N718AA
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Accident & incident history
Maintenance disclosures
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65 reports on file, 1996-09-17 – 2001-07-02.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (AFT AIRSTAIRS)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT AFT AIRSTAIRS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT AFT AIRSTAIRS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WING)
TUL - FOUND CRACK IN RADIUS AT LEFT STATION 760 RIB CHORD. ROUTED OUT DAMAGE. INSTALLED REPAIR PER S/B 727-57-0112 AND ESO 11697 DATED 5/9/01. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND STRINGER 21L CORRODED STATION 720B. COMPLETED STRINGER REPAIR AS PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
Part: BEAM — CORRODED (HORIZ STAB)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER T/E BEAM 2 PLACES, 4 INCHES BY 1 INCH AND 5 INCHES BY 1 INCH. BLENDED OUT CORROSION AND INSTALLED 2024T3.063 DOUBLER PER ESO 11697 DATED 5-10-01. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SKIN BULGE STATION 720 PLUS 6 STRINGER 23L, FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 23L, STATION 720 PLUS 6. INSTALLED SHIM AND STRINGER SPLICE AT STATION 720 PLUS 6 STRINGER 23L PER SRM 53-10-3. REMOVED CORROSION BY CUTTING OUT. (M)
Part: SPAR — CORRODED (WING)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON FRONT SPAR UPPER CHORD ABOVE NR 5 SLAT ACTUATOR. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER ESO 11697, DATED 5-1-01. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (WING)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION UNDER PLENUM ATTACH ANGLE, BETWEEN STRINGER 5 AND 7, RIGHT SIDE, INBOARD FLANGE RBL 15. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER SRM 57-30-1, 51-10-6 AND ESO 11697 DATED 5-4-01. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SKIN LAP 20L AND FASTENER ABOVE BULGED AND BROKEN STATION 1148. REMOVED CORROSION, INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (AIRSTAIRS)
TUL - FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT SPOT LIGHT OVER AFT STAIRS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ON E-58 3878760, OPS CHECKED GOOD. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN BL 3L AT STATION 720 PLUS 7. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-30-3. TREATED AND PRIMED ALL PARTS IAW MM 51-20-0. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — BROKEN (BS 752)
TUL - FOUND BATTERY PACK CASE BROKEN, RIGHT FORWARD AND RIGHT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REF E-58 3878614. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: PRESSURE PANEL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND TWO CRACKS ON UPPER PRESS DECK AT STATION 290 IN NLG W/W. STOP DRILLED CRACKS AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-9. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN OUTBOARD OF STRINGER 27R. CUTOUT LIMIT AREA FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-30-3. TREATED AND PRIMED AREA DOUBLER IAW MM 51-20-0.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (CENTER WING)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON LOWER SURFACE OF CENTER SECTION WING SKIN RBL 30 BETWEEN STRINGER 4 AND STRINGER 5. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER SRM 57-30-3 FIG 10. (M)
Earlier reports · 1996–2000 · 51 reports
2000
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OVERHEAD OF LEFT AFT CABIN DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN BULGED AND CRACKED FROM STATION 733 TO STATION 740 AT STRINGER 17L. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE SECTION OF SKIN AND INSTALLED A DOUBLER REPAIR AS PER SRM 53-30-3. (M)
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (AFT AIRSTAIR)
TPA DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE AFT AIR STAIR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT AIR STAIR EMERGENCY LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
MIA - FLT 0393 - BEFORE FLIGHT, EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS IN CABIN HAD ONE BULB INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: FLOORBOARD — CORRODED (LAVATORY) · airframe 76,172 hrs · 50,894 cycles
TUL - RIGHT AFT LAVATORY FLOOR PANEL CORRODED STA 1166 TO STA 1175. REMOVED FLOOR PANEL AND INSTALLED NEW FLOOR PANEL. (X)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (LAVATORY) · airframe 76,122 hrs · 50,894 cycles
TUL- FLOORBEAM CORRODED STA 1166 FROM RBL46 TO RBL 49. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF FLOORBEAM AND INSTALLED FLOORBEAM REPAIR PER ESO 11697, DATED 4-10-00. (X)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (LAVATORY) · airframe 76,172 hrs · 50,894 cycles
TUL - RIGHT AFT FLOOR ANGLE CORRODED 1174 TO 1176 RBL 34 TO RBL 35. REMOVED OLD ANGLE. INSTALLED NEW FLOOR ANGLE 51-10-1. (X)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (NR 6 LE FLAP) · airframe 76,172 hrs · 50,894 cycles
TUL - NR 6 LEADING EDGE FLAP CORRODED AT 11B GROUND WIRE ATTACH BELT. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 57-50-03-9. (X)
Part: DOOR FRAME — MISDRILLED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 76,190 hrs · 50,901 cycles
TUL - FORWARD CARGO FORWARD FRAME STA 560 INNER LEG AND FRAME HAVE 8 DOUBLE-DRILLED HOLES FOR SEAL RETAINER. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER ESO 11697 DATED 4-10-00. (X)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
TUL - FOUND EMERGENCY AREA LIGHT IN VENTRAL STAIRS INOPERATIVE. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSY PER MM 33-50-061A-4, OPS CHECKED OK. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (940)
TUL - FOUND OVERWING EXIT LIGHTS AT STATION 940 INOPERATIVE. INSTALLED TWO NEW LAMPS PER MM 33-50-011A-2. OPS CHECKED OK. (M)
1999
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS IN AFT SECTION OF COACH INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING AT RIGHT AFT LAVATORY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WIRE ON RIGHT AFT LAVATORY EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (AFT AIRSTAIRS)
TPA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT AIRSTAIRS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (AFT AIR STAIRS)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT AIR STAIRS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT AIR STAIRS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 685-688)
TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE OUTER SKIN CORRODED (BULGING) AT STRINGER 23 STATION 685-688. REMOVED CORROSION ON SKIN TREATED AND PRIMED CUT OUT CORRODED STRINGER SECTION 680-685. INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. (M)
Part: SHEAR TIE — CRACKED (BS 700)
TUL - FOUND SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT FS 700 RBL 0. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE AT STATION 700 BL 0 . (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 1090)
TUL - BELL FRAME DENTED STATION 1090 BETWEEN STRINGER 26L AND 27L. REMOVED DAMAGE AND REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-4 FIGURE 1 PAGES 3, 4, 5. (M)
Part: STRINGER — DENTED (BS 375)
TUL - FOUND STRINGER 23 RT DENTED AT STATION 375 ON LOWER WEB. DYE CHECKED, NO CRACKS FOUND. INSTALLED 'U' CHANNEL REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3 FIGURE NR 2. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 683-685)
TUL - FOUND STATION 683 - STATION 685 OUTBOARD STRINGER 26L, INNER SKIN CAP CORRODED. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLERS PER SRM 53-30-3 FIGURE NR 3. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 720)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON INNER SKIN AT STATION 720B PLUS 2 TO 720B TO 10 IN AREA OF RAM AIR DOOR ACT ROD STRINGER 28L. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER 53-30-3 FIG 1 SHEET 4. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 692)
TUL - FOUND DENT IN SKIN AT STATION 692, STRINGER 7-8L. REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 13. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 1095)
TUL - FOUND CRACK IN SKIN AT STATION 1095 STRINGER 2 UNDER DOGHOUSE. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED .063 DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIGURE 3. (M)
Part: WIRE — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT IN AFT COACH CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT JUMPER WIRE IN COACH CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, THREE LIGHT SEGMENTS IN THE AFT CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIPS IN AFT CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1998
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (LT HORIZ STAB)
TUL - FOUND LEFT UPPER T/E CHORD ON LEFT HORIZ STAB HAS CORROSION APPROX 16 INCHES INBOARD OF NR 6 ELEV HINGE. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ESO 11697, DATED 6/10/98. (M)
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (HORIZ STAB)
TUL - UPPER T/E CHORD ON RT HORIZ STAB HAS CORROSION APPROX 16 INCHES INBOARD OF NR 7 ELEV HINGE. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ESO DATED 6/10/98. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
TPA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN AFT AIRSTAIRS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT ASSEMBLY LIGHT IN AFT AIRSTAIRS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
TUL - FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING INOPERABLE. INSTALLED NEW EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING BETWEEN ROW 5 AND ROW 6. INSTALLED NEW CONNECTOR ON EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK POWER WIRES AT ROW 30. OPS CHECKED OK. TST: 70,613 HOURS. CYCLES: 47,995. (X)
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, DISCOVERED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT VENTRAL STAIRWAY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT VENTRAL STAIRWAY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1997
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 699)
TUL - CORROSION AT DOME NUT INSIDE STR 28L AT STA 699. REMOVED CORROSION SRM 51-10-6. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-3, FIG 2, SHEET 3. TST: 69,103. CYCLES: 47,232. (X)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 827)
TUL - AREA OF CORROSION BOTTOM OF NR 2 FUEL TANK SKIN ABOVE LEFT PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER, 1 INCH BY 2 INCH AREA, STA 827 LEFT PLENUM. INSTALLED DOUBLER. REF: SRM 57-30-3, FIG 10. TST: 69,183 HOURS. CYCLES, 47,232. (X)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 343-360)
TUL - LAP SPLICE BULGING STA 393 - STA 360 AT SKIN SPLICE STR 24R. REMOVE CORROSION FROM SKIN AND REMOVE FILLER. MFG NEW FILLER AND INSTALLED PER SRM 53-30-3. TREATED AND PRIMED. TST: 69,183 HOURS. CYCLES, 47,232. (X)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 312)
TUL - SKIN CORRODED BELOW FORWARD LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL. REMOVED CORROSION, TREATED AND PRIMED, AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3. TST: 69,183 HOURS. CYCLES, 47,232. (X)
Part: STIFFENER — CORRODED (BS 900)
TUL - AFT CENTER OF APU CUT-OUT RT SIDE FORWARD FLANGE OF STIFFENER, HEAVY CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION AND REPAIRED PER ESO 11697, DATED 6-9-97. TST: 69,183 HOURS. CYCLES, 47,232. (X)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 870)
TUL - LOAD CONTROL VALVE CUT-OUT LOWER SIDE SKIN CRACKED AT FASTENER. REPAIRED WITH DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-2, PAGE 26I(A), FIG 1. TST: 69,183 HOURS. CYCLES, 47,232. (X)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 720-740)
TUL - STR 24R HAS CORROSION FROM STA 720F +11 - STA 740. CUT OUT CORROSION AND INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3, FIG 1. TST: 69,183 HOURS. CYCLES, 47,232. (X)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 685)
TUL - 2 INCH DIAMETER HOLE CORRODED THROUGH SKIN STA 685 OUTBOARD OF 28R. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, MFG DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-30-3, INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE. TST: 69,183 HOURS. CYCLES, 47,232. (X)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 499)
TUL - CRACK IN STR 23R AT SA 499. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION ON STRINGER, INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3, TREATED AND PRIMED. TST: 69,183 HOURS. CYCLES, 47,232. (X)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 1170-1177)
TUL - CORROSION ON STR 30 AT STA 1170 - STA 1177 RT FLANGE GOING UNDER SEALANT. CUT STRINGER 30 AND SPLICED PER SRM 53-10-3 AND BLENDED CORROSION ON SKIN. TST: 69,183 HOURS. CYCLES, 47,232. (X)
Part: FLOOR BEAM — CORRODED (BS 380)
TUL - CORROSION ON TOP OF FLOOR BEAM AT BL ZERO AND FS 380. INSTALLED REPAIR ON FLOOR BEAM PER SRM 53-10-8. TST: 69,183 HOURS. CYCLES, 47,232. (X)
Part: BELT FRAME — DENTED (BS 700)
TUL - BELT FRAME STA 700 DENTED TOP FLANGE BETWEEN STR 23 - STR 24R. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 51-40-3, FIG 1. TST: 69,183 HOURS. CYCLES: 47,232. (X)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 660)
TUL - DENT TOP SIDE BETWEEN STR 24 AND STR 25R AT STA 660. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON BELL FRAME AT STA 660 BETWEEN STR 24 AND STR 25R. TST: 69,183. CYCLES: 47,232. (X)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 660-680)
TUL - CORROSION ON INSIDE STR 26L, STA 660 - STA 680. REMOVED CORROSION, INSTALLED L-CHANNEL, DOUBLER AND STRINGER TIE CLIP. REF: 53-10-3, FIG 2, PAGE 4E. TST: 69,183 HOURS. CYCLES, 47,232. (X)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 720)
TUL - CORROSION ON STR 23R AFT OF STA 720E TO STA 720E +6. INSTALLED REPAIR ON STR 23R, STA 720E PER SRM 53-10-3. TST: 69,183 HOURS. CYCLES, 47,232.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 837)
TUL - CORROSION ON NR 2 FUEL TANK CENTER SECTION LOWER SURFACE, STA 837, BELOW LEFT PLENUM. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 57-30-3, PAGE 21, FIG 8. TST: 69,183 HOURS. CYCLES, 47,232. (X)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 710)
TUL - SKIN CORROSION OUTBOARD SIDE STR 24R AT STA 710. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-06. CHECKED THICKNESS REMAINING SKIN PER SRM 53-30-03-3. INSTALLED OUTSIDE DOUBLER SRM 53-30-3.
1996
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT FORWARD GALLEY DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT FORWARD GALLEY DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SIGN — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT FIRST CLASS GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT FIRST CLASS GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: TRUNNION FITTING — CORRODED (BS 314)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION AT 2 FASTENERS, AFT OUTBOARD END OF LEFT TRUNNION FITTING. OBTAINED ESO 11697, DATED 9-9-96, AARD AND BLENDED AREA, REMOVED CORROSION. HFEC AREA TO CONFIRM DEPTH, TREATED AND PRIMED. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
TUL - FOUND CRACK IN SKIN RIGHT SIDE OF VERT. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 55-30-07-1 PG 3. (M)