N540AM
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.
46 reports on file, 1998-06-17 – 2012-01-17.
Part: LIGHT — UNSECURE (GALLEY) · airframe 23,170 hrs · 26,921 cycles
THE F/A REPORTED THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS IN FRONT OF GALLEY CART ARE NOT SECURED TO FLOOR. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. RESECURED EMERGENCY LIGHTS IAW STANDARD MX PRACTICES 20-00-00. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (MASTER) · airframe 23,160 hrs · 26,909 cycles
DURING MX INSPECTION, FOUND THE MAIN BATTERY WAS DRAINED TO UNUSABLE CONDITION. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R THE MAIN BATTERY AND THE OPS CHECK WAS GOOD IAW JIC 24-31-85. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: COVER — UNSECURE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 23,175 hrs · 26,928 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THE EXIT SIGN COVER ABOVE NR1 F/A FALLS OFF. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. RESECURED EXIT COVER ABOVE F/A SEAT IAW JIC 31-17-21. THE OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 1998–2011 · 43 reports
2011
Part: BATTERY — FAILED (MASTER) · airframe 203,017 hrs · 26,703 cycles
EMERGENCY BATTERY CHARGER FAULT ILLUMINATED AS SOON AS BATTERY MASTER SWITCH IN TURNED ON. R & R EMERGENCY BATTERY IAW W/C EX-243185-RAI-10020-003. OPS CK GOOD.
Part: CONTACTOR — INOPERATIVE (BATTERY) · airframe 23,017 hrs · 26,703 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THE LT EMERGENCY BATTERY "ESI" DOESN'T ILLUMINATE WHEN BATTERY SWITCH ON, LIGHT DOES FUNTION WHEN TEST. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R CONTACTOR FIN 52PA IAW JIC 24-00-00. THE OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: ENGINE — HUNG START (NR 2) · airframe 22,906 hrs · 26,556 cycles
AGAIN, UNABLE TO START NR 2 HUNG START AT 35 PERCENT, NO LIGHT OFF, USING " A & B ", STRONG FUEL ODOR AND PUFF WHITE SMOKE REPORTED. R & R DCBPCU IAW JIC 24-46-83. PERFORMED SEVERAL NR 2 ENG STARTS IAW JIC 72-00-00. OPS CK GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Part: ENGINE — HUNG START (NR 2) · airframe 22,906 hrs · 26,556 cycles
ENGINE NR 2 HUNG START ON 1ST AND SECOUND START ATTEMPS WITH A & B SELECTED. ODOR OF FUEL FUMES AND WHITE SMOKE NOTED. PERFORMED NR 2 ENGINE START IAW JIC 72-00-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 22,894 hrs · 26,540 cycles
FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN GALLEY IS BROKEN AND LOOSE. R & R AFT GALLEY EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSY, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BULB — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 22,675 hrs · 26,253 cycles
DURING DESCENT, F/A REPORTED BURNING ODOR COMING FROM BETWEEN ROW 2 AND 3 ON RT SIDE OF ACFT. SMELLED LIKE WOOD BURNING. NO SMOKE. R & R 1AB AND 1CD LATERAL LIGHT BULBS IAW JIC 33-21-23. PERFORMED OPS CK OF CABIN AIR DISTRIBUTION IAW JIC 21-22-00 AND NO ABNORMAL ODOR FOUND ON ACFT.
Part: CONNECTOR — OUT OF POSITION (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 22,644 hrs · 26,212 cycles
SERVICE DOOR LOWER EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPOSITIONED SERVICE DOOR LWR EMERGENCY SIGN CONNECTOR AND PERFORMED OPS CHECKED IAW W/C EX-335000-OPT-10000-002 AND FOUND WORKING PROPERLY.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
FWD PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND FWD RT SIDE EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT INOP. R & R POWER SUPPLY, 61WL BATTERY PACK.
Part: LIGHT — DETACHED (ZONE 200) · airframe 21,866 hrs · 25,157 cycles
EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT IN FRONT OF GALLEY CART IS BROKEN. RE-ATTACHED GALLEY EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT IAW JIC 33-51-24. NO OTHER DEFECT NOTED.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 21,694 hrs · 24,942 cycles
FWD PATH EMERGENCY LIGHT IN GALLEY INOPERATIVE. AT THIS TIME REPLACED BULB AT GALLEY EMERGENCY LIGHT IAW MM 33-51-24. OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 21,695 hrs · 24,943 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT ON CABIN DOOR BOTTOM OF STAIR IS INOP. REPAIRED WIRE AT HARNESS BY MAIN DOOR PER STD PRACTICES. OPS CHECKED GOOD AS PER MM 33-51-00.
2010
Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (COCKPIT) · airframe 20,388 hrs · 23,185 cycles
RIGHT BEFORE LANDING, GEAR SELECTED DOWN ON FINAL APPROACH, AFT F/A SMELLED BURNING AND SMOKE APPEARANCE IN CABIN NEAR CEILING, TURN OFF RECIRC AND LANDED. AIR SEEM TO BE IMPROVED, ELECTED TO TAXI TO GATE , UNABLE TO FIND SOURCE OF SMOKE. COMPLIED WITH DVI OF PASSENGER CABIN INTERIOR LIGHTS AND AIR CONDITIONING SYS, NO SMOKE NOTED AT THIS TIME.
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 20,290 hrs · 23,062 cycles
CAPTAINS WHINDSHIELD CRACKED IN FLIGHT. REF. NRWC 314341, R & R CAPTS. WINDSHIELD IAW ATR JIC 56-11-00. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: WIRE — DISCONNECTED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 20,045 hrs · 22,755 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT AT BOTTOM OF MAIN CABIN DOOR INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED EMERGENCY LIGHT WIRES WITH SPLICE IAW SRM 20-43-13. OPT CHECKED GOOD
2009
Part: BATTERY PACK — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 19,815 hrs · 22,462 cycles
RT FWD EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. DID NOT WORK WITH BATTERY PWR BUT DID WORK WITH GPU. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT EMERGENCY PWR SUPPLY NR 43WL IAW ATR 72 MM 33-51-21. OPS CHECK OK.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 19,235 hrs · 21,748 cycles
FWD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND EVERY OTHER ESCAPE PATH LIGHT FWD OF ROW 5 NOT WORKING ON OWN PWR. RECHARGED LIGHTS AND OPS CHECK GOOD IAW NR 33-51-21.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 19,235 hrs · 21,748 cycles
FWD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. AWAITING AML PAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
2008
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 17,077 hrs · 19,112 cycles
LAST 4 TO 5 INTERIOR EMERGENCY PATH EVACUATION LIGHTS CAME ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLIES 62WL AND 73WL IAW AMM/JIC 33-51-21. EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPERATE NORMAL IAW AMM/JIC 33-50-00.
2007
Part: BATTERY PACK — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 16,459 hrs · 18,354 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS LAST 4 FLASH ON AND OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK AT LOCATION 62WL AND 73WL IAW AMM JIC 33-91-21 RAI 10000-007.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 16,215 hrs · 18,020 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT ON MAIN PAX DOOR INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAMP IAW JIC NR 33-51-00. PERFORMED OPT CK OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING IAW JIC NR 33-50-00 AND FOUND WORKING PROPERLY.
2006
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (NR 1 ENGINE)
NAS-MCO - FLT 4972 - LEFT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING ON CAP AND INDICATOR DURING CLIMB. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AS PER AOM. EMERGENCY DECLARED. NR 1 ENGINE OIL TRANSDUCER CONNECTOR REMOVED, CLEANED AND REINSTALLED, IAW P/W MM 72-00-01. FOUND OK. PERFORMED FCF, FOUND SATISFACTORY. (M)
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT)
WHILE IN CRUISE, CAPT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED, EMERGENCY DECLARED. PILOT REPORTED NO STRIKE, JUST SHATTERED. REPLACED CAPTAIN SIDE WINDSHIELD ASSY IAW MM. (K)
2002
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
MIA - MAINTENANCE REPORTED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNIT 61WL TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY UNIT 61WL IAW ATR MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2001
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SAW - DURING CPCP4 INSPECTION FLOORBEAM 39 WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. FLOORBEAM 39 WAS REPLACD IAW ATR SRM 51-25-01. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (CABIN)
SAW - DURING CPCP4 INSPECTION FLOORBEAM 36 WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. FLOORBEAM 36 WAS REPLACED IAW ATR SRM 51-25-02. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SGF - AFT SECTION OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT 73WL IAW ATR 72 AMM. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)
CRP - FLT 9731 - CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS TO BE INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT WAS ISSUED A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT TO FERRY THE AIRCRAFT TO DFW FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD IAW ATR MM AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
MAINTENANCE REPORTED SEVERAL FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHT TO BE INOPERATIVE IN THE AFT CABIN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK IN POWER SUPPLY UNIT 62WL IAW ATR MM. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — MISSING (CABIN)
DFW - DURING PRE-FLIGHT, PILOT REPORTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS DID NOT WORK WITHOUT GROUND POWER. MAINTENANCE FOUND ALL FOUR EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY UNITS DID NOT HAVE BATTERY PACKS INSTALLED. BATTERY PACKS WERE INSTALLED INTO THE POWER SUPPLY UNITS 61WL, 43WL, 73WL, AND 62WL. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2000
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 6,012 hrs · 6,566 cycles
MAF - FLT 3814 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT TEST. OPT CHECK EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM, COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (CABIN) · airframe 5,145 hrs · 5,809 cycles
DFW - FLT 3503 - AFT CABIN AND GALLEY EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY POWER SUPPLY AT 62WL IAW JIC 33-51-21. OPS CHECKED GOOD. (X)
1999
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (CABIN)
SGF - FLT 3617 - FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
HRL - FLT 3724 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS WON'T ARM. THE LIGHTS COME ON IN THE ARM POSITION AND WILL NOT EXTINGUISH. FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO DFW AND THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS WERE REPLACED AT LOCATIONS 43WL, 61WL, 73WL AND 82WL. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
HRL - FLT 3724 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS WON'T ARM. THE LIGHTS COME ON IN THE ARM POSITION AND WILL NOT EXTINGUISH. FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO DFW AND THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS WERE REPLACED AT LOCATIONS 43WL, 61WL, 73WL AND 82WL. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
HRL - FLT 3724 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS WON'T ARM. THE LIGHTS COME ON IN THE ARM POSITION AND WILL NOT EXTINGUISH. FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO DFW AND THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS WERE REPLACED AT LOCATIONS 43WL, 61WL, 73WL AND 82WL. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
HRL - FLT 3724 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS WON'T ARM. THE LIGHTS COME ON IN THE ARM POSITION AND WILL NOT EXTINGUISH. FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO DFW AND THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS WERE REPLACED AT LOCATIONS 43WL, 61WL, 73WL AND 82WL. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3724 - SEVERAL RANDOM EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ONE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
HOU - FLT 3635 - PASSENGER AND SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - FOUND BIRD STRIKE TO RIGHT SIDE COCKPIT FUSELAGE SKIN AND FRAME 6 JUST AFT OF STATIC PORT. PERFORMED CUT OUT OF SKIN TO REMOVE DAMAGE (3.7 INCH BY 5). CUT OUT FRAME 6 TO REMOVE DAMAGE TO OUTER FLANGE AND SMALLER AREA OF WEB (4.5 INBH BY 1). FABRICATED INTERNAL DOUBLER MEASURING 17 INCH BY 9 INCH. FABRICATED DOUBLER SHIMS SAME THICKNESS OF DOUBLER FABRICATED FILLER FOR SKIN MEASURING 3.75 INCH BY 5 INCH. FABRICATED TAPERED FRAME TO SKIN SHIMS .010 THICK. FABRICATED FRAME DOUBLER MEASURING 12 INCH BY 2.5 INCH. FABRICATED FRAME FILLER .040 THICK. APPLIED CORROSION PROTECTION OF ALODINE AND EPOXY PRIMER TO ALL REPAIR PARTS AND CUT OUT AREAS. REPOSTIONED ALL PARTS WITH FAY SEALANT AND INSTALLED ALL RI
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - FOUND BIRD STRIKE TO RIGHT SIDE COCKPIT FUSELAGE SKIN AND FRAME 6 JUST AFT OF STATIC PORT. PERFORMED CUT OUT OF SKIN TO REMOVE DAMAGE (3.7 INCH BY 5). CUT OUT FRAME 6 TO REMOVE DAMAGE TO OUTER FLANGE AND SMALLER AREA OF WEB (4.5 INBH BY 1). FABRICATED INTERNAL DOUBLER MEASURING 17 INCH BY 9 INCH. FABRICATED DOUBLER SHIMS SAME THICKNESS OF DOUBLER FABRICATED FILLER FOR SKIN MEASURING 3.75 INCH BY 5 INCH. FABRICATED TAPERED FRAME TO SKIN SHIMS .010 THICK. FABRICATED FRAME DOUBLER MEASURING 12 INCH BY 2.5 INCH. FABRICATED FRAME FILLER .040 THICK. APPLIED CORROSION PROTECTION OF ALODINE AND EPOXY PRIMER TO ALL REPAIR PARTS AND CUT OUT AREAS. REPOSTIONED ALL PARTS WITH FAY SEALANT AND INSTALLED ALL RI
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 3/4)
ABI - DURING A VISIT INSPECTION, FOUND A DENT ON RIGHT FORWARD FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL BETWEEN FRAMES 3 AND 4. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO INDICATION OF CRACKS. APPLIED ALODINE TO EDGES OF CUT OUT. FABRICATED AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER .050 THICK. TREATED AREA AND ATTACHED TO FUSELAGE. RESTORED SURFACE FINISH. (M)
1998
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
GRR - SOME EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACKS FOR POWER SUPPLIES 62 AND 73 WL. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. REF: OPERATOR CONTROL NR 98ZZZX3210.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
GRR - SOME EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACKS FOR POWER SUPPLIES 62 AND 73 WL. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. REF: OPERATOR CONTROL NR SIMA981687.