N609AE
Registered owner: GUNDERSEN ERIK, 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.
18 reports on file, 1999-02-20 – 2014-11-25.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 40,052 hrs · 33,018 cycles
SCREW HOLE BELOW LOWER SERVICE DOOR STOP IS CORRODED ON FWD SIDE OF FRAME 22. INSTALLED NEW FRAME SECTION & L SHAPE DOUBLERS IAW ERS-EM-53MR-899.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 40,052 hrs · 33,018 cycles
FRAME 75 SKIN CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE, BELOW STRINGER 2R - 2L. FABRICATED & DRILLED DOUBLER, FILLER & REPAIR ANGLE FOR FRAME 75 SKIN DAMAGE AT STRINGER 2R - 2L IAW ERS-EM-53MR-901.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 40,052 hrs · 33,018 cycles
SERVICE DOOR CUT OUT CORROSION REPAIR. INSTALLED NEW FRAME 20 SECTION & L SHAPE REPAIR ANGLES IAW ERS-EM-53MR-900.
Earlier reports · 1999–2002 · 15 reports
2002
Part: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM — INOPERATIVE (TAIL)
IN CRUISE FLIGHT MAIN PITCH TRIM WAS ENGAGING BY ITSELF CREW DROP OFF AUTO PILOT AND IT WAS STILL DOING IT. CALLED MOC AND HAD THE CREW PULL THE NO 1 TRIM C/B STILL DID NOT HELP. CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT TO GET THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. C/A: MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HSCU IAW MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING AN IMBV INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT OMEGA BEAM AT FRAME 20 WHICH EXCEEDED SRM LIMITS. COMPLETELY REMOVED CORROSION BY CUT OUT. FABRICATED .050 INCH, A DOUBLER ANGLE 18 INCH BY 3.75 INCH AND FILLER 12.1125 INCH BY 3.5 INCH BY 1.125 INCH, A 6.5 INCH BY 1.125 INCH PLATE .125 INCH THICK, AND TWO SHIMS 5.5 INCH BY 1.125 INCH .090 INCH THICK. WORK DONE IAW EMB 145 (SRM 145/1142 CHAPTER 53 REV 17, 53-21-10, PARA 2 AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING AN IMBV INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE CENTER FLOORBEAM IN THE GALLEY AREA WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND SRM LIMIT AT FRAMES 20, 22 AND 23. REMOVED ENTIRE CENTER GALLEY FLOORBEAM. INSTALLED NEW FLOORBEAM IAW EMB 145 SRM, 145/1142 (REV 17) 51-20-01, 51-40-02, 51-40-04 AND EMB GST 0459/02. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING AN IMBV INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, FOUND CORROSION ON RIGHT GALLEY FLOORBEAM AT FRAME 22. BLENDED CHAFED AREA. PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF THE AREA WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER IAW EMB GST 0467/02, ITEM 2 AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. (M)
Part: SILL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING AN IMBV INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, FOUND CARGO DOOR CUTOUT CENTER SILL BEAM CORRODED. REMOVED CORRODED SILL BEAM. INSTALLED NEW SILL BEAM IAW EMB 145 SRM 145/1142, REV 16, 51-40-02 AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING AN IMBV INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, REQUIRES PERMANENT REPAIR OF DENT LEFT FUSELAGE BETWEEN FRAMES 19 AND 20, STRINGERS 15L AND 16L. REMOVED DENT BY CUT OUT. PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF THE AREA WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER 8 INCH BY 6.75 INCH, .063 INCH THICK, AND A FILLER 1.5 INCH BY 1.8125 INCH, .032 INCH THICK. WORK DONE IAW EMB GST-0432/02 AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. (M)
Part: FRAME — GOUGED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING AN IMBV INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, FOUND GOUGE AT BOTTOM FRAME 81 BEYOND SRM LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED FRAME. INSTALLED NEW FRAME IAW EMB 145 (SRM145/1142, REV 16) 51-20-03, 51-40-02 AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CHAFED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING IN IMBV INSPECTION OF AICRAFT, STRINGER 19R WAS FOUND TO BE CHAFED BY THE AFT BELLY FAIRING AT HYDRAULIC BAY WALL. BLENDED CHAFED AREA. PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF THE AREA WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. APPLIED ALODINE AND EPOXY PRIMER TO THE BLENDED AREA. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER 14.8 INCH BY 1.4 INCH, .063 INCH THICK, AND TWO SHIMS 4.5 INCH BY .7 INCH, .080 INCH THICK. WORK DONE IAW EMBGST-0409/02 AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. (M)
2001
Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (CABIN)
MKE - FLT 4118 - AFT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. FOUND CANNON PLUG P8644 DISCONNECTED. RECONNECTED CANNON PLUG AND OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: O-RING — WORN
ORD - FLT 4112 - CREW REPORTED ENGINE TWO BLEED LEAK LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF. CREW RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO ORD. MAINTENANCE REPLACED O-RINGS AT COUPLING UNDER AFT PASSENGER SEAT NEAR THE LAVATORY. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: O-RING — WORN (BLEED AIR SYS)
ORD - FLT 4137 - DURING CLIMB, CREW NOTED NR 1 BLEED LEAK, NO OTHER PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO ORD. MAINTENANCE REPLACED O-RINGS AT THE UPPER BLEED DUCT LINE. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: COFFEEMAKER — MALFUNCTIONED (GALLEY)
CMH - FLT 4039 - CREW REPORTED THREE BREAKERS IN THE GALLEY POPPED IN FLIGHT FOLLOWED BY A SMOKE ODOR IN THE COFFEE HOT JUG AREA. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CABIN LIGHTS FLICKERED. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS REPORTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED HOT JUGS IAW AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
2000
Part: SQUAT SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (MLG)
LIT - FLT 3561 - CREW REPORTED ENGINE 1/2 REV DISAGREE AND AIR/GROUND INOPERATIVE MESSAGE ON EICAS. CREW DIVERTED TO LIT. UPON LANDING ALL FAULT MESSAGES WENT AWAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE WEIGHT ON WHEEL SWITCH IAW EMB145 AMM 32-63-02. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 32-63-00. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — BURNED OUT (CABIN)
ORD - FLT 4152 - RIGHT EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
1999
Part: AIR DIST — ODOR (CABIN)
SHV - FLT 4109 - WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN AUTO, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A SMELL AND SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AFTER SWITCHING TEMPERATURE CONTROL TO MANUAL, THE SMELL CLEARED. INSPECTED NR 2 AIR CONDITIONING PACK AREA AT WING ROOT AND AUTO. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)