N741PA
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.
15 reports on file, 2007-12-21 – 2018-01-09.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (RT WING) · airframe 493 hrs
DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, A RIB IN THE RIGHT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE RIB IN QUESTION IS THE 3RD RIB OUT FROM WING ROOT AND IS IN BETWEEN THE MAIN SPAR AND TRAILING EDGE ADJACENT TO CENTER FLAP SUPPORT. CRACK WAS ON UPPERMOST RIVET ATTACHING AFT FACE OF RIB TO TRAILING EDGE OF WING. WHEN THE RIB WAS REMOVED FOR REPLACEMENT, CLOSE VISUAL EXAMINATION REVEALED CRACK PROPAGATED FROM TOOLING MARK; THERE WAS A SECOND, DEEP TOOLING MARK THAT HAD NOT YET CRACKED; THERE WAS A SECOND, SMALLER CRACK AT THE RIVET HOLE; AND THE RIVET HOLE DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN DEBURRED WHEN INSTALLED AT FACTORY. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE CRACK WAS CAUSED BY TOOLING MARKS AND STRESS DUE TO BURRS AT RIVET HOLE. THIS STATION HAS NEVER SEEN CRACKING IN THIS LOCATION.
Earlier reports · 2007–2017 · 14 reports
2017
Part: DISPLAY — FAILED · airframe 283 hrs
EFD USED TO DISPLAY BACKUP INSTRUMENTS, BEHAVED ERRACTICALLY BEFORE THE UNIT WENT DARK. AFTER FLIGHT, THE UNIT WAS REMOVED FOR BENCH TEST AND WOULD NOT POWER ON.
2013
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 365) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 56,840 hrs · 19,976 cycles
BS 365, BL 0 TO RBL 44 FLOORBEAM UPPER TEE IS CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION FROM FLOORBEAM IAW SRM 51-10-02, FOUND FLOORBEAM TEE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-51, FIG 101, DETAIL III. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM TEE IAW SRM 53-00-51, FIG 201, PAGE 201, REPAIR 8, BS 365, RBL 72 TO LBL 15. REPAIR CLASSIFIED A CATEGORY A MAJOR.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 324) · airframe 56,840 hrs · 19,976 cycles
FLOORBEAM UPPER TEE BS 324 IS CORRODED AT RBL 44, RBL 54 AND RBL 30. REMOVED CORROSION IAW-SRM-51-10-02, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW-SRM-53-10-08, FIG 101, DETAIL XI. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM IAW SRM-53-10-08 REPAIR 1, CAT."B" MAJOR REPAIR.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 680) · airframe 56,840 hrs · 19,976 cycles
FLOORBEAM AT FS 680, RBL 64 IS CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-51, FIG 101, DETAIL VI. R & R FLOORBEAM IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG 143N5013. REPAIR CLASSIFIED A CATEGORY `A` MAJOR REPAIR.
Part: CREASE BEAM — CORRODED (BS 680) · airframe 56,840 hrs · 19,976 cycles
CREASE BEAM AT FS 680, RBL 64 INBD CHORD CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-30-13, FIG 101, PAGE 105 DETAIL VIII, SECTION BB. R & R CREASE BEAM IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND DWG 143N5520. REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A CATEGORY `A` MAJOR REPAIR.
2008
Part: PUMP — INOPERATIVE (HYD SYSTEM)
2 HOURS INTO FLIGHT LT HYD ACMP PRESSURE DROPPED TO LESS THAN 200 PSI. AMBER LIGHT ON SWITCH ON SWITCH ILLUMINATED. QRH COMPLIED WITH , LT ACMP DESELECTED. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. (K)
Part: O-RING — CRACKED (HYD FILTER)
AC WAS AIRBORN ENROUTE, WHEN "L HYD QTY" EICAS MESSAGE APPEARED, FOLLOWED BY "L HYD SYS PRESS" EICAS MESSAGE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED, MECHANICS FOUND HYD LEAK AT O-RING INSTALLED AT LT HYD CASE DRAIN DELTA P INDICATOR. MECHANICS REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RING, SERVICED HYD SYS AND OPS CHECK SYSTEM, OK. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE @ 14:09Z, 4 HRS 14 MIN AFTER ARRIVING BACK. (K)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 1661) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 55,899 hrs · 19,371 cycles
AFT CABIN FLOORBEAM AT BS 1661 LBL 48 INCH AND LBL 53.5 CORROSION CLEAN-UP IS BEYOND 10 PERCENT LIMIT IAW SRM. REPLACED FLOORBEAM IAW THE SRM TREATED AND PRIMED AREA.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 1640) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 55,899 hrs · 19,731 cycles
MAIN CABIN FLOORBEAM UPPER CAP AT BS 1640 CORRODED FROM LT TO RT SIDE. CAP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW CAP IAW SRM.
Part: SHEAR WEB — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 55,899 hrs · 19,371 cycles
MAIN CABIN SHEAR WEB AT BS 1681 BETWEEN LBL 12 INCH AND RBL 24 INCH AT FLOOR ATTACHMENT HOLES, CORRODED. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA AND PERFORMED SRM REQUIRED INSPECTION FOR CRACKS. NO CRACKS FOUND. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AS CALLED OUT BY SRM TREATED AND PRIMED AREA.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 1720) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 55,899 hrs · 19,731 cycles
BULK CARGO AFT SECTION CABIN FLOOR, ANGLE SUPPORT AT STATION 1720 LBL 35 INCHES, HAS CORROSION. CORROSION WAS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM. NEW ANGLE HAD TO BE FABRICATED, HEAT TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED.
Part: IDG — DEFECTIVE (RT ENGINE) · airframe 55,597 hrs · 19,621 cycles
ABORTED T/O FOR R GEN OFF CAUTION, QRH COMPLETED, LIGHT (CAUTION) RESET. ACP BPCU BITE TEST IAW B757 FIM 24-20-00, OP CHECK OK. TAKEOFF ROLL AT 105 KTS RT GEN OFF CAUTION APPEARED CONTINUED T/O. QRH COMPLETE NO FURTHER ACTION INFLT REQUIRED. ACP BITE CHECK OP BPCU RESET ACP BITE CHECK AFTER RESET FOUND SYS OK IAW B757 MM 24-20-00 OP CHECK OK. ON T/O RT ENGINE GEN LIGHT ON EICAS. QRH PROCEDURE FOLLOWED & GEN RESTORED - UPON DESCENT MESSAGE RETURNED. MEL 24-00-01A AUTH MX 41-176 PER MEL DISC PER MEL PLACARD INSTALLED. REF MEL 24-00-01A AUTHORIZATION NR 41-176 RT ENGINE GEN LIGHT OFF MSG ON EICAS LOG PAGE 3677. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT ENGINE IDG IAW B757 AMM 24-11-01. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 7100-00. THIS CLEARS MEL PLACARDS REMOVED MXC NOTIFIED. TAT AT IDG CHANGE:55620 TAC AT IDG CHANGE: 19637.
2007
Part: FITTING — LOOSE (LT HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 55,262 hrs · 19,251 cycles
LP 003727, ITEM 1: LT HYD QUANTITY FELL TO 0.01 SHORTLY AFTER T/O PTC PRESS NORMAL. LP 003727, ITEM 1: AFTER INSPECTION FOUND LOOSE HYDRAULIC LINE. TIGHTEN B-NUT SERVICE HYD SYSTEM OPS CHECK NORMAL
Part: LINE — LOOSE (LT HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 55,262 hrs · 19,251 cycles
DISCREPANCY LP 003727, ITEM 1: LT HYD QUANTITY FELL TO 0.01 SHORTLY AFTER TO PTC PRESS NORMAL. LP 003727, ITEM 1: AFTER INSPECTION FOUND LOOSE HYDRAULIC LINE. TIGHTEN B-NUT SERVICE HYD SYSTEM OPS CHECK NORMAL.