N715RC
Registered owner: EIDE DAVID B, MN (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC | Operator | on 1990-12-05 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC. (per NTSB report)
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.
12 reports on file, 1995-01-10 – 1998-01-17.
Part: KEEL BEAM — CORRODED (BS 950)
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON KEEL BEAM AT STR 29R, FS 950. REPAIRED PER EA 27-154482.
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND LEFT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES AND POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND AFT RIGHT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND AFT RIGHT CABIN EXIT EMERGENCY SIGN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Part: GEARBOX STUD — DAMAGED (CENTER ENGINE)
DURING CLIMB, THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL QTY AND PRESSURE INDICATION DROPPED TO ZERO. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO IND AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED DAMAGED THREADS ON CENTER ENGINE GEARBOX. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: FUEL CONTROL — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
DURING CRUISE AT FL350, THE NR 2 ENGINE EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS. CREW REDUCED POWER TO IDLE MOMENTARILY AND THEN RESTORED POWER. AS POWER WAS RESTORED, NO STALLS OCCURRED AND PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BORESCOPE OF NR 2 ENGINE AND REPLACED THE FUEL CONTROL. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND AFT ENTRY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND BATTERIES, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS)
DURING CLIMB WITH RETRACTION OF FLAPS, AN ASYMMETRIC TRIP OF THE INBOARD FLAPS OCCURRED AT TWO DEGREES. AIRCRAFT DUMPED FUEL, RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP INDICATOR, CHECKED TRANSMITTERS AND CABLES, SYSTEM CHECKED OK.
Part: ADC — MALFUNCTIONED (EE COMPARTMENT)
DURING DEPARTURE CLIMB AT 1600 FEET, AUTO-PILOT SYSTEM DISCONNECTED WITH AIRCRAFT OUT OF TRIM AND UNCOMMANDED RUDDER INPUT. RETURNED TO MIA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 1 AIR DATA COMPUTER. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL PER MM.
Part: PCU — LEAKAGE (ELEVATOR)
DURING DEPARTURE CLIMB AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM 'B' QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO AND LOW PRESSURE INDICATION ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT DUMPED 6,000 LBS OF FUEL AND INITIATED RETURN TO MIA. ON APPROACH THE 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DECREASED TO 1.9 GALLONS ALTHOUGH PRESSURE REMAINED IN GREEN BAND. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND HYDRAULIC LEAK AT RIGHT ELEVATOR POWER CONTROL UNIT. REPLACED ELEVATOR PCU AND 'B' SYSTEM PUMPS AND FILTERS. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FS 1343)
DURING PERIODIC CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND 2 CRACKS EMITTING FROM FASTENER HOLE AT FS 1343, WL 257. REPAIRED PER NWA EA 27-93776.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FS 303)
DURING PERIODIC CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND LARGE DENT FORWARD OF MAIN CABIN DOOR AT FS 303, STR 7L. REPAIRED PER NWA EA 27-096165.