N688XA
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.
19 reports on file, 2015-06-24 – 2020-03-07.
Part: SPAR — CORRODED (LT HORIZ STAB) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 51,461 hrs · 31,269 cycles
L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AFT SPAR UPPER CHORD WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORROSION FROM STAB STA 169 TO 175 WITH DAMAGE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 5.75"L X 0.75"L WITH A REMAINING THICKNESS OF 0.399". THE CORROSION DAMAGE HAS BEEN BLENDED OUT WITH THE FINAL BLEND OUT DIMENSIONS OF 5.75"L X .75"L X 0.399" MINIMUM REMAINING THICKNESS ON THE UPPER CHORD CENTER FACE. BLENDED DAMAGE TO THE UPPER CHORD AFT FLANGE ARE AS FOLLOWS 3.25"L X 1.0"W X 0.109" MINIMUM THICKNESS REMAINING. THIS REPAIR HAS FOUND TO BE STRUCTURALLY AND FUNCTIONALLY ACCEPTABLE. REF. STS EA 45-2020-026 REV A DTD 3/11/2020.
Earlier reports · 2015–2018 · 18 reports
2018
Part: KEELBEAM — GOUGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 51,148 hrs · 31,020 cycles
LT AIR CONDITIONING PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVE SENSE TUB GOUGED LT KEELBEAM AT STA 590, LBL 6.50, ORIGINAL KEEL BEAM MATERIAL THICKNESS .045 GOUGE DEPTH .025, OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-60-12. LT AC PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVE SENSE TUBE HAS A SMALL CLEARANCE TO THE KEEL BEAM AND WILL GOUGE THE KEELBEAM IF NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY.
Part: ANCHOR FITTING — CRACKED (SPAR) · airframe 51,140 hrs · 24,688 cycles
LEFT WING REAR SPAR UPPER ANGLE AT FASTENER HOLE NR 4 ON THE RT SIDE OF THE FITTING, SHOWS A CRACK INDICATION FROM HFEC ROTARY SCANNER INSPECTION.
2017
Part: ENGINE — OVERTEMP (NR 1) · airframe 56,949 hrs · 36,343 cycles
NR 1 ENGINE EGT EXCEEDANCE AT APX 100 KTS 931 EGT, V1 940, PEAKED 947 AT 400 FOR 25 SEC (TOTAL 35 SEC EXCEEDANCE).
Part: UPLOCK ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (RT MLG) · airframe 50,745 hrs · 30,673 cycles
WHEN SELECTING LANDING GEAR LEVER TO DOWN POSITION RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND IN THE NORMAL OPERATION, HAD TO EXTEND IN MANUAL OPERATION.
2016
Part: WEB — CORRODED (BS 351) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 50,319 hrs · 30,374 cycles
E & E DOOR OPENING CLOSE OUT WEB CORRODED STRINGER 27R OUTBD SIDE AT BS 351.
Part: BEAR STRAP — CRACKED (ZONE 800) · airframe 50,319 hrs · 30,374 cycles
BEAR STRAP CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE BS 304.5; 1.5 INCH ABOVE CENTER LINE OF L-1 DOOR LOWER HINGE
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 360) · airframe 50,319 hrs · 30,374 cycles
BS 360 RT INSULATION STUD HOLE CRACKED ABOVE STRINGER 20R
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 50,319 hrs · 30,374 cycles
CORROSION ON AFT CARGO DOOR CUT OUT FORWARD LOWER CORNER.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CORRODED (AFT CARGO) · airframe 50,319 hrs · 30,374 cycles
CORROSION ON AFT CARGO DOOR CUT OUT FORWARD LOWER CORNER.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (BS 360) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 50,319 hrs · 30,374 cycles
CORROSION ON FRAME BS 360 AT SKIN ATTACH BETWEEN STRINGER 28L TO 28R
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 601) · airframe 50,319 hrs · 30,374 cycles
STUB BEAM BS 601 RT SIDE CRACKED AT BOTTOM FASTENER
Part: BEAM — CRACKED (BS 616) · airframe 50,319 hrs · 30,374 cycles
STUB BEAM BS 616 RT CRACKED AT LOWER 2 FASTENERS
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 601) · airframe 50,319 hrs · 30,374 cycles
STUB BEAM STA 601 LT SIDE CRACKED AT BOTTOM 2 FASTENERS
2015
Part: PA SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 49,691 hrs · 29,863 cycles
PA SYSTEM IS REPORTED AS UNREADABLE IN BOTH FWD AND AFT CABINS BY F/A IN ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT. COMPLETED ADJUSTMENT TEST IAW AMM 23-31-00, OPS TEST WAS GOOD.
Part: PA SYSTEM — WEAK · airframe 49,650 hrs · 29,838 cycles
F/A CHIME INTERMITTENT, PA SYSTEM DIFFICULT TO HEAR.
Part: FLEX HOSE — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 49,571 hrs · 29,768 cycles
FLEX HOSE FAILED AND DRAINED OUT SYS "B" HYDRAULIC FLUID WHILE IN FLIGHT.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (WX RADAR SYS) · airframe 59,504 hrs · 29,685 cycles
RADAR RT FAIL MESSAGE IN CLIMB. R & R RADAR RT IAW AMM 34-41-41. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 34-41-00.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR) · airframe 49,227 hrs · 29,567 cycles
EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT FWD OF AFT CARGO, INOPERATIVE. R & R THE EMERGENCY LIGHT HOLDER. OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW 33-51-21. T