N638FE
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, 1995-09-18 – 1999-07-26.
Part: PANEL — DISBONDED (WING)
FERRY FLIGHT FROM MARANA, AZ, TO HONG KONG, PILOT REPORTED. CLIMB THROUGH 34,000 FEET AT .84 MACH, A SUDDEN ONSET AIRFRAME SHUDDER OCCURRED. ALL DOORS CLOSED, BUT HAD LEFT INBORD FLAP VIBRATING VISIBLY GETTING WORSE AS IT WENT INBOARD. SLOW TO .60 MACH AND VISIBLE VIBRATION MOVEMENT STOPPED. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO EVERETT, WA, WHERE GROUND INSPECTION REVEALED THE LT INBD AFT T/E PANEL, P/N 65B22845-1, MEASURING 8 FEET BY 3 FEET WAS MISSING AND THE REMAINING PART IS DISBONDED OVER ITS ENTIRE AREA. UPPER SURFACE OF 65B39011-9 FOREFLAP DELAMINATED AND UPPER PLY MISSING. HONEYCOMB CORE EXPOSED OVER 30 PERCENT OF ITS SURFACE FROM INBD END, LT OTBD.
Part: CLAMP — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
FLT VG961 - CCS-MIA - AT CRUISE, NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY BELL AND OFF SCALE HIGH NACELLE TEMPERATURE READING ON BOTH 'A' AND 'B' LOOPS. ENGINE FIRE CHECKLIST ACCOMPLISHED. FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER START LEVER PLACED TO CUTOFF POSITION. ENGINE FIRE SWITCH PULLED. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL PRIOR TO SHUTDOWN. FOUND REVERSER PNEUMATIC DRIVE UNIT SUPPLY LINE DUCT CLAMP FAILED. 'T' BOLT SHEARED AND DUCT SEPARATED CAUSING FIRE WARNING INDICATION. REPLACED 'T' BOLT AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OF ENGINE SATISFACTORY. (M)
Part: PS4 TUBE — BROKEN (NR 3 ENG)
EN ROUTE GRV-MEX - FLIGHT NR VG986 - NR 3 ENGINE FLAMEOUT FL 310. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MAO DUMPED 40K FUEL. INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN PS4 TUBE TO THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. FUEL FILTER SOME FOREIGN DEBRIS. REPLACE TUBE FILTER, OPS OK. (M)
Part: ELECT TEST BOX — FAILED (LANDING GEAR)
UAM - IND LIGHTS PILOT AND FLIGHT ENGINEER C/B POPPED DURING FLT. INITIAL UNSAFE GEAR IND NO LIGHTS FOR GEAR DOWN, DOOR OPEN, OR GEAR. RESET C/B AND REPLACED 15 LIGHT BULBS. C/B POPPED AND RESET AGAIN AND AGAIN. REPLACED 4 BULBS, GEAR DOWN IND 9 GREEN LIGHTS, GEAR RECYCLED 3 TIMES WITH 2 TOWER FLY-BYS TO CONFIRM POS GEAR DOWN IND. ENTER UAM, DURING T/S FOUND MASTER DIM TEST ELECTRONIC BOX WITH 5 DAMAGED CIRCUIT CARDS, REPLACED MASTER DIM TEST ELECTRONIC BOX AND IND LIGHTS, PILOT AND FE C/B, GROUND TEST GOOD PER MM 33-11-01, ALSO SIMULATED LANDING MODE, EXT FLAPS/SLATS ALL SYS NORMAL, C/N DUP REQUIRES FURTHER EVALUATION BY FLT CREW.
Part: GEARBOX — FAILED (NR 4 ENG)
SYD - DURING CLIMBOUT, SHUT NR 4 ENG DOWN DUE TO LOSS OF OIL QTY LOW PRESS AND ILLUM OF OIL PRESS LIGHT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO SYDNEY. WINDMILL TIME PER CREW SAFETY REPORT 24 MIN. FOUND DE-AERATOR BROKEN. REPLACED MAIN GEARBOX ASSY AS PER PRATT AND WHITNEY JT9D ENG MANUAL 72-00-00, GEARBOX INSTALLATION ENG RII C/W.
Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (NR 1 ENGINE)
JFK-FRA - EN ROUTE AT FL 330 1408Z, NR 1 ENG EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL. AFTER 2 MILD BUMPS, THE ENG PARA WOUND DOWN, NO OVERTEMP PRESENT. AFTER CHECKLIST PROCEDURE NORMAL FLT WAS ACCOMP. IN CRUISE AT FL 370, NR 1 ENG FLAMEOUT. AFTER PERFORMING CHECKLIST, DUE TO PREVIOUS ENG STALL AND PROXIMITY TO FRA, WE STARTED TO SHUTDOWN NR 1 ENG. THREE ENG LANDING PERFORMED, NO FURTHER INCIDENT. T/S NR 1 ENG PER MM 71-00-00, CHECKED ALL FUEL FILTERS, NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. RAN ENG, ALL PARA NORMAL. LEAK CHECK PERFORMED, NONE FOUND. RETURNED TO SERV AS PER P/P ENG.