N723PS
Registered owner: AMERICAN AIRLINES INC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
60 reports on file, 2005-03-10 – 2021-08-07.
Part: DETECTOR — UNSERVICEABLE (FLAP SKEW) · airframe 37,503 hrs · 36,388 cycles
CREW RECEIVED A FLAPS FAIL CAUTION MESSAGE IN CRUISE, FLAPS INDICATED 0. THEY DECLARED EMERGENCY FOR A FLAPS 0 LANDING AND POSSIBLE BRAKES OVERHEAT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FLAPS HALFSPEED S MSG / INTERROGATED MDC AND FOUND B1 CODE: 241338. REMOVED AND REPLACED RH IB MT 84 FLAP TRACK SKEW DETECTOR IAW CRJ 700 AMM 27-52-45-000/400-801-A01. OPS TEST GOOD AT THIS TIME. REFER TO TRFKE007DTYT FOR MT 85. THIS CLEARS MEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED R/H IB SKEW DETECTOR IAW CRJ 700 AMM TASK 27-52-45-000/400-801. PERFORMED RIGGING OF FLAP SKEW DETECTOR IAW CRJ 700 AMM TASK 27-52-45-820-801. RIGGING PASSED. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF SLATS/FLAPS IAW CRJ 700 AMM TASK 27-50-00-710-801. OPS CHECK GOOD NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED RII INSPECTION AS PER PSA GMM CHAPTER 8. ALL CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Earlier reports · 2005–2020 · 59 reports
2020
Part: STEP — CRACKED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 36,229 hrs · 35,264 cycles
PASSENGER DOOR AFT STEP SKIN UPPER CORNER IS CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 3/8" IN LENGTH, REPLACED STEP.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 333) · airframe 36,229 hrs · 35,264 cycles
FRAME AT FS 333.00 IS CRACKED LOCATED BETWEEN STRINGER 1 RT AND STRINGER 2 RT, REPLACED FRAME.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 295-315) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 36,229 hrs · 35,264 cycles
BELLY STRINGER 26 RT IS CORRODED FROM FS 295.00 TO 315.00.
Part: STEP — CRACKED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 36,229 hrs · 35,264 cycles
PASSENGER DOOR FWD STEP SKIN UPPER CORNER IS CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 3/8" IN LENGTH, REPLACED STEP.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (BS 565) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 36,229 hrs · 35,264 cycles
BOTTOM OF FRAME FS 565.00 IS CORRODED AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 349-364) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 36,229 hrs · 35,264 cycles
RT CENTER FLOOR SUPPORT (INTERCOSTAL) BETWEEN FS 349 AND FS 364 IS CORRODED. REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 953-969) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 36,229 hrs · 35,264 cycles
STRINGER 26 RT CORRODED BETWEEN FS 953.00 & FS 969.00, REPLACED STRINGER.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (BS 549) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 36,229 hrs · 35,264 cycles
BOTTOM OF FRAME FS 549.00 IS CORRODED AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, REPLACED FRAME.
Part: LENS — MISSING (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 35,842 hrs · 34,949 cycles
GALLEY LOWER EMERGENCY LIGHT COVER MISSING. ENTERED ON NEF CLASS 1. REPLACED MISSING LENS ON GALLEY LOWER EMERGENCY LIGHT IAW CRJ 700 AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD. CLEARED NEF.
2019
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — OUT OF RIG (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 34,023 hrs · 33,281 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LEX THE CREW RECEIVED A GEAR DISAGREE WARNING MESSAGE. THEY RAN THE QRH WHICH INSTRUCTED THEM TO LAND AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. THEY RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO LEX WHERE ATC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR THEM AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE FOR MAINTENANCE. INSPECTED AND FOUND PROXY SYST SENSORS PX21 AND PX22 TO BE OUT OF RIG. RIGGED PROXY SENSORS RIG CHECK GOOD NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: CROSSBEAM — CORRODED (BS 280) · airframe 33,795 hrs · 33,082 cycles
F.S. 280 CROSSBEAM HAS CORROSION ON TOP OF CROSSBEAM AT RBL 9 & LBL 9. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPAIRED THE F.S. 280 IAW BBD SERVICE BULLETIN 670BA-53-041 REV F (REINFORCEMENT OF THE FS 280 SEMI-PRESSURE BULKHEAD).
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CORRODED (BS 280) · airframe 33,795 hrs · 33,082 cycles
LEFT & RIGHT HAND F.S. 280 BULKHEAD WEBS CORRODED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPAIRED THE F.S. 280 LH/RH BULKHEAD WEBS IAW BBD REO 670-53-11-594 REV A.
2018
Part: LIGHT — ODOR (CHART HOLDER) · airframe 31,750 hrs · 31,203 cycles
BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE CAPTAIN`S YOKE CHART HOLDER LIGHT ASSY. THE ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPS CHECK GOOD
Part: A/C PACK — ODOR (AC BAY) · airframe 31,208 hrs · 30,703 cycles
RETURNED TO THE GATE IN ORD DUE TO LT PACK FAIL MSG AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. MX INSPECTED AND VERIFIED NO SMOKE IN COCKPIT WITH LT PACK SELECTED OFF. DEFERRED LT PACK.
2016
Part: CROSSBEAM — CRACKED (BS 280) · airframe 28,301 hrs · 28,071 cycles
LEFT BS 280 CROSSBEAM IS CRACKED AT LBL 9. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CROSSBEAM IAW REO.
Part: CROSSBEAM — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 28,289 hrs · 28,059 cycles
LEFT HAND FS 280 CROSSBEAM CRACKED AT LBL9. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CROSSBEAM AND PERFORMED CHECKS IAW THE AMM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 241-247) · airframe 26,776 hrs · 26,678 cycles
BIRD STRIKE DAMAGE ON CANOPY SKIN, PN CC670-33136-5 FROM BS 241.6 - 247, BL 0 - LBL 11-16. CANOPY SKIN R & R.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 26,752 hrs · 26,659 cycles
CREW REPORTED AFT CARGO DOOR CAUTION MESSAGE IN FLIGHT. CREW RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF AFT CARGO DOOR IAW AMM. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
2015
Part: STRIKER — CORRODED (BS 319-349) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 25,338 hrs · 25,325 cycles
SERVICE DOOR LOWER SEAL STRIKER CORRODED AROUND MULTIPLE FASTENER HOLES. REPLACED SERVICE DOOR LOWER SEAL STRIKER, PN SH670-31412-7 IAW SRM 51-40-11-001-001-A01, 51-42-06-001-001-A01.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (CABIN) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 25,338 hrs · 25,325 cycles
FLOOR SUPPORT JUST AFT OF BS 280 IS CORRODED. INSTALLED A NEW SERVICABLE FLOOR SUPPORT IAW SRM 51-42-06-001-001-A01, 51-42-21-001-A01 AND 51-42-13-001-A01.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (BS 280) · airframe 25,338 hrs · 25,325 cycles
BS 280 LT SIDE OF CROSSBEAM IS CRACKED AT LBL 12.0. REPAIRED CROSSBEAM IAW SRM 53-11-41-205-003-A01.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 280) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 25,338 hrs · 25,325 cycles
FS 280.00 CROSSBEAM RT SECTION HAS AREAS OF CORROSION ALONG UPPER SURFACE. REPLACE RT CROSSBEAM IAW SRM 53-11-41-201-003-A01.
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CORRODED (BS 280) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 25,338 hrs · 25,325 cycles
FS 280 LT AND RT BULKHEAD WEBS ARE CORRODED. REPAIRED THE BULKHEAD IAW REO 670-53-11-594, DATED 2011/04/27.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 280) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 25,338 hrs · 25,325 cycles
BS 280, LBL 12 ANGLE HAS CORROSION. R & R IAW SRM 51-42-06-001-001-A01, 51-42-13-001-001-A01 AND 51-40-11-001-001-A01.
Part: DOOR SILL — CORRODED (BS 319-349) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 25,338 hrs · 25,325 cycles
SERVICE DOOR SILL CORRODED AROUND FWD FITTING. INSTALLED A NEW SERVICABLE SERVICE DOOR SILL IAW SRM 51-42-06-001-001-A01 AND 51-40-11-001-001-A01.
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CORRODED (BS 280) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 25,338 hrs · 25,325 cycles
FS 280 LT AND RT LOWER BULKHEAD WEBS HAVE CORROSION. COMPLIED WITH REPAIR TO LT AND RT LOWER BULKHEAD AT FS 280, REO 670-53-11-594.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 280) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 25,338 hrs · 25,325 cycles
BS 280.FORWARD ANGLE HAS CORROSION. R & R ANGLE IAW SRM 51-42-06-001-A01 AND 51-040-11-001-001-A01.
2014
Part: SEAL — DISLODGED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 23,544 hrs · 23,581 cycles
CREW REPORTED MAIN CABIN DOOR DEVELOPED A LEAK IN UPPER RT CORNER WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL270. CREW RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND SEAL DISLODGED FROM CHANNEL. MAINTENANCE REINSTALLED, CLEANED AND LUBED SEAL AND PERFORMED CHECKS IAW AMM. ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: SENSOR — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG) · airframe 23,017 hrs · 23,044 cycles
CREW REPORTED GEAR DISAGREE MESSAGE ON TAKEOFF. NOSEWHEEL WOULD NOT RETRACT. CREW RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT, ADJUSTED NLG UPLOCK SENSOR AND PERFORMED CHECKS IAW AMM. ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 202) · airframe 22,804 hrs · 22,828 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, BS 202, STRINGER 3L WAS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW AMM. ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (BS 202.75) · airframe 22,804 hrs · 22,828 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, BS 202.75 STIFFNER AT RT AND LT BUTTLINE 30 WAS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW AMM. ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (BS 280) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 22,804 hrs · 22,828 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON J ANGLE, BS 280. REPLACED IAW AMM. ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: ENGINE — CONTAMINATED · airframe 22,694 hrs · 22,715 cycles
AT ROTATION, CREW REPORTED SMOKE LAVATORY WARNING MESSAGE WITH FUMES AND HAZE. CREW RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ACFT AND FOUND SMOKE AND ODOR COMING FROM PACK DUCTS IN CABIN DUE TO ENGINE WASHES PERFORMED DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ENGINE GROUND RUNS AND PACK OPERATION IAW AMM. NO FURTHER SMOKE OR ODOR IN CABIN AFTER RUNS. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
2013
Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAILED (NLG STEERING) · airframe 21,958 hrs · 22,001 cycles
CREW REPORTED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING CAUTION MESSAGE IN FLIGHT. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX TROUBLESHOT, REMOVED, REPLACED, AND OPS CHECKED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT USING AMM. ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: SENSOR — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG) · airframe 20,268 hrs · 20,285 cycles
CREW REPORTED GEAR DISAGREE MESSAGE WHEN RETRACTING GEAR IN FLIGHT. CREW RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT, ADJUSTED NOSE LANDING GEAR SENSOR AND PERFORMED CHECKS USING AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUALS. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
2012
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 17,682 hrs · 17,735 cycles
CREW REPORTED CEILING LEVEL EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT ADJACENT TO ROW 13 WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED, RELAMPED EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT AT ROW 13 AND PERFORMED CHECKS USING AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUALS. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
2011
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 234 S26-27L) · airframe 16,930 hrs · 16,936 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. A DENT WAS FOUND ON SKIN AT FS 234.0 BETWEEN S26-27L. ACFT INSPECTED AND REPAIRED USING MM. ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: TIRE — SEPARATED (NLG) · airframe 16,930 hrs · 16,936 cycles
ON DEPARTURE FROM CLT, CREW HEARD A WHISTLING NOISE AND SUSPECTED AN ACCESS DOOR HAD BEEN LEFT OPEN. CREW RETURNED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND TREAD HAD COME OFF LEFT NOSE WHEEL TIRE, DAMAGING NOSE GEAR DOOR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG AFT DOOR, AND REPAIRED DENTS ON FUSELAGE. ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY MAINTENANCE USING AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUALS. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (SPOILER SYS) · airframe 16,793 hrs · 16,804 cycles
CREW REPORTED OUTBOARD SPOILERONS AND OUTBOARD FLIGHT SPOILERS CAUTION MESSAGES IN FLIGHT ON APPROACH TO CLT. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN CLT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED CHECKS USING AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: ISOLATION VALVE — LEAKING (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 16,074 hrs · 16,083 cycles
CREW REPORTED RED BLEED DUCT WARNING MESSAGE AT 11000FT. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT CLT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ISOLATION VALVE LEAKING HOT AIR. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING THE ISOLATION VALVE WAS REMOVED. THE SAME ISOLATION VALVE WAS RE-INSTALLED AND LEAK CHECKS PERFORMED. ALL TROUBLESHOOTING AND CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED USING THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUALS. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: BLEED AIR SYS — LEAKING · airframe 16,075 hrs · 16,084 cycles
CREW REPORTED RED BLEED DUCT WARNING MESSAGE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED AT CLT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND BLEED AIR LEAKS AND TIGHTENED THESE CONNECTIONS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BLEED DET HARNESS 140P2 TO 142P2. ALL TROUBLESHOOTING AND CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED USING THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUALS. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: BULKHEAD — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 15,991 hrs · 15,994 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE CORROSION WAS FOUND AT FS 280.0. THE FS 280.0 LOWER BULKHEAD WEB WAS INSPECTED, REMOVED AND REPLACED USING AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUALS. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
2010
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — FAULTY (PAX DOOR) · airframe 13,465 hrs · 13,438 cycles
CREW REPORTED A PASSENGER DOOR MASTER WARNING WITH ASSOCIATED AURAL WARNING AT 600 FEET AGL AFTER TAKEOFF FROM TLH. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TLH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE AIRCRAFT, REMOVED AND REPLACED A PASSENGER DOOR PROXIMITY SWITCH AND ASSOCIATED SPLICES AND PERFORMED CHECKS USING THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUALS. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 13,297 hrs · 13,279 cycles
AT CLT, CREW REPORTED THE OVERHEAD CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT BY ROW SEVEN (7) TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT SEVEN (7) AND PERFORMED CHECKS USING THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: SHUTOFF VALVE — FAILED (ANTI-ICE SYSTEM) · airframe 12,817 hrs · 12,822 cycles
CREW REPORTED A RIGHT ENGINE BLEED AMBER CAS MESSAGE IN ICING CONDITIONS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM CLT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. USING THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL, MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE AIRCRAFT AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT COWL ANTI-ICE SHUTOFF VALVE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED CHECKS USING THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL. NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
2009
Part: ANTI-SKID SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (BRAKE SYSTEM) · airframe 12,078 hrs · 12,075 cycles
CREW REPORTED LT INBOARD BRAKE WAS OVERHEATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SDF AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE USED AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL TO TROUBLESHOOT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ANTI SKID UNIT. CHECKS WERE MADE USING THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
2008
Part: VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 9,427 hrs · 9,317 cycles
CREW REPORTED ACFT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN PRESSURE. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED ACFT AND SECURED CLOSED GROUND VALVE. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED AND ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: DOOR — OPEN (MAINT SERVICE) · airframe 9,191 hrs · 9,089 cycles
CREW REPORTED HIGH PITCHED NOISE IN FLIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO CLT LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE MAINTENANCE SERVICE DOOR OPEN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND SECURED THE DOOR WITH NO DEFECTS. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. (A)
Part: DOOR — OPEN (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 8,101 hrs · 8,023 cycles
CREW REPORTED A LOUD BANGING NOISE IN FLIGHT. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO BHM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND REFUEL DOOR OPEN AND CAP MISSING. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ENGINE INGESTION OR OTHER STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE SECURED THE DOOR CLOSED AND REPLACED THE MISSING FUEL CAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
2007
Part: PSEU — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 6,502 hrs · 6,405 cycles
CREW REPORTED ON CLIMBOUT A GEAR DISAGREE WARNING, WOW INPUT CAUTION AND PROXY SYSTEM FAIL MESSAGES. CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH, RETURNED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED, THEN REMOVED AND REPLACED A FAULTY PROXIMITY SENSOR ELECTRONIC UNIT (PSEU) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-61-00-400-801. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: RADOME — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 5,929 hrs · 5,817 cycles
CREW REPORTED A LIGHTNING STRIKE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOSE ON DESCENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A DETAILED LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO DAYTON FOR REPAIR. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED ALL DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RADOME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL 53-81-80-400-801-A01. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: WINGLET — LIGHTNING STRIKE (RT WING) · airframe 5,888 hrs · 5,771 cycles
CREW REPORTED A LIGHTNING STRIKE UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN EN ROUTE LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HAND WINGLET. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED ALL DAMAGE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: DOOR — OPEN (GROUND POWER) · airframe 5,686 hrs · 5,576 cycles
CREW REPORTED A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF AIRCRAFT UPON INITIAL CLIMB. CREW RETURNED TO MSY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE GROUND POWER DOOR OPEN. MAINTENANCE CLOSED AND SECURED DOOR. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
2006
Part: DOOR — OPEN (POWER ACCESS) · airframe 3,928 hrs · 3,866 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF NOISE WAS HEARD ON RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MDT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SECURED GROUND POWER ACCESS DOOR AND INSPECTED AREA. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: SKIN — LIGHTNING STRIKE (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 2,502 hrs · 2,391 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED A POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A DETAILED LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION. DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AFT TIP AND ON TOP OF THE FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION FORWARD OF THE COCKPIT. ALL DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
2005
Part: VENT — OBSTRUCTED (CARGO BAY) · airframe 1,517 hrs · 1,422 cycles
DURING CLIMBOUT WITH LIVE CARGO THE CARGO OVERHEAT CAUTION MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH AND RETURNED TO CLT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AND FOUND BAGGAGE BLOCKING THE CONDITIONED AIR VENT. THE BAGGAGE WAS REPOSITIONED. THE CARGO AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD IAW CRJ700 AMM 21-55-00-710-801-A02. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: PUMP — FAILED (HYD SYS) · airframe 1,281 hrs · 1,194 cycles
THE HYD EDP 2A CAUTION MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ONE MINUTE PRIOR TO LANDING AT CLT. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE NR 2 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND COMPLIED WITH THE M FUNCTION IAW CRJ700 MEL 29-11-01-2, CODE A. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE. ON 07/22/05 MAINTENANCE CLEARED THE MEL BY INSTALLING A SERVICEABLE UNIT ON THE NR 2 ENGINE IAW CRJ700 AMM 29-11-01-400-801-A01. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AGAIN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: ACCESS DOOR — OPEN (FUSLAGE) · airframe 1,029 hrs · 963 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW HEARD SOUNDS FROM THE RT SIDE OF THE FWD FUSELAGE THAT INDICATED AN ACCESS PANEL WAS OPEN. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO CLT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE GROUND SERVICE PANEL (HEADSET) ACCESS DOOR OPEN. THE DOOR WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. THE DOOR WAS SECURED CLOSED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (NLG STEERING) · airframe 280 hrs · 261 cycles
UPON LANDING AT MKE, AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE STEERING INOP CAUTION MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS INOPERATIVE EVEN AFTER RESETTING MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CREW OF FLIGHT 2207 CLEARED THE RUNWAY USING BRAKES AND DIFFERENTIAL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE GATE. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH NWS SYSTEM RESET PROCEDURES IAW BOMBARDIER CRJ 200 SERVICE LETTER 32-019 REV B. THE NWS SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.