N740DA
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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.
41 reports on file, 1995-09-15 – 2001-04-23.
Part: DOWNLOCK SENSOR — OUT OF ADJ (NLG) · airframe 73,704 hrs · 19,094 cycles
ORD/ 601121 WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED NLG LIGHT DID NOT ILL. TRANS LIGHT REMAINED ON. WENT THRU POM PROCEDURES CK, VISUAL INDICATION DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER 15 MIN NLG LIGHT GREEN ILLUMINATED . NORM LDG MADE JACKED A/C ADJ NLG DOWN LOCK SENSOR PER M/M TO PROPER CLEARANCES. RETRACTED AND CYCLED SAME SEVERAL TIMES. ALL IND. AND RATIONAL CKS NORM
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 72,923 hrs · 18,799 cycles
A SCHEDULED REPEAT INSPECTION OF THE L4 DOOR SURROUND STRUCTURE REVEALED A CRACK IN THE NR 2 DOOR STOP BACK-UP INTERCOSTAL AT FS 1809. THE CRACK IS ACCEPTABLE PER LOCKHEED S/B 093-53-270 FOR 2500 FLIGHT CYCLES WITH 600 CYCLE REPEAT INSPECTIONS. ER/A 377845-14, REV A WAS ISSUED TO TRACK THE COMPLIANCE FOR THIS ITEM.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 72,923 hrs · 18,799 cycles
A SCHEDULED INSPECTION OF THE R4 DOOR SURROUND STRUCTURE REVEALED A CRACK IN THE NR 2 DOOR STOP ATTACH FITTING AND THE NR 2 DOOR STOP INTERCOSTAL. A CRACK WAS ALSO FOUND IN THE NR 3 DOOR STOP INTERCOSTAL. LOCKHEED S/B ALLOWS CONTINUED SERVICE ON A TIME LIMITED BASIS WITH 2 CRACKED INTERCOSTALS. THE ATTACH FITTING WAS REPLACED AND THE TIME LIMIT AND INSPECTION SCHEDULE OF THE INTERCOSTALS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 377844-14, REV A.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (R1 DOOR) · airframe 72,822 hrs · 18,767 cycles
R1 EXTERIOR DOOR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED R1 POWER SUPPLY.
Earlier reports · 1995–2000 · 37 reports
2000
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 72,108 hrs · 18,596 cycles
ALL EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS INOP AT R-3 DOOR. REPLACED PWR SUPPLY. CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (NR 3 ENGINE) · airframe 71,570 hrs · 18,470 cycles
NUMBER 3 ENGINE FUEL AND IGN CUTOFF SWITCH WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, USED TANK VALVE LATCH TO SECURE ENG. RESIDUAL FUEL IN LINES CAUSED A TAIL PIPE FIRE. SPUN ENGINE UNTIL FIRE EXTINGUISHED. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED BUT THEY WHERE NOT NEEDED. REPLACED ENGINE.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 71,489 hrs · 18,441 cycles
FOUND ON L/O, 3R EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOP. REPLACED 3R POWER SUPPLY PER MM EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN LIGHT AND OUTSIDE EVAC LIGHT, OPS CKS OK.
Part: REGULATOR — FAILED (NR 3 ENGINE) · airframe 71,365 hrs · 18,411 cycles
NR 3 ENGINE FAILED FOR NO OBSERVABLE REASON NINETY MINUTES AFTER T/O. SEE ATTACHED REPORT ENGINE FAILURE AND SHUTDOWN CHECKLISTS ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED FUEL FLOW REG (S/N B1671) ON AND FUEL PUMP (S/N B 1368) ON, LK CKS OK, RAN AND ADJUSTED PER PFHB.
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 70,952 hrs · 18,308 cycles
THE ATTACH FITTING COMMON TO THE R4 DOOR NR 1 DOOR STOP INTERCOSTAL AND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF LAC S/B 093-53-270. THE ADJACENT FITTINGS WERE FOUND UNDAMAGED. THE CRACKED FITTING WAS AUTHORIZED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE ON A TIME-LIMITED BASIS PER THE S/B AND ER/A 377844-14.
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 70,952 hrs · 18,308 cycles
THE ATTACH FITTING COMMON TO THE L4 DOOR NR 1 DOOR STOP INTERCOSTAL AND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF LAC S/B 093-53-270. THE ADJACENT FITTINGS WERE FOUND UNDAMAGED. THE CRACKED FITTING WAS AUTHORIZED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE ON A TIME-LIMITED BASIS PER THE S/B AND ER/A 377845-14.
Part: ENGINE — LEAKING (NR 3) · airframe 69,837 hrs · 18,004 cycles
SHUT DOWN NR 3 ENG DUE TO A RAPID LOSS OF OIL QTY AFTER 40 MINS OF FLIGHT. OIL QTY HAD DROPPED FROM 17 QTS TO 7.5 QTS. REPLACED OIL PUMP AND FUEL/OIL HEAT EXCHANGER.
Part: PRIORITY VALVE — CRACKED (LT MLG) · airframe 69,837 hrs · 18,004 cycles
A/C LOST C-HYD JUST AFTER GEAR DOWN AND PUTTING FINAL FLAPS QUANITY TO 1/4 AND PRESS WENT TO ZERO. FOUND DIFFERENTIAL PRIORITY VALVE CRACKED. REPLACED SAME PER MM.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (L4 DOOR) · airframe 69,036 hrs · 17,770 cycles
EXT DOOR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATED.
1999
Part: STARTER — FAILED (NR 3 ENGINE)
C/B 1F18 NR 3 ENGINE HP FUEL SOV POPPED. RESET ONCE, POPPED AGAIN. UPON SHUTDOWN LAX, ENCOUNTERED A TAILPIPE FIRE NR 3 ENGINE. NR 3 TANK VALVE CLOSED/STARTER ENGAGED/ MOTORED ENG FIRE HANDLE PULLED/ FIRE EXTINGUISHED. REPLACING STARTER/ NR 3 ENG. HP FUEL SOV. INSP ENGINE PER FIM. FOUND NR 3 ENGINE GLOVE FAIRING PAINT BLISTERED.
Part: ROD — MISSING (LT MLG DOOR)
VIBRATION IN FLOOR CAPTS SIDE NEAR SEAT ROWS 31, 32 AND 33.
Part: COFFEEMAKER — FAILED (GALLEY)
ELECTRIC SMOKE FROM MID GALLEY COFFEEMAKER AREA ON, CAPTAIN'S SIDE. SMOKE STOPPED WHEN COFFEEMAKERS WERE TURNED OFF. REPLACED BOTH COFFEE MAKERS.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (HORIZ STAB)
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEFT UPPER SKIN, HSS 80, STIFFENER NR 31 SKIN CRACK. REPAIR THE NR 4 UPPER SKIN PANEL OF THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS FOUND WITH A 1.25 CRACK AT THE RUNOUT OF STIFFENER NR 31. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER WERE INSTALLED PER ER/A 367841-14, REV A.
Part: GEARBOX — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
OIL QUANTITY GAUGE WENT TO ZERO, HAD OIL PRESS CONTINUE TO DECREASE. AS PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN POM. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE GEARBOX FOR LEAKING.
Part: LIGHT — DAMAGED (ROW 1)
EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING ALONG SIDE SEAT 1D IS DAMAGED. RELAMPED AND REPLACED LENS. OPS CK GOOD.
Part: CONNECTOR — FAILED (NR 3 ENGINE)
NOTIFIED BY OPS AROUND 1900 THAT FLT 54 NR 3 ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHUT ENG DOWN AND USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE AND DUMPING FUEL. REPLACED PLUG AT NR 3 FDCU.
Part: CONNECTOR — FAILED (NR 3 ENGINE)
DURING CLIMBOUT, FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WITH INTERMITTANT FIRE BELL B LOOP ON NR 3 ENG ILLUMINATED. A LOOP ALREADY ON MCO. SHUTDOWN NR 3 ENG PER POM PROCEDURE. RANG OUT B LOOP PER FIM, CLEANED ALL CONNECTORS, REPLACED CONNECTOR P715 ON A LOOP, RAN ENGS PER PFHB. NO LIGHTS, ALL NORMAL.
1998
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — SHORTED (COCKPIT)
NEAR TOP OF DESCENT, ELECTRICAL SPARKING AND ARCING BELOW DC STANDBY POWER CIRCUIT BREAKER. WHITE IN COLOR FOLLOWED BY ELECTRICAL SMELLING SMOKE AND RED GLOW OF HOT METAL/FIRE, BEHIND AND BELOW CIRCUIT BREAKER NUMBER 3F1. APPLIED HALON EXTINGUISHER TO GLOWING AREA AND GLOW WENT OUT. MULTIPLE SYSTEM FAILURES ENSUED. FOUND WIRE BUNDLE CLAMP SHORTED AGAINST STANDBY DC POWER CIRCUIT BREAKER TERMINAL. ADDITIONAL SYSTEM FAILURES RELATED TO DC STANDBY RELAY. REPLACED CLAMP AND BREAKER AND CHECKED ALL SYSTEMS INVOLVED.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOP (EXTERIOR)
NUMBER TWO RIGHT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, CHECKS NORMAL PER MM.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. MTC REPLACED BATT PACK AND RACK. OPN NORMAL NOW.
Part: BULKHEAD — MISDRILLED (BS 1363)
DURING REWORK OF THE 1363 BULKHEAD PER S/B 093-53-268, SEVERAL FASTENER HOLES WERE MISDRILLED AND SEVERAL FASTENERS WERE INSTALLED WHICH DEVIATE FROM THE S/B. REPAIRED PER ERA 331959-14.
Part: GIRT BAR — OUT OF ADJUST (R4 DOOR)
GIRT BAR INOP, WILL NOT ENGAGE LATCH WHEN R4 DOOR IS CLOSED. ADJUSTED GIRT BAR, OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: GIRT BAR — OUT OF ADJUST (L4 DOOR)
GIRT BAR WOULD NOT LATCH IN PLACE ON L4 DOOR DURING OPN TEST DURING HMV. NR 29 NO CLEARANCE BETWEEN GIRT BAR AND LATCH COVER AT L4 DOOR. ADJUSTED PER M/M 25-61-00.
Part: MECHANISM — OUT OF ADJUST (PAX DOOR)
COUNTER BALANCE REPLACE, WAS SLOW TO OPERATE IN MANUAL, (EMERGENCY MODE). S/N NR OFF 1095, S/N NR ON 1194.
Part: OIL TUBE — CRACKED (NR 3 ENGINE)
EN ROUTE TO HNL CONT DROP NR-3 OIL QTY DIVERTED TO SFO. QTY, DROPPED TO 3.1 QTS SHORTLY AFTER DROPPED TO ZERO NML TEMP/PRESS AT 2055Z OIL PRESS FLUCT 10 PSI FROM 35 TO 55 PSI, ENG SHUT DN AT THAT TIME AND FOLLOW UP PROC ACCOMP. FOUND OIL TUBE CRACKED AT OIL RETURN COMBUSTION LP TURBINE BRG TO 3 WAY CONN ASSY.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
L1 AND L3 EMER SLIDE LGTS INOP. REPLACED PWR SUPPLY, CKS GOOD.
Part: TURBINE BLABE — DAMAGED (NR 3 ENGINE)
NR 3 ENGINE HIGH VIBRATION ON CLIMB. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND RTN TO TPA. BORESCOPED ENGINE FOUND HPT BLADE DAMAGE. REPLACED ENGINE.
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING L/O, FOUND EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS OUT AT L1 AND L3 DOORS. RELAMPED, OPS CK GOOD.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHT PWR SUPPLY STAYS ON AFTER TURNING LIGHTS OFF. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: ACTUATOR — BROKEN (LT AILERON)
HYD SYS-A FLUID LEVEL DROPPED TO 1/4 DURING CRUISE FLT. UNLATCHED ENG PUMP S/O SWITCH FOR HYD SYS-A AND FLUID LOSS STOPPED. FOUND LT OUTBD ACTUATOR OF INBD AILERON BROKEN AND HYD LINE AT ACT BROKEN. REPLACED SAME PER MM, ALL CKS OK. CKD A-PUMP HYD FILTERS FOR METAL, ALL OK.
1997
Part: SLIDE — MALFUNCTIONED (R4 DOOR)
FOUR RIGHT DOOR DID NOT OPEN AND THE SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY DURING EVACUATION. FOUND 'T' HANDLE NOT FULLY DEPLOYED, OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: SPRING — BROKEN (R2 DOOR)
TWO RIGHT DOOR DID NOT OPEN COMPLETELY DURING EVACUATION AND SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. SUSPECT WEAK COUNTER BALANCE HOWEVER TESTED OK PER AMM. REPLACED SLIDE AND COUNTER BALANCE. COUNTER BALANCE RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER (TALAIR) AND DID NOT MEET TORQUE LIMITS. ONE OUTER SPRING WAS FOUND BROKEN AND EXCESSIVE WEAR WAS ON THE INNER AND OUTER RACES OF A BEARING.
Part: UNION — CRACKED (C-HYD SYST)
LOST HYD SYS-C AT CRUISE. FLUID LEVEL AND PRESS DROPPED TO ZERO, LO QTY AND LO PRESS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND C2 ATM STARTED RUNNING. ACCOMPLISHED C/L PROCEDURES, MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. FOUND CRACKED UNION JUST O/B OF C-SYSTEM PUMP. REPLACED SAME.
1996
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
E-PATH LIGHTS ON, IN BOTH AISLES IN SECTIONS. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND RACK AT 2L DOOR FOR E-PATH, OPN NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
2L AND 2R EMERGENCY EXTERIOR LIGHTS INOP. C/A: REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS FOR 2L AND 2R, CKS OK.
1995
Part: FUEL PUMP — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
NR 2 ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT FL 370. LANDED ATL WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AND FFR. OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: PRIORITY VALVE — FAILED (LT MLG)
THE C-HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FELL TO .25 FULL WHEN GEAR EXTENDED. FOUND LT MLG PHASE CONTROL VALVE, PRIORITY VALVE END CAP SHEARED. REPLACED PRIORITY VALVE, LEAK CHECK OK.