N541AT
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.
42 reports on file, 1999-05-03 – 2011-12-16.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (MAIN) · airframe 22,601 hrs · 26,786 cycles
DURING MX BASE VISIT FOUND THE MAIN BATTERY LOW VOLTAGE. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R MAIN BATTERY IAW WC EX-243185-RAI-10010-008. THE OPS CHECK WAS NORMAL. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE
Part: SELECTOR VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 22,492 hrs · 26,626 cycles
UPON SLECTING THE GEAR TO DOWN POSITION THERE IS APPARENT ACTION OF THE GEAR FOR 5 TO 7 SECOND FOLLOWED BY THE USUAL GEAR NOISE GREEN SYS PRESSURE WHILE IN TRANSIT DROPS TO 0 PSI UNTIL 3 GREENS. R & R L/G SELECTOR VALVE IAW JIC 32-31-51 AND LEAKS CK GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (MLG) · airframe 22,114 hrs · 26,124 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF, COULD NOT RAISE GEAR HANDLE. R & R 54GB PROX SWITCH ON RT GEAR, CLEANED CONNECTOR PLUG 55GB PROX SWITCH. RETRACTED AN EXTENDED GEAR MULTIPLE TIMES, NO FAULTS NOTED IAW ATR 32-61-00.
Part: VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 PROPELLER) · airframe 2,203,933 hrs
NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE DROPPED TO 70- 72 PERCENT AND WAS SURGING. NP STAYED AT 100 PERCENT WHEN SELECTING CLIMB. R & R LEFT VALVE IAW JIC 36-11-63. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: CONTROLLER — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 PROPELLER) · airframe 22,043 hrs · 26,027 cycles
NR 1 PROPELLER INCREASED TO 100 AND TORQUE DROPPED TO 60 FOR 10 SECONDS THEN RECOVERED. R & R NR 1 PEC IAW JIC 61-21-63. OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.
Part: INTERFACE UNIT — INOPERATIVE (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 21,998 hrs · 25,963 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THAT ENGINE NR 2 WENT TO 99.8 PERCENT NP WHILE IN CLIMB OR CRUISE. NP NEVER WENT ABOVE 100 PERCENT. THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R ENGINE NR 2 PIU IAW JIC 61-21-82. THE OPS CHECK FOUND THE SYS WORKING PROPERLY. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 21,874 hrs · 25,786 cycles
DURING MX BASE VISIT FOUND THE FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT STRIP 53WL MISSING BOTH END CAPS. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FLOOR STRIP REMOVED BY PULLING STRIP UP AND DISCONNECTING CONNECTOR PLUG NO MANUAL REF FOUND. REPLACED BOTH MISSING END CAPS. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: ACM — FAILED (ZONE 100) · airframe 21,645 hrs · 25,480 cycles
***SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION*** C/A: REMOVED FLOOR PANEL 231GF. POWERED HYDRAULICS, ACTUATED STEERING AND BRAKES. JACKED A/C IN REF TO ATR 72 JIC 07-11-00 AND SWUNG GEAR APPROX 15 TIMES IN REF TO ATR 72 JIC 32-31-00. NO SIGNS OF NEW LEAKAGE FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED LH ACM IAW ATR 72 WC EX-ATR-21-RAI-001.
Earlier reports · 1999–2010 · 34 reports
2010
Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (CABIN) · airframe 20,817 hrs · 24,455 cycles
SMOKE IN CABIN W/E2 RUNNING NR2 BLEED AND NR2 PAC ON, TEMP SEL TO HEAT WAS ABLE TO CLEAR A LITTLE W/BOTH PACS IN COOL. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF TEMPERTURE CONTROL SYS IAWJIC 21-6-00. NORMAL OPERATION NOTED.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 20,660 hrs · 24,236 cycles
FWD CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP TRIED TO RECHARGE BATTERIES PER MOC LIGHT WORKED MOMENTARILY BUT TURNED OFF SOON AFTER R&R EMERGENCY BATTERY POWER SUPPLY 43WL IAW 72 JIC 33 51 21 OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME ALSO COMPLIED WITH WC EX335121-RAI-10010-007.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (LT NACELLE) · airframe 20,551 hrs · 24,099 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND AT LT ENG, NACELLE LOWER COWL FWD FRAME AT STA X=1065. FABRICATED & INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW DWG EO 81958110527.
Part: ENGINE — DAMAGED (ZONE 600) · airframe 20,478 hrs · 24,000 cycles
AFTER PARKING F/A REPORTED THAT THE CABIN WAS HAZY, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR TYPICAL OF ACM LUBRICANT IN THE PASSENGER CABIN. R & R NR2 ENGINE IAW EX W/C EX-ATR-72-RAI-001. OPS CHECK LEAK CHECK GOOD NO HAZE OR SMOKE IN CABIN.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — INTERMITTENT (E/E BAY) · airframe 20,474 hrs · 23,996 cycles
ELEC SMOKE INTERMITTENT INDICATION UPON POWERING ACFT. R & R ELECTRONICS RACK SMOKE DETECTOR, OPS CK GOOD AND NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME IAW ATR JIC 26-15-21.
Part: ACM — ODOR (NR 1) · airframe 20,401 hrs · 23,894 cycles
PLASTIC SMELL, THEN DUCT TEMP WENT 35C ON NR 1 PACK, RAI NR1 PACK ACM. OPS CKS OK.
2009
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 18,586 hrs · 21,576 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS AFT BULKHEAD INOPERATIVE. COMES ON MOMENTARILY AND THEN TURN OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY UNIT 73WL IAW JIC NR 33-51-21-RAI-10000-007. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW JIC NR 33-50-00-OPT-10000-002.
2008
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 16,940 hrs · 19,381 cycles
HALF OF AISLE PATH EVACUATION LIGHTS NOT WORKING ON BATTERY POWER. REPLACED AND TESTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS POWER SUPPLY 61WL BATTERY PACK AS PER MM 33-51-21 AND FOUND WORKING PROPERLY.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (CABIN) · airframe 16,922 hrs · 19,343 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS (FLOOR) AND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS OVERHEAD DOORS CABIN TO COCKPIT AND MAIN ENTRY CONTINUOUSLY ON WONT RESET. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS POWER SUPPLY 62WL PER JIC 33-51-21 AND FOUND WORKING PROPERLY.
Part: COWLING — SEPARATED (LT NACELLE) · airframe 16,766 hrs · 19,099 cycles
LOST LT ENGINE OUTBOARD COWLING ON TAKEOFF. ON APPROACH LT ENGINE GAVE FIRE WARNING. MADE PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT ENGINE HINGE COWLING AND UPPER BEAM IAW ATR JIC 54-00-00 AND 54-12-61, FOR MORE INFO SEE NRWC NR 200402 AND 200554. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE IAW JIC 26-21-71. ALSO REPLACED LT ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE AGENT NR 1 SQUIBB CARTRIDGE IAW JIC 26-21-72. OPT SATISFACTORY AT THIS TIME.
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 16,745 hrs · 19,074 cycles
AFTER BEGINNING TAXI, F/A CALLED AND SAID THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS OVER BOTH F/A CONTROL PANELS WOULD NOT GO OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED PUSH BUTTON SWITCH FIN NR 9LE AS PER ATR MM WIRING SCHEMATIC NR 33-12-02. PERFORMED OPT CK IAW JIC NR 33-20-00 AND FOUND OK.
2007
Part: WEB — BROKEN (RUDDER) · airframe 16,444 hrs · 18,600 cycles
VIBRATION FELT IN FLIGHT DURING CRUISE. DURING INSPECTION FOUND BROKEN WEB ON RUDDER ASSEMBLY. ALSO, THE RIB THAT IS COVERED BY THIS WEB ITS DAMAGED AND DELAMINATED, REFERENCE IPC NR 55-91-40 FIG 15 ITEMS 40, 50 AND 60. WORK IN PROGRESS.
Part: BATTERY PACK — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 16,368 hrs · 18,497 cycles
F/A COULD NOT OPERATE ALL CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS USING AFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS PUSH BUTTON. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK FIN NR 62WL IAW JIC NR 33-51-20.
Part: BATTERY PACK — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 16,368 hrs · 18,497 cycles
F/A COULD NOT OPERATE ALL CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS USING AFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS PUSH BUTTON. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK FIN NR 62WL IAW JIC NR 33-51-20.
Part: BATTERY PACK — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 16,368 hrs · 18,497 cycles
F/A COULD NOT OPERATE ALL CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS USING AFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS PUSH BUTTON. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK FIN NR 62WL IAW JIC NR 33-51-20.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
PAX DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND INSTALLED LIGHT BULB IAW MM NR 33-51-25. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Part: LIGHT — OUT OF POSITION (CABIN)
PERFORMING POST FLIGHT CREW NOTED STAIR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPOSITIONED CENTER ENTRANCE LIGHT BULB IAW JIC 33-20-00. TESTED SATISFACTORY. (K)
2006
Part: METERING VALVE — INOPERATIVE (BRAKES)
DURING TAXI BRAKE CHECK, BOTH PEDALS FELT "SOFT" AND THEN RT BRAKE FAILED COMPLETELY. AME ON BOTH SIDES, CAPTAIN AND F/O. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE FOR CHECK. (M)
Part: BRAKE ASSY — UNKNOWN
AFTER LANDING, FIRST OFFICER HAS NO BRAKE ACTION. TAXIED A/C TO GATE FOR MAINTENANCE CHECK. PERFORMED BRAKE HIGH PRESSURE LINE BLEEDING OF ALL BRAKE SYSTEM AS PER MIC 32-42-00. OPS CHECK OK. (M)
2005
Part: AUTOFEATHER SYS — MALFUNCTIONED
AUTOMATIC TAKEOFF POWER CONTROL SYSTEM (ATPCS) DID NOT ARM DURING TAKEOFF POWER. REPLACED AUTO-FEATHERING UNIT. (K)
2002
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
MIA - FLT 4999 - FORWARD LEFT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. RAI EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY AT 43WL. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
MIA - MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEATS 1A, 3A, 4A, 6A, AND 7A TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK IN THE EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY UNIT IAW ATR MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
MIA - FLT 5088 - FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. (M)
2001
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
FORWARD EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS HAS EVERY OTHER ONE INOPERATIVE MEL'D 33-30. MAINTENANCE FOUND AND REPAIRED A BROKEN WIRE IAW ATR MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: ODOR — DETECTED (COCKPIT)
DFW - FLT 3736 - DURING TAKEOFF AND CLIMB-OUT, CREW EXPERIENCED NOXIOUS SMELL IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF COOLING SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED IAW ATR AMM. SMELL COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING SCHEDULED PS-2 CHECK, MAINTENANCE REPORTED SEVERAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS TO BE INOPERATIVE DURING OPERATIONAL CHECK OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED A POWER SUPPLY UNIT, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD IAW ATR JIC 33-51-21 ABD AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BRAKE — MALFUNCTIONED (PILOT SIDE)
DFW - FLT 3726 - CREW REPORTED NO TOE BRAKES ON CAPTAINS SIDE. AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED WITH EMERGENCY BRAKES. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
TUL - FLT 3828 - BURNING ODOR OBSERVED BY F/A IN CABIN AFTER ENGINE START. FOUND BALLAST CONNECTOR AT OVERHEAD BIN 3 A/B LOOSE. TIGHTENED SAME. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3697 - EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT BY GALLEY CART IS BROKEN OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY IAW AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: SOCKET — BURNED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3401 - FLIGHT CREW SMELLED AN ELECTRIC WIRE BURNING FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES IN THE COCKPIT. A CHECK OF THE CARGO AND CABIN REVEALED NO ELECTRIC BURNING SMELL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE OVERHEAD CABIN LATERAL LIGHT AT ROW 5 C/D END SOCKET BURNED/MELTED. MEL PER 33-2. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SGF - NUMEROUS FLOOR AND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACKS AT 43WL AND 61WL AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 33-50-00. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
SGF - FOUND EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK LOCATION 4A AND B INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK IAW 33-41-21. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
1999
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3617 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. REMOVED BATTERY PACK AT 61WL AND 62WL. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3715 - EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS OVER SERVICE DOOR AND MAIN CABIN DOOR DO NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)