N73166
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
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.
3 reports on file, 1996-02-06 – 1996-10-09.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SID ITEM 53-2-1 AND .5 INCH LONG CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN FROM RIVET TOWARDS CENTER OF LEFT NR 3 EMERGENCY EXIT OPENING, LOWER AFT CORNER. A PATCH WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED AS PER VIEW 'A' OF CV 640(340D) SB NR 53-1.
Part: LEVER — CRACKED (NOSE DRAG STRUT)
DURING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DENVER, THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT AND GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON. AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO RETRACT THE NOSE GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DENVER. UPON INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY, THE LEVER, A COMPONENT OF THE DOWN LATCH SYSTEM, WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE FORWARD MOUNT BOLT HOLE. THE LEVER WAS REPLACED, THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
CREW REPORTED THE NR 2 CABIN INTERNAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CAME ON WHEN SYSTEM ARMING SWITCH PLACED IN THE 'OFF' POSITION. THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, SUBSEQUENT SYSTEM CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY PER CV-580, MM 33-50-11.