N579SW
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
112 reports on file, 1999-03-05 – 2014-12-03.
Part: LINE — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 33,878 hrs · 46,363 cycles
LOST ALL GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID ENROUTE. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. REPAIRED CHAFED GREEN SYSTEM PRESSURE LINE AT OTBD LOWER NACELLE AREA IAW AMM. R & R LT ENGINE HYDRAULIC DRIVEN PUMP IAW AMM. PRESSURIZATION AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FALSE ACTIVATION (CARGO BAY) · airframe 33,054 hrs · 45,257 cycles
CARGO SMOKE WARNING DURING FINAL APPROACH. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. REPLACED BOTH SMOKE DETECTORS IN THE CARGO BAY IAW AMM. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (LT NACELLE FLAP) · airframe 32,838 hrs · 44,934 cycles
LT NACELLE FLAP HAS 2 T/E ANGLES CRACKED. REPLACE T/E ANGLE IAW SRM.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FRAMES 32-39) · airframe 32,838 hrs · 44,934 cycles
LEFT AFT CABIN SEAT TRACK HAS NUMEROUS AREAS OF CORROSION BETWEEM FRAMES 32 AND 39. C-CHECK, ACCOMPLISHED SEAT TRACK REPLACEMENT IAW ETS.
Part: SUPPORT ANGLE — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 32,838 hrs · 44,934 cycles
CRACKED ANGLE IN COCKPIT UNDER CAPTAIN`S DV WINDOW. REPLACED SUPPORT ANGLE.
Part: DOOR — CRACKED (RIGHT) · airframe 32,838 hrs · 44,934 cycles
RT HYD DOOR, SMALL CRACK AT OTBD HINGE. C-CHECK, REPLACED RT HYDRAULIC SERVICE DOOR WITH NEW ASSY.
Part: LAMP — BURNED OUT (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 32,838 hrs · 44,934 cycles
FLOOR LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS NEXT TO ROW 3 ARE BURNED OUT, REPLACED LAMP.
Part: LIGHT — DAMAGED (CABIN) · airframe 32,618 hrs · 44,621 cycles
FWD RED LIGHT ON THE FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. FLT 6442 REPLACED THE TWO CRUSHED FWD FLOOR RED EMERGENCY LIGHTS IAW AMM, PN 10-1307-3.
Earlier reports · 1999–2013 · 104 reports
2013
Part: LENS — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 32,074 hrs · 43,874 cycles
MAIN CABIN DOOR ENTRY LOWER VERTICAL EMERGENCY LIGHT LENS BROKEN. SERVICE REPLACED THE MAIN CABIN DOOR ENTRY LOWER EMERGENCY LIGHT SIGN ASSEMBLY.
Part: UNKNOWN — HAZE (CABIN) · airframe 31,896 hrs · 43,606 cycles
SMOKE WARNING MESSAGE, ACTIVATED CABIN SMOKE DETECTOR. RAN QRH & CONTINUED TO SFO. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A HAZE IN THE CABIN, BLEED CONFIGURATION WAS APU LOW. BOTH SMOKE MESSAGE & SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED 5 MINUTES LATER. PERFORMED LT & RT ENGINE RUN WITH REPORTED BLEED CONFIGURATION. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. NO CABIN SMOKE NOTED.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 31,461 hrs · 42,988 cycles
FIRST RED EMERGENCY LIGHT IN CABIN FLOOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. FLT#6446 REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AT FIRST RED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
Part: BEARING — STUCK (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 31,410 hrs · 42,914 cycles
UNABLE TO OPEN MAIN CABIN DOOR. FLT#5343 REPLACED BEARING ASSEMBLIES.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 31,359 hrs · 42,842 cycles
EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AT FRONT OF AIRCRAFT DO NOT ILLUMINATE. FLT#5504 REPLACED NR 1 EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. PN: D366-04-001, SNON: 1241/07-96, SNOFF: 1128-09-95
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 31,246 hrs · 42,666 cycles
THIRD ROW EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHT IS BURNED OUT. RELAMPED.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (LT MLG) · airframe 30,398 hrs · 41,492 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF LEFT MAIN LANDING WOULD NOT RETRACT, ACCOMPANIED BY LOUD GRINDING NOISE. (FLT 5323) PERFORMED MULTIPLE GEAR EXTENSIONS AND RETRACTIONS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. REPLACED BOTH SEQUENCE VALVES ON LEFT MAIN GEAR FOR TROUBLESHOOTING PURPOSES, IAW AMM.
Part: SEQUENCE VALVE — OUT OF ADJUST (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 30,340 hrs · 41,404 cycles
LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, AFTER LEVELING OFF THE GEAR RETRACTED FULLY ON ITS OWN. CYCLED GEAR AGAIN WITH ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. (FLT 5504) ADJUSTED LEFT AND RIGHT SEQUENCE VALVE FOR LEFT MAIN GEAR IAW AMM, OPS CHECKED GOOD WITH GEAR SWING. GEARS RETRACT NORMALLY.
2012
Part: SENSOR — LOOSE (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 30,228 hrs · 41,244 cycles
GEAR WARNING AFTER LANDING. (FLT 5437) RE-SECURED LOOSE GEAR SENSOR.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 30,182 hrs · 41,179 cycles
LIGHT BULB BURNED OUT ABOVE MAIN CABIN DOOR. (FLT 5654) RELAMPED LIGHT IN MAIN CABIN.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 30,182 hrs · 41,179 cycles
LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT ON DEPARTURE. IT CAME UP WHEN WE RETRACTED THE FLAPS. (FLT 5654) JACKED AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED GEAR SWING SEVERAL TIMES, IAW AMM, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AT THIS TIME.
Part: THERMOSTAT — FAILED (OIL SYSTEM) · airframe 29,812 hrs · 40,687 cycles
LEFT ENGINE OIL WENT FROM 80ð AT RUNWAY ENTRY TO 100ð BY 1000ð AGL TO THE RED (PEGGED) BY 1500ð . (FLT 551 1)REPLACED LEFT OIL COOLER THERMOSTAT IN REFERENCE TO CMM.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (LT PROPELLER) · airframe 29,190 hrs · 39,834 cycles
LEFT PROPELLER ASSEMBLY NR 2 BLADE IS CRACKED AT THE SHANK AREA. (SERVICE) REPLACED LEFT NR 2 PROPELLER BLADE IN REFERENCE TO AMM.
Part: SWITCH — DIRTY (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 29,190 hrs · 39,834 cycles
GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT UNLESS RELEASE LOCK WAS PRESSED. (FLT 6287) CLEANED RIGHT GEAR WOW SWITCH CONNECTOR AND RE-SECURED.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (RT WING) · airframe 29,190 hrs · 39,834 cycles
RIGHT INBOARD WING, LOWER WING STRINGER 10 IS CRACKED AT RIB 8. (C-CHECK) REPAIRED PER SRM.
Part: SEQUENCE VALVE — OUT OF RIG (LT MLG DOOR) · airframe 29,098 hrs · 39,711 cycles
LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR (OUTBOARD) WOULD NOT RETRACT. IT RETRACTED ON 3RD ATTEMPT. (FLT 6425) RE-RIGGED SEQUENCE VALVE SWITCH IN REFERENCE TO AMM.
2011
Part: ROLLER — LACK OF LUBE (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 28,092 hrs · 38,344 cycles
MAIN CABIN DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN. (FLT 5614) LUBRICATED PASSENGER CABIN DOOR ROLLERS AND HANDLE ASSEMBLY.
Part: TERMINAL — LOOSE (CABIN) · airframe 27,555 hrs · 37,608 cycles
OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 6 IS OUT. (FLT 5418) RE-SECURED OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT TERMINAL HARDWARE.
Part: ALTIMETER — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 27,400 hrs · 37,374 cycles
F/O'S ALTIMETER READS 300 FEET HIGH. (FLT 5434) REPLACED NR 2 ALTIMETER.
Part: ALTIMETER — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 27,422 hrs · 37,400 cycles
NR 2 ALTIMETER FAILED +300FT ENTERING THE FLIGHT LEVELS. (FLT 5434) REPLACED NR 1 ALTIMETER. PN 28704-F2101, S/N OFF 780.
Part: RECEPTACLE — DEFECTIVE (CABIN) · airframe 27,293 hrs · 37,226 cycles
LOWER EMERGENCY LIGHT NEAR FORWARD DOOR IS OUT. (FLT 5544) REPLACED THE LIGHT RECEPTICAL ASSEMBLY.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 27,164 hrs · 37,041 cycles
FLOOR STRIP EMERGENCY LIGHTING HAS ONE RED LIGHT OUT AT MAIN CABIN DOOR EXIT. (FLT 6484) RELAMPED EMERGENCY.
Part: HANDLE — LACK OF LUBE (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 27,042 hrs · 36,853 cycles
MAIN CABIN DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN. (SERVICE) LUBED DOOR HANDLE.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 26,030 hrs · 35,405 cycles
FLOOR LEVEL RED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 1 IS INOPERATIVE. (FLT 6831) RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
2010
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 25,938 hrs · 35,268 cycles
FORWARD RED FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. (FLT 6580) REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 25,660 hrs · 34,905 cycles
THE FIRST CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE. (FLT 6263) RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (CABIN) · airframe 25,545 hrs · 34,758 cycles
FORWARD MOST RED EMERGENCY LIGHT NEAR MAIN CABIN DOOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. (FLT 1003) RE-ATTACHED LOOSE LIGHT PLUG AS NEEDED.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (LT WING) · airframe 26,242 hrs · 35,709 cycles
LEFT WING AUXILIARY SPAR AT INBOARD LEADING EDGE UPPER ANGLE CRACKED. (C-CHECK)REPAIRED LEFT WING SPAR PER SRM.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 25,420 hrs · 34,566 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT ON FLOOR NEAR FORWARD DOOR INOPERATIVE. (FLT 6934) RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 25,298 hrs · 34,402 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE ROW 9 WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. (FLT 6397) RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 25,120 hrs · 34,173 cycles
EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AT MAIN CABIN DOOR INOP. (FLT 6049) INSTALLED ONE NEW RED LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND ONE NEW RED LIGHT COVER.
Part: ROLLER — LACK OF LUBE (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 25,011 hrs · 34,020 cycles
F/A REPORTS MAIN CABIN DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. (FLT 6687) LUBED DOOR ROLLERS AND ATTACH POINTS.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 24,957 hrs · 33,944 cycles
EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING INOP NEAR MAIN CABIN DOOR. (FLT 6191) REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 24,671 hrs · 33,567 cycles
FLOOR EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS INOP. (FLT 6283) REPAIRED BROKEN CONNECTOR WIRE AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT FUSE.
Part: DOOR — LACK OF LUBE (CABIN) · airframe 24,318 hrs · 33,065 cycles
MAIN CABIN DOOR IS HARD TO OPEN. (SERVICE CK) LUBED DOOR.
Part: DOOR — LACK OF LUBE (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 24,127 hrs · 32,778 cycles
MAIN CABIN DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN. (FLT 6539) LUBED DOOR ASSEMBLY.
Part: SIGNAL COND UNIT — FAILED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 23,835 hrs · 32,357 cycles
RIGHT TORQUE GAUGE FLUCTUATED ON TAKEOFF CAUSING AN AUTO FEATHER. (FLT 6549) REPLACED RIGHT TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONER AND RIGHT TORQUE SENSOR.
Part: MECHANISM — LACK OF LUBE (PAX DOOR) · airframe 23,787 hrs · 32,291 cycles
FLT 6814 - MAIN CABIN DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED DOOR MECHANISM.
2009
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 23,391 hrs · 31,707 cycles
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. (FLT 6254) REPLACED NR 1 EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 23,084 hrs · 31,273 cycles
NR 3 EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT INOP. (FLT 6302) RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 22,832 hrs · 30,901 cycles
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT MAIN DOOR INOP. (FLT 6237) RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 22,801 hrs · 30,863 cycles
EMERGENCY EXIT RED LIGHT ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE MAIN CABIN DOOR INOP. (FLT 6205) RELAMPED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 22,525 hrs · 30,452 cycles
FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW NINE INOP. (FLT 6316) RELAMPED FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT.
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (EEC) · airframe 22,456 hrs · 30,356 cycles
FLT 6309 - LOSS OF ENGINE TORQUE ON CLIMB. CLEANED AND RESECURED EEC INPUT SENSOR CONNECTOR.
Part: STRUT — SEIZED (MLG) · airframe 22,027 hrs · 29,810 cycles
FLT 5730 - MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. REPLACED MAIN DRAG AND LOCKING STRUT P/N, 20945-001-03 S/N ON, 631 S/N OFF: B48.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (RT MLG UPLOCK) · airframe 22,027 hrs · 29,810 cycles
FLT 5758 - RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. REPLACED UPLOCK ACTUATOR, P/N 20885 S/N OFF: 236.
Part: SUPPORT — CRACKED (FLAP ACTUATOR) · airframe 22,631 hrs · 30,610 cycles
C-CHECK, SUPPORT FOR FORWARD END OF FLAP ACTUATOR CRACKED. REPLACED PER SRM.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (CARGO BAY) · airframe 22,631 hrs · 30,610 cycles
C-CHECK, CARGO DOOR ENTRANCE FLOORBEAM CRACKED. REPAIRED WEB PER SRM.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 22,631 hrs · 30,610 cycles
C-CHECK, FRAME BRACKET UNDER THE FLOORBOARD OF PASSENGER DOOR CRACKED. REPLACED FRAME PER SRM.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (LT WING) · airframe 22,631 hrs · 30,610 cycles
C-CHECK, LEFT WING STRINGERS CRACKED. REPAIRED PER SRM.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (RT WING) · airframe 22,631 hrs · 30,610 cycles
DURING C-CHECK, RIGHT INBOARD WING STRINGERS CRACKED. REPAIRED PER SRM.
Part: TARGET — OUT OF ADJUST (MLG DOOR) · airframe 21,940 hrs · 29,687 cycles
FLT 5591 - FORWARD LEFT DOOR ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR DID NOT CLOSE, RIGHT MAIN GEAR DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ON. ADJUSTED TARGETS.
2008
Part: DOOR — LACK OF LUBE (PAX DOOR) · airframe 21,874 hrs · 29,592 cycles
FLT 5408 - MAIN CABIN DOOR HARD TO OPEN. CLEANED AND LUBED CABIN DOOR.
Part: FUEL CONTROL — ODOR (APU) · airframe 20,823 hrs · 28,285 cycles
FUEL SMELL REPORTED IN THE CABIN WHEN APU BLEED IS ON. REPLACED APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: SIGN — BROKEN (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 20,404 hrs · 27,681 cycles
FLT 5478 - EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT SEAT 6A IS BROKEN. REPLACED BROKEN SIGN.
Part: HANDLE — LACK OF LUBE (PAX DOOR) · airframe 19,977 hrs · 27,108 cycles
FLT 5753 - MAIN CABIN DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. LUBED PAX DOOR HANDLE. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: CONNECTOR — ODOR (COFFEEMAKER) · airframe 19,895 hrs · 26,995 cycles
ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN CABIN.REPLACED FORWARD HOT JUG PLUG. OPS CHECK GOOD.
2007
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (RCCB PANEL) · airframe 19,024 hrs · 25,809 cycles
CREW REPORTS HOT PLASTIC ODOR FROM RIGHT RCCB PANEL. TIGHTENED TERMINAL TO PROP HEAT RCCB CONNECTOR. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 18,830 hrs · 25,514 cycles
PAX DOOR CENTER FORWARD FRAME IS CRACKED, DISCOVERED AT C-CHECK. REPLACED CENTER FORWARD FRAME IAW SRM 51-40-02, PN 120-21058-003.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 18,830 hrs · 25,514 cycles
PAX DOOR FORWARD UPPER CORNER FRAME IS CORRODED, DISCOVERED AT C-CHECK. REPLACED FORWARD CORNER FRAME WITH NEW PART IAW EMB 120 SRM 51-40-02, P/N 120-26550-001.
Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (CABIN) · airframe 18,557 hrs · 25,168 cycles
FORWARD FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOP. RECONNECTED FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHT STRIP CONNECTOR.
2006
Part: SERVO — MALFUNCTIONED (PITCH TRIM) · airframe 16,292 hrs · 22,099 cycles
TRIM LIGHT ON CAPT AUTOPILOT FCP ILLUM IN FLIGHT WHEN AUTOPILOT SELECTED ON CAPT SIDE WITH A RED TRIM FAIL LIGHT AND AURAL WARNING. REPLACED PITCH TRIM SERVO, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IAW EMB 120 22-10-00.
Part: DOOR — LACK OF LUBE (CARGO BAY) · airframe 16,178 hrs · 21,930 cycles
MAIN CARGO DOOR IS VERY HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. LUBRICATED CABIN DOOR AND CHECKED OPERATION, CLOSES AND OPENS EASIER.
Part: SERVO — MALFUNCTIONED (ELEVATOR) · airframe 15,743 hrs · 21,325 cycles
FLIGHT DIRECTOR FLAGS BOTH SIDES. REPLACED ELEVATOR PITCH SERVO IAW MM 22-10-05. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IAW MM 22-10-00.
Part: SELECTOR — BINDING (TE FLAPS) · airframe 15,730 hrs · 21,312 cycles
FLAP SELECTOR LEVER BINDS COMING FROM DOWN TO UP POSITION. REPLACED FLAP HANDLE. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
2005
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (ELEVATOR TRIM) · airframe 15,372 hrs · 20,828 cycles
ELEVATOR TRIM WHEEL IS EXTERNALLY DIFFICULT TO MOVE. REPLACED RT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB ACTUATOR IAW EMB 120 MM 27-32-02. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN) · airframe 15,458 hrs · 20,964 cycles
LT AFT SEAT TRACK CORRODED FROM GALLEY TO SEAT 10A, ITEM FOUND AT C-CHECK INSPECTION. REMOVED AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE LT AFT SEAT TRACK FROM GALLEY TO SEAT 10A.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (COCKPIT FLOOR) · airframe 15,458 hrs · 20,964 cycles
PILOT'S FLOOR PROP CRACKED AT FRAME 13, ITEM FOUND AT C-CHECK INSPECTION. SPLICED IN REPLACEMENT SECTION OF FRAME NR 13 FLOOR SUPPORT COLUMN (PILOT'S SIDE) PER EMB120 SRM 53-10-10 PG 214-220.
Part: ROD END — OUT OF ADJUST (PAX DOOR) · airframe 14,148 hrs · 19,063 cycles
MAIN CABIN DOOR VERY HARD TO OPEN & CLOSE. ADJUSTED 2 ROD ENDS AND LUBRICATED ALL MOVING PARTS AS NECESSARY. DOOR NOW OPERATIONALLY CHECKS GOOD.
2004
Part: ODOR — DETECTED (CABIN) · airframe 13,628 hrs · 18,414 cycles
AFTER SHUTDOWN, VISIBLE SMOKE COMING FROM F/O'S CONSOLE AREA. OPERATED APU AS REQUIRED WITH ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AVAILABLE ON APU GENERATOR AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. OPERATED BOTH ENGINES AS REQUIRED WITH ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AVAILABLE WITH MAIN GEN'S ONLINE. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. INSPECTED F/O'S CONSOLE AREA FOR SIGNS OF BURNING OR OVERHEATING. NO EVIDENCE FOUND. COULD NOT DUPLICATE AT THIS TIME.
Part: FUSE — BURNED OUT (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 12,996 hrs · 17,560 cycles
AFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FUSE FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: CONTROL PANEL — MALFUNCTIONED (INTEGRATED ALARM) · airframe 12,537 hrs · 16,998 cycles
COULD NOT CLEAR STALL LIGHT ON SYS 1, IT TOOK NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CLEAR SYS 2. REMOVED AND REPLACED STALL WARNING PANEL. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. P/N 120-34428-505.
Part: SERVO — MALFUNCTIONED (ELEVATOR CONTROL) · airframe 12,377 hrs · 16,805 cycles
CREW REPORTED ROUGH FEEL IN ELEVATOR CONTROL. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELEVATOR SERVO REF AMM 22-10-05. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: FIRE LOOP — INOPERATIVE (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 12,032 hrs · 16,381 cycles
NR 2 ENGINE DETECTOR INOP. ENGINE WHEEL WELL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REMOVED NR 2 ENGINE FIRE LOOP AND REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE LOOP IAW MM 26-21-01. OPS CHECK GOOD. P/N 3601-75-450/160C.
Part: SERVO — FAULTY (AUTOPILOT SYS) · airframe 11,980 hrs · 16,317 cycles
RATCHETING NOISE HEARD WITH SLIGHT NOTCH FEELING WHEN YOKE IS MOVED TO FULL AFT POSITION. MOVED YOKE THROUGH TRAVEL WITH A/P ON, SEEMED TO CLEAR PROBLEM. REPLACED AUTOPILOT ELEVATOR SERVO. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 22-10-00.
Part: SIGN — BROKEN (EMERGENCY EXIT) · airframe 11,861 hrs · 16,138 cycles
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTED PLACARD RIGHT FORWARD DOOR IS BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXIT SIGN AT FORWARD DOOR. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (AUTO PILOT) · airframe 11,622 hrs · 15,858 cycles
ON TAXI OUT, SELECTED AP TO F/O. RECEIVED AP FAIL LIGHT ON MAP AND ASSOCIATED AP DIS & AP ON FCP. REPLACED F/O'S AP COMPUTER. OP CHECKS GOOD.
2003
Part: SIGN — MISSING (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 11,518 hrs · 15,729 cycles
EXIT ROW 6 EXIT LIGHT MISSING. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXIT ROW LIGHT WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY IAW 33-00-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: GCU — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2) · airframe 11,459 hrs · 15,658 cycles
ON LANDING, SMOKE ODOR IN COCKPIT, EVIDENCE OF SMOKE FROM RIGHT DC RELAY BOX. WIRE FROM BUSS TIE 2 CONTACTOR TO RCCB BUS BAR AND BUSS TIE 2 CONTACTOR SHOW SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 BUSS TIE CONTACTOR AND CABLE IAW WM 24-35-00. REPLACED WIRE TERMINALS AND GENERATOR 2 CONTACTOR K0012, APU FEEDER PROTECTION RELAY, APU START CONTACTOR AND BUSS BARS W1264 & W1261 DUE TO BURNING. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN GCU IAW 24-30-022. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Part: BATTERY PACK — MALFUNCTIONED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 10,899 hrs · 14,993 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TEST CORRECTLY IN EKO FROM ROW 9 BACK WOULD NOT LIGHT UP. LET SYSTEM CHARGE 10 MIN AND THEY TESTED OK. FLOOR LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON LAST THREE ROWS (9, 10, 11) INTERMITTENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 ELBP IAW MM 33-50-02. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (STALL WARNING) · airframe 10,675 hrs · 14,698 cycles
STALL TEST FAILS TEST, NO PUSHER. CLEANED CANNON PLUG ON 'G' SWITCH AND OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (AUTOPILOT SYS) · airframe 10,675 hrs · 14,698 cycles
AUTOPILOT WILL NOT TEST. AMBER 'R' ON PEDISTAL PANEL. REPLACED FIRST OFFICER'S AP DISCONNECT SWITCH AS REQUIRED. SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD IAW 22-10-00.
Part: BLADE — CRACKED (PROPELLER) · airframe 10,491 hrs · 14,476 cycles
RT ENGINE NR 3 PROP BLADE HAS APPROX .375 INCH CRACK ON TRAILING EDGE. DISCOVERED DURING LINE INSPECTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED R-3 PROP BLADE IAW MM 61-13-04.
Part: CONNECTOR — CONTAMINATED (PROX SENSOR) · airframe 10,167 hrs · 14,064 cycles
PILOT REPORTS ON TAKE OFF, GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT UNLESS OVER-RIDDEN, ALSO BOTH FLIGHT - IDLE UNLOCK LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD GO OUT 3-6 MINS INTO FLIGHT.INSPECTED ALL GEAR PROX SENSORS AND CANNON-PLUG CONNECTIONS, FOUND LT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOW PROX SENSOR CONNECTOR BEHIND GEAR IN NACELLE, FULL OF WATER. CLEANED CANNON PLUG AND PERFORMED MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS. ALL OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
2002
Part: HMU — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 9,036 hrs · 12,637 cycles
EXPERIENCED THREE HOT STARTS ON THE LEFT ENGINE. FOLLOWED STARTER/GEN DUTY CYCLE LIMITS. FUEL FLOW PEAKED AT 150 PPH. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE HMU FUEL CONTROL AND FUEL PUMP IAW 73-22-00 & 73-14-00 . LEFT ENGINE OPS & LEAK CHECKS GOOD.
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (T/E FLAP) · airframe 8,309 hrs · 11,773 cycles
ON CLIMBOUT, RECEIVED FLAP AND DISAGREEMENT CAUTION LIGHTS, OUTBOARD PAIR. QRH PROCEDURE CORRECTED FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLAP CONTROL COMPUTER. OPERATED THE FLAPS. NO FURTHER PROBLEM NOTED AT THIS TIME.
Part: ROLLER — WORN (T/E FLAP) · airframe 8,105 hrs · 11,526 cycles
RECEIVED FLAP DISAGREEMENT MESSAGE WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF SUN. USED QRH TO FIX. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FLAP ROLLERS ON BOTH INBOARD FLAPS IAW EMB 120 MM 27-50-12. RAN FLAPS UP & DOWN SEVERAL TIMES. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: ANNUNCIATOR — FALSE INDICATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 8,082 hrs · 11,500 cycles
FLAPS WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT IN FLIGHT. DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN OUTBOARD PAIR. CHECKED ON GROUND AND GOT DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN INBOARD PAIR. PERFORMED SEVERAL FLAP CYCLES AND GOT ANNUNCIATOR TO FAIL. REPLACED ANNUNCIATOR WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. OPERATED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: OUTFLOW VALVE — FAILED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 7,955 hrs · 11,348 cycles
AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE AFTER TAKEOFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELECTRO PNEUMATIC OUTFLOW VALVE. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: SMOKE — DETECTED (COCKPIT) · airframe 7,826 hrs · 11,199 cycles
SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, CENTER PILLAR AREA, NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FANS. RETURNED INSPECTED ALL EFDS, RADAR DISPLAYS, WINDSHIELD HEAT WIRING, FMS AND ASSOCIATED WIRING. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 7,814 hrs · 11,187 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 6A INOP. REPAIRED BROKEN GROUND WIRE IAW WIRING MANUAL 20-00-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (T/E FLAP) · airframe 7,554 hrs · 10,872 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF DURING FLAP RETRACTION, FLAP LIGHT ON MAP WITH DISAGREEMENT ON OUTBOARD PAIR. APPLIED QRH PROCEDURE, NO HELP. RETURNED TO SLC. CLEANED GLYCOL FROM ACTUATOR CANNON PLUGS, REPLACED FLAP CONTROL UNIT AND REPLACED RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP ROLLERS (4). OPS CHECK GOOD.
2001
Part: SENSOR — UNSERVICEABLE (MLG) · airframe 6,197 hrs · 8,913 cycles
ON DEPARTURE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT NORMALLY. USED OVERRIDE BUTTON FOR RETRACTION. AFTER GEAR EXTENSION ''IDLE 1 UNLK'' AND ''IDLE 2 UNLK'' ILLUMINATED. CONTINUED PER QRH WITH NO REVERSE ON LANDING. UPON LANDING ''ELEC'' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NO NOSEWHEEL STEERING WAS AVAILABLE. TAXIED TO THE GATE USING DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING AND POWER. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE WEIGHT ON WHEELS PROXIMITY SENSOR ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR. SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD.P/N: 20505-001
Part: ANTI-ICE SYSTEM — FAILED (LT AOA) · airframe 5,747 hrs · 8,242 cycles
LEFT AOA HEAT FAILS IN FLIGHT, EVERY 5 TO 15 SECONDS. RETURNED TO LAX. INSTALLED NEW AOA RELAYS K0185 AND K0187. RAN FOR 20 MINUTES. OPS CHECK GOOD ON GROUND AT THIS TIME.
Part: SENSOR — FAILED (LT AOA) · airframe 5,599 hrs · 8,037 cycles
LEFT AOA FAILED AND STAYED FAILED AFTER RESETTING. RETURNED TO LAX. REPLACED CURRENT SENSOR. ALL CHECK GOOD. P/N ON 120-41406-501, S/N OFF 120-347.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 5,599 hrs · 8,037 cycles
TAKEOFF TRIM FAIL AURAL WARNING WITH APPLICATION OF TAKEOFF POWER. ALL SWITCHES AND TRIM SETTINGS VERIFIED IN LIMITS. ABORTED TAKEOFF. RAN AIRCRAFT AT TAKEOFF POWER IN TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION. CYCLED TRIM THROUGHOUT GREEN BAND WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECK GOOD. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY.
2000
Part: WINDSHIELD — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 4,863 hrs · 6,992 cycles
LEFT FRONT WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. INSPECTED AND FOUND OUTER LAYER OF GLASS TO BE CRACKED. NO DAMAGE TO INNER LAYERS. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE CAPTAIN WINDSHIELD IAW EMB MM 56-10-01. ALSO SEE ATTACHED RII 56-301 CARD. WINDSHIELD HEAT CHECKS GOOD. PRESSURIZATION CHECK OF AIRCRAFT FOUND GOOD. CAPTAIN WINDSHIELD OPS CHECKS GOOD. P/N ON: NP151311-1, S/N ON: 00217H4749, S/N OFF: 98168J8562.
Part: CONTROL PANEL — MALFUNCTIONED (AUTOPILOT) · airframe 4,804 hrs · 6,894 cycles
AUTOPILOT ENGAGED AND PITCHED UP WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS ON GROUND. FOUND WATER INSIDE AP CONTROL PANEL. REPLACED AP CONTROL PANEL. OPS CHECK GOOD. P/N: 622-6684-006, S/N ON: 2118, S/N OFF: 2803.
Part: AILERON — MALFUNCTIONED (WING) · airframe 4,275 hrs · 6,116 cycles
HEAVY AND SLUGGISH ROLL CONTROL IN AILERON. RETURNED TO LAX. INSPECTED AILERONS, FOUND NOTHING PROTRUDING. ALSO INSPECTED ALL BOLTS, ALL ARE SECURE. CONTROL YOKES FEEL NORMAL. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJ (FUEL DOOR) · airframe 4,059 hrs · 5,799 cycles
SERVICE DOOR LIGHT CAME ON DURING TAKEOFF. ABORTED TAKEOFF, ADJUSTED MICRO SWITCHES FOR FUEL DOOR AND OPS CHECKS GOOD.
1999
Part: CONTROL BOX — FAILED (LANDING GEAR)
AFTER TAKEOFF, RIGHT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND INTRANSIT LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO LAX. REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL BOX. RETRACTED GEAR A DOZEN TIMES, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: BOOT — FAILED (LT/RT ENGINE)
BOTH ENGINE INLET DEICER BOOTS FAILED IN FLIGHT. RETURNED TO SBA. INSPECTED LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE INLET DEICE BOOTS AND BLEED LINES. PERFORMED MONITOR TEST AND RAN AIRCRAFT FOR LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE INLET DEICE BOOTS. OPS CHECKS GOOD ON GROUND .
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (NLG)
ON DEPARTURE, NOSE WHEEL INDICATED 1 B GREEN, 1 -B+ RED. RETURNED TO PSP. REPLACED NOSE GEAR B INDICATION DOWNLOCK PROX SWITCH HARNESS. SWUNG GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES. ALL INDICATIONS GOOD. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: MONITOR — FAILED (WING DEICE)
ALL LEADING EDGE DEICING BOOTS FAIL (17,000 AUTO/NORM) INCLUDING ENGINE AIR INLET FAILURE (BOTH INLET BOOTS). DIVERTED TO PSP FROM LAX. REPLACED DEICE MONITOR. CYCLED ALL DEICE BOOTS SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CHECKS GOOD.