N603AU
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAIR | Operator | on 1996-12-11 | Operator named in NTSB report |
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.
116 reports on file, 1996-10-02 – 2006-06-06.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 68,080 hrs · 68,080 cycles
SURFACE CORROSION AT FS 1470 RBL 25. REMOVED PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES, DRILLED NEW REPAIR ANGLE & INSTALLED PER SRM 53-00-53. DEFECT SIZE: 1" X 2".
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (T/E FLAP) · airframe 68,080 hrs · 68,080 cycles
LEFT WING O/B MAIN FLAP I/B LEADING EDGE CHAFED. REMOVED DAMAGE & INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 57-53-01 PG 201. DEFECT SIZE: 4"L X 0.200"W X 0.020"D.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 68,080 hrs · 68,080 cycles
UPPER SURFACE OF FLOORBEAM AT BS 365.25 LBL 0 TO LBL 12 CORRODED. REMOVED CORRODED T-CAP, MANUFACTURED REPLACEMENT & INSTALLED PER SRM 53-00-51. DEFECT SIZE: 12 INCHES.
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (T/E FLAP) · airframe 68,080 hrs · 68,080 cycles
LEFT WING I/B MAIN FLAP O/B LEADING EDGE CHAFED. REMOVED DAMAGE & INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 57-53-01 FIG 201. DEFECT SIZE: 7.125"L X 0.187"W X 0.012"D.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 68,080 hrs · 68,080 cycles
CORROSION AROUND SCREW HOLES, FLOORBEAM (INTERCOSTAL) BS 365.25 TO 345.00 CORRODED. REMOVED & REPLACED EXISTING ANGLE WITH FABRICATED ANGLE, SHIM & RADIUS BLOCK PER 53-00-51. DEFECT SIZE: 1 X 6 INCH.
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 1 · airframe 68,080 hrs · 68,080 cycles
AFT CARGO FS 1320-1300 LBL 20.0 WEB CORRODED. MANUFACTURED NEW WEB PER SRM 51-40-02; CORR TASK C53-155-02; LEVEL 1, DEFECT SIZE: .5 X 3 INCHES.
Part: STIFFENER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 1 · airframe 68,080 hrs · 68,080 cycles
STA 1320 RBL 16 WEB CORRODED. REMOVED, MANUFACTURED & REPLACED STIFFENER WEB PER SRM 51-40-02; CORR TASK C53-156-02, LEVEL 1, DEFECT SIZE: 2 X 2 INCHES.
Part: DOOR FRAME — DENTED (APU BAY) · airframe 67,863 hrs · 67,863 cycles
FOUND DENT BOTTOM AFT TAIL CONE, AFT OF APU DOOR FRAME. CUTOUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED DOUBLERS IAW EA 97542, DEFECT SIZE: 17" BY 13" BY .75".
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (LT ENGINE)
CLT - UPON ARRIVAL IN CLT, CREW RECEIVED A LEFT DUCT LEAK EICAS MESSAGE ALONG WITH LEFT ENGINE EEC AND LIMITER FAULTS. MESSAGE AND FAULTS APPEARED AT ENGINE THROTTLE BACK. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BLOWN DUCT OUTBOARD OF LEFT ENGINE PYLON AND REPAIRED DAMAGED WIRING.
Earlier reports · 1996–2005 · 107 reports
2005
Part: RADOME — COLLAPSED (NOSE)
DURING DESCENT, THE CREW HEARD A POP SOUND. AT THE SAME TIME, THE WEATHER RADAR WENT OUT OF SERVICE. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RADOME WHICH HAD COLLAPSED AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED THE WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM. OPERATIONALLY CHECKS OK.
2004
Part: BEAR STRAP — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND BEAR STRAP CRACKED, L2 DOOR FORWARD UPPER CORNER AT FASTENER HOLE. DAMAGE REMOVED, DOUBLER AND TRIPLER OVER FILLER PER EA 95799. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 5.125 INCH, BS 1720 PLUS 15 INCHES BETWEEN STRINGER 12 AND 13R. CUT OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED FLUSH SKIN DOUBLER PER SRM 53-00-01 FIG 206. (M0
Part: BEAM — WORN (WING)
CLT - FOUND BEAM WITH APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES OF WEAR, LOWER FLANGE OF LEAD BEAM, AFT END OF BEAM. BLENDED AND TREATED PER EA 95815. (M)
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND FRAME CRACKED .25 INCH, E-E ACCESS DOOR AT FRAME WEB TO FLANGE CORNER RADIUS. DAMAGE AREA REPAIRED IAW EA 95806. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND FRAME CRACKED 1 INCH LONG, LT MLG WW, FS 1060, SAME LEVEL AT LOWER WING SURFACE, TEE CAP. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS, ALODINED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED PER SRM 51-70-12. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
FOUND SKIN CORRODED 3 INCHES, STATOIN 660-668, STRINGER 27L-29L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 87501 AND 87502A. (M)
2003
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
CLT - FOUND FLOOR LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 18 INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. (M)
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (EXIT SIGN)
MIA - FOUND R1 DOOR EXIT IDENTIFIER INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY. (M)
Part: SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (APU)
BDA - FLT 1442 - EN ROUTE FROM SXM-PHL, THE LEFT IDG FAILED. CREW STARTED APU AND CONTINUED FLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 200 NAUTICAL MILES FROM BDA, AND APU FAILED. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BDA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX REPLACED THE IDG. THE APU FUEL FLOW DIVIDER WAS REPLACED AND DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE P2 SENSOR WAS REPLACED. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (APU BAY)
CLT - FLT 1892 - EN ROUTE SXM TO CLT, CREW RECEIVED AN EICAS MESSAGE, LT GEN DRIVE DISCONNECTED. LT GEN DRIVE LIGHT ALSO ILLUM. THEN ON APPR TO CLT, APU GENERATOR KICKED OFFLINE AND WOULD NOT RESET. FLT LANDED AT CLT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX ACCOM TROUBLESHOOTING PER FIM 24-20-00 AND FOUND LT IDG FILTER INDICATOR POPPED. CHECKED OIL FILTER. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED NEW FILTER AND RESET INDICATOR. OPERATIONAL TEST NORMAL. AS FOR THE APU, MX FOUND THE APU MAIN CONTROL CONNECTOR NOT SECURED. INSPECTED AND SECURED CONNECTOR. TESTED NORMAL PER 24-20-00. FOUND APU PNEUMATIC FLEX DUCT AND CLAMP LEAKING. REPLACED DUCT ASSEMBLY, P/N 14J81-2, AND TIGHTENED CLAMP. OPERATIONAL TEST AND LEAK CHECK NORMAL. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
FOUND FLOOR LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 26 INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. (M)
Part: LINE — RUPTURED (RTMLG WW)
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CLT, CREW COULD NOT GET THE LANDING GEAR TO RETRACT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT GEAR TILT ACTUATOR FLEX LINE, WHICH HAD RUPTURED. (M)
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
FOUND EXIT IDENTIFIER AT THE L3 DOOR INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY. (M)
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
PHL - FOUND FLOOR LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 4, 6, 13, 18, 23, 29 AND 33 INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES. (M)
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
PHL - FOUND EXIT IDENTIFIERS AT L4 AND R4 DOORS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACKS. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
PHL - FOUND FLOOR LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 1 INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACD THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. (M)
Part: SIGN — INOPERATIVE (L3 DOOR)
PHL - FOUND EXIT IDENTIFIER AT L3 DOOR INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. (M)
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND WEB CRACKED .250 INCH, BS 1440 S26R. DAMAGED REMOVED, INSTALLED SPLICE REPAIR AND DOUBLER PER EA 86992. (M)
Part: SKIN — DEBONDED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND SKIN DISBONDED 6 INCH DIAMETER AREA, 77 INCHES FORWARD OF STATION 2005.2 AT LBL 14. METAL BOND REPAIR PER EA 87080. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FRAME WEB CRACKED .25 INCH, CARGO CUTOUT FRAME WEB BS 1440 AT NR 6 DOOR STOP FAST. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 86992. (M)
2002
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (RT MLG)
PHL - FLT 1535 - UPON GEAR RETRACTION, CREW RECEIVED THE EICAS MESSAGES 'GEAR DISAGREE' AND 'GEAR DOORS', AND THE ASSOCIATED AMBER LIGHTS. CREW RECYCLED THE GEAR, AND HAD THE SAME INDICATIONS. FLIGHT RETURNED TO PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR. (M)
Part: ANNULAR FILLER — SEPARATED (RT ENGINE)
AT ROTATION, FLAMES WERE SEEN COMING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE. AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET, THE CREW HEARD A NOISE, FELT THE AIRCRAFT YAW, AND RECEIVED WARNING INDICATIONS. EGT ON THE RIGHT ENGINE READ 1000. CREW ACTIVATED ONE FIRE BOTTLE. FLIGHT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. (SET 19 MINUTES) THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. ENGINE WAS FODDED BY AN ANNULUS FILLER SEPARATING FROM THE NR 22 POSITION.
2001
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
PHL - FOUND ALL FLOOR LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
CLT - FOUND FLOOR LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT ROW 18. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
PHL - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE AISLE LIGHT, AT SEAT ROW 29, INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE AISLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT SEAT ROW 29. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: MECHANISM — BROKEN (R1 DOOR)
PIT - CREW UNABLE TO DISARM THE R1 DOOR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIFTING MECHANISM. (M)
Part: BATTERY — FAULTY (R4 DOOR)
CLT - FOUND THE EXIT IDENTIFIERS AT THE L4 AND R4 DOORS BLINKING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE R4 DOOR BATTERY AND RESET THE L4 DOOR LIGHT. (M)
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (BS 1420)
CLT - FOUND FRAME CORRODED .5 INCH HOLE AND .5 INCH CORRODED AREA, STATION 1420 BETWEEN STRINGER 26L AND 27L. DOUBLER INSTALLED PER EA 69860. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 1540)
CLT - FOUND FRAME DENTED 1 INCH DIAMETER, BS 1540 2 INCH BELOW STRINGER 25R. REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED PER EA NR 69860 AND TR 53-60-01A. (M)
Part: STRAP — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND STABILIZER STRAP CRACKED 1 INCH, BS 560, LBL 42. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER PER EA 85163. (M)
Part: FRAME — GOUGED (BS 560)
CLT - FOUND FRAME GOUGED .125 INCH, BS 560 AT S22 LEFT. DOUBLER INSTALLED PER EA NR 85030. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 560)
CLT - FOUND FRAME DENTED APPROX .5 INCH BY .125 INCH DEEP, BS 560 AT S24L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 85030. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 1580)
CLT - FOUND FRAME CRACKED .5 INCH, STATION 1580. DOUBLER INSTALLED PER EA 69860. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND SKIN CORRODED APPROXIMATELY 2 SQUARE INCHES, BS 620 BL 0. DAMAGED REMOVED, DOUBLER, TRIPLER AND FILLER INSTALLED PER EA 85116. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 660)
CLT - FOUND FRAME DENTED .5 INCH BY .125 INCH DEEP, BS 660 AT S23L. REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED PER EA 69873. (M)
Part: SKIN (BS 750)
CLT - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN WITH 1 INCH DIAMETER CUTOUT, PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED REPAIR, STATION 750 AND S25L. DOUBLER REMOVED, INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER WITH RETAINED OLD FILLER PER SRM 53-00-01 FIG 203 AND EA 85084. (M)
Part: STRUT — CRACKED
CLT - FOUND STRUT CRACKED 1.5 INCH, NR 2 PYLON INER CHORD FITTING AT LOWER INBOARD FASTENER HOLE. REPLACED NR 2 PYLON PER EA 85062, BOEING REPAIR NR 6-1171-RE-989. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 1620)
CLT - FOUND FRAME DENTED .5 INCH IN DIAMETER, STATION 1620 BETWEEN SR 25L AND 26L. DOUBLER INSTALLED PER EA 69860. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 1540)
CLT - FOUND FRAME DENTED .5 INCH, BS 1540 AT S26L. DOUBLER INSTALLED PER EA NR 69860. (M)
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND WEB CRACKED 2 INCHES, BS 740-760 RBL 11. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED WEB PER EA 85162 SRM 51-10-00. (M)
Part: CLIP — CORRODED (BS 1480)
CLT - FOUND FRAME CLIP CORRODED 1 INCH BY 2.5 INCHES, BS 1480 BETWEEN STRINGER 26R AND 27R. LOWER FRAME SECTION REPLACED AND BRACKETS ADDED PER SRM 51-40-02. (M)
Part: CHANNEL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND STRINGER TIE CHANNEL CORRODED 1 INCH BY 2 INCHES, BS 1488 S26R. REPLACED STRAP PER SRM 51-10-02. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND SKIN CORRODED APPROXIMATELY 2 SQUARE INCHES, BS 580 BL 0. DAMAGED REMOVED, DOUBLER, TRIPLER, AND FILLER INSTALLED PER EA 85116 AND SRM 53-01-01, 53-40-08. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 1500)
CLT - FOUND FRAME DENT .5 INCH IN DIAMETER, BS 1500 ABOVE S26L. DAMAGED REMOVED, REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED PER EA 69860. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 1520)
CLT - FOUND FRAME DENTED .5 INCH IN DIAMETER, STATION 1520 ABOVE STRINGER 26L. REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED PER EA 69860. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 540)
CLT - FOUND FRAME DENTED APPROX .5 INCH WIDE BY .125 INCH DEEP, STATION 540 AT S24L. REPAIRED DOUBLER PER EA 85029. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 620)
CLT - FOUND FRAME DENTED APPROXIMATELY .25 INCH IN DIAMETER, BS 620 AT S24L. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER EA 69875. (M)
Part: SKIN (BS 690)
CLT - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN WITH PREVIOUSLY RECORDED LIGHTENING STRIKE, BS 690, BETWEEN S26R AND S27R AND BETWEEN S23 AND S24R. PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED .25 INCH RIVET PER SRM 53-00-01, FIG 207. (M)
Part: SKIN (BS 452)
CLT - FOUND PREVIOUSLY RECORDED LIGHTNING STRIKE, BS 452, BETWEEN S24R AND S25R. PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED .25 INCH RIVET PER SRM 53-00-01, FIG 207. (M)
Part: SKIN (BS 400)
CLT - FOUND PREVIOUSLY RECORDED LIGHTNING STRIKE, BS 400 BETWEEN S25R AND S26R. PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED .21875 INCH RIVET PER SRM 53-00-01, FIG 207. (M)
Part: SKIN (BS 625)
CLT - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN WITH PREVIOUSLY RECORDED LIGHTNING STRIKE, BS 625 BETWEEN S26R AND S27R. PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED .25 INCH RIVET PER SRM 53-00-01, FIG 207. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 466)
CLT - FOUND STRINGER CRACKED, BS 466, STRINGER 21R. DAMAGE REMOVED, INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-00-03. (M)
Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED (NR 1 PYLON)
CLT - FOUND PYLON INT DOUBLER CRACKED .5 INCH, NR 1 PYLON PP STATION 107, LOWER FORWARD CORNER, PANEL NR 433AL. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PLATE PER EA 85055. (M)
Part: SKIN (BS 430)
CLT - FOUND PREVIOUSLY RECORDED LIGHTNING STRIKE, BS 430 BETWEEN S24R AND S25R. PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED .21875 INCH RIVET PER SRM 53-00-01, FIG 207. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 700)
CLT - FOUND FRAME DENTED APPROXIMATELY .5 INCH, BS 700 AT S23L. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER EA 85014. (M)
Part: SKIN (BS 693)
CLT - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN WITH PREVIOUSLY RECORDED LIGHTNING STRIKE, BS 693, BETWEEN S23R AND S24R. PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED .25 INCH RIVET PER SRM 53-00-01, FIG 207. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 1280)
CLT - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CORRODED 4.6 INCHES BY 3.2 INCHES, BS 1280 S29L. CORROSION REMOVED, INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER EA 62117A. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 600)
CLT - FOUND FRAME DENTED APPROX .25 INCH IN DIAMETER, BS 600 BETWEEN S23L AND S24L. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER EA 69874. (M)
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1380)
CLT - FOUND CREASE BEAM WEB CRACKED APPROXIMATELY .25 INCH, JUST FORWARD OF BS 1380, RBL 64. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND CREASE BEAM ANGLE PER SRM 51-70-13. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 440)
CLT - FOUND SEAT TRACK CORRODED 1 INCH BY 1 INCH AREA, BS 440, LBL 45. CORROSION LEVEL 1, TASK NR C53-231-02. DAMAGE REMOVED, SPLICED IN REPAIR SECTION PER SRM 53-00-52. (M)
Part: SKIN (BS 712)
CLT - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN WITH PREVIOUSLY RECORDED LIGHTNING STRIKE, BS 712, BETWEEN S23 AND S24R. PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED .25 INCH RIVET PER SRM 53-00-01, FIG 207. (M)
Part: PLATE — CORRODED (BS 1675)
CLT - FOUND SILL WEB PLATE CORRODED, 8 INCH AREA, BS 1675, L-4 DOOR. CORROSION LEVEL 2, TASK NR C53-251-02. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEB PLATE PER SRM 51-10-02. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 580)
CLT - FOUND FRAME DENTED APPROX .25 INCH IN DIAMETER, BS 580 ABOVE S23L. INSTALLED REPAIR DUOBLER PER EA 69872. (M)
Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (BS 640)
CLT - FOUND A 2 INCH AREA OF FRAME CORRODED, BS 640, MID CHORD, BETWEEN S25R AND S26R. CORROSION REMOVED, INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 51-10-02. (M)
Part: SKIN (BS 685)
CLT - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN WITH PREVIOUSLY RECORDED LIGHTNING STRIKE, BS 685 BETWEEN S26R AND S27R. PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED .25 INCH RIVET PER SRM 53-00-01, FIG 207. (M)
Part: FRAME — GOUGED (BS 1340)
CLT - FOUND FRAME GOUGED APPROXIMATELY .25 INCH, BS 1340 AT S26L. REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED PER TYPICAL REPAIR 53-60-01. (M)
Part: SKIN (BS 373)
CLT - FOUND LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN, BS 373 BETWEEN S25R AND S26R. PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED .21875 RIVET PER SRM 53-00-01, FIG 207. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND SEAT TRACK CORRODED 1 INCH BY 1 INCH AREA, BS 660, RBL 45. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK SECTION PER SRM 53-00-52. (M)
Part: SKIN (BS 1360-1380)
CLT - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN WITH PREVIOUSLY RECORDED LIGHTNING STRIKE, BS 1360 TO 1380, BETWEEN S26/S27R. TWENTY PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED NR 6 RIVETS PER SRM 53-00-01, FIG 207. (M)
Part: SKIN (BS 644)
CLT - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN WITH PREVIOUSLY RECORDED LIGHTNING STRIKE, BS 644 BETWEEN S23R AND S24R. PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED .25 INCH RIVET PER SRM 53-00-01, FIG 207. (M)
Part: SKIN (BS 605)
CLT - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN WITH PREVIOUSLY RECORDED LIGHTNING STRIKE, BS 605, BETWEEN S27R AND S28R. PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED .25 INCH RIVET PER SRM 53-00-01, FIG 207. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 1600)
CLT - FOUND FRAME DENTED .5 INCH IN DIAMETER, BS 1600, BETWEEN S25R AND S26R. DAMAGE REMOVED, INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER EA 69860. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 1540)
CLT - FOUND FRAME DENTED .5 INCH DIAMETER, BS 1540, OUTBOARD OF S26L. DAMAGE REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND STRINGER TIE CLIPS PER TR 53-60-01, AND EA 69860. (M)
Part: CHANNEL — CRACKED (BS 310.5)
CLT - FOUND CHANNEL CRACKED .75 INCH, BS 310.5, LBL 20, FORWARD SIDE OF FLOORBEAM. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER SRM 51-40-02. (M)
Part: SKIN (BS 902)
CLT - FOUND SKIN PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED DOUBLER, BS 902, S3R. DOUBLER INSTALLED PER SRM 53-00-01, FIG 203. (M)
Part: SKIN (BS 1620)
CLT - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN WITH PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED DOUBLER 8.5 INCHES BY 11.5 INCHES, BS 1620, BETWEEN S17L AND S19L. DOUBLER INSTALLED PER EA 66107-A, SRM 53-60-01 FIG 101 AND 53-00-01 FIG 204. (M)
Part: TIE CLIP — CRACKED (BS 1620)
CLT - FOUND TIE CLIP CRACKED IN TWO PLACES .5 INCH EACH, BS 1620, S18R. REMOVED AND REPLACED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-40-00. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FOUND FLOORBEAM CORRODED APPROXIMATELY 2 INCH AREA, BS 1320 RBL 62. DAMAGE REMOVED, REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED PER SRM 53-00-51, FIG 205. (M)
Part: SKIN (BS 423)
CLT - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN WITH PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED DOUBLER 2.5 INCHES BY 3 INCHES, BS 423, BETWEEN S16L AND S17L. DOUBLER INSTALLED PER SRM 53-00-01, FIG 206. (M)
2000
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (ROW 18)
SFO - FOUND FLOOR LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT ROW 18. MAINTENANCE REPLCED THE BATTERY. (M)
Part: SIGN — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
BDL - FOUND EXIT IDENTIFIERS AT THE L4 AND R4 DOORS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH LIGHT ASSEMBLIES. (M0
1999
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 1640)
CLT - DURING C-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION AT FLOORBEAM T-CAP FORWARD SURFACE STA 1640, RBL 9, CORROSION LEVEL 2. INSTALLED NEW T-CAP PER TR 53-15-01. (X)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 1580)
CLT - DURING C-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .250 INCH FRAME CRACK AROUND RIVET AT BS 1580, LBL 23. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER TR 53-60-01. (X)
1998
Part: VALVE — FAILED (E/E BAY)
LAX - FLT 41 - EN ROUTE CLT-LAX, CREW RECEIVED THE EICAS MESSAGE 'CABIN ALTITUDE' AND ASSOCITED LIGHTS. FLIGHT DESCENDED TO FL 280 AND USED MANUAL MODE TO MAINTAIN 8000 FEET CABIN ALTITUDE. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO LAX AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE IN LAX REPLACED THE CABIN PRESSURE SELECTOR PANEL. SUBSWQUENTLY, IN PHL, THE OUTFLOW VALVE WAS REPLACED FOR LEAKING AND OVERBOARD EQUIPMENT COOLING VALVE WAS REPLACED FOR BEING STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. (M)
Part: OUTFLOW VALVE — FAILED (FUSELAGE)
CLT - FLT 1190 - EN ROUTE MCO-PHL, AIRCRAFT LOST PRESSURIZATION IN AUTO MODE, AND EICAS MESSAGE 'CABIN ALTITUDE' ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO 10,000 FT, AND PRESSURIZATION CONTROL WAS REGAINED USING MANUAL MODE. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO CLT AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE OUTFLOW VALVE. (M)
Part: KEEL BEAM — CORRODED (BS 910)
CLT - DURING A C-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION KEEL BEAM SUPPORT STATION 910. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUPPORT WITH IDENTICAL PART. (M)
Part: KEEL BEAM — CORRODED (BS 1030)
CLT - DURING C-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION KEEL BEAM SUPPORT STATION 1030 LOWER FRAME BS 1030. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUPPORT WITH IDENTICAL PART. (M)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (BS 1660-1681)
CLT - DURING C-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 2 INCH BY 3 INCH CORROSION AREA FROM STATION 1660-1681 AT RBL 10 WEB. CORROSION TASK NR C53-251-03. FABRICATED AND REPLACED TO ANGLE OF WEB PER SRM 51-60-51. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LAX - FOUND L-2 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTEANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. (X)
Part: DUCT — RUPTURED (LT ENGINE)
CLT - FL 41 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CLT, CREW RECEIVED THE EICAS MESSAGES 'L ENG OVHT' AND 'CABIN ALTITUDE' AND THE 'OVERHEAT' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW REDUCED POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE AT WHICH TIME THE OVERHEAT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. CABIN PRESSURIZATION COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED, AND THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO CLT AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE HAD DUCT BLOWN. THE DUCT WAS REPLACED. (X)
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LAX - FOUND EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING INOPERATIVE AT ROWS 13 AND 18. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES. (X)
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LAX - EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ALL OF THE BATTERIES. (M)
Part: CONTROL MODULE — INTERMITTENT (CABIN)
LAX - AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT CONTROL MODULE INTERMITTENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE MODULE. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 345)
CLT - DURING A CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 217 INCH CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD FROM LBL 62 TO RBL 62 STATION 345. INSTALLED T-CAP PER REPAIR DOCUMENT SRM 53-00-51. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORROSION (BS 324)
DURING A VISUAL CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND A 35 INCH AREA OF CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AT STATION 324 FROM RBL 42 TO RBL 62. UPPER T-CAP REMOVED AND REPLACED BETWEEN LBL 6.0 TO RBL 70.0. REPAIR ANGLE INSTALLED PER EA 61274 AND SRM 51-70-12. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORROSION (CABIN)
CLT - DURING A VISUAL CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND A 126 INCH AREA OF CORROSION ON UPPER CHORD OF FLOORBEAM 377 FROM RBL 10 TO LBL 62. REPAIRED T-CAP PER REPAIR DOCUMENT SRM 53-00-51 AND EA 61271. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORROSION (BS 365)
CLT - DURING A VISUAL CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND A 61.24 INCH OF CORROSION ON THE FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AT STATION 365 FROM BL 0 TO RBL 45.5. INSTALLED T-CAP PER REPAIR DOCUMENT SRM 53-00-51. (M)
1997
Part: SHAFT — WORN (LT GEARBOX)
PIT - FLT 79 - INBOUND, CREW RECEIVED LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATIONS VIA EICAS MESSAGE AND AMBER LIGHT FOR THE LEFT ENGINE. CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO PIT AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. (SET 20 MINUTES). MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE GEARBOX. TEAR DOWN OF THE GEARBOX REVEALED THE SPLINED DRIVESHAFT WHICH CONNECTS THE OIL PUMP AND FUEL PUMP GEARS WAS SEVERELY WORN. THIS CAUSED LACK OF DRIVE TO THE OIL PUMP RESULTING IN LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. (X)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
LAX - FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT AFT DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT IDENTIFIERS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE IDENTIFIER ASSEMBLIES. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LAX - FOUND INTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTING INOPERATIVE FOR ROWS 7 THROUGH 15. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY OVER THE L-2 DOOR. (X)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LAX - RIGHT AFT GALLEY EMERGENCY EXIT IDENTIFER INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EXIT IDENTIFIER BATTERY. (M)
Part: EXIT IDENTIFIER — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
LAX - ROW 18 EXIT IDENTIFIER INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EXIT IDENTIFIER. (M)
Part: BOLT — MISSING (RT ENGINE)
GSO - FL 205 - DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM CLT, PASSING THROUGH FL 230, CREW RECEIVED THE FIRE WARNING FROM THE NR 2 ENG. CREW FIRED BOTH BOTTLES, BUT THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE ENG WAS SECURED. THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AS THE A/C DESCENED THROUGH 10,000 FT. THE FLT DIVERTED TO GSO AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MX FOUND A BOLT MISSING FROM THE RIGHT LPT COOLING AIR MANIFOLD, WHICH MELTED THE FIRE HARNESS. THE HARNESS, OVERHEAT SWITCH AND BOLT WERE REPLACED. ROLLS ROYCE IPC REFERENCE (BOLT) 72-52-03 FIG 01 PG 1 ITEM 103. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
LAX - FOUND LEFT AFT EMERGENCY DOOR EXIT IDENTIFIER INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE IDENTIFIER. (M)
1996
Part: WIRE — BURNED (ROW 25 LEFT)
HUF - FL 158 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PHX. FLT ATTENDANT NOTED SLIGHT ODOR (THOUGHT TO BE FROM AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM). CAPTAIN INVESTIGATED AND COULD NOT CONFIRM. SUBSEQUENTLY, FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTED SMOKE AND SPARKS COMING FROM VENT BETWEEN ROWS 26 AND 30. THE VENTS WERE CLOSED AND HALON DISCHARGED INTO THE VENT. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND INITIATED AND EMERGENCY DESCENT. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO HUF AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE AUDIO WALL DISCONNECT CABLE PINCHED NEAR SEAT 25A. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE SYSTEM HAD OPENED. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED. USAIR ENGINEERING ISSUED A FLEET CAMPAIGN TO CHECK ALL SIMILAR WIRING ON THE 757 FLEET. (M)
Part: FUEL CONTROL — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
SFO - FL 74 - ON CLIMB FROM SFO, LEFT ENGINE WOULD NOT DEVELOP CLIMB POWER WITHOUT EXCEEDING EGT LIMITS. FUEL FLOW WAS MUCH HIGHER ON THE LEFT ENGINE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO SFO AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE EEC LIMITER. (M)