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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.
53 reports on file, 1997-04-18 – 2015-06-09.
Part: CSD — FAULTY (ZONE 400) · airframe 87,604 hrs · 40,109 cycles
AIR INTERRUPT, DURING CRUISE, RECEIVED LT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE OVER TEMP INDICATION. CREW DISCONNECTED LT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE. R & R CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE IAW AMM 24-10-01, LEFT GEN IAW AMM 24-20-01 & LT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE OIL COOLER IAW AMM 24-10-03. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL & LEAK CHECKS. SYS CHECKED NORMAL. SEE ALSO AALA20150609007 & AALA20150611004.
Part: OIL COOLER — FAULTY (CSD) · airframe 87,604 hrs · 40,109 cycles
AIR INTERRUPT, DURING CRUISE, RECEIVED LT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE OVER TEMP INDICATION. CREW DISCONNECTED LT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE. R & R LT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE IAW AMM 24-10-01, LEFT GEN IAW AMM 24-20-01 & LT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE OIL COOLER IAW AMM 24-10-03. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL & LEAK CHECKS. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL. SEE ALSO AALA20150609007 & AALA20150611003.
Part: GENERATOR — FAULTY (LEFT) · airframe 87,604 hrs · 40,109 cycles
AIR INTERRUPT, DURING CRUISE, RECEIVED LT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE OVER TEMP INDICATION. CREW DISCONNECTED LT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE. R & R LT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE IAW AMM 24-10-01, LT GENERATOR IAW AMM 24-20-01 & LT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE OIL COOLER IAW AMM 24-10-03. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL & LEAK CHECKS. SYS CHECKS NORMAL. SEE ALSO AALA20150611003 & AALA20150611004.
Part: RESERVOIR — OVERSERVICED (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 87,557 hrs · 40,084 cycles
STRONG ODOR THROUGHOUT ACFT ON TAKEOFF & CLIMB THROUGH 8000 FT. SMELLED LIKE OIL OR RUBBER BURNING ALMOST TO THE POINT OF BURNING YOUR EYES. FOUND EVIDENCE OF HYD FLUID TRAIL FROM LT WW TO APU INTAKE. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND LT HYD RESERVOIR OVERFLOW BOTTLE FULL. NO LEAKS NOTED, CLEANED AREA. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN IAW MCM 21-92-21. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.
Earlier reports · 1997–2014 · 49 reports
2014
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 86,090 hrs · 39,279 cycles
FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGED AT BETWEEN STATIONS 1231 & 1250 BETWEEN LONGERON 22 & 24 RT. REPAIRED SKIN IAW SRM 53-04-03-00 FIGURE 8.
Part: FILLER — MISSING (FUSELAGE) · airframe 84,654 hrs · 38,489 cycles
FUSELAGE FILLER PLUG MISSING FROM THE FLUSH REPAIR AT STATION 731 BETWEEN LONGERONS 1 & 2 RT. INSTALLED FILLER & INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-04-02-001 FIGURE 2.
Part: STOP FITTING — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 84,654 hrs · 38,489 cycles
AFT CARGO DOOR STOP PAD FITTING CRACKED, AFT EDGE THIRD FROM BOTTOM. INSTALLED NEW STOP PAD FITTING IAW AARD51-00-05-1.
Part: STOP FITTING — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 84,654 hrs · 38,489 cycles
MID CARGO DOOR, AFT UPPER STOP PAD FITTING CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW STOP PAD FITTING IAW AARD 51-00-05-1.
Part: CASTING — CRACKED (NR 4 SLAT) · airframe 84,624 hrs · 38,469 cycles
RIGHT NR 4 SLAT INBD CASTING CRACKED. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER.
Part: CASTING — CRACKED (ZONE 500) · airframe 84,624 hrs · 38,469 cycles
LEFT NR 4 SLAT TRACK INBD CASTING CRACKED. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER.
2013
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 83,094 hrs · 37,675 cycles
VERTICAL STABILIZER AT STATION ZFS 52.267 HAS MULTIPLE HOLES THAT WERE FOUND TO BE DISTRESSED ON THE UPPER & LOWER LE. DOUBLERS WERE INSTALLED ON THE UPPER & LOWER LE IAW SRM 55-03-00.
2012
Part: STRAP — GOUGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 80,626 hrs · 36,378 cycles
MID CARGO, SCREW GOUGES IN STRAP AT STATION 629, LONGERON 28 RIGHT. REMOVED DAMAGED STRAP AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE STRAP PER AARD 51-00-05-1.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 80,626 hrs · 36,378 cycles
AFT CARGO - CRACK AT NUTPLATE, TOP EDGE OF INTERCOSTAL, BETWEEN FLOORBEAMS, STATIONS 1287 TO 1309. REMOVED DAMAGED INTERCOSTAL AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE INTERCOSTAL PER AARD 51-00-05-1.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 80,626 hrs · 36,378 cycles
LONGERON 4 LEFT IS CRACKED IN LOWER RADIUS AT STATION 160. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON SECTION 4 LEFT FROM STATIONS 148 TO 168 PER SRM 53-14-01 AND AARD 51-00-05-1.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 80,626 hrs · 36,378 cycles
FORWARD PASSENGER DOOR AFT JAMB, TAB CRACKED AT STATION 209 LONGERON 15 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-11.
Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 80,626 hrs · 36,378 cycles
CORROSION IN AFT SERVICE DOOR SUBFLOOR AT STATION 1140. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 80,626 hrs · 36,378 cycles
AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD STIFFENER CRACKED. REPLACED STIFFENER PER AARD 51-00-05-1.
Part: LENS — MISSING (CABIN) · airframe 80,592 hrs · 36,358 cycles
FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY EXIT MISSING LENS. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LENS. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: FAN — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 80,047 hrs · 36,084 cycles
BNA - CREW REPORTED ELECTRICAL ODOR IN CABIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED BNA LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RECIRCULATION FAN AND FILTER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 78,928 hrs · 35,509 cycles
BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FORWARD EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
2011
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 77,879 hrs · 34,985 cycles
CORROSION BETWEEN AFT LAV SERVICE PANEL PAN AND SKIN LOWER FORWARD CORNER. ACCOMPLISHED DOUBLER REPAIR INSTALLED PER EA MD80-53-018910 DATED 08/30/11.
2010
Part: DOOR — UNSECURE (LAVATORY SERVICE) · airframe 74,730 hrs · 33,388 cycles
BHM - INFLIGHT DFW-JAX. CREW REPORTED FORWARD FUSELAGE VIBRATION DURING FLIGHT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED BHM LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND FORWARD LAVATORY SERVICE DOOR PANEL HAD ONE LATCH NOT SECURE. MAINTENANCE SECURED DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 73,720 hrs · 32,919 cycles
CRACK IN DOUBLER ON CANT FRAME 1463 AT LONGERON 18 LEFT. REMOVED DOUBLER INSTALLED TRIPLER PER SRM 53-03-00.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 74,861 hrs · 33,451 cycles
SEAT AISLE EMERGENCY LIGHTS DIM FROM ROW 20D TO 32D. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ESCAPE PATH AFT ZONE, OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
2008
Part: LENS — MISSING (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 50,494 hrs
DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 18D MISSING LENS. REPLACED LENS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 18D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)
2007
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
LGA - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN TAIL COMPARTMENT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN TAIL COMPARTMENT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
LGA - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2006
Part: DUCT — BLOWN (RT ENGINE)
DFW - DURING CLIMB OUT AT CLIMB POWER THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH ORAL WARNING. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND RIGHT ENGINE ANTI ICE DUCT BLOWN. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE ANTI ICE DUCT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2005
Part: CYLINDER — BROKEN (LT MLG)
PHX - EN ROUTE PHX TO ORD LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED PHX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND LEFT GEAR BUNGEE CYLINDER ROD END BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT GEAR CYLINDER. ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWING AND LUBE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2003
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (SEAT 9D)
DTW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND EMERGENCY AISLE LIGHTS AT SEAT 9D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT SEAT 9D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT STAIR SIDE WALL TAIL LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. SPLICED DAMAGED WIRE TO EMERGENCY STAIRWELL SIDE WALL TAIL LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2002
Part: FUEL CONTROL — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 ENGINE)
IAD - FLT 1395 - EN ROUTE PHL-ORD, LEFT ENGINE THROTTLE RETARDED AT 10,000 FEET AND THEN REGAINED POWER UNCOMMANDED. DIVERTED AIRCRAFT TO IAD LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE FUEL CONTROL AND FUEL PUMP. TRIMMED ENGINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2001
Part: FLASHLIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, PORTABLE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED PORTABLE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2000
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FUSELAGE SKIN 25 INCH LONG AREA OF SKIN DENTED AND BUCKLED BELOW LEFT STRAKE AFT OF EXTERNAL POWER DOOR. 23 INCHES OF DENT WAS WITHIN LIMITS OR COLD WORKED PER SRM 53-04 FIG 38 COND 3 VIEW F. REMAINING AREA OF 2 INCH BY 2 INCH WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-04 FIG 38 COND VIEW I. (X)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - CORROSION ON LEFT CUSP STA 1240 - STA 1250. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01, FIG 4. (X)
Part: GALLEY TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN)
TUL - GALLEY TRACK CORRODED, TOP FLANGED AND INSIDE STA 233 - STA 237. INSTALLED NEW SECTIONS OF SEAT TRACK, STA 200 TO STA 265, SRM 51-01. (X)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (AFT ACCESSORY)
TUL - FUSELAGE SKIN HAD VISUAL INDICATION OF CRACK EXTENDING FROM FASTENER AT STA 1380 ABOVE LONGERON 14L. STOP DRILLED CRACK INSTALLED 2024T3 DOUBLER PER 53-01 FIG 2. (X)
Part: DOOR FRAME — GOUGED (CABIN)
TUL - VAULT DOOR FRAME GOUGED FORWARD OF UPPER AND LOWER LOCK PIN HOLES. REMOVED AND REPLACED VAULT DOOR LEFT DOOR FRAME PER SRM 51-01. (X)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FUSELAGE SKIN HAD 2 EACH CRACKS EXTENDING FROM FASTENER HOLE AT STA 1380 LONGERON 14R. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01. (X)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (LT FUSELAGE)
TUL - FUSELAGE SKIN HAD DENTED AREA STA 229 TO STA 239, LONGERON 18L TO LONGERON 17L (ADL DOT IN AREA). INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 38 SHEETS 21, 36, 37, 38. (X)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN)
TUL - END OF NR 6 GALLEY TRACK CORRODED, STA 216 - STA 220, TOP OUTBOARD FLANGE. CUT OUT TRACK SECTION STA 215 - STA 304. INSTALLED NEW TRACK SECTION AND REPAIR SPLICE PER SRM 53-05 PART 1. (X)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (AFT FUSELAGE)
TUL - 1 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN RIGHT SIDE STA 1463. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01. (X)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN)
TUL - STA 221 - STA 223, INSIDE NR 2 LAVATORY TRACK, NUTPLATE CORRODED. INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF SEAT TRACK, STA 200 TO STA 247, SRM 51-01. (X)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (CABIN)
TUL - FLOORBEAM CRACKED BELOW NR 6 SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED NEW FLOORBEAM PER SRM 51-30-1 AND SRM 51-30-2. (X)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - SEAT TRACK NR 2 HAD CORROSION, STA 1200 - STA 1203, REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 TRACK. STA 1183 TO STA 1222 PER SRM 53-05. (X)
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - RIGHT CUSP CRACKED STR 1120. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 4. (X)
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - LONGERON 4L CRACKED AT STA 160. REMOVED CRACKED SECTION OF LONGERON AND INSTALLED NEW SECTION PER SRM 53-02 FIG 18. (X)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - RIGHT CUSP CORRODED, STA 833 - STA 837 AROUND OUTBOARD FASTENERS. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01. (X)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD ENTRY WALKAROUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FORWARD ENTRY WALKAROUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSY. SYTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1998
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DTW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED FORWARD ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING IN AFT SECTION COACH INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1997
Part: AIR DISTRIBUTION — ODOR (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 1446 - AFTER TAKEOFF DFW DURING CLIMB-OUT, ODOR NOTED IN CABIN WITH NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED GROUND ENGINE RUN AND OPERATED BOTH AIR CYCLE MACHINES WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ODOR. ACCOMPLISHED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEMS GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)