N597AA
Registered owner: ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC, CA (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
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, 1996-03-05 – 2014-01-30.
Part: FORMER — CRACKED (LE SLAT) · airframe 67,809 hrs · 29,384 cycles
RT HAND WING LE NR 4 SLAT TRACK INBD FORMER IS CRACKED. INSTALLED RT HAND WING NR 4 INBD FORMER DOUBLER IAW EA MD80-57-033398.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 67,809 hrs · 29,384 cycles
CRACK IN LT AFT OVERWING EXIT UPPER DOOR JAMB. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIRED IAW EA MD80-53-033413.
Part: FORMER — CRACKED (LE SLAT) · airframe 67,809 hrs · 29,384 cycles
LT HAND WING LE NR 4 SLAT TRACK INBD FORMER IS CRACKED. INSTALLED LT HAND WING NR 4 INBD FORMED DOUBLER IAW EA MD80-57-033398.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 67,809 hrs · 29,384 cycles
SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT LONGERON 2 RT AFT SIDE OF STATION 1437 FRAME. REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW AARD 51-00-05-1.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 67,809 hrs · 29,384 cycles
SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT LONGERON 2 LT AFT SIDE OF STATION 1437 FRAME. REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW AARD 51-00-05-1.
Earlier reports · 1996–2012 · 59 reports
2012
Part: SKIN — TORN (FUSELAGE) · airframe 64,405 hrs · 27,606 cycles
TEAR IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 241, 5 INCHES BELOW CUSP LINE. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-05.
Part: LONGERON — DAMAGED (ZONE 200) · airframe 62,646 hrs · 26,682 cycles
HOLE IN LONGERON 27 RIGHT AND BS 1324. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-3.
Part: LONGERON — DAMAGED (ZONE 200) · airframe 62,646 hrs · 26,682 cycles
HOLE IN LONGERON 27 RIGHT AND BS 1298. ACCOMPLISHED SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 53-02-00.
2011
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
AFT ACCESSORY FRAME 1418 CRACKED IN RADIUS AT LONGERON 2 RIGHT. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE AND RADIUS STRAP PER SRM 53-03-00 FIGURE 31A.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
AFT ACCESSORY: LONGERON 2 LEFT CRACKED AFT OF STATION 1418. INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 53-02-00.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
FOUND CORROSION AT STATION 218 UNDER INBOARD GALLEY MOUNT FITTING. INSTALLED CUSP DOUBLER AT STATION 218 UNDER INBOARD GALLEY MOUNT FITTING PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: STRAP — WORN (FUSELAGE) · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
GOUGES IN STRAP STATIONS 434 TO 439 INSIDE FORWARD CARGO THRESHOLD. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE STRAP PER SRM 51-30-02.
Part: STRAP — WORN (FUSELAGE) · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
GOUGES IN STRAP 363 TO 368 RIGHT INSIDE CARGO THRESHOLD. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE STRAP PER SRM 51-30-02.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
INTERCOSTAL CRACKED BETWEEN CABIN FLOORBEAMS RIGHT OF CENTER STATIONS 1287 TO 1309. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN CABIN FLOORBEAMS RIGHT OF CENTER STATIONS 1287 TO 1309 PER AARD 51-10-00-5.
Part: TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
LEFT TIE DOWN TRACK HAS CORROSION STATIONS 1231 TO 1322. INSTALLED NEW TIE DOWN TRACK AND SPLICE PER SRM 51-30-01 AND 51-30-05.
Part: SKIN — OUT OF LIMITS (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
AFT CARGO DOOR BBDRXVK, OUTER SKIN HAS 3 AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN BLENDED WITHIN 6 INCHES. BLENDS ARE LESS THAN 2 INCHES APART AT THE EDGES OF THE BLENDS. OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-04-00 CONDITION 2.D/T- .041 AT LOWEST POINT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-00 FIGURE 38.
Part: SPLICE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
LEFT TIE DOWN TRACK SPLICE HAS CORROSION STATIONS 1211 TO 1231 TOP AND BOTTOM. INSTALLED NEW SPLICE PLATES PER SRM 51-30-05.
Part: SUPPORT BRACKET — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
JUST BELOW NUMBER 3 SEAT TRACK AT STATION 886 VERTICAL SUPPORT FOR FRAME CRACKED AT LOWER END OF SUPPORT. INSTALLED BRACKET AT STATION 886 UNDER NUMBER 3 SEAT TRACK PER AARD 51-10-00-5.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (LE SLAT) · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
RIGHT WING SLAT: HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT SHOWS A CRACK INDICATION ON NUMBER 14 SLAT RIB. REPLACED NUMBER 14 RIB ON SLAT IAW ESO 80117.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
JUST AFT OF WHEEL WELL LONGERON 20 LEFT IS CRACKED AT FASTENER (LT WHEEL WELL). INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW AARD 53-10-00-18.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
BLENDED CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS ON RIGHT CUSP SHEET AT STATION 1166. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AT STATION 1166 RIGHT CUSP PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
STATION 946 LEFT WINDOW PAN FORWARD LUG CRACKED. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
STATION 1041 LEFT SIDE WINDOW PAN LOWER FORWARD LUG CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGE BY CUTTING OUT AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER ALL PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
STATION 845 LEFT WINDOW PAN CRACKED. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
UPPER AFT WINDOW TAB CRACKED STATION 1060 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
STATION 1022 RIGHT UPPER AFT WINDOW PAN CRACKED. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
STATION 1061 RIGHT FORWARD LOWER WINDOW PAN CRACKED. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
CRACK IN RIGHT AFT UPPER WINDOW PAN STATION 1135. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
STATION 1137 RIGHT FORWARD LOWER WINDOW PAN CRACKED. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
Part: TAB — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 59,710 hrs · 25,207 cycles
UPPER AFT WINDOW PAN TAB CRACKED STATION 1040 LEFT. INSTALL DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
2010
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 58,977 hrs · 24,881 cycles
LEFT AND RIGHT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT DOORS LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT ROW 14. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 58,977 hrs · 24,881 cycles
LEFT AND RIGHT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT DOORS LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT ROW 6. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 58,977 hrs · 24,881 cycles
LEFT AND RIGHT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT DOORS LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT ROW 20. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 58,977 hrs · 24,881 cycles
OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS ROWS 13 TO 17 INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR ROWS 13 TO 17. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 58,977 hrs · 24,881 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: ENGINE — SEIZED (ZONE 500) · airframe 57,361 hrs · 24,106 cycles
MCO - CAPTAIN REPORTED LEFT ENGINE SEIZED ON CLIMB OUT AT 2,000 FT. N1 INDICATED ZERO. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED MCO LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE ON 04/25/2010 AT MCO. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 57,258 hrs · 24,060 cycles
AFT CABIN EGRESS LIGHTING INOPERATIVE DURING DUEL FEED CHECK. REPLACED AFT CABIN EGRESS LIGHT BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
2009
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 56,061 hrs · 23,531 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK B5-101 AT STATION 500 RIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — WEAK (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 56,061 hrs · 23,531 cycles
SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK AT STATION 243 FAILED FUNCTION TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 1418 L2L) · airframe 56,061 hrs · 23,531 cycles
FRAME 1418 CRACKED AT LONGERON 2 LEFT FORWARD AND AFT SIDES. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS ON FORWARD AND AFT SIDES OF FRAME 1418 AT LONGERON 2 LEFT PER EA NR MD80-53-008197.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 1418) · airframe 56,061 hrs · 23,531 cycles
FRAME 1418 CRACKED AT LONGERON 2 LEFT FORWARD AND AFT SIDES. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS ON FORWARD AND AFT SIDES OF FRAME 1418 AT LONGERON 2 LEFT PER EA NR MD80-53-008197.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,061 hrs · 23,531 cycles
LONGERON 20 LEFT IS CRACKED. REPAIRED LONGERON 20L PER AARD 53-10-00-18.
Part: STOP FITTING — CRACKED (DOOR FRAME) · airframe 56,061 hrs · 23,531 cycles
DOOR STOP PAD FITTING AT AFT END OF NR 5 BEAM IS CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED DOOR STOP FITTING AT AFT END OF NR 5 BEAM AND REPLACED WITH NEW FITTING PER ESO 80174.
Part: LATCH — BROKEN (NLG DOOR) · airframe 55,800 hrs · 23,407 cycles
CREW REPORTED NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR BYPASS LEVEL LATCH AND MISSING BOLT ON MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK LINK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — LOOSE (CABIN) · airframe 55,448 hrs · 23,246 cycles
LEFT AND RIGHT AFT OVERWING DOOR UPPER EXIT SIGNS INOP. RESEATED AFT BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — LOOSE (CABIN) · airframe 55,448 hrs · 23,246 cycles
CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP FROM ROW 3 TO ROW 11. RESEATED M1A BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — LOOSE (CABIN) · airframe 55,448 hrs · 23,246 cycles
TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. RESEATED BATTERY. EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 55,448 hrs · 23,246 cycles
FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
2006
Part: PUMP — INOPERATIVE (FUEL SYS)
ORD - INFLIGHT CENTER FUEL TANK CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. REPLACED AFT CENTER FUEL PUMP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2005
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
AFT STAIRWAY EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN AFT STAIRWAY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (LT ENGINE OIL)
COS - LEFT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO. RAN ENGINE AT IDLE ONE MINUTE. OIL PRESSURE NORMAL THROUGHOUT FLIGHT. LANDED COS WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NUMBER SIX OIL PUMP TUBE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2003
Part: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM — LEAKING (RIGHT)
ORD - EN ROUTE LGA-LAX - RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY LOSS. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. AUXILIARY TRANSFER PUMP TURNED ON FOR LANDING AND TURNED OFF AFTER LANDING. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTING WAS INOPERATIVE AT SEAT ROWS 4 THROUGH 6. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE AT NUMEROUS ROWS. REPLACED THREE BATTERY PACKS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SAN - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE AT OVERWING LOCATION. REPLACED BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2002
Part: BATTERY — NOT SEATED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT TAIL CONE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. RESEATED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERIES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: DOOR FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND LIGHT CORROSION IN SPOTS ALONG AFT CARGO DOOR BEAM. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON AFT CARGO LOWER DOOR JAMB PER AARD 53-10-3. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - NR 1 SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT STATION 1208, 1235, AND 1259, STATION 1235 CORROSION FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENTIRE SECTION OF NR 1 SEAT TRACK WITH NEW TRACK FROM STATION 1168 TO STATION 1309 PER SRM 51-01. (M)
Part: WEB — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND LEFT CUSP STATION 1229 HAS A HOLE NEXT TO SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON LEFT CUSP STATION 1229 PER SRM 53-01. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND DEEP CORROSION PITTING STATION 1312-1320 SEAT TRACK NR 3. INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK PER SRM 53-05-00. (M)
2001
Part: DUCT — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)
DFW - FLT 1339 - EN ROUTE DFW-SEA - FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED ENGINE AND FIRE WARNING SYSTEM. PLACARDED A LOOP FIRE WARNING INOPERATIVE PER MEL. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE ANTI-ICE SUPPLY DUCT ON LEFT SIDE OF POWER PLANT BETWEEN ENGINE BLEED AND VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE SEAT 18 THROUGH 22 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1998
Part: BALLAST — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, LEFT HAND SIDE WALL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LEFT HAND SIDE WALL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BALLAST. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1996
Part: LIGHT STRIP — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS BY OVERWING EXITS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP BY OVERWING EXITS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)