009-10-28 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 74,998 hrs · 30,836 cycles

ON 3 DAY FLIGHT DECK MODIFICATION FOUND RT DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED POWER SUPPLY BATTERY. OPS CHECK OKAY. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR NWAA093705520
OTHER · 2009-06-08 Unresolved
ATA 2760

Part: BRAKE ASSY — BINDING (NR 5 SPOILER) · airframe 73,847 hrs · 30,421 cycles

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE DRIFTING WITH THE APPLICATION OF RIGHT RUDDER BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND ABORTED THE TAKE OFF BETWEEN 70 AND 80 KNOTS. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL RETURN TO THE GATE, MAINTENANCE FOUND FAULTS ON THE RUDDER RATIO AND ONE OF THE RUDDER PCAS BOTH FAULTS CLEARED FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 5 BRAKE ASSEMBLY BINDING. THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL TEST FLIGHT AND ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMALLY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR NWAA092105520
NO TEST · 2009-04-29 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DEFECTIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 73,568 hrs · 30,298 cycles

DURING AN OVERNIGHT LINE CHECK THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN ROW 14 THROUGH ROW 23 WOULD NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE FOUND TWO BATTERY PACK TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED THEM. SYSTEM OPERATION WAS NORMAL AFTER THE BATTERY PACKS WERE REPLACED.

Source: SDR NWAA091405520

2008

NO TEST · 2008-10-12 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DEFECTIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 71,906 hrs · 29,661 cycles

DURING AN OVERNIGHT LINE CHECK THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING IN THE AFT SECTION OF THE PAX CABIN WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MX FOUND THE ASSOCIATED BATTERY PACK TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. ALL OPS CHECKED GOOD AFTER REPLACEMENT.

Source: SDR NWAA084565520

2007

NO TEST · 2007-12-30 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 69,447 hrs · 28,794 cycles

DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS FROM ROW 14 TO 23 INOP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR NWAA074365520
OTHER · 2007-08-30 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 68,305 hrs · 28,358 cycles

DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS INOP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR NWAA072955520
INADEQUATE Q C · 2007-05-25 Unresolved
ATA 3397

Part: WIRE — CUT (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 67,411 hrs · 28,031 cycles

FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTS WILL NOT TEST. FOUND FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT WIRES CUT AND SEAT TRACK COVER INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AT SEATS 2 C/D. REPAIRED WIRES PER SWPM 20-15-26, OPS CHECKS GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR NWAA071965520

2006

OTHER · 2006-06-28 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 64,304 hrs · 26,782 cycles

DURING LINE CHECK FOUND MID CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 0601445520

2004

OTHER · 2004-12-22 Unresolved
ATA 5320

Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (GALLEY) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 59,561 hrs · 24,894 cycles

DURING H-CHECK FOUND CORROSION ON GALLEY FLOOR SUPPORT AT BS 365 RBL 24. REPAIRED PER EA 55-201148.

Source: SDR 0402195520

2001

FLT CONT AFFECTED; WARNING INDICATION · 2001-12-11 Unresolved
ATA 2782

Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (L/E SLAT) · airframe 50,873 hrs · 21,393 cycles

DURING APPROACH, UPON SELECTION OF FLAPS 1, THE LEADING EDGE SLAT DISAGREE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, THE FLIGHT CONTINUED THE APPROACH, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 20 LEADING EDGE ACTUATOR. SUBSEQUENT SYSTEM TESTS WERE SATISFACTORY.

Source: SDR 0104905520
FLUID LOSS · 2001-07-30 Unresolved
ATA 3250

Part: LINE — RUPTURED (LT WHEEL WELL) · airframe 49,707 hrs · 20,950 cycles

ON GEAR EXTENSION, THE LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO AND A "L HYD SYS PRESS" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK RETURN LINE. OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE SATISFACTORY.

Source: SDR 0102805520

2000

NO TEST · 2000-11-01 Unresolved
ATA 2565

Part: SLIDE — RUPTURED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 46,969 hrs · 19,878 cycles

DURING SLIDE SHOP TEST AT PERATING PRESSURE, INFLATABLE SEAM RUPTURED AT LEFT DOG LEG. SLIDE WILL BE OVERHAULED AND RECEIVE A NEW INFLATABLE.

Source: SDR 0004095520
WARNING INDICATION · 2000-10-08 Unresolved
ATA 2121

Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — TRIPPED (RECIRC FAN) · airframe 46,743 hrs · 19,778 cycles

R RECIR FAN EICAS MESSAGE AND RECIRCULATION FAN INOPERATIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH SWITCH POSITIONED ON. MAINTENANCE FOUND FIRE DAMAGE TO THE FAN WIRE HARNESS, INSULATION BLANKETS, FAN ELECTRICAL PLUG, AND LOWER FAN BRACKET. REPAIRED FAN WIRE HARNESS. REPLACED RECIRCULATION FAN, BLANKETS, AND ELECTRICAL PLUG. ALSO REPLACED RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER AND RELAY. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Source: SDR 0003785520
NO TEST · 2000-08-13 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 46,202 hrs · 19,560 cycles

EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS FROM SEAT 23 - 33 INOPERATIVE DURING TEST. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AT DOOR 3R, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Source: SDR 0002875520

1998

OTHER · 1998-12-14 Unresolved
ATA 5315

Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 1681)

DURING T CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON UPPER SURFACE OF FLOORBEAM AROUND FASTENER HOLE FS 1681, LBL 39.5. REPAIRED PER EA 55-163314.

Source: SDR 9811435520

1997

OTHER · 1997-03-20 Unresolved
ATA 5315

Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 1660)

DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON CABIN FLOORBEAM AROUND NUT PLATES ON TOP SURFACE FS 1660, BL 0 THROUGH LBL 56. REPAIRED PER EA 55-123842.

Source: SDR 9706955520

1996

FALSE WARNING · 1996-11-03 Unresolved
ATA 7930

Part: OIL FILTER LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (NR 1 ENGINE)

AFTER PUSHBACK, THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL FILTER EICAS MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. GROUND MAINTENANCE CHECKED MAG PLUGS AND REPLACED MAIN OIL STRAINER. NO CONTAMINATES WERE FOUND.

Source: SDR 9623285520

1995

FALSE WARNING · 1995-08-02 Unresolved
ATA 5270

Part: DOOR WARNING — MALFUNCTIONED (LT AFT DOOR)

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL DTW-MEM, LEFT AFT DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABORTED TAKEOFF WITHOUT INCIDENT. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK, NO TROUBLE FOUND.

Source: SDR 9511805520
WARNING INDICATION · 1995-02-05 Unresolved
ATA 2421

Part: IDG — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE)

AT THE START OF TAKEOFF, THE LEFT GENERATOR DRIVE LIGHT FLICKERED AND THE LEFT GENERATOR CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED; ABORTED TAKEOFF. PLACED THE LEFT IDG ON MEL 24-00-1. REPLACED THE LEFT INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR AT MSP. SYSTEM CHECK ON RUN-UP WAS NORMAL.

Source: SDR 9501755520
WARNING INDICATION · 1995-01-15 Unresolved
ATA 3240

Part: CONTROL CABLE — LACK OF LUBE (PARKING BRAKE)

RECEIVED CONFIGURATION WARNING AFTER TAKEOFF THRUST AND EPR MODE WAS SET. ABORTED TAKEOFF. SET AND RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE AND THE LIGHT REMAINED OUT. CONTINUED TAKEOFF. LUBRICATED BRAKE CABLE ON ARRIVAL IN DCA. PARKING BRAKE RELEASE CHECKED NORMAL.

Source: SDR 9500715520
WARNING INDICATION · 1995-01-09 Unresolved
ATA 7930

Part: INDICATION — MALFUNCTION (ENG OIL)

DURING CRUISE, RECEIVED 'L ENG OIL COOL' AND 'L ENG PRICONT' STATUS MESSAGE. THE EPR BLANKED OUT AT THE LOWER POWER SETTINGS BELOW 1.1 EPR. OIL TEMPERATURES REMAINED IN NORMAL POWER RANGES. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL ALTERNATOR STATOR AND LEFT PROPULSION DISCRETE INTERFACE UNIT. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL ON GROUND RUN.

Source: SDR 9500405520