N72829
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
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.
22 reports on file, 1997-05-17 – 1999-06-02.
Part: RETAINER — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR)
INSPECTION FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK ON FORWARD CARGO DOOR LOWER LEFT PAN SEAL RETAINER UNDER DOOR LATCH MECHANISM. A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5210-01343.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 218)
INSPECTION FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED AT STA 218 AT LONGERON 18L. THE DENTED AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5330-02817.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 120)
INSPECTION FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED AT STA 120 ABOVE LONGERON 18L. AN INTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-04, FIGURE 38.
Part: BEAM — CRACKED (PASSENGER DOOR)
INSPECTION FOUND A .375 INCH CRACK IN MAIN CABIN DOOR NR 7 BEAM. THE DOOR BEAM WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 52-05, FIGURE 31.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR)
INSPECTION FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK WITH BEND AT LOCKING HANDLE IN FORWARD CARGO DOOR EXTERIOR SKIN. A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 52-05, FIGURE 30.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 389)
INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 389, LONGERON 30. A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-04 AND ECRA 5330-02812.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 200)
INSPECTION FOUND LT CENTER SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT STA 200. THE CORRODED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK WAS REMOVED AND A NEW SECTION WAS SPLICED IN IAW SRM 53-05, FIGURE 4F.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 1418)
INSPECTION FOUND A 1 CRACK IN LONGERON 2R AND FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK IN LONGERON 2L AT STA 1418. THE CRACKED SECTIONS OF LONGERON WERE REMOVED, NEW SECTIONS AND SPLICES WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-02, FIGURE 18.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 1418)
INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN LT INNER ATTACH ANGLE AT FORWARD LOWER ATTACH POINT FOR VERTICAL STABILIZER, FUSELAGE STA 1418. A 1.5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN RT INNER ATTACH ANGLE AT FORWARD LOWER ATTACH POINT FOR VERTICAL STABILIZER, FUSELAGE STA 1418. THE ATTACH ANGLES WERE REMOVED AND NEW ONES WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2.
Part: BEAM — CRACKED (FWD SERV DOOR)
INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK IN FORWARD SERVICE DOOR NR 4 BEAM. A NEW BEAM WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-02 AND 51-30-05.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1079-1231)
INSPECTION FOUND LEFT CENTER SEAT TRACK CORRODED FROM STA 1079 TO 1231. THE SEAT TRACK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 53-05, FIGURE 4F.
Part: BEAM — CRACKED (PASSENGER DOOR)
INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK AT BOTH ENDS OF MAIN CABIN DOOR NR 1 BEAM. THE BEAM WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 218)
INSPECTION FOUND LT FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED BELOW CUSP LINE AT STA 218. THE DENTED AREA WAS ROUTED OUT AND A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-04, FIGURE 25.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 218-256)
INSPECTION FOUND RT INBOARD SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT STA 218 TO 256. THE SEAT TRACK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1212-1222)
INSPECTION FOUND LEFT INBOARD SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT STA 1212-1222. THE SEAT TRACK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-01.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 218-237)
INSPECTION FOUND RT CENTER SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT STA 218-237. A NEW SECTION OF SEAT TRACK WAS SPLICED IN IAW SRM 53-05, FIGURE 4F.
Part: JAMB — CORRODED (BS 370-427)
INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON FORWARD BAG BIN DOOR JAMB PAN AT STA 370-427. A NEW PAN AND DOUBLERS WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-05.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1128-1136)
INSPECTION FOUND LEFT OUTBOARD SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT STA 1136-1128. THE SEAT TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2.
Part: ESCAPE LINE — FRAYED (LT EMER EXIT)
INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT OVERWING EXIT ESCAPE LINE FRAYED AT ATTACH HOOK. THE ESCAPE LINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 25-61-00, PAGE 204-205.
Earlier reports · 1997–1998 · 3 reports
1998
Part: DUCT — RUPTURED (RT ENGINE COWL)
THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL ACTIVATED AFTER TAKEOFF. THRUST WAS REDUCED TO IDLE WITH THE FIRE HANDLE AND LOOP LIGHT EXTINGUISHING SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SFO WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT ENGINE COWL ANTI ICE DUCT RUPTURED AND THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS BURNT AND MELTED. THE WIRE HARNESS AND DUCT WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD IAW MM 75-10-05.
1997
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (MAIN CABIN DOOR)
INSPECTION FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN MAIN CABIN DOOR INTERCOSTAL AT AFT HANDLE TORQUE TUBE. THE INTERCOSTAL WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-10-3.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (BS 1271-1294)
INSPECTION FOUND A .5 AND .75 INCH CRACK IN AFT BAGGAGE BIN INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN FLOORBEAMS AT STA 1271 TO 1294. A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-01, FIGURE 2.