N709GB
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.
23 reports on file, 2000-07-20 – 2007-03-19.
Part: INVERTER — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 15,936 hrs · 14,315 cycles
FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NUMBER ONE INVERTER IAW EMB AMM 33-50-01. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD, RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (ZONE 300) · airframe 15,825 hrs · 14,220 cycles
RUDDER 1 LEADING EDGE FOUND TO BE CHAFED ON LOWER LEFT SIDE. CUT OUT DAMAGE. FABRICATED REPAIR FILLER AND DOUBLER. INSTALLED REPAIR PIECES AND RESTORED SURFACE FINISH IAW EMB IC2007-145/00812. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Part: SILL — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 15,825 hrs · 14,220 cycles
BAGGAGE DOOR FRAME LOWER SILL FOUND CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SILL. CLEANED, TREATED AND RESTORED PROTECTIVE FINISH IAW EMB SRM 51-40-02. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 15,825 hrs · 14,220 cycles
PREVIOUS REPAIR ON LEFT OMEGA BEAM FOUND CORRODED AT FRAME 20. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS AND FILLERS. CLEANED, TREATED AND RESTORED PROTECTIVE FINISH IAW EMB SRM 51-40-02 AND 53-00-10. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Part: SILL — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 15,825 hrs · 14,220 cycles
FOUND SERVICE DOOR FRAME LOWER CENTER SILL FOUND CORRODED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS. CLEAN, TREATED AND RESTORED PROTECTIVE FINISH IAW EMB SRM 53-21-02. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 2000–2006 · 18 reports
2006
Part: FUEL CONTROL — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 15,252 hrs · 13,755 cycles
RECEIVED NUMBER 2 BLEED VALVE CLOSE MESSAGE ADVISORY FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN, SUCCESFUL RESTART. REMOVED AND REPLACED NUMBER 2 ENGINE FPMU. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE
Part: SIGN — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY EXIT)
EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS AT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT AND COCKPIT FLOOR INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN BELOW COCKPIT DOOR, IAW EMB 135 AMM 33-50-13. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT BELOW COCKPIT DOOR INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 EMERGENCY BATTERY, IAW EMB135, AMM 33-50-04. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: AHRS — FAILED
ON TAKEOFF, LOST ATTITUDE AND HEADING ON BOTH PFD`S, ALSO GOT SPS ADVANCED ON EICAS. REMOVED AND REPLACED AHRS 1 AND 2 FANS IAW EMB -135 AMM CHAPTER 34-21-03. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2005
Part: BEAM — CORRODED (GALLEY)
ABI - DURING AN MBV INSPECTION, THE GALLEY CENTER BEAM AT FRAME 20 WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. REMOVED THE CORRODED CENTER BEAM. INSTALLED NEW BEAM IAW EMB SRM (SRM-145/1142 REV 29) CHAPTER 51-40-02. (M)
2004
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
RDU - FLT 4707 - EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AND FLOOR LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED NR 4 BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DURING PRE-FLIGHT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROW NINE BACK WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 4 EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNIT IAW MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
RDU - FLT 4673 - AFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS DIM OUT DURING TEST. REPLACED NR 4 EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY IAW 33-50-04. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: THERMOSTAT — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE)
BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT WHEN ANTI-ICE KICKED ON. ALSO, BLEED 1 OVERTEMP CAME ON WHEN ICE PROTECTION CYCLED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FAN AIR CONTROL THERMOSTAT IAW EMB 135 MM 36-11-06. OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED OPERATOINAL CHECK OF ANTI-ICING SYSTEM IAW EMB 135 MM 30-00-00-700-802 A WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: CONTROL UNIT — INOPERATIVE (HORIZONTAL STAB)
LGA - FLT 5023 - CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 100 KTS DUE OT CONFIG WARNING FOR TRIM. TRIM INDICATED 7 UNITS ON THE EICAS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CONTROL UNIT IAW EMB MM. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)
RDU - FLT 4634 - DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. NO MESSAGES WERE FOUND ON THE CMC. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2003
Part: DUCT — CONTAMINATED (PAX AIR)
BOS - FLT 4534 - LAV SMOKE WARNING AND SMOKE IN CABIN REPORTED. VISUALLY INSPECTED ALL CEILING/WALL FLOURESCENT BULBS/SOCKETS/RECEPTICLE ASSEMBLIES AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. FOUND LEFT BLEED DUCT FUSELAGE PASS THROUGH ASSEMBLY TO HAVE FOREIGN FLUID BAKING AROUND DUCT AREA, CLEANED AREA AND RAN ACM NR 1 AND NR 2 FOR 5 HOURS AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING AN IMBV INSPECTION, THE LEFT SECTION OF THE FORWARD FLOORBEAM WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED 6 INCHES BY 3.5 INCHES SECTION OF THE LEFT SECTION OF THE FORWARD FLOORBEAM BY CUTOUT. FABRICATED A REPLACEMENT FORWARD FLOORBEAM CENTER SECTION AND FABRICATED ONE DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW EMB 145 REPAIR STATEMENT IC2003-145/1380 PARA 1 PRINCIPLES OF EMB 145/1142 CHAPTERS 53, REV 21, 53-21-10 PARA 4 AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING AN MBV INSPECTION, THE CENTER SECTION OF THE FORWARD FLOORBEAM WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED 15.375 INCH BY 21.5 INCH SECTION OF THE FORWARD DIGITAL BY CUTOUT. FABRICATED A REPLACEMENT FORWARD FLOORBEAM CENTER SECTION AND TWO DOUBLRR AND SHIMS. REPAIR DONE IAW EMB 145/ SRM 145/1142, CHAPTER 53, REV 21-10 PARA 4 AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. (M)
Part: SILL — CORRODED (SERVICE DOOR)
THIS IS A LEVEL 2 FINDING, FOUND DURING AN IMBV INSPECTION SERVICE DOOR FORWARD SILL CORRODED. REMOVED AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE SILL IAW EMB SRM 51-40-02. (M)
Part: GUSSET — CORRODED (GALLEY)
THIS IS A LEVEL 2 FINDING FOUND DURING AN IMBV INSPECTION GALLEY AREA CENTER BEAM GUSSET HAS CORROSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED CENTER BEAM GUSSET IAW EMB 135 SRM 51-40-02. (M)
2001
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND CORROSION ON THE CENTER OMEGA BEAM BETWEEN FRAMES 24 AND 25. CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IAW EMB REPAIR STATEMENT GST 2636/01. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2000
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (NR 1 ENGINE)
DURING TAKEOFF, CREW EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LOW N1 ON EICAS. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. MAINTENANCE TIGHTENED CANNON PUG ON THE NR 1 ENGINE FAN SPEED SENSOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK ON GROUND WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)