N541AT

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Operators of this aircraft

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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.

NO TEST · 2011-12-16 Unresolved
ATA 2432

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

Source: SDR TRBA2011353003
OTHER · 2011-11-13 Unresolved
ATA 3230

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.

Source: SDR TRBA201131902
WARNING INDICATION · 2011-08-24 Unresolved
ATA 3297

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.

Source: SDR TRBA201123702
WARNING INDICATION · 2011-08-06 Unresolved
ATA 6110

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.

Source: SDR TRBA201122304
WARNING INDICATION · 2011-08-06 Unresolved
ATA 6120

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.

Source: SDR TRBA201122104
WARNING INDICATION · 2011-07-27 Unresolved
ATA 6220

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.

Source: SDR TRBA201120906
OTHER · 2011-06-23 Unresolved
ATA 3397

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.

Source: SDR TRBA2011081
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2011-05-03 Unresolved
ATA 2150

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.

Source: SDR TRBA2011045
Earlier reports · 1999–2010 · 34 reports

2010

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2010-11-14 Unresolved
ATA 2120

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.

Source: SDR TRBA2010140
NO TEST · 2010-10-07 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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.

Source: SDR TRBA2010118
OTHER · 2010-09-09 Unresolved
ATA 5411

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.

Source: SDR TRBA2010110
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2010-08-01 Unresolved
ATA 7200

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.

Source: SDR TRBA2010093
FALSE WARNING · 2010-07-31 Unresolved
ATA 2611

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.

Source: SDR TRBA2010091
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2010-07-14 Unresolved
ATA 2150

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.

Source: SDR TRBA2010076

2009

OTHER · 2009-06-03 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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.

Source: SDR TRBA2009063

2008

NO TEST · 2008-03-15 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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.

Source: SDR TRBA2008032
OTHER · 2008-03-08 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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.

Source: SDR TRBA2008027
INFLIGHT SEPARATION · 2008-01-26 Unresolved
ATA 5410

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.

Source: SDR TRBA2008012
OTHER · 2008-01-22 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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.

Source: SDR TRBA2008009

2007

VIBRATION/BUFFET · 2007-11-02 Unresolved
ATA 5540

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.

Source: SDR TRBA2007095
NO TEST · 2007-10-13 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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.

Source: SDR TRBA2007084
NO TEST · 2007-10-13 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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.

Source: SDR TRBA200784
NO TEST · 2007-10-13 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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.

Source: SDR TRBA200084
NO TEST · 2007-05-19 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

PAX DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND INSTALLED LIGHT BULB IAW MM NR 33-51-25. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Source: SDR TRBA200725
NO TEST · 2007-03-19 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR TRBA2007009

2006

OTHER · 2006-10-01 Unresolved
ATA 3240

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)

Source: SDR TRBA2006075
OTHER · 2006-09-06 Unresolved
ATA 3240

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)

Source: SDR TRBA2006067

2005

WARNING INDICATION · 2005-09-09 Unresolved
ATA 6123

Part: AUTOFEATHER SYS — MALFUNCTIONED

AUTOMATIC TAKEOFF POWER CONTROL SYSTEM (ATPCS) DID NOT ARM DURING TAKEOFF POWER. REPLACED AUTO-FEATHERING UNIT. (K)

Source: SDR TRBA2005059

2002

NO TEST · 2002-02-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

MIA - FLT 4999 - FORWARD LEFT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. RAI EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY AT 43WL. (M)

Source: SDR SIMA200204602
NO TEST · 2002-02-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR SIMA200204201
NO TEST · 2002-02-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

MIA - FLT 5088 - FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. (M)

Source: SDR SIMA200203705

2001

NO TEST · 2001-12-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

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)

Source: SDR SIMA200134107
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2001-09-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

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)

Source: SDR SIMA200124401
NO TEST · 2001-08-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR SIMA200122001
OTHER · 2001-07-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

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)

Source: SDR SIMA200120704
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2001-06-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3320

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)

Source: SDR SIMA200117110
OTHER · 2001-06-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR SIMA200116204
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2001-03-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3320

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)

Source: SDR SIMA0603
NO TEST · 2001-02-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR SIMA0391
NO TEST · 2001-01-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR SIMA200100601

1999

NO TEST · 1999-10-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR SIMA993011
NO TEST · 1999-05-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR SIMA991543