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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.
40 reports on file, 1995-08-15 – 2000-04-26.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 62,479 hrs · 29,002 cycles
L-3 DOOR EXT EMERGENCY LIGHT WON''T ILLUMINATE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, CHECKS GOOD.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 62,479 hrs · 29,002 cycles
L-4 DOOR EXT EMERGENCY LIGHT WON''T ILLUMINATE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, CHECKS GOOD.
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 38 reports
1999
Part: TIRE — FAILED (NLG)
THUMP HEARD DURING DESCENT THROUGH 15,000 FT, FELT LIKE IT WAS UNDER COCKPIT LT SIDE. FOUND LT NOSE TIRE WITH BLOW OUT UNDER RETREAD CAUSING SEPARATION. REPLACED WHEEL ASSY.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (L1 DOOR)
L1 FLASHLIGHT BATTERY INOP. REPLACED BATTERY.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (L4 DOOR)
L4 EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS INOP. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (L4 DOOR)
L-4 DOOR EMER LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: REGULATOR — INOP (NR 1 ENGINE)
ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 60 KNOTS DUE TO FLUCTUATION OF NR 1 ENG INSTRUMENTS. ON STATIC R/U N1 EGT N3 THROTTLE POSTION ALL AT TAKEOFF EPR ONLY REACHED 1.365. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FFR AND PERFORMED ENGINE RUN PER PFHB, ALL CHECKS GOOD.
1998
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOP (R2 DOOR)
CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP NEAR R2 DOOR. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, CHECKS OK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (L-4 DOOR)
FOUND EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT 4L DOOR INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: HOSE — CHAFED (NR 2 ENGINE)
LOSS OF C HYDRAULIC QTY DURING DESCENT, QUARTER TANK REMAINING. ENG PUMP AND C2 ATM WOULD NOT PROVIDE PRESS. C3 ELEC PUMP PROVIDED PRESS ONCE ON GROUND. FOUND C-SYS EDP PRESS FLEX LINE AND RIGID LINE CHAFED. REPLACED FLEX LINE, STILL NEEDS RIGID LINE REPLACED (P/N 1549446-105) REF IPC 29-11-53 FIG 1 PG 0 ITEM 95. RENDERED C SYST EDP INOP PER MEL 29-11-07. EDP SHAFT IN MCO POUCH. L-17 C/B PULLED AND COLLARED NO HYD LKS W/ ALL SYS PRESSURIZED AND ENG RUNNING.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOP (EXTERIOR)
R2 EXTERIOR EMERGENCY EVAC LIGHT DID NOT ILLUM WHEN TESTED. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, NOW TEST OK.
Part: SPRING — BROKEN (CABIN SEAT)
CENTER DOUBLE STEW SEAT AT L2/R2 CROSSOVER SEAT BOTTOM WON'T AUTO RETRACT. FOUND RT SPRING BROKE REPLACED SAME CKS OK REF IPC 25-21-09 FIG 2 PG 0 ITEM 210.
Part: SPAR WEB — CRACKED (BS 1103)
THE FS 1103 INTERMEDIATE SPAR WEB WAS FOUND WITH 4 INCH LONG CRACK EMANATING FROM THE LOWER OUTBOARD CORNER OF THE LBL 60 PASS THROUGH HOLE. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND A DOUBLER AND TRIPLER INSTALLED TO REPAIR THE AREA PER ER/A 364887-14 REV A.
Part: COUNTERBALANCE — CRACKED (L-4 DOOR)
DURING LETTER CHECK, FOUND L-4 DOOR COUNTERBALANCE CASE SEVERELY CRACKED.
Part: POWER PACK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
4R LARGE EXIT SIGN DOES NOT ILLUM WITH EMERG LTS. REPLACED EMERG POWER PACK AT 4R LOCATION.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING FIRST CLASS LEFT SIDE 2ND RED BULB INOP. REPLACED SOCKET AND LAMP, OPS NORMAL.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN D-ZONE WILL ONLY STAY ILLUMINATED FOR 20 SECS WITH MASTER SW IN ON POSITION. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, OPS NORMAL.
1997
Part: FIRE WIRE — CHAFED (NR 1 ENGINE)
ON T/O, GOT FIRE WARNING ON NR 1 ENGINE. REPAIRED CHAFED WIRES IN ENGINE SPLITTER AREA.
Part: STRINGER — BROKEN (BS 539-629)
REPLACEMENT OF STRINGERS 19 TO 32, BETWEEN FS 539 AND 629 WERE REMOVED DUE TO GROUND DAMAGE BEYOND REPAIR LIMITS. THE STRINGERS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW STRINGERS PER ER/A 362993-14, REV A.
Part: FLOORBEAM — DAMAGED (BS 609)
THE RT SIDE OF THE CARGO FLOORBEAM AT FS 609 WAS BADLY DAMAGED BY A SERVICE TRUCK IMPACT. A NEW RT SECTION OF FLOORBEAM WAS SPLICED IN PER ER/A 363044-14, REV A.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 539-689)
THE FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FS 539 TO 689 AND STRINGERS 16 TO 33 WAS BADLY DAMAGED DUE TO IMPACT FROM GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT. NEW SECTIONS OF FUSELAGE SKIN WERE SPLICED IN PER ER/A 363053-14, REV A.
Part: DOUBLER — DENTED (BS 649-629)
THE C1 DOOR SURROUND DOUBLER WAS FOUND DAMAGED BETWEEN FS 649 TO 669 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 28 TO 30. THE DAMAGE WAS CUTOUT AND AN INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 363096-14, REV A.
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 569/589)
THE FS 569 AND 589 LOWER FRAME SEGMENTS WERE DESTROYED BY A GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT IMPACT. NEW FRAME SEGMENTS ARE BEING SPLICED IN AT THE FACTORY (STRG 15) SPLICE, BUT SOME EXISTING HOLES DON'T ALIGN. ADDITIONAL REPAIR ANGLES ARE INSTALLED PER ER/A 363023-14, REV A TO REPAIR THE MISALIGNED HOLES.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (RT MLG)
C-HYD SYSTEM HYD QTY DROPPED TO 1/4 WITH ASSOCIATED LOW QTY LIGHT. CAUSE IS FAILURE OF RT MLG RETRACT CYLINDER. RT MLG DOOR DAMAGED ON LANDING. REPLACED ACTUATOR.
Part: SKIN — CORROSION (BS 930)
CORROSION IN SKIN AND STRINGER 32 AT FS 930 UNDER THE GALLEY LIFT DUE TO CONTACT WITH CHAFED ELECTRICAL CABLE. THIS A/C HAS THE EO REPLACEMENT SKIN WHICH IS CONTINUOUS AROUND BL 0.0 WITH NO CENTER SPLICE. STR NR 32 IS 0.050 7075-T6 CLAD; SKIN IS A BONDED STACK UP OF (1) 0.063 2024-T3 SHEET AND (1) 0.071 2024-T3 SHEET. REPAIR STR NR 32 PER SRM 53-13-00, FIG 803. TRIM STR AS REQ'D TO INSTALL SPLICES WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH EXISTING FRAMES; (1) 0.134 THICK 2024-T3 FILLER.; (1) 0.071 2024-T3 CLAD SHT DOUBLER AND (1) 0.080 2024-T3 CLAD SHT TRIPLER.
Part: SKIN — CORROSION (BS 930.)
CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN AND STRINGER 32 AT STA 930 UNDER THE GALLEY LIFT DUE TO CONTACT WITH A CHAFED ELECTRICAL CABLE. THE DAMAGE WAS TRIMMED OUT AND A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (4L DOOR)
ON LAYOVER, FOUND 4L DOOR SLIDE LIGHT INOP.
1996
Part: ENGINE — FIRE (NR 1 TAILPIPE)
NR 1 ENG TAILPIPE FIRE ON START. GROUND CREW FIRED HALON INTO TAILPIPE. TAILPIPE FIRE/ENGINE RUNDOWN CHECKLIST COMPLIED WITH. ENGINE WAS INSPECTED PER M/M AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
MID GALLEY EMERGENCY LITE INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK OPERATES NORMAL.
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CRACKED (BS 449)
DURING HMV, THE FS 449 BLKHD WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE BLKH WEB WAS CUTOUT AND A NEW SECTION WAS SPLICED IN.
Part: TRIPLER — CORRODED (FWD OUTFLOW VLV)
CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE SURFACE OF THE INTERNAL TRIPLER SURROUNDING THE FWD OUTFLOW VALVE CUTOUT. THE CORROSION WILL BE REMOVED AND TREATED.
Part: REAR SPAR — CRACKED (WS 0.0)
REAR SPAR WEB CRACKED AT WS 0.00 BEGINNING AT THE LOWER END OF WEB AND EXTENDING UP THROUGH TWO ATTACHMENTS TO THE LOWER SPAR ANGLE FOR 2. THE REAR SPAR WEB IS M/F .150 7075-T6511 PLATE. REPAIRED PER ERA273915-14.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (WS 503)
LT WING PYLON BACKUP FITTING BULKHEAD BETWEEN IWS 503 AND IWS 529 FOUND WITH A 6 INCH CRACK ORIGINATING AT THE I/B RAD OF THE SKIN ATTACH TAB, TRAVELING THROUGH THE INTEGRAL FLANGE AND PROCEEDED ACROSS THE WEB TOWARD THE CENTER RING INNER CAP AT45 DEG. THE FITTING M/F 7075-T6 FORGING. REPLACED FITTING.
1995
Part: TIRE — SEPERATION (LEFT GEAR)
AT ROTATION ON TAKEOFF, EXPERIENCED THREE COMPRESSOR STALLS ON NR 1 ENGINE. ENGINE VIBRATION LIGHT ON AND NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. ON ARRV AT GATE FOUND FOD DAMAGE TO ENG AND NOSE COWL. FOUND NR 2F TIRE RECAP SECTION TO BE CAUSE OF FOD.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHTS TEST CAUSES CB2 ON LT FWD POWER PACK TO POP. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: BLKHD SPLICE — CRACKED (AFT PRESS DOME)
DURING INSPECTION OF THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD STRINGER SPLICE FITTINGS, THE STR 10 FITTING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 271943-14AD.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 600)
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND DENTED DURING LINE INSPECTION BETWEEN STA 589 AND 609, STRINGERS 26 AND 27. THE DENT IS AUTHORIZED FOR SERVICE UNTIL DTA LIMITS HAS BEEN MET. THEN A PERMANENT REPAIR WILL BE INSTALLED, PER DL ERA 267421-14 REV B.
Part: LONGERON — DAMAGED (BS 983)
THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND WITH DAMAGE TO THE LOWER RT SIDE OF THE STA 983 BULKHEAD. THE ATTACHED FUSELAGE TO WING LONGERON WAS FOUND COMPLETELY SEVERED. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND CRACKS IN THE ADJACENT SKIN. LONGERON WILL BE REPLACED AND THE SKIN WILL BE REPAIRED PER DL ERA 271648-14 REV B.
Part: SUPPORT WEB — CRACKED (RT ELEVATOR)
FOUND AT U-CK - RT ELEVATOR OUTBOARD BALANCE WEIGHT SUPPORT WEB CRACKED. VERIFIED BY DYE PENETRANT INSP. CORR - REMOVED OLD SUPPORT WEB AND DRILLED UP NEW WEB. COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF NEW WEB. INSTALLED WEIGHT.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (LT ELEVATOR)
FOUND AT L/C ATL, ELEVATOR BALANCE WEIGHT SUPPORT WEB CRACKED AND FASTENERS LOOSE AT ATTACH TO UPPER STAB SURFACE, LOCATED LT ELEVATOR MOST OUTBD ACCESS PANEL. REMOVED DAMAGED BALANCE WEIGHT WEB AND DRILLED UP REPLACEMENT PART. INSTALLED NEW SUPPORT WEB.