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Part: PSEU — FAULTY (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 17,681 hrs · 14,502 cycles

FLIGHT 5559, CLE TO ORD. ON LIFT-OFF RECEIVED AN EICAS CAUTION MESSAGE FOR ANTI-SKID, PROX SYS, AND STEERING INOP, AND NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN. THE CREW PERFORMED QRH CHECKLISTS AND RETURNED TO CLE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PSEU AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

Part: TRIM SWITCH — FAULTY (PITCH TRIM) · airframe 16,910 hrs · 13,862 cycles

FLIGHT 5737 - IAH TO HRL. THE CREW RECEIVED A STAB TRIM DISCONNECT MESSAGE AFTER TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO FIELD. THE FAULT WAS TRACED TO A FAULTY CO-PILOTS PITCH TRIM DISCONNECT SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.

Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION · airframe 16,260 hrs · 13,359 cycles

FLIGHT 5756, IAH TO SDF - DURING CRUISE, THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED AN E1 14TH STAGE DUCT MESSAGE AND DIVERTED TO AEX WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED THE DUCT TEST WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND INSPECTED THE PYLON AND COWL DUCTS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ENGINES WERE RUN WITH NO FURTHER MESSAGES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: SHUTOFF VALVE — FAILED (APU FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 16,221 hrs · 13,330 cycles

FLIGHT 5505, CMH TO IAH. DURING CRUISE THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED AN APU CROSS FLOW FAIL MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY A FUEL IMBALANCE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TRANSFER FUEL TO THE NR 2 TANK AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO SDF WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND FOUND THE APU FUEL CROSS FLOW SHUT-OFF VALVE WAS AT FAULT. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE FUEL SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.

Part: PUMP — LOW PRESSURE (HYD SYSTEM)

FLIGHT 5701, AEX TO IAH. AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN TRANSIT THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A NOSE DOOR OPEN AND GEAR DISAGREE EICAS WARNING MESSAGE. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH AND RETURNED TO AEX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS FERRIED BACK TO IAH FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE NR3A HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS ON DEFERRAL AND THAT THE 3B PUMP WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH PRESSURE TO OPERATE THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. BOTH OF THE SYSTEM 3 ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMPS WERE REPLACED AND THE GEAR SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY. (S)

Part: CONTACTOR — LOOSE (WINDSHIELD HEAT) · airframe 14,185 hrs · 11,882 cycles

IAH TO HRL - DURING CRUISE, THE CREW NOTICED SPARKS AND SMOKE FROM AROUND THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE FO'S WINDSHIELD. THE CREW RAN THE MEMORY ITEMS FOR COCKPIT SMOKE, TURNED OFF THE WINDSHIELD HEAT, AND PULLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD HEATING ELEMENT. THE FLIGHT LANDED IN CRP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND LOOSE LUGS ON THE HEAT CONTACTOR FOR THE FO'S WINDSHIELD. AFTER CLEANING AND RESECURING THE TERMINALS, THE WINDSHIELD HEAT SYSTEM OPS CHECKED NORMALLY.

Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (BS 484) · airframe 11,497 hrs · 9,975 cycles

LEFT INTERCOSTAL FLOOR SUPPORT CRACKED .25 INCH AT FS 484.

Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (BS 484) · airframe 11,497 hrs · 9,975 cycles

RIGHT INTERCOSTAL FLOOR SUPPORT CRACKED .25 INCH AT FS 484.

Part: CONTROL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS)

FLAP FAIL AT 8 DEGREES ON APPROACH. RECORDED FECU FAULTS AND RESET IAW FIM 27-50-00. MSGS CLEARED FLAPS OPERATE NORMALLY. NO RECENT HISTORY NOTED.

Part: NUT — LOOSE (CONTROL COLUMN)

DURING AIRCRAFT OPERATION THE CREW REPORTED THE FIRST OFFICERS YOKE BINDING. THE YOKE NUT WAS FOUND LOOSE AND RETORQUED. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

DURING INSPECTION TWO LAMPS IN THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE BULBS WERE REPLACED AND A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: YOKE — INTERFERENCE (COCKPIT)

DURING AIRCRAFT OPERATION THE CREW REPORTED A SLIGHT BUMP IN YOKE MOVEMENT WHEN ROTATING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. A SATISFACTORY FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE YOKE WAS PERFORMED AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 7,788 hrs · 6,536 cycles

DURING INSPECTION THE ANGLE CLIP AT FS 621 LONGERON 13 WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE ANGLE WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE UPON INSPECTION COMPLETION.

Part: LIGHT — DISCONNECTED (CABIN) · airframe 6,919 hrs · 5,827 cycles

DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION THE AFT EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTNANACE PERSONNEL RECONNECTED AFT EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

Part: INVERTER — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION THE EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED AN INVERTER AND POWER SUPPLY CABLE. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

Part: CONNECTOR — CONTAMINATED (SMOKE DETECTOR)

DURING CLIMB THE CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. CREW DID NOT DECLARE EMERGENCY FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PASSENGERS DEPLANED THROUGH NORMAL DOOR. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CLEANED AND RECONECTED THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR CANNON PLUG. IT WAS DETERMINED SMOKE WAS CAUSED BY RESIDUAL OIL FROM PREVIOUS APU OIL LEAK. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

Part: BRAKE ASSY — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG)

DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL, THE CREW REPORTED THAT HE HAD NO DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THAT THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT WITH FULL RIGHT PEDAL. THE TAKE-OFF WAS REJECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 MLG BRAKE ASSY.

Part: BULB

L/H EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. R&R BULB, OP'S CK'D OK