N68077
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, 2015-04-18 – 2017-07-18.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (RT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 75,448 hrs · 18,279 cycles
RIGHT WING OTBD FLAP LOWER SURFACE ON INBD SIDE HAS AREA OF DELAMINATION. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-10, REPAIR 4, MAJOR REPAIR.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (LT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 75,448 hrs · 18,279 cycles
LEFT WING OTB TE FLAP LOWER SURFACE FROM 41 INCHES INBD OF THE NR 1 AFT FAIRING AND 13 INCHES FROM THE TE OF THE OTBD FLAP. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-53-01-02R, AND 51-70-07. MAJOR REPAIR.
Part: HINGE FITTING — CRACKED (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 75,448 hrs · 18,279 cycles
DURING A NR 2 ENGINE CHANGE, FOUND A CRACK IN THE FWD PYLON CASTING. THE LINK GOES TO THE RT THRUST REVERSER COWL. VISUALLY INSPECTED THE RIGHT ENGINE PYLON WHILE THE THRUST REVERSER HALFS INSTALLED. NO FURTHER DAMAGE FOUND WITH VISUAL INSPECTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 OTBD THRUST REVERSER FWD HINGE FITTING IAW DWG 311U2510, SH 2, REV D.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (LE SLATS) · airframe 75,104 hrs · 18,080 cycles
LE SLAT ASYMETRY AMBER EICAS MESSAGE AT 6000 FT AND 220 KTS, WHEN FLAP HANDLE WAS MOVED TO 1 DEGREE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY IAW FIM 27-81, TREE 809, SHEET 2 OF 9, BLOCK 2, NO CARD FAULT INDICATED. CYCLED LE ALTERNATE ARM SWITCH, SLAT ASSYMETRY MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED. SYSTEM OK. SLATS & FLAPS OPS CHECKED NORMAL. ACFT OK FOR FLIGHT.
Part: FEEL UNIT — WORN (ELEVATOR) · airframe 74,805 hrs · 17,913 cycles
F/O'S CONTROL COLUMN HAS RESISTANCE WHEN APPLYING FWD (NOSE DOWN) ELEVATOR. CAPT'S CONTROL COLUMN INTERMITTENTLY SHOWS SAME. REPLACED THE ELEVATOR FEEL UNIT.
Part: SKIN PANEL — DAMAGED (LE SLAT) · airframe 74,093 hrs · 17,563 cycles
LEFT WING, NR 5 SLAT LOWER SKIN PANEL IS DAMAGED REPAIRED LT WING NR 5 SLAT LOWER SKIN PANEL IAW LAN SRM 57-43-01-2R, TABLE 1, FIG 201 AND 51-70-17. EA TH-5750-T0326118, P1 WINGS, FLIGHT SURFACES, NR 5 SLAT, LOWER CLOSE OUT PANEL REPAIR.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (LE SLAT) · airframe 74,093 hrs · 17,563 cycles
HAIL DAMAGED FOUND AT NR 5 SLAT WEDGE UPPER SURFACE. EVALUATED DENTS 10 EA. 1 EA DENT LOCATED 4.5" FROM TE & 84.25" FROM OB EDGE IS OUT OF LIMITS, 9 EA DENTS ARE WITHIN LIMITS. REPAIRED OUT OF LIMITS DENT IAW SRM 57-43-02-2R, 51-70-10-2R REPAIR 2. COMPLIED WITH EA H-5750-TO325928 P1.
Part: ESCAPE ROPE — OUT OF POSITION · airframe 74,084 hrs · 17,558 cycles
EMERGENCY ESCAPE ROPE NOT STOWED. STOWED EMER ESCAPE ROPE IAW AMM 25-61-04-2-1, OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: ACTUATOR — WORN (ELEVATORS) · airframe 733 hrs · 17,198 cycles
DURING FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK, WHILE CHECKING ELEVATOR IN DOWNWARD POSITION, NOTED A BINDING AT ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE DOWNWARD POSITION. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELEVATOR FEEL UNIT AND FEEL ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-31-17-4.
Part: ESCAPE ROPE — MISINSTALLED (COCKPIT) · airframe 723 hrs · 16,798 cycles
FIRST OFFICER`S EMERGENCY ESCAPE ROPE COMPARTMENT DOOR POPS OPEN INTERMITTENTLY IN FLIGHT. IAW MM 25-61-02-2-0 PERFORMED INSPECTION OF ESCAPE ROPE & COMPARTMENT DOOR. FOUND ROPE WAS NOT PROPERLY STORED. REPACKED ROPE, DOOR IS SECURE.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 722 hrs · 16,773 cycles
7.5" CRACK ABOVE LE OF RT HORIZONTAL AT STATION 1658.5 RUNNING ALONG A RIVET ROW. EVALUATED & FOUND CRACK AT STATION 1654.5. COMPLIED WITH EA H-5330-T0316796 FUSELAGE PLATES & SKINS, STATION 1654.50, STRINGER 13AR SKIN CRACK REPAIR. CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR CAT B REPAIR.