N623VA
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.
11 reports on file, 2012-01-14 – 2019-10-29.
Part: SLIDE — UNWANTED DEPLOY (L2 DOOR) · airframe 43,699 hrs · 16,149 cycles
L-2 DOOR SLIDE DEPLOYED GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND INSTALLED L-2 DOOR SLIDE ASSY. IAW AMM 25-62-44-400-006-A, OPS CHECK OK. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME
Part: GIRT BAR — DIRTY (L2 DOOR) · airframe 31,860 hrs · 12,020 cycles
DURING PREFLIGHT HAD THE FOLLOWING WRITE-UP: 2L DOOR DIFFICULT TO ARM SLIDE. CLEANED GIRT BAR ATTACHMENT AREA. DOOR SLIDE ARMS AND DISENGAGES NORMALLY AMM 52-13-22.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR
DURING A TURN, AFTER, MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED OF AN ODOR OF BURNED PLASTIC IN CABIN. NO ODOR PRESENT WHEN MAINTENANCE ARRIVED AND PERFORMED INSPECTION IAW TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A AND RAN PACKS AND INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT FOR ANY LEAKS, NONE PRESENT.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
AFTER SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, ACFT WAS DISCOVERED ON BATTERY POWER, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE AT MANY SEAT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE R & R BATTERY AT THE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNIT, 11WL. SATISFACTORY OPS TEST PERFORMED IAW AMM 33-51-38.
Part: BUSHING — WORN (RT ELEVATOR) · airframe 21,848 hrs · 9,160 cycles
FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD DUE TO AIRFRAME VIBRATION EXPERIENCED IN CLIMBOUT DURING ANY PITCH CHANGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND MX TECHS ACCOMPLISHED TROUBLESHOOTING IAW TSM 27-30-00-810-850. THIS ACFT HAD NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OR REPORTS OF FLIGHT CONTROL VIBRATION. THE FINDINGS DURING TROUBLESHOOTING ARE AS FOLLOWS: WORN AND SEIZED NR4 HINGE BUSHINGS ON THE RT SIDE ELEVATOR CAUSING EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY. THE ACFT WAS MX FERRIED TO OUT SBD MX PROVIDER FOR REPAIR. A SECOND EVALUATION OF THE ELEVATOR SYS WAS ACCOMPLISHED. ALL WORN COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED IAW THE ACFT MM. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 10/14/13 NO VIBRATION REPORTED ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT.
Part: BUSHING — WORN (RT ELEVATOR) · airframe 21,848 hrs · 9,160 cycles
FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD DUE TO AIRFRAME VIBRATION EXPERIENCED IN CLIMBOUT DURING ANY PITCH CHANGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND MX TECHS ACCOMPLISHED TROUBLESHOOTING IAW TSM 27-30-00-810-850. THIS ACFT HAD NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OR REPORTS OF FLIGHT CONTROL VIBRATION. THE FINDINGS DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND WORN AND SEIZED NR4 HINGE BUSHINGS ON THE RT SIDE ELEVATOR CAUSING EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY. THE ACFT WAS MX FERRIED TO OUT SBD MX PROVIDER FOR REPAIR. A SECOND EVALUATION OF THE ELEVATOR SYS WAS ACCOMPLISHED. ALL WORN COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED IAW THE ACFT MM. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 10/14/13 NO VIBRATION REPORTED ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)
CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL SMOKE ODOR IN THE CABIN, IN THE VICINITY OF ROWS 18 THROUGH 22. THE INFLIGHT TEAM TURNED OFF THE IFE SYS USING THE NORMAL CONTROLS. THE SMOKE ODOR INITIALLY DISSIPATED BUT RETURNED AFTER APPROX 5 MINUTES. CREW TURNED OFF THE SYS USING THE EMERGENCY SHUTOFF SWITCH. ODOR DISSIPATED AND DID NOT RETURN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. ON ARRIVAL, MX ACCOMPLISHED IFE SYS CHECK AFTER SMOKE IN CABIN EVENT PROCEDURE IAW TBN-4430-04 AND TSM 24-00-00-810-823A, NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. DURING THE NEXT OVERNIGHT VISIT THE IFE SYS WAS EVALUATED, NO FAULTS WERE FOUND. THE DEFECT WAS CLEARED AND THE ACFT WAS FOR SERVICE.
Part: WIRE — DISCONNECTED (CABIN) · airframe 17,783 hrs · 7,896 cycles
DURING THE MX CHECK, IT WAS NOTED THE WALL MOUNTED EXIT LIGHTED SIGN (FIN 90WL7) AT THE LOWER LT AFT ENTRY DOOR WOULD NOT COME ON DURING THE TEST. THE TECH GAINED ACCESS OT THE LIGHT ASSY AND FOUND THE GROUND WIRE CONTACT, 7439VS-B, HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE SLEEVE. REF ASM 33-51-00, FIG 103 SHEET 3. THE TECH REINSERTED THE WIRE INTO THE CONNECTOR USING A PIN INSERTION TOOL. THE EMERGENCY LIGHT SYS TESTED, OK. NO DELAY OCCURRED DUE TO THIS ISSUE.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (CABIN)
FLOOR SUPPORT AT FRAME 68-69 AREAS OF CORROSION 50" TO THE RT OF CENTERLINE. LENGTH 1" X WITTH 1.2" X DEPTH .050".
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED
FLOOR SUPPORT AT FRAME 68, 18" RT OF CTR HAS CORROSION, LENGTH 1" X WIDTH 1.5" X DEPTH .040.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (CABIN)
TOP FLOOR SUPPORT , FURTHEST OTBD ON RT SIDE BETWEEN FRAMES 62 AND 66 HAS AN AREA OF CORROSION. LENGTH 2" X 2.5" WIDTH X DEPTH .050".