N540AX
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.
26 reports on file, 1999-06-11 – 2006-08-17.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — NO TEST (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 83,079 hrs · 20,206 cycles
DURING SERVICE CHECK, OPERATIONAL CHECK OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS FAILED. TROUBLESHOT TO EMERGENCY BATTERIES TESTED BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER ZONE A AND REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER ZONE B. PRECAUTIONARY REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY POWER SUPPLY(4EACH) IAW MM 33-51-01 PER WORTAN #06-0295. THEN OPS CHK GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERG LIGHT CHARGE AND STANDBY CIRCUIT BREAKER IAW MM 20-30. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 83,065 hrs · 20,204 cycles
EMERG LIGHT TEST FAILED AT PRE-FLIGHT. T/S FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT AT THE NR 4 DOORS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY POWER SUPPLY AT THE 4 DOORS. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW 33-51.
Part: CONNECTOR — CORRODED (ENGING SENSOR) · airframe 82,871 hrs · 20,171 cycles
ON TAKEOFF ENG 2 & 3 WOULD NOT MAKE MAX TAKEOFF THRUST. ENG FAIL LIGHT CAME ON AT APPROX 110 KTS ABORTED TAKEOFF. ALL ENG N1 INDICATIONS WERE WITHIN .6 PERCENT. NO ENG ROLLED BACK. FOUND NR 3 ENG N1 SPD SENSOR ERRRATIC / UNRELIABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 ENG N1 SPD SENSOR AND N1 IND IAW MM 77-11 REF LP 61342, ITEM 5. ADJUSTED FLT IDLE ON NR 2 AND NR 3 ENG IAW MM 73-20. RAN ALL THREE ENGINES IAW JRH & COM. ALL PARAMETERS WITHIN LIMITS. ENG FAIL LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. SENSOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORRODED CONNECTOR AND LOWER HOUSING REQUIRING REPAIR.
Earlier reports · 1999–2004 · 23 reports
2004
Part: VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (FLOW CONTROL) · airframe 76,668 hrs · 19,065 cycles
AFTER T/O AND FIRST PWR REDUCTION NR 2 AC PACK OFF LIGHT ON. NR 2 AC PACK WOULD NOT FUNCTION IN MANUAL OE AUTO. INFLIGHT WITH NR 3 AC PACK IN AUTO, TEMP DRIVES TO FULL HOT WORKS OK IN MANUAL. REPLACED NR 2 FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND REPLACED NR 3 PACK TEMP INDICATOR.
2003
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (NR 3 FIRE) · airframe 75,520 hrs · 18,836 cycles
AT FL 310 ENGINE NR 3 LOOP (B) LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AFTER NOTIFING THE CAPT THE LOOP (A) LIGHT CAME ON WITH ENGINE FIRE WARNING. EMERGENCY AND IRREGULAR PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED, GROSS WEIGHT ADJUSTED AND RETURN TO AIRPORT. NO FURTHER PROPLEMS NOTED.
Part: MULTIPLEXER — SMOKE (AUDIO) · airframe 75,235 hrs · 18,770 cycles
SMOKE REPORTED BY CABIN CREW RT SIDE AT R-3 AFTER TAKE-OFF.
2002
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2) · airframe 73,249 hrs · 18,387 cycles
NR 2 ENGINE OR ACFT SHUTTERED, MADE A POP, THEN WENT QUIET. NR 2 ENGINE'S EGT WENT TO 945. REDUCED THROTTLE TO 740 N1 AND N2. CLIMBING TO 2100 FT EGT STABILIZED AROUND 915 - 925 AND OIL FILTER CLOG LIGHT CAME ON NR 2 ENGINE. SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE. RETURNED TO AIRPORT.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT R4 DOOR CAME ON AFTER LANDING REMOVED AND REPLACED EMENGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY OPS CHECKED PER DC-10 MM 33-51
Part: REGULATOR VALVE — INOPERATIVE
#3 PNEUMATIC SUPPLY PRESSURE READS ZERO WITH SUPPLY SELECTOR IN ANY MODE. COM PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED ON CLIMBOUT. #2 PNEUMATIC SUPPLY HI TEMP ILLUMINATED. TEMP GUAGE INDICATED RE LINE.
2001
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (LT WING) · corrosion level 2
FOUND CORROSION ON UPPER LEFT WING SURFACE (LEVEL 2) IN EXCESS OF SRM ALLOWABLE LIMITS IN FOUR (4) LOCATIONS. BOEING CONTACTED AND BLEND OUT ACCOMPLISHED IAW BOEING INSTRUCTION, 8110-3 ISSUED AS PERMANENT REPAIR.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
ENGINE FIRE INDICATION ON T/O CLIMBOUT AT APPROX 400 FT AGL ON NR 3 ENGINE. ENGINE FIRE SEVER DAMAGE CHECKLIST PERFORMED. FIRE INDICATION WENT OUT. DUMPED APPROX 29,000 LBS FUEL AND RETURNED TO LICZ. ON ENGINE FIRE SEVER DAMAGE PROCEDURES, WHEN AGENT NR 1 SELECTED FOR DISCHARGE, LIGHT DID NOT INDICATE AGENT LOW. FIRE INDICATION WENT OUT, NO AGENT DISCHARGED INDICATION ON ENGINE NR 3. UPPER DUCT FROM HIGH STAGE VALVE BLOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED DUCT. NR 3 I/B REVERSER DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED REVERSER. NR 3 ENGINE LPT COOLING HARNESS DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED HARNESS. CARTRIDGE ON NR 3 ENGINE OUTBOARD FIRE BOTTLE BLOWN, BOTTLE DISC NOT RUPTURED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTTLE AND CARTRIDGE.
Part: DUCT — BLOWN (NR 3 ENGINE) · airframe 72,176 hrs · 18,139 cycles
ENGINE FIRE INDICATION ON TAKEOFF CLIMBOUT 2 APPROX 400 FT AGL ON NR 3 ENGINE. COMMENCE ENG FIRE SEVERE DAMAGE CHECKLIST PERFORMED. FIRE INDICATION WENT OUT. DUMPED APPROX 29,000 LBS FUEL AND RETURNED TO LICZ. FOUND 14TH STAGE BLEED DUCT BLOWN.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN) · airframe 71,769 hrs · 18,049 cycles
EMERGENCY AISLE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FROM ROW 35 AFT. RESET BATTERY CONNECTORS, OPS CHECKED OK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN) · airframe 71,675 hrs · 18,020 cycles
B-ZONE FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING CAME ON AFTER T/O, WOULD NOT RESET. RESET FLOOR TRACK BATTERY PACK, SYS OPS CHECK NORMAL ON GROUND.
Part: BATTERY PACK — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN) · airframe 71,662 hrs · 18,017 cycles
THE 4L TRACK LIGHTING CAME ON LANDING. RESET BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN) · airframe 71,530 hrs · 17,979 cycles
FLOOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHTING ILLUMINATED IN MID SERVICE ON LT FWD SIDE OF ZONE B. RESET POWER TRANSFER, OPS CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES SATISFACTORY.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
L4 DOOR EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM OPERATION CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 33-50.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
ZONE-C LEFT HAND AFT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING INOP. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE ON POWER LEAD TO LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM TEST NORMAL IAW MM 33-50.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
LEFT HAND FORWARD ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING STRIP INOP. RESECURED POWER LEAD TO LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM TEST NORMAL IAW MM 33-50.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
RIGHT HAND AFT ZONE-C ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. CLEANED AND RESEATED BATTERY PACK CONNECTOR.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING AT R3 DOOR ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY DURING FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
DURING FLIGHT, ONE STRIP OF EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING ILLUMINATED AT LT SIDE FWD OF L2 DOOR. RESEATED CONNECTOR AT BATTERY PACK. LIGHTS WENT OUT AND TEST PROPERLY IAW MM 33-50.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
LEFT SIDE ZONE A AISLE PATH LIGHTING ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO PUSHBACK. RESEATED CONNECTOR AT BATTERY PACK. SYSTEMS TESTS GOOD PER 33-50.
Part: ATTACH FITTING — BROKEN (L4 DOOR)
AFTER LANDING, FOUND L4 DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE GIRT BAR ATTACH FITTING BROKEN ON RT SIDE. REPLACED ATTACH FITTING.
2000
Part: LIGHT — SHORTED (SEAT 41)
DURING CRUISE, SMOKE WAS REPORTED IN REAR CABIN AREA. ACCOMPLISHED CABIN LIGHTING SMOKE OR FIRE CHECKLIST. ISOLATED SMOKE TO READING LIGHT OVERHEAD BIN AREA ABOVE 41 A, B, C. PULLED CABIN SIDEWALL AND READING LIGHT C/B FOR AFT CABIN. NO FURTHER SMOKE OBSERVED. SUBSEQUENT TO LANDING THE READING LIGHT/OVERHEAD BIN WAS TROUBLESHOT AND FAULT WAS CONFIRMED TO BE THE DECODER AT SEAT 41 A, B, C. (M)
1999
Part: TIRE — DAMAGED (NLG)
WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY WAS RECEIVED AT REPAIR STATION NR QBFR289K ON 6-7-99. UPON RECEIVING INSPECTION, NOTED THE TIRE ASSEMBLY RECEIVED TIRE DAMAGE WHILE INSTALLED ON THE AFFECTED AIRCRAFT. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DAMAGE FOUND WAS AS FOLLOWS: .1250 INCH DEPTH BY .1250 INCH WIDTH CUT WHICH COVERED THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE SIDEWALL AND TIRE RETREAD CAP MATING AREA.