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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.
64 reports on file, 1996-04-08 – 2014-02-24.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 64,580 hrs · 33,473 cycles
RT HAND FWD FLANGES OF VERTICAL STABILIZER & LE SKIN DAMAGED. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW EA MD80-55-033866 & SRM 55-03 FIGURE 29 & 30.
Earlier reports · 1996–2013 · 63 reports
2013
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 62,617 hrs · 32,333 cycles
BATTERY PACK ABOVE BIN 14 ON SEAT 14DEF INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK ABOVE BIN 14. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 62,617 hrs · 32,333 cycles
OVERHEAD ESCAPE PATH LIGHT JUST FORWARD OF AFT AIRSTAIR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: LANYARD — FRAYED (EVAC SLIDE) · airframe 61,604 hrs · 31,737 cycles
LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR SLIDE LANDYARD FRAYED. REPLACED DOOR SLIDE LANDYARD. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
2012
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 60,701 hrs · 31,243 cycles
FUSELAGE DENT AT STATION 1193, LONGERON 21 LEFT. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-03 FIGURE 2.
2011
Part: CONTROL UNIT — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 400) · airframe 58,397 hrs · 29,972 cycles
DFW - CREW REPORTED ALL INSTRUMENTS, COCKPIT LIGHTS, CHIMES AND BELLS STARTED FLASHING. FOUND RIGHT ENGINE GENERATOR INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED BCU. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 58,386 hrs · 29,966 cycles
UNABLE TO TURN OFF EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS CEILING. REPLACED BATTERY PACK IN BIN 6EF. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,276 hrs · 29,905 cycles
CRACK IN AFT RADIUS OF FRAME AT STATION 1418, EVEN WITH LONGERON LONGERON 2. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER TO AFT SIDE OF FRAME STATION 1418 LONGERON 2 PER SRM 53-03-00.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,276 hrs · 29,905 cycles
CRACK AT WEB STATION 207 LONGERON 15 LEFT. ACCOMPLISHED DOUBLER REPAIR PER AARD53-10-00.
Part: FRAME — GOUGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,276 hrs · 29,905 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME STATION 148 GOUGED. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER SRM 51-70-5.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 58,276 hrs · 29,905 cycles
CUSP STATION 1205 LEFT SIDE CORRODED. ACCOMPLISHED DOUBLER REPAIR PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 58,276 hrs · 29,905 cycles
RIGHT CUSP SHEET STATION 788 TO 807 CORRODED. ACCOMPLISHED DOUBLER REPAIR PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,276 hrs · 29,905 cycles
SHEAR TIE AFT SIDE CORRODED ON FRAME STATION 1136, INBOARD OF LONGERON 27 RIGHT. REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-30-05, 51-10-03, AARD 51-10-00-5 AND DRAWINGS 9936578 AND 2506195.
Part: MEMBRANE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 58,276 hrs · 29,905 cycles
BOTTOM OF MEMBRANE STATION 585 TO 598 CORRODED. REPLACED MEMBRANE WITH NEW SECTION.
Part: BRACKET — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 58,276 hrs · 29,905 cycles
AFT CARGO HAS CORROSION ON LOWER BRACKET AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF DOOR OPENING STATION 1212. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER CORNER BRACKET STATION 1212 PER AARD 51-10-00-5 AND SRM 51-30-05.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 58,276 hrs · 29,905 cycles
CORROSION ON THE BOTTOM OF CUSP STATION 655 RIGHT SIDE. REPLACED CUSP SHEET FROM STATIONS 598 TO 712 RIGHT PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,276 hrs · 29,905 cycles
THE 1485 CANT FRAME CRACKED AT LOWER END OF STAIR RET ACTUATOR. INSTALLED DOUBLER AT 1485 CANT FRAME PER AARD 53-10-00-33.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,276 hrs · 29,905 cycles
DENT IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATIONS 437 TO 440, BETWEEN LONGERONS 22 AND 23 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER PER SRM 53-04-00, FIGURE 38 SHEET 23.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 58,276 hrs · 29,905 cycles
CORROSION ON CUSP SECTION RIGHT SIDE FROM FRAME STATIONS 1250 TO 1309. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE REPLACEMENT CPN EDK3163-3.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 58,276 hrs · 29,905 cycles
SEAT TRACK CORRODED ON FLANGES. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF SEAT TRACK PER SRM 53-05-00 FIGURE 4F.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,276 hrs · 29,905 cycles
DENT IN FUSELAGE SKIN STATIONS 434 TO 442. REMOVED DENT AND INSTALLED INTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-00 FIGURE 38 SHEET 23.
Part: CUSP WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,276 hrs · 29,905 cycles
CRACK IN LEFT CUSP AT STATION 1205. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: CUSP WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,276 hrs · 29,905 cycles
CRACK IN LEFT CUSP AT STATION 225. INSTALLED NEW CUSP SHEET PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: PITOT TUBE — FOD (ZONE 200) · airframe 57,152 hrs · 29,302 cycles
ORD - CREW REPORTED BIRD STRIKE CAUSED FIRST OFFICERS AIRSPEED INDICATION AND NUMEROUS OTHER SYSTEMS TO FAIL DURING CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED ORD LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED FIRST OFFICERS PITOT TUBE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
2010
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 55,053 hrs · 28,151 cycles
ONE FIRST CLASS EXIT SIGN INOPERATIVE. FOUND BATTERY VOLTAGE LOW. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: SPLICE — DEFECTIVE (CABIN) · airframe 55,053 hrs · 28,151 cycles
ONE FIRST CLASS EXIT SIGN INOPERATIVE. FOUND A SPLICE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED SPLICE. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 54,484 hrs · 27,833 cycles
THE 1418 FRAME CRACKED AT LONGERON 2 LEFT. INSTALLED FRAME DOUBLER AT STATION 1418, LONGERON 2 LEFT AS PER AARD 53-10-00-15 AND SRM 53-01-0, FIGURE 2 SHEET 4.
2009
Part: STRAP — MISSING (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 53,516 hrs · 27,306 cycles
AFT GALLEY EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT MISSING SAFETY STRAP. REPLACED SAFETY STRAP AFT GALLEY FLASHLIGHT.
Part: STRAP — BROKEN (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 53,516 hrs · 27,306 cycles
FORWARD UPPER FLASHLIGHT SAFETY STRAP BROKEN. REPLACED SAFETY STRAP.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 52,310 hrs · 26,639 cycles
OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT SEAT ROW 20DEF. EMERGENCY SIGN OPS NORMAL.
2008
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 50,566 hrs · 25,686 cycles
CRACK IN RADIUS ON FRONT SIDE OF FRAME 1418 AT LONGERON 2R. REPAIRED 1418 2R FRAME CRACK PER ESO 80559 DATED 11/10/08.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 50,566 hrs · 25,686 cycles
CRACK IN LONGERON RADIUS IN AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT STATION 1418. INSTALLED LONGERON REPAIR SPLICE PER AARD 53-30-00-2.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 50,566 hrs · 25,686 cycles
FRAME CRACKED AT 4 O`CLOCK POSITION STATION 1510, AT TAIL CONE ALIGNMENT PIN. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ESO 80559 DATED 11/07/08.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 50,566 hrs · 25,686 cycles
CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH IN LENGTH AT TOP OF OPENING FOR LEFT FORWARD OVERWING EXIT DOOR, FORWARD OF LATCH. STOP DRILLED AND DOUBLER INSTALLED PER SRM 53-05-00 FIGURE 32, SHEET 1.
Part: CASTING — CRACKED (GROUND SPOILER)
GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR MOUNT CASTING IS CRACKED AT FORWARD INBOARD END. REMOVED AND REPLACED CASTING.
Part: LIGHT — MISSING (CABIN) · airframe 49,641 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD SEAT 7D MISSING LAMPS. REPLACED LAMPS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD SEAT 7D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)
Part: LENS — MISSING (CABIN) · airframe 49,641 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD SEAT 7D MISSING LENS. REPLACED LENS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD SEAT 7D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 49,641 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 49,641 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FIRST CLASS CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FIRST CLASS CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 48,415 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK AT SEAT ROW 8 WEAK. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT SEAT ROW 8 CEILING FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 48,415 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK AT OVERWING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERWING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2006
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT FORWARD GALLEY FOR INOPERATIVE EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2005
Part: ENGINE — SHUTDOWN
DFW - INFLIGHT LEFT ENGINE FAILED DURING DESCENT. N1 AND N2 CONTINUED TO WINDMILL. EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE OVER 800 DEGREES. TIME ON SINGLE ENGINE APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5 28 FOR TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2004
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
DEN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FIRST CLASS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT LOCATION B5-100 FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FIRST CLASS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED)
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DEN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 17 THROUGH 20 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 17 THROUGH 20. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED)
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
DEN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD GALLEY AND COCKPIT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT LOCATION B5-23 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD GALLEY AND COCKPIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED)
Part: SCHRADER VALVE — INOPERATIVE (NLG)
ORD T/636 EN ROUTE ORD-BOS UNABLE TO RAISE NOSE GEAR ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NOSE STRUT FLAT AND PERFORMED FULL SERVICE PER MM 32-21-02. REPLACED SCHRADER VALVE AND RING ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2003
Part: TRANSFORMER — MALFUNCTIONED (T/E FLAP)
FLT 385 - DFW-SJC - ON CLIMB-OUT, FLAP INDICATION SPLIT. LEFT 0 DEGREES, RIGHT 8 DEGREES WITH NO ABNORMAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED RT INST XFMR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER AND REPLACED T1-20 TRANSFORMER AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FORWARD CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2002
Part: FLASHLIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND EMERGENCY PORTABLE FLASHLIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY PORTABLE FLASHLIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2001
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FRONT HALF THROUGH ROW 19 INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DEN - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY CABIN LIGHTING IN FIRST CLASS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: GCU — FAILED (RT ENGINE)
LIT - FLT 1121 - EN ROUTE BOS-DFW, RIGHT AC BUSS LOSS. LANDED LIT WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT CSD, GENERATOR AND GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT P/N 947F9453. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LAMP — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT 21D DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT SEAT 21D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: CHARGER — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 13 THROUGH 15 DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CHARGER ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: B-NUT — LOOSE (HYDRALIC SYSTEM)
ORD - FLT 864 - EN ROUTE MCI-ORD, LOST LEFT SIDE HYDRAULIC FLUID. LEFT SIDE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PER THE CHECKLIST. LANDED ORD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. RE-SECURED LEFT SIDE HYDRAULIC FILTER LINE B-NUT. SERVICED LEFT SIDE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK PER THE MM. NO LEAKS NOTED. SYTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1999
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 1418)
TUL - REF: F58 NR 3047920, L2R CRACKED, AFT END, STA 1418. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FASTENERS PER AARD 53-30-00-2. TST: 38,873.21 HOURS. CYCLES: 12,091. (X)
Part: FRAME — DOUBLE DRILLED (BS 1418)
TUL - REF: F58 NR 3049490, TWO EACH FASTENER HOLES IN RECTANGLE FRAME UPPER CHORD ANGLE STA 1418, L2 RT ARE DOUBLE DRILLED. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FASTENERS PER AARD 53-10-00-19. TST: 23, 873.21 HOURS. CYCLES: 12,091. (X)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 380-402)
ORD - INSPECTION OF ANTENNA INSTALLED CUTOUTS FOUND TWO DOME NUTS ON BOTH CUTOUTS WITH CORROSION, EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN HAS SCRATCHES AROUND BOTH CUTOUTS. CLEANED DOME AND PRIMED WITH ZINC CHROMATE PRIMER SCRATCHES WITH IN LIMITS PREVIOUSLY BURNISHED OUT. (M)
1998
Part: PUMP — FAILED (RT ENGINE)
DFW - FLT 1564 - DURING CRUISE EN ROUTE NR 2 HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. EXTENDED LANDING GEAR USING EMERGENCY HANDLE. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND FILTERS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, DISCOVERED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT FORWARD GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED JUMPER WIRE FOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT FORWARD GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: STRUT PISTON — DEFECTIVE (NLG)
DFW - FLT 0607 - DURING TAKEOFF, UNABLE TO RETRACT NOSE GEAR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT. REPLACED NOSE GEAR STRUT PISTON. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1996
Part: CONDUCTOR — BROKEN (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS IN AREA OF MID-CABIN FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BROKEN EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT FLAT CONDUCTOR WIRE AT MID-CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)