N626VA

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 42,331 hrs · 12,773 cycles

FOUND EMERGENCY AISLE LIGHT INOP AT ROW 6 FOUND EMERGENCY AISLE LIGHT INOP AT ROW 29 GROUNDED - YES. R/R SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT IAW AMM 33-51-19. OPS CHECK GOOD, OK FOR SERVICE. BUTT SPLICE EMERGENCY AISLE LIGHT WIRE IAW ESPM 20-43-11. OPS CHECK GOOD, OK FOR SERVICE

Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (SLIDE PRESSURE)

CHECK SLIDE PRESSURE OVERWING BOTH SIDES. DEFECT WAS DETERMINED TO BE INDICATION ONLY. OVERWING EXIT DOORS BOTH LT AND RT SLIDE BOTTLE PRESSURE HAS BEEN VERIFIED TO HAVE THE CORRECT PRESSURE LEVEL. RESET CIDS 1 & 2, POWER UP TEST SUCCESSFUL IAW AMM 23-73-00-74-00-05. NO FAULTS AT THIS TIME.

Part: TUBE — CRACKED (HYD SYSTEM)

EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYS QTY AND PRESSURE. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO ITS DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, LOSS OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING TECHNICIANS DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE YELLOW SYS PRESSURE RELIEF RETURN TUBE ON THE NR 2 ENGINE. THE LINE WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 29-13-49-00-00-6A, NO FURTHER ISSUES REPORTED ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS

Part: EIU — FAILED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 35,078 hrs · 10,428 cycles

THE ACFT HAD A CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING AT FL350. PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DECENT, AND DIVERTED. ON THE GROUND PERFORMED TSM 21-31-00-810-809-A, AND FOUND THAT BOTH AIR PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVES WERE CLOSED. PERFORMED AMM 21-31-00-710-002-A, 21-31-00-710-003-A, AND 21-61-00-710-001-A WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. NR 1 & 2 EIU`S WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: LINE — BROKEN (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 29,092 hrs · 8,574 cycles

ACFT LANDED SAFELY AFTER LOSING GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THE CREW ENTRIES: "HYD GREEN RSRV LO LEVEL IN FLIGHT" AND " HYD GREEN ENG 1 PUMP LO PR IN FLIGHT". MAINTENANCE FOUND PRESSURE RELIEF LINE BROKEN AND PROCEEDED TO REPLACE IT AND COMPLY WITH ALL ASSOCIATED INSPECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.

Part: FLOOR PANEL — CORRODED (FRAMES 68-70)

R-2 ENTRY WAY DOOR FLOOR PANEL 262FF AT FRAME 68 TO 70 HAS CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. R & R THE FLOOR PANEL IAW SRM 53-42-12.

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)

CREW REPORTED INBOUND, AN OIL ODOR DETECTED AT TOP OF DESCENT IN MAIN CABIN. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED OUT AND PERFORMED THE FOLLOWING: PERFORMED 2 ENGINE RUN, 1 AT A TIME, 5 MINUTE RUN, EACH WITH BOTH PACKS ON NO SMELL NOTED. TEST IAW 71-00-00. OK FOR SERVICE.

Part: BUSHING — OUT OF ALIGNMENT (GUST LOCK)

CREW NOTED L1 DOOR GUST LOCK WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED ON ARRIVAL. EVALUATED AND REALIGNED THE NYLON BUSHING. L1 GUST LOCK OPERATED NORMALLY IAW AMM 52-10-00-06. ACFT DEPARTED AND NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED.

Part: GUST LOCK — DAMAGED (L1 DOOR)

CABIN CREW NOTED L1 DOOR GUST LOCK WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED UPON ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION. MX TECH EVALUATED AND RE-ALIGNED THE NYLON BUSHING. THE L-1 GUST LOCK OPERATED NORMALLY IAW AMM 52-10-00-06. THE ACFT DEPARTED AND NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. PRIOR TO FLIGHT, ANOTHER DOOR ISSUE WAS ENCOUNTERED AND RMA 613 WAS CREATED AND IMPLEMENTED. ON 8-30-13 THE L1 DOOR BUSHING WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER ISSUES WITH THE L1 DOOR FOLLOWED.

Part: GUST LOCK — CONTAMINATED (L1 DOOR)

CABIN CREW REPORTED L1 DOOR GUST LOCK WOULD NOT ENGAGE. FOUND EXCESSIVE GREASE ON CATCH PIN. GREASE CLEANED. L1 DOOR GUST LOCK OPERATED NORMALLY IAW AMM 52-10-00-06.

Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (RUDDER)

DURING D1-CHECK, RUDDER THERMOGRAPHIC INSP WAS PERFORMED IAW MPD TASK 554008-01-1, REVEALING EVIDENCE OF TRAPPED MOISTURE AT THE UPPER AND LOWER AFT HOIST POINTS ON THE RT SIDE OF THE RUDDER. RESONANCE FREQUENCY AND ULTRASONIC INSPECTIONS WERE ACCOMPLISHED IAW MPD TASK 554003-01-1, INDICATING DELAMINATION IN THE AREAS OF THE TRAPPED MOISTURE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF EXTERNAL DAMAGE OR CRACKING ON THE RUDDER SKIN AT OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE 2 DISCREPANT LOCATIONS. MFG PROVIDED REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR EA OF THE 2 DAMAGE LOCATIONS TECH DISPOSITION TD-K4-S2-38520-2012, ISSUE A. RUDDER WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED IAW THE DOCUMENTATION WITHOUT DEVIATION. THE RUDDER WAS REINSTALLED. THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY MFG.

Part: CONTROLLER — FAILED (LT NR 5 SPOILER)

FLIGHT PHASE 6 CLIMB DEPARTED JFK AT 1127 Z - RETURNED TO FIELD AT 1200 Z. CREW REPORTED A NORMAL DEPARTURE WITH NO ABNORMALITIES UNTIL AROUND 10,000 FT WHEN THEY NOTICED AN AIRFRAME VIBRATION. CHECKING WITH THE FLT TEAM, THEY CONFIRMED THAT A CREW REPORTED A NORMAL DEPARTURE WITH NO ABNORMALITIES UNTIL AROUND 10,000 FT WHEN THEY NOTICED AN AIRFRAME VIBRATION. CHECKING WITH THE IN FLIGHT TEAM, THEY CONFIRMED THAT A LT NR 5 SPOILER HAD PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. THE AC RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITH AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE NR 5 SPOILER HAD MEL 27-64-01-2 APPLIED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE NR 5 SPOILERS WERE LOCKED OUT IAW MEL MAINT PROCEDURE. AFTER RETURN, THE LT SPOILER SERVO CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL FAULT CONTINUED AND THE NEW SPOILER SERVO CONTROL WAS LOCKED OUT. LATER T/S HAS LED TO A TERMINAL BLOCK PROBLEM WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT. THE REMOVED SPOILER SERVO CONTROL IS QUARANTINED AND UNDER EXPEDITION FOR SHOP TEAR DOWN AND INVESTIGATION. THIS SPOILER SERVO CONTROL SN 3829 WAS INSTALLED ON 08/08/08. IT IS PRE-MOD SBA 320-27-1109. INVESTIGATIONS HAVE BEEN INITIATED AND MORE INFORMATION WILL BE FORTHCOMING AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. ROOT CAUSE: THE ROOT CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE IMPROPER LOCK OUT OF THE SPOILER SERVO CONTROL BY TECH DUE TO THE PRE-MOD PART 31077-100 BEING INSTALLED ON THE ACFT ON 08/08/2008. THE MODIFICATION IS DATED SEPT 1997 AND IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT IMPROPER LOCKOUT OF THE UNIT. THE -100 PART HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH THE STANDARD -111 UNIT AND PRE-MOD SPOILER SERVO CONTROLS ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO BE INSTALLED. THE TECH HAD NOT ENCOUNTERED A PRE-MOD UNIT BEFORE. MEL MAINT PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE VALID. (K)