N725DA
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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.
25 reports on file, 1995-02-25 – 1998-02-13.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (FRONT SPAR)
THE LBL 30 STIFFENER ON THE FRONT SPAR OF THE CENTER WING WAS FOUND WITH A .5 INCH CRACK EMANATING FROM THE SECOND LIGHTENING HOLE FROM THE TOP. THE TOP SECTION OF STIFFENER WAS TRIMMED OFF AND A NEW SECTION SPLICED IN PER ER/A 363992-14, REV A.
Earlier reports · 1995–1997 · 24 reports
1997
Part: PACK — SMOKING (CABIN)
AFTER T/O APPROX 2 MIN AFTER PACKS 1 AND 3 WERE TURNED ON, SMOKE WAS NOTICED THROUGHOUT THE A/C. ALL LAV SMOKE DET SOUNDED. PACKS AND BLEEDS WERE SHUT OFF, SMOKE DID NOT GET WORSE. A/C LANDED AT BOS 5 MIN AFTER SMOKE WAS NOTED. PUT APU ON MCO AND PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT PER M/M RAN ENG AT PWR, OPS CK GOOD.
Part: UPLOCK SENSOR — OUT OF ADJUST (LT MLG)
AFTER T/O, DOOR LIGHT AND INTRANSIT RED LIGHTS ON, S/O PANEL SHOWED LT GEAR OR DOOR ON. GEAR CYCLED DOWN, 3 GREEN. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. ADJUSTED LEFT MAIN L/G UPLOCK SENSOR.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
F/C EMERG LIGHT TRACK BATT PACK WEAK. REPLACED EMERG LIGHT TRACK BATT PACK PER MM.
Part: AIR DISTR — SMOKE (CABIN)
AFTER T/O HAD OIL SMELL ACCOMPANIED BY FAINT BLUE SMOKE IN CABIN. POM PROCEDURE ISOLATED NR 2 PK AS PROBLEM. SMOKE/SMELL DISIPATED WHEN NR 2 PACK TURNED OFF. HOWEVER, ON DESCENT SMOKE/SMELL REAPPEARED BRIEFLY THAN DISAPPEARED. RAN ENGINES TO PWR, ISOLATED 1 AND 3 ENGINE BLEEDS THAN NR 2. FOUND OIL SMELL NR 2 ENGINE WITH NR 2 PK ON. FWD NR 2 HP BLEED TO MCO AND PLA PER MEL 36-1101. NR 2 PK OK WITH NR 2 BLEED OFF.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING L/O CK, FOUND TRACK LIGHT AT 1C INOP. REPLACED LAMP HOLDER AND BULB OPS CKS OK.
Part: APU — FUMES (CABIN)
STRONG SMELL OF OIL OR HYD FUMES IN CABIN DURING TAKEOFF AND AGAIN ON APPROACH. MOST NOTICEABLE IN AREA OF 3L STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE NOSE AND EYE IRRITATION. FOUND FUMES COMING FROM APU FWD APU TO MCO/PLAC PER MEL APU INOP.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 933)
THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 933, AT APPROX WL 225, ON THE RT WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE SUBJECT CRACK IS APPROX 2.75 IN LENGTH. THE CRACK WILL BE CUT OUT AND DAMAGE REPAIRED WITH A DOUBLER AND REPAIR STRAP PER ER/A 361229-14.
Part: POWER PACK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS AT L1, L2, R1, AND R2 DO NOT TURN ON ALL RESPECTIVE LIGHTS OR LIGHTS GO OUT IN 30 SECONDS TO ONE MINUTE. R1 REPLACED BATTERY PACKS. R2 RESEATED AND CHARGED. REPLACED L1 POWER PACK. CHECKS NORMAL PER R/C OPN 78100 FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING COMING APART AT R-1 DOOR. SECURED LIGHTING TRACK, FOUND ONE RED LIGHT BY R-1 DOOR INOP, FWD TO MCO AND PLACARD.
1996
Part: MEGAPHONE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
F/C MEGAPHONE IS INOP. REPLACED MEGAPHONE.
Part: PWR SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
R3 DOOR EMERGENCY SIGNS AND TRACK LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED PWR SUPPLY AT R3 DOOR, EMER LIGHTS TEST OK.
Part: POWER PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EXT LIGHT AT L4 DOOR INOP. REPLACED POWER PACK, CHECKS GOOD.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT DOES NOT INDICATE CHARGING. REPLACED FLASHLIGHT.
Part: LIGHT PANEL — FAILED (COCKPIT)
FDAU LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TAXI THEN SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING OUT FROM BEHIND FLT DATA RECORDER SWITCH. SWITCH ASSY WAS REPLACED, BUT LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON. ON SWITCH LIGHT. SUSPECT PANEL WAS DAMAGED WHEN SWITCH SHORTED OUT. FDAU WAS FORWARDED TO MCO/PLAC PER MEL 31-31-01.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR)
EXTERIOR LIGHT AT L4 DOOR INOP. RELAMPED, CK GOOD.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR)
EXTERIOR LIGHT AT L3 DOOR INOP.
1995
Part: CONTROL VALVE — FAILED (NR 2 PAC)
LAX - ON CLIMBOUT, REPORT SMOKE OILY/CHEM SMELL AFT CABIN. VENTED A/C PER POM, NR 2 PACK HOT AIR MAN SHOWED 145, NO LIGHT. CA CREW VERBAL NR 2 PACK OFF, NO MORE SMOKE. FWD NR 2 PACK TO MCO AND PLAC PER 21-51-07A, PACK VALVE LOCKED CLOSED. REPLACED TRIM VALVE SEAL UNLOCKED PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVE, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: BLKHD FITTING — CRACKED (AFT PRESS BLKHD)
DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD STRINGER SPLICE FITTINGS, STR 10 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 271858-14AD.
Part: EEL MODULE — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING LAYOVER CHECK OF EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS, D-ZONE WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE ON EITHER SIDE WITH POWER OFF TEST. REPLACED INVERTER MODULE AT POWER SUPPLY 8.
Part: AIR COND — ODOR (CABIN)
STRONG PETRO/CHEMICAL ODOR IN A/C BLEED, CLOSED NR 2 PACK AND NR 2 ENG ISOLATION VALVE, ODOR DIMINISHED. EXTENSIVE INSPECTION AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS COULD NOT DETERMINE SOURCE OF ODOR. DUE TO HISTORY OF ODOR IN CABIN, REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR BAGS AND PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FS 1363)
DURING LAYOVER, WHILE ACCOMPLISHING REPAIR OF FS 1363 BULKHEAD PER S.I. 7-69959-12, 18 FASTENER HOLES IN RIGHT SIDE AND 30 FASTENER HOLES IN LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE SKIN AND E.O. 7-47702-3 MOD DOUBLERS WERE TOOL DAMAGED. THE SUBJECT HOLES WERE OVERSIZED TO ELIMINATE THE DAMAGE. THE UNDERLYING BULKHEAD CAP WAS REPLACED. FAA APPROVAL PER FAA FORM 8110-3 06-29-95.
Part: TRUNNION FITTING — CORRODED (MLG)
PAINT PEELING AND RUST ON O/B SURFACE OF MLG TRUNNION FITTING. CLEAN CORROSION PER SRM 57-14-00 FIG 804 DAMAGE FOUND AT LETTER CHECK.
Part: FITTING — CORROSION (MLG)
REF TASK NR 32-730-01 MLG FITTING HAS LARGE AREAS OF RUST ON IB SIDE OF FITTING. REPAIR PER SRM 57-14-00 FIG 804. FOUND AT LETTER CHECK.
Part: GEAR FITTING — CORROSION (RT MLG)
REF TASK C-32-730-01 RT MLG I/B SIDE OF GEAR FITTING BETWEEN FWD AND AFT FITTINGS PAINT IS PEELED AND LARGE AREAS OF RUST. FOUND AT LETTER CHECK, REPAIRED PER 57-14-00 FIG 804.