N536DA
Registered owner: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE, MI (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.
37 reports on file, 1995-05-15 – 2001-05-29.
Part: SIGN — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 61,280 hrs · 45,632 cycles
EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOP ACROSS FROM ROW 32. RELAMPED EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN.
Part: ENGINE — INTERMITTENT (NR 1) · airframe 60,501 hrs · 45,094 cycles
NR 1 ENG FILTER BY PASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT 100 KTS. RETURNED TO BLOCKS. INSP AND REPLACED NR 1 ENG MAIN OIL SCREEN. FWD FILTER BY PASS LIGHT TO MCO AND PLACARD PER MEL 79-00-02.
Earlier reports · 1995–2000 · 35 reports
2000
Part: SPAR — CRACKED (ELEVATOR) · airframe 59,121 hrs · 44,129 cycles
THE RT ELEVATOR WAS FOUND WITH A .25 INCH CRACK IN THE REAR SPAR EMANATING FROM THE EDGE OF A SHEAR PLATE. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 727-55-0089. HOWEVER, THE TERMINATING ACTION OF THE S/B HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND ALLOWED TO CONTINUE IN SERVICE FOR 10 DAYS PER ER/A 378177-14. THE PERMANENT REPAIR WILL RE-ACCOMPLISH THE S/B MODIFICATION.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 58,961 hrs · 44,011 cycles
OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP AT STA 680. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY, OPS NORMAL.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,490 hrs · 43,693 cycles
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 26L SKIN LAP JOINT BETWEEN FS 481 & 681 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL MFEC CONFIRMED CRACKS IN TWO FRAME BAYS. BECAUSE OF THE CRACKS AND EXISTING PREVIOUS REPAIRS THE ENTIRE LAP JOINT WAS CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM SPLICE DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 377268-14AD, REV A.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (ROW 26) · airframe 58,423 hrs · 43,648 cycles
DURING CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM, ROWS AFT OF 26 AND THE LT, RT AND AFT DOOR WERE INOP. FOUND AFT POWER SUPPLY BAD. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: PANEL — MISSING (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 58,237 hrs · 43,519 cycles
FWD BLOW OUT PANEL ON RT SIDE OF NR 2 ENG COWL MISSING. REPLACED BLOW OUT PANEL, NO DUCT LEAKS NOTED ON ENG RUN.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS520 - 540)
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 26L SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 480 & 680 INDICATED A CRACK IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW. INTERNAL MFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED THREE CRACKS BETWEEN FS 520 & FS 540. THE CRACKS WERE ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN LAP AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 5 AND ER/A 369194-14AD.
1999
Part: TRACK — CORROSION (RT TE FLAP)
CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED IN THE TWO BOLT HOLES WHERE THE I/B FLAP O/B FLAP TRACK ATTACHES TO THE SPOILER SUPPORT LWR CHORD. REWORKED PER ERA 333256-14, REV A.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (VERT STAB)
RHS BOLT HOLES FOR THE VERT FIN FITTING ATTACH TO TENSION TIE RIB WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION. REWORKED PER ERA 333260-14, REV B.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 784)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF INSPECTIONS OF THE OVERWING EXIT FRAMES, UNIDENTIFIED REPAIRS WERE NOTED. THE SUBJECT ERA WILL EVALUATE THE REPAIRS AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE / DOCUMENTATION. REWORKED PER ERA 333213-14AD, REV A.
Part: SKIN — GOUGED (BS 990)
GOUGE FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT AFT EDGE OF THE C2 DOOR AT BS 990. DAMAGE AREA IS LOCATED AT S24R PLUS 5 AND IN THE SKIN ONLY. REPAIRED PER ERA 333244-14, REV A.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 620)
FRAME AT BS 620 WAS FOUND CRACKED REMOVAL OF THE CRACK REQUIRED REMOVAL OF APPROX 5 OF THE UPPER FLANGE FROM THE PRODUCTION SPLICE AT RBL 11 INBD TO RBL 6. REPAIRED PER ERA 333235-14.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 481-681)
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 481 AND 681 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 3 CRACKS IN CONSECUTIVE FRAME BAYS. THE SKIN LAP WAS CUT OUT ALONG THE ENTIRE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367110-14AD.
Part: LIGHT — INOP (L1 DOOR)
L1 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY, OPS NOW OK.
1998
Part: COFFEEMAKER — FAILED (AFT GALLEY)
INDICATION OF SMOKE OBSERVED BY FLT ATTEND IN AFT GALLEY AND AFT CABIN. REPLACED COFFEEMAKER AND CANNON PLUG.
Part: CONNECTOR — SHORTED (GALLY)
SMOKE IN AFT CABIN. FOUND THE CANNON PLUG FOR THE NR 3 COFFEEMAKER IN THE AFT GALLY SHORTED. PULLED AND COLLARD C/B, DISCONNECTED CANNON PLUG FROM COFFEEMAKER.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
THE FWD EMER EXIT SIGN IN THE COACH CABIN INOP. FOUND BROKEN GRD WIRE AT C/P FOR LIGHT ON LIGHT SIDE. REPAIRED WIRE, EMER LIGHTS CK OK.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1237)
FOUND ON D1 LETTER CK, LT VERT TORQUE BOX WEB CRACKED AT UPPER END AT STA 1237 LT. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (NR 2 LE FLAP ACT)
FOUND ON D1 LETTER CK, NR 2 L/E FLAP ACTUATOR O/B MOUNT BRACKET CRACKED LOWER RADIUS. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21.
Part: INDICATOR — SHORTED (COCKPIT)
AT FL 310 HAD STRONG ELECT SMELL LIKE PLASTIC BURNING. INDICATOR LTS MASTER SECT 1 C/B POPPED. ODOR SLOWLY SUBSIDED, FOUND COCKPIT INDICATOR SHORTING TO GROUND. REPOSITIONED TERMINALS, CKS OK.
1997
Part: STRUCTURE — DAMAGED (BS 230)
FUSELAGE, SKIN, FRAME, AND STRINGER FS228-252, S24R. REPAIR FOR DENTED AND CRACKED SKIN, STRINGERS, AND FRAMES. THE FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FS 228 AND 252 AT S-24R WAS DAMAGED BY GROUND EQUIPMENT. THE SKIN DAMAGE WAS CUTOUT AND A DOUBLER REPAIR INSTALLED. THE FRAME CHORDS AT FS 235 AND FS 277 WERE DAMAGED. THE DAMAGED SECTIONS WERE TRIMMED OUT AND NEW SECTIONS WERE SPLICED IN. THE REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 363345-14, REV B.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
1.25 INCH CRACK IN VERT STAB S-9R AND SECOND BULKHEAD ABOVE CRAWL WAY OPENING. REPAIRED PER MM 55-30-0 PG 803.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 913.5)
A .375 INCH VISIBLE CRACK IN MLG UPLOCK FRAME OUTB'D FLANGE STA 913.5 UPPER END OF RADIUS BLOCK. INSTALLED REPAIR PER MM 53-11-0 PG 834.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (LT ELEVATOR)
FOUND DURING C-1 LETTER CHECK, 4.5 INCH CRACK LEFT ELEVATOR LWR SKIN AT O/B END. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-20-3.
1996
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1213)
A 1.25 IN CRACK IN TORQUE BOX WEB UPPER RT CORNER AT STA 1213 AT UPPER CORD. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER MM 53-11-0 PG 832.
Part: SPAR — CRACKED (LE FLAP)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION FOR WING SLAT PANEL, FOUND LEADING EDGE SPAR HAD A TEMPORARY REPAIR. REPAIRED SPAR PER MM 7-54-0 FIG 802 A.
Part: BALLAST — FAILED (CABIN)
CEILING POWER FWD C/B ON P18-3 PNL POPPED FOLLOWED BY AN ACRID ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE FWD PART OF THE AIRCRAFT. PULLED AND COLLARED FWD CONT C/B AND FWD CEILING PWR C/B. PULLED C/P ON CEILING LIGHT AT RT ROW 24 AND LT 17. FOUND BURNED BALLAST, REPLACED BALLAST AND OPERATION NORMAL.
1995
Part: MASK — POPPED INDICATOR (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND FWD CABIN PBE WITH POPPED INDICATOR. REPLACED PBE.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 5 LE SLAT)
FOUND DURING B-1 LETTER CHECK, NR 5 SLAT LOWER COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED .25 INCH AT O/B END. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-0 PAR 5A.
Part: SPAR STIFFENER — CRACKED (AFT OF NR 3 SLAT)
FOUND ON B1 LETTER CK, LE SPAR STIFFENER CRACKED OUTBD TRACK NUMBER 3 SLAT INBD ANGLE. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21.
Part: ACTUATOR MOUNT — CRACKED (NR 7 LE FLAP)
FOUND DURING B-1 LETTER CHECK, NR 7 L/E SLAT ACTUATOR MOUNT FITTING CRACKED 1 INCH AT LWR I/B MOUNT BOLT. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-42-0 PAR 5.
Part: BOLT — MISSING (NR 2 SLAT)
ON DEPARTURE, NR 2 SLAT FAILED TO RETRACT, AIL WAS DISPLACED 30 UNITS, NR 2 SLAT SHOWED GREEN ON S/O PANEL, NR 2 SLAT FINALLY STOWED WITH SPEED REDUCTION. FOUND NR 2 SLAT LWR INBRD BOLT MISSING FROM TRUNNION BRACKET, INTERMITTENTLY BINDING SLAT RETRACTION REPLACED SAME.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 5 LE SLAT)
THE NR 5 L/E SLAT, LOWER T/E ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT RIB NR 9. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-0 PAGE 807A.
Part: EEL BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (AFT AIRSTAIR)
DURING LAYOVER, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE AFT AIRSTAIR INOP. REPLACED BATTERY OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 2 SLAT)
ONE-HALF INCH CRACK NR 2 SLAT NOSE RIB ANGLE O/B OF ACTUATOR ATTACH. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0. FOUND AT A-2 LETTER CHECK.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 2 SLAT)
DOUBLER CRACKED FOR FLANGE UNDER ANTI ICE DUCT FOR NR 2 SLAT. FOUND DURING A-2 LTR CK. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.