N703FE

ATA 5711

Part: SPAR — PUNCTURED (LT WING)

MAJOR REPAIR: LT WING FRONT SPAR WEB HAS A PUNCTURE HOLE AT WS 11560. DISCOVERED DURING MAINTENANCE AFTER TAXI INCIDENT. (S) CUT OUT THE DAMAGED AREA ON THE WING FRONT SPAR WEB PLATE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A REPAIR PLATE WITH FILLERS. ISSUED FIELD ENGINEERING ORDER NR 5730-11 TO FACILITATE THE REPAIR.

ATA 3240

Part: VALVE — FAILED (MLG)

BRAKE FAILURE. DURING MAINTENANCE TAXI ACFT LOST ALL STEERING AND NORMAL BRAKING FUNCTIONS. EMERGENCY BRAKING ACTIVATION WAS USED TO STOP THE ACFT. (S) TEARDOWN REPORT FROM VENDOR CONFIRMED THAT THE UNIT FAILED TO GIVE AIR PRESSURE. THE RINGS, SEALS, SEATS AND BALL VALVE WERE FOUND WORN. REPAIRED PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE. ACFT REPAIR BY REMOVING AND REPLACING THE PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM. (K)

ATA 2420

Part: ALTERNATOR — FAILED (LT ENGINE)

RETURN TO BLOCKS. FLT NR7276, DURING TAXI TO THE RUNWAY, THE LT ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE AC RETURNED TO THE RAMP (BLOCKS) WITHOUT ANY FURTHUR INCIDENT. LT ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED ON THE LT ENGINE.

ATA 7997

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (NR 1 ENGINE OIL)

(AIR TURNBACK) TURNING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE CREW NOTICED THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATING BETWEEN YELLOW, RED AND ZERO, ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. A NORMAL TAKEOFF WAS COMPLETED AND THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO BASE. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND TIGHTENED A LOOSE CONNECTOR ON THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)

ATA 2422

Part: INVERTER — FAILED (NR 1)

NR 1 INVERTER FAILED IN FLIGHT AND WOULD NOT RESET. CRW ELECTED TO RETURN TO YVR. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 INVERTER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

ATA 7712

Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (TORQUE)

DURNG POEWR ADVANCE ON TAKEOFF, NR 1 TORQUE INDICATOR SHOWED '0'. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF ROLL AND RETURNED TO THE RAMP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TORQUE INDCIATOR. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

ATA 3250

Part: CONTROL UNIT — INTERMITTENT (NLG STEERING)

NOSE WHEEL INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER TAKEOFF WITH LANDING GEAR SELECTOR UP. THE PRESSURE FAIL LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS THEN SWITCHED OFF AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED WITH SIX GREEN INDICATED, HOWEVER THE TILLER REMAINED UNCENTERED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND TURNED BACK TO CWA. ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES AFTER LOWERING THE GEAR, THE TILLER RETURNED TO THE CENTERED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN CWA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER FULL STOP, NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS TURNED ON AND WORKED FINE. MAINTENANCE JACKED THE AIRCRAFT, INSPECTED AND LUBED ALL NOSE GEAR SWITCHES AND COMPONENTS, MADE REPEATED FUNCTIONAL TESTS OF THE NOSE GEAR STEERING. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. (M)

ATA 2422

Part: INVERTER — MALFUNCTIONED (ELECTRICAL SYS)

VISIBLE SMOKE/HAZE IN CARGO COMPARTMENT ACCOMPANIED BY BURNING SMELL. SYMPTOMS WENT AWAY WHEN CHOKE VALVE WAS OPENED. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY INVERTER. OPS CHECKS SERVICEABLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

ATA 2612

Part: FIREWIRE — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE)

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM LLB, FLT 8372 - PILOT REPORTED LT ENG FIRE DETECT SYS WAS ACTIVATED WITH NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF SMOKE OR FIRE. THE PILOT SECURED THE ENG AND FIRED BOTH EXTINGUISHERS. PILOT THEN DECLARED AN EMERG. UPON LANDING, SHUTDOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE, TURNED OFF ALL ELECT PWR AND EXITED THE A/C. THE CFR TEAM COULD NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE A/C WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. MX INSPECT THE ENG FIRE DETECT SYS AND FOUND FIREWIRE SEGMENT ON THE AFT O/B SECTION DEFECTIVE, NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR OVERHEAT. MX REPLACED THE FIREWIRE, RAN THE ENG FOR APPROX 20 MIN AND THE FIRE DETECT SYS WORKED AS PER MM. THE A/C RETURNED TO SERV AND REPOSITION TO MAF FOR SCHEDULED ROUTE ON 4/28/97. (M)