N603GC
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.
6 reports on file, 1996-08-07 – 1998-03-29.
Part: EXHAUST FAIRING — MISSING (NR 1 ENGINE)
ON PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, GROUND MAINTENANCE NOTED THE NR 1 ENGINE AFT CENTER BODY EXHAUST NOZZLE FAIRING MISSING. GROUND MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE AFT CENTER BODY EXHAUST NOZZLE PER MM 78-11-02. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
WHILE ACCOMPLISHING GROUND CHECKS, THE FLIGHT CREW FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TEST. GROUND MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED THE BATTERY POWER SUPPLY WAS INOPERATIVE. THE BATTERY POWER SUPPLY WAS REPLACED IAW DC-10 MM 33-51-01. (X)
Part: SWITCH — MISSING (CABIN)
DURING C-CHECK MAINTENANCE, A PASSENGER OXYGEN CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE LAVATORY OXYGEN MASK FAILED TO DEPLOY AT 14,440 FEET ALTITUDE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ANEROID SWITCH HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED. IT WAS DETERMINED THE ANEROID SWITCH AND ITS ASSOCIATED WIRING WHICH AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOY THE MASK HAD INADVERTENTLY BEEN REMOVED BY THE MODIFICATION THAT CHANGED THE AIRPLANE FROM A PASSENGER TO A FREIGHTER CONFIGURATION. THE ANEROID SWITCH AND ASSOCIATED WIRING WAS INSTALLED AND TESTED PER DAC DRAWING SP10350050, 'NEW', ENTITLED 'PASSENGER OXYGEN CONTROL'. (X)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — INOPERATIVE (CARGO COMPT)
DURING LINE CHECK, NUMBER 3 LOWER AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR DID NOT TEST. RELAMPED AND TESTED NORMAL.
Part: CONNECTORS — DIRTY (NR 2 FIRE LOOP)
NR 2 FIRE LOOP-A WAS FLASHING DURING DESCENT AND APPROACH. CLEANED CONNECTOR, CHECKED LOOP-A SYSTEM FOR SHORTS. NO SHORTS FOUND, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: O-RING — CUT (NR 2 ENGINE)
DURING FLIGHT NOTICED THAT THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY WAS AT 0 AND THE OIL PRESSURE WAS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 20 PSI AND 40 PSI. AFTER MONITORING, THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW RED LINE AND NUMBER 2 OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NUMBER 2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND DIVERTED TO MSP. REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RINGS ON LEFT HAND HYDRAULIC PUMP SHAFT. PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF NUMBER 2 ENGINE AND ALL PARAMETERS INDICATED NORMAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH 71-00-00 AND 29-11-01.