N723DA
Registered owner: SHELTON AVIATION II LLC, NC (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
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No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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.
37 reports on file, 1995-04-18 – 1998-03-19.
Part: TRUNNION — CRACKED (BS 449)
FUSELAGE FS 449 BULKHEAD LBL 21 NLG TRUNNION FITTING, REPAIR FOR CRACK. THE 1543141 NLG TRUNNION FITTING WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK AT THE FS 449 BULKHEAD AT LBL 21. THE CRACK IS IN THE INBD SKIN FLANGE AND EXTENDS INTO THE VERTICAL FLANGE. THE CRACK IS REPAIRED WITH A 1642622-145 AND -139 KIT PER LAC S/B 093-53-233 AND IS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 364313-14AD.
Part: BULB — FAILED (EXTERIOR)
L2 EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED, CK'S NORMAL.
Earlier reports · 1995–1997 · 35 reports
1997
Part: SPAR WEB — CORRODED (BS 1212)
THE REAR SPAR OF THE CENTER WING WAS FOUND CORRODED JUST INBD OF THE UPPER AFT CENTER WING TO OUTER WING JOINT FITTING AT LBL 100. THE CORROSION WAS MACHINED AWAR AND A REPAIR DOUBLER AND TRIPLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 363177-14.
Part: GEAR BOX — FAILED (NR 3 ENGINE)
IN FLT CRUISE FL350 NR 3 ENG N3 WENT TO ZERO FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. NR 3 ENG SHUT DOWN WITH NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. REPLACED NR 3 ENG GEARBOX. ALL NORMAL ON ENGINE RUN PER P.F.H.B. 7-0-7-7 TESTS 1-3-9-16 AND 20.
Part: POWER PACK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
EMERG LIGHTS INOP AT R3 EXIT SIGN EXTERIOR LIGHT AND AISLE LIGHT AT 35H AND 24H. REPLACED EMERG POWER PACK ABOVE 37HJ.
Part: SKIN — CREASED (LT ELEVATOR)
THE LEFT ELEVATOR BETWEEN STA 174 AND 193 HAS THREE CREASES ON THE UPPER SKIN. THE DEPTH OF THE CREASES ARE APPROXIMATELY 0.036 AND 0.027. THE UPPER SKIN OF THE ELEVATOR IS M/F 0.056 7075-T6 AL SHEET. TRIM OUT AND DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION; FABRICATE REPLACED PANEL AND STRAPS FROM 0.063 7075-T6 AL SHEET.
Part: PRESSURE DECK — CORROSION (BS 336-341)
THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HORIZONTAL PRESSURE DECK WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION AT STA 336 TO 341 RBL 9. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED LEAVING A 1.25 BY 5.25 CUTOUT. THE SUBJECT PRESS DECK PANEL IS MADE FROM 7075-T76 LS10328. THIS CUTOUT WAS OVER AN EXTRUDED RIB IN THE PANEL. THE CUTOUT MATERIAL SERVED AS THE CAP FOR THIS INTEGRALLY EXTRUDED I-BEAM. THIS CUTOUT IS ALSO LOCATED NEAR A SPLICE OF THE PRESSURE DECK PANELS.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (BS 449)
UPON INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE NLG FITTING AT STA 449 BULKHEAD. THIS CRACK BEGINS IN A SEAL RETAINER HOLE AT LBL 21, AND EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY 2.0 AFT TO THE 449 BULKHEAD. THE CRACK IS WELL INTO THE RADIUS OF THE NLG FITTING, BUT IT DOES NOT YET ENTER THE FIRST VERTICAL FASTENER HOLE.
Part: PRESSURE DECK — CORRODED (BS 332)
THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HORIZONTAL PRESSURE DECK WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION AT STA 336 TO 341 RBL 9. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED LEAVING A 1.25 BY 5.25 CUTOUT. THIS CUTOUT WAS OVER AN EXTRUDED RIB IN THE PANEL. TE CUTOUT MATERIAL SERVED AS THE CAP FOR THIS INTEGRALLY EXTRUDED I-BEAM. THIS CUTOUT IS ALSO LOCATED NEAR A SPLICE OF THE PRESSURE DECK PANELS.
1996
Part: LENS — MISSING (CABIN)
WORKING MCO FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING AT 4C INOP. REPLACED RED LENS, CKS OK. REMOVED MCO/PLAC.
Part: SWITCH — STUCK (CABIN)
DURING CK OUT, EMERG LIGHTS WOULD NOT ARM. FOUND LOWER GALLEY EMERG LIGHT SWITCH STUCK. CLEANED AND CYCLED SWITCH, CHECKS GOOD.
Part: PANEL — INOPERATIVE (LWR GALLEY)
WHILE PERFORMING EMERGENCY EVACUATION TEST PER OPERATION 68111 DURING B-LETTER CHECK, LOWER GALLEY EVAC SIGNAL PANEL FAILED TO SOUND OR LIGHT. REPLACED PANEL, CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FS 605)
THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT F.S. 605 AND STR 27 HAS BEEN CUT OUT DUE TO GROUND DAMAGE. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 273710-14.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
LEFT FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS JUST AFT OF 2L DOOR, ROWS 20 TO 26 INOP. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE IN FLOOR TRACK AT SEAT 27B AND OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHT OUT AT SEAT 27 H, J. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE IN FLOOR TRACK.
1995
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT HORIZ STAB LE)
THE RT HORIZ STAB L/E WAS FOUND WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE FWD OF THE FRONT SPAR BET STA-H LE 332.7 TO 455.2. A REPLACEMENT FROM A/C 781 IS BEING SPLICED IN. AS A RESULT OF THE DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION RIBS AT 'H' LE 332.7 AND 455.2 AND REPLACEMENT AUX SPAR CAP SECTIONS BEING INSTALLED ON THIS A/C, TWO ATTACHMENT HOLE PATTERNS DO NOT MATCH. AN EXTERNAL SPLICE REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER DL ERA 272236-14.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (RT HORIZ STAB)
THE RT HORIZ STAB L/E INTERMEDIATE RIB LOCATED AT 'H' LE 414.405 WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED IN THE UPPER FLANGE RADUIS OF THE UPPER CAP ON THE AFT END OF THE RIB WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE FRONT SPAR FORWARD FLANGE. REPAIRED PER DL ERA 272209-14.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT HORIZ STAB LE)
THE RT HORIZ STAB L/E WAS FOUND WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE FWD OF THE FRONT SPAR BETWEEN STA 'H' LE 332.7 TO 455.2. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 272204-14.
Part: AUX SPARS — CRACKED (RT HORIZ STAB)
THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER L/E AUXILIARY SPARS WERE FOUND WITH NUMEROUS CRACKS. THE CRACKS ARE LOCATED ON BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER CAPS. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF CAP ON BOTH SPARS PER DL ERA 272186-14.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT HORIZ STAB LE)
THE RT HORIZ STAB L/E WAS FOUND WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE FWD OF THE FRONT SPAR BETWEEN STA 'H' LE 332.7 TO 455.2. REPAIRED PER DL ERA 272226-14.
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (HORIZ STAB)
THE RT HORIZ STAB L/E WAS FOUND WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE FWD OF THE FRONT SPAR BETWEEN STA-H LE 332.7 TO 455.2. THE DAMAGE CONSISTS OF CRACKED SKIN PANELS, CRACKED UPPER AND LWR AUXILIARY SPARS AND CRACKED RIBS ALONG WITH ATTACHED BRACES. ERA 272205 WILL AUTHORIZE INSTALLATION OF THE ALTERNATE CONFIGURATION AND PROVIDE OVERALL INSTRUCTION FOR THE MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED, REPAIRED PER.
Part: RIBS — CRACKED (HORIZ STAB)
HORIZONTAL STAB RT NR 3 L/E PANEL HAS 4 RIBS CRACKED. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-12-00 FIG 802.
Part: RIBS — CRACKED (RT HORIZ STAB)
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND RT STABILZER L/E PANEL WITH 8 CRACKED RIB ASSEMBLIES. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-12-00.
Part: RIBS — CRACKED (RT HORIZ STAB)
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, NR 6 RT HORIZONTAL LEADING EDGE WAS FOUND TO HAVE ALL OF THE RIBS CRACKED AT THE T/E. DOUBLERS WERE INSTALLED PER SRM 55-12-00 FIG 802.
Part: SKIN — OVERSIZED HOLES (BS 1363)
DURING REPAIR OF 1363 BULKHEAD, FOUND SEVERAL FASTENER HOLES BETWEEN STR'S 21 AND 23 AND STR'S 43-45 WERE OVERSIZED TO A .3885 INCH DIAMETER AND .344 INCH DIAMETER, RESPECTIVELY, DURING FASTENER REMOVAL. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 271890-14AD.
Part: BLKHD FITTING — CRACKED (AFT PRESS DOME)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF AN INSPECTION OF THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD STR SPLICE FITTINGS PER SI 7-66332-12, THE STR 8 AND 58 FITTINGS WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED AND COMPLETELY SEVERED. REPAIRED PER DL ERA 272751-14AD.
Part: FITTINGS — CRACKED (AFT PRESS BLKHD)
COMPLYING WITH DL INSPECTION SI 7-66332-12 AND AD T95-18-52, AFT P-DOME TO STRINGER SPLICE FITTINGS WERE FOUND CRACKED AT STRINGERS NR 8 AND NR 58. FITTINGS WERE SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT.
Part: BLKHD WEB — CRACKED (FS 1363)
DURING INSPECTION, THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE FUSELAGE 1363 BULKHEAD WEB. THE CRACK IS LOCATED AT LBL 85 EXTENDING DIAGONALLY UPWARD. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 371384-14.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 3 T/E VANE)
NR 3 RT FLAP VANE HAD A CRACK 3 INCHES LONG, TOP SIDE SKIN 60 INCHES FROM I/B END. REPAIRED CRACK AS PER SRM FLUSH REPAIR 5753-00.
Part: TRUNNION FITTING — RUSTED (LANDING GEAR)
LANDING GEAR FWD TRUNNION FITTING HAS RUST BACK OF GLAND NUT. REMOVED RUST PER SRM 51-21-01.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 2 T/E VANE)
DURING LETTER CHECK, FOUND LEFT WING NR 2 FLAP VANE WITH A 2 INCH CRACK IN UPPER SKIN AT 60 INCHES FROM I/B END OF FLAP. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-53-0.
Part: BLKHD CLIP — CRACKED (FS 1223)
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND FS 1223 CANTED BULKHEAD CLIP CRACKED. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-11-00 PG 859.
Part: BLKHD ANGLE — CRACKED (FS 1223)
RT SIDE FS 1223 CANTED BULKHEAD ANGLE IS CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGED ANGLE AND INSTALLED NEW ANGLE PER SRM 53-11-00 PG 859, FOUND AT LETTER CHECK.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (NR 2 TE VANE)
DURING LETTER CHECK, FOUND LEFT WING NR 2 FLAP VANE WITH DENT IN SKIN. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-53-00.
Part: BEAM — CRACKED (NR 2 SPOILER)
DURING INSPECTION, NR 2 RT SPOILER BEAM WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK AT THE ACTUATOR FITTING. BEAM WAS REPLACED AND NEW SKINS AND HONEYCOMB BONDED PER SRM 57-52-00 (REF MFG DWG 1529102).
Part: SPAR — CRACKED (NR 2 SPOILER)
ON DESCENT WITH FLAPS UP AND SPEED BRAKE LEVER PULLED FULL AFT, THE 2R SPOILER ONLY COMES UP TO TOP OF DLC RANGE. AIRPLANE TRIES TO ROLL LEFT, NEEDED ABOUT 30 DEGREES RT CONTROL WHEEL INPUT TO KEEP WINGS LEVEL. FOUND 2R SPOILER WITH ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING CRACKED AT UPPER END OF FITTING. THE SPOILER MAIN FWD SPAR WAS FOUND CRACKED IN THE UPPER RADIUS AT THE ACTUATOR AND RUNNING DIAGONALLY DOWN TO THE LOWER RADIUS OF THE SPAR AND EXTENDING 18 ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ACTUATOR FITTING. THE SPOILER WAS REPLACED AND ROUTED TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS.
Part: DECODER — FAILED (MID GALLEY)
ON TAXI IN AFTER LANDING, HAD HEAVY ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN MID GALLEY AREA. FOUND FWD DECODER MID RT ROW ZONE C FAULTY. REPLACED DECODER OPERATION NORMAL.