N573AA
Registered owner: PAC BLUE AEROSPACE, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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.
60 reports on file, 1996-03-28 – 2014-09-05.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 66,098 hrs · 34,502 cycles
ELECTRICAL ARCING ON FUSELAGE AT STATION 200. ACCOMPLISHED NESTED ANGLE REPAIR IAW EA MD80-53-036455.
Earlier reports · 1996–2013 · 59 reports
2013
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1) · airframe 63,875 hrs · 33,199 cycles
DFW CREW REPORTED ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE CABIN & SEVERAL CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED NR 1 DFGC. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.
Part: REGULATOR VALVE — INOPERATIVE (AC BAY) · airframe 62,952 hrs · 32,648 cycles
F/A REPORTED BURNING ODOR IN CABIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED TPA WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LT AND RT AIR CONDITION REGULATOR VALVES. SYS GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
2012
Part: ELEVATOR — DAMAGED (LEFT) · airframe 60,454 hrs · 31,241 cycles
HAIL DAMAGE AT LEFT ELEVATOR. LEFT ELEVATOR REPAIR INSTALLED PER EA MD80-55-024864.
2011
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 59,695 hrs · 30,826 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS AND HALF OF COACH CAME ON AFTER ENGINE START. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND MODULE AT ROW 20DEF. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 59,695 hrs · 30,826 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS AND HALF OF COACH CAME ON AFTER ENGINE START. REPLACED THE FORWARD EPM BATTERY PACK AND MODULE. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,083 hrs · 29,925 cycles
GOUGE 14 INCHES IN LENGTH, 12 INCHES FORWARD OF ALT STATIC PORT 1 INCH ABOVE LAP SEAM. REPAIRED PER EA MD80-53-016946 AND SRM 53-04 FIGURE 37 AND SRM 51-01 PARAGRAPH 4B.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
CORROSION ON RIGHT CUSP, STATIONS 214 TO 218. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF CUSP AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: MEMBRANE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
CABIN FORWARD CORROSION ON SUBFLOOR INBOARD OF FORWARD SERVICE DOOR THRESHOLD. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SUBFLOOR DOUBLER FROM STATIONS 160 TO 200 RIGHT AND SUBFLOOR DOUBLER/OVERLAY FROM STATIONS 160 TO 180 RIGHT PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: TIE DOWN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
CORROSION ON G-1 GALLEY TIE DOWNS OUTBOARD LEG AND 2ND FROM OUTBOARD LEG. INSTALLED SERVICABLE TIE DOWNS PER SRM 51-30-02 AND AARD 51-10-00-5.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
CORROSION ON SKIN OUTBOARD OF LOWER DOOR BEAM STATIONS 1160 TO 1208. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA MD80-53-014751.
Part: MEMBRANE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
CABIN FORWARD CORROSION ON SUBFLOOR STATION 174 INBOARD OF FORWARD ENTRY THRESHOLD. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AT STATION 174 INBOARD FORWARD ENTRY THRESHOLD PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
FRAME DAMAGED AT STATION 237 AND SEAT TRACK 5. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON FRAME PER AARD 51-60-00-05 AND SRM 53-05-00 FIGURE 20A SHEET 1.
Part: CUSP WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
AFT CARGO RIGHT CUSP HAS CRACK TERMINATED AT FASTENER HOLE TOO SMALL STATION 1293. INSTALLED TRIPLER DOUBLER AT STATION 1287 RIGHT PER EA MD 80-53-014692.
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (CARGO BAY) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
AFT CARGO CORROSION IN LEFT TIE DOWN TRACK STATION 1287. INSTALLED NEW LEFT CARGO TRACK PER AARD 51-10-00-5 AND SRM 51-30-01.
Part: CUSP WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
AFT CARGO RIGHT CUSP HAS CRACK PAST STOP DRILL STATION 1307. INSTALLED TRIPLER DOUBLER LOCATION AT STATION 1287 RIGHT PER EA MD80-53-014692.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
AFT CARGO CEILING INTERCOSTAL CRACKED STATION 1274. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL PER AARD 51-10-00-5 AND DDK 3113-1.
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (CARGO BAY) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
AFT CARGO - CORROSION LEFT TIE DOWN TRACK STATIONS 1007 TO 1220. INSTALLED LEFT CARGO TIE DOWN TRACK PER AARD 51-10-00-5, SRM 51-30-01 AND SRM 51-30-05.
Part: HINGE — WORN (ELEVATOR TAB) · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
LEFT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB NUMBER 5 HINGE POINT BUSHING MISSING. INSTALLED ELEVATOR TAB HINGE ON LEFT ELEVATOR PER SRM 51-30-02.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
AFT ACCESSORY FRAME CRACKED AT STATION 1418 AND LONGERON 2 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-03-00.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
CORROSION ON CUSP SUBFLOOR BELOW AFT GIRT BAR SUPPORT BRACKET. INSTALLED DOUBLER AT AFT SERVICE DOOR PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
RIGHT CUSP CORROSION AT STATION 1176 TO 1180. INSTALLED CUSP DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
FOUND GOUGE AT FRAME 1231 LOWER FLANGE STATION 1231, LONGERON 30. BLENDED OUT GOUGE AT FRAME 1231 LOWER FLANGE STATION 1231, LONGERON 30 PER 51-10-03. TREATED AND PRIMED AREA PER SRM 51-10-03. INSTALLED J ANGLE REPAIR ON LOWER FLANGE PER AARD 53-10-00-14, REPAIR 1.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
LEFT CUSP CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS AT STATION 493. INSTALLED CUSP DOUBLER AT STATION 493 PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
FOUND CORROSION AT SEAT TRACK NUMBER 4 AT STATION 237. INSTALLED REPAIR PLUG ON SEAT TRACK 4 AT STATON 237 PER SRM 53-05-00 FIG 4A SHT 2.
Part: CUSP WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
FOUND CRACK AT LIGHTING HOLE LEFT AND CUSP STATION 813. INSTALLED DOUBLER STATION 813 LEFT CUSP UNDER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
RIGHT STATION 1079 UPPER AFT WINDOW PAN EAR IS CRACKED AT FASTENER. FABRICATED, TREATED, PRIME PAINTED, AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
FILLET LEFT LONGERON 20 CRACKED AT STATIONS 996 TO 998. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER AARD 53-10-00-18.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 57,217 hrs · 29,460 cycles
LOWER FORWARD WINDOW PAN EAR IS CRACKED. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
2010
Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 56,904 hrs · 29,268 cycles
DFW - CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED (SINGLE ENGINE TIME 10 MINUTES). EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. LEFT ENGINE CHANGED ON 11/09/2010 AT DFW. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
2009
Part: CASTING — CRACKED (SPOILER) · airframe 53,695 hrs · 27,478 cycles
GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR MOUNT CASTING IS CRACKED. REPLACED CASTING UNDER SRM 51-01-00.
Part: O-RING — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 24,733 hrs · 10,409 cycles
RIGHT HYDRAULIC FAILURE OCCURRED ON DESCENT. EMERGENCY DECLARED LANDED ATL WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND BLOWN O-RING ON RIGHT HAND THRUST REVERSER CONTROL VALVE. REPLACED O-RING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED)
2008
Part: BATTERY PACK — LOOSE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 51,702 hrs
LGA - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT IN TAIL CONE COMPARTMENT INOPERATIVE. SECURED LOOSE BATTERIES IN BATTERY PACK AT AFT LAVATORY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LAMP — BURNED OUT (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 51,702 hrs
LGA - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT STAIRWELL DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: STRAP — BROKEN (FLASHLIGHT) · 50,886 cycles
LGA EMERGENCY FLASH LIGHT STRAP AT FORWARD CABIN BROKEN. REPLACED STRAP FOR EMERGENCY FLASH LIGHT AT FORWARD CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPS.
Part: RETRACT CYLINDER — INOPERATIVE (NLG) · 50,814 cycles
STL INFLIGHT T2028/06AUG. CREW REPORTED UNSAFE NOSE GEAR LIGHT. NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. RETURNED TO STL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RETRACT CYLINDER AND BUNGEE CYLINDER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPS.
2007
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
SFO - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT LEFT AND RIGHT FORWARD EXIT SIGNS AT SEAT ROW 20DEF INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT LEFT AND RIGHT FORWARD EXIT SIGNS AT SEAT ROW 20DEF. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
SFO - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 21D TO 32D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 21D TO 32D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — DAMAGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
SFO - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 23 INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED HARNESS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 23. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
SFO - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT AFT AIR STAIRS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT AFT SERVICE DOOR FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT AFT AIR STAIRS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: MODULE — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
LGA - EMERGENCY AISLE PATH LIGHT AT AFT SERVICE DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY MODULE FOR EMERGENCY AISLE PATH LIGHT AT AFT SERVICE DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2006
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
LGA - CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 20DEF INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT ROW 20DEF FOR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 20DEF. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT NUMBER ONE LEFT DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP AT NUMBER ONE LEFT DOOR FOR INOPERATIVE EMERGENCY LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
SFO - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FIRST CLASS CEILING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FIRST CLASS CEILING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2004
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
RDU - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ABOVE VENTRAL STAIRS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ABOVE VENTRAL STAIRS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2003
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGNECY LIGHT)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FUOND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS FORWARD OF AIRSTAIR DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS FORWARD OF AIRSTAIR DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND EMEREGNCY PATH LIGHTS IN TAILCONE AREA INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS IN TAILCONE AREA BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DIRTY (CABIN)
DFW - FOUND DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OVER AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT STATION INOPERATIVE. CLEANED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2002
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING MAINTENANCE, OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT COCKPIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. RESEATED FIRST CLASS OVERHEAD BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON NR 6 SEAT TRACK, STATION 216-218. REPLACED SEAT TRACK NR 6 SECTION FROM STATION 216-305 PER SRM 53-05-00. (M)
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON CABIN FLOORBOARD SUPPORT RIGHT OF A/C CENTERLINE STATION 150. INSTALLED NEW FLOORBOARD SUPPORT ON TOP OF CUSP RT OF CENTERLINE STATION 150. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND RN 1 SEAT TRACK UNDER GALLEY CORRODED AT STATION 1177, 1195, 1208, 1215, 1225-1229, 1241 AND 1281. INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK NR 1 FROM STATION 1174 TO 1308 PER AMM 53-40-01. (M)
Part: STRAP — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND FORWARD PASSENGER AFT FRAME STRAP CRACKED STATION 207 LONGERON 15 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER TO REPAIR CRACKED FRAME. STRAP ON FORWARD PASS DOOR CUT OUT STATION 207, LONGERON 15 PER AARD REF 53-10-00-11. (M)
Part: WIRE — CORRODED (TAILCONE)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ON HANDLE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WIRE FOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ON HANDLE IN TAIL CONE AREA. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LAX - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS IN COCKPIT AND FORWARD GALLEY ARE DIM. REPLACED EMEREGNCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. (M)
2001
Part: SOCKET — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT SEAT 7D DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT FLOOR PATH SOCKET. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1999
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS NEAR FORWARD ENTRY INOPERATIVE. SECURED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOORPATH LIGHT CONNECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1998
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING AT FORWARD OVERWING EXIT FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP AT FORWARD OVERWING EXIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1996
Part: TRANSMITTER — DEFECTIVE (RT TE FLAPS)
DFW - FLT 1789 - DURING APPROACH DFW FLAPS SPLIT RIGHT FLAP HUNG AT 11 DEGREES AND LEFT FLAP WENT TO 15 DEGREES. NO NOTICEABLE ROLL WAS NOTED. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER AND ACCOMPLISHED REQUIRED CHECKS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)