N604AJ
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.
5 reports on file, 2004-09-24 – 2006-04-18.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (OVERHEAT SYS)
FLIGHT 711 DURING CLIMBOUT FROM MIA THE CREW REPORTED THE NR 1 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CREW PERFORMED THE ABNORMAL PROCEDURE CHECKLIST, THE LIGHT THEN WENT OUT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MID WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE STRUT OVERHEAT SYSTEM, MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND RAN THE NR 1 ENGINE AND PERFORMED THE OPERATIONAL CHECKS IAW B-727 MM CH 26-11-00, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL, NO AIR LEAKS WERE NOTED. NO STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT INDICATION NOTED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (CARGO DOOR)
AFTER FLIGHT 833 ARRIVED IN FDF AND DURING THE CARGO UNLOADING OPERATION THE MAIN CARGO DOOR SILL FRAME SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND SAFE FOR THE INTENDED MAINTENANCE FERRY FLIGHT BACK TO MIA UNPRESSURIZED FOR REPAIR. THE AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO MIA DIRECT AND ARRIVED IN MIA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION AND REPAIRS ARE NOW IN PROGRESS ON THE MAIN CARGO DOOR SILL FRAME.
Part: UNKNOWN — NOISY (UNKNOWN)
AFTER DEPARTURE FLT 8412 CLIMBED TO CRUISE FL320, REPORTED ACFT EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG & SUBSEQUENT SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION, RETURNED, VIBRATION FELT BY CREW SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO LANDING. MX PREFORMED A VISUAL INSP OF THE NR 1, 2, & 3, ENG INTAKES & EXHAUST IAW MM, NO DAMAGE NOTED. ALL 3 ENG MAIN OIL FILTERS INSP FOR CONTAMINATION IAW PWA MM0. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ALL 3 ENGINES INSP FOR SECURITY & LOOSENESS OF COMPONENTS IAW MM, NO DISCREPENCIES NOTED. ALL 3 ENGINE SADDLE DUCTS INSP FOR SECURITY IAW MM, NO DISCREPENCIES NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN. NO DISCREPENCIES NOTED. A DETAILED VISUAL INSP OF AIR CON COMPONANTS & DUCTS PERFORMED IAW 21-20-0, NO DISREPENCIES NOTED, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: DOOR — MISALIGNED (L-1)
ON CLIMBOUT, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE, CREW REPORTED LOUD AIRFLOW NOISE COMING FROM CABIN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE L-1 MAIN CABIN ENTRY DOOR AFT END OF DOOR WITH A GAP, THE L-1 DOOR WAS ADJUSTED AND RIGGED IAW MM CH 52-11-01 OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL, DECAY CHECK ACCOMPLISHED IAW. WORKCARD 829, DECAY NORMAL AND PRESSURIZATION CHECK IAW MM CH 5-51-101 WAS NORMAL. A OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW MM CH 5-51-271 NO DEFECTS NOTED, AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: STABILIZER — OUT OF ADJUST (TAIL)
CREW REPORTED, THROUGH FL 270 AIRCRAFT STARTED PORPOISING, TURNED AUTOPILOT OFF, PORPOISE CONTINUED SLOWED TO .76 MACH, THEN DISAPPEARED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED BACK AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ADJUSTMENT/TEST AND TRIM CONTROL SYSTEM IAW MM 27-40-0 AND VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER JACKSCREW FOR FREE PLAY CHECK OK, IN CONDITION AND SECURITY. PERFORMED A VERTICAL STABILIZER HINGE BEARING AND JACKSCREW FOR FREE PLAY CHECK OK, IAW WORK CARD 4618 IAW MM 55-30-81. TEST FLIGHT FLOWN AND DISCREPANCY DID NOT REPEAT. (SO19200506574)