N748AL
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.
11 reports on file, 2004-06-19 – 2008-03-24.
Part: FLAP — MALFUNCTIONED (WING) · airframe 25,775 hrs · 9,865 cycles
ETOPS FLIGHT 483 SNA -OGG - ON APPROACH, THE CREW EXTENDED THE TRAILING EDGE FLAPS BUT THE FLAPS STOPPED AT FLAPS 1. THE CREW EXTENDED THE FLAPS USING THE ALTERNATE EXTENSION AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AIRCRAFT FIM 27-51-00-810-836 WITH ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS SATISFACTORY ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: FLAP SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 25,636 hrs · 9,833 cycles
ETOPS FLIGHT 442 HNL-OAK - ON APPROACH THE CREW SELECTED FLAPS 15 AND THE FLAPS ONLY MOVED TO FLAPS 1. THE CREW USED THE ALTERNATE SYSTEM TO DEPLOY TO FLAPS 15. THE CREW LANDED IN OAK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE BITE CHECKED THE FLAP SLAT ACCESSORY UNIT AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED THE FLAPS WITH NO FAULTS FOUND PER AIRCRAFT FIM 27-51-00-810-836. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND COMPLETED A FLIGHT VERIFICATION ON THE NEXT FLIGHT LEG.
Part: COUPLER — UNKNOWN (HF RADIO) · airframe 21,051 hrs · 8,609 cycles
DURING FLIGHT, THE CREW NOTED THAT NR 1 HF RADIO WOULD NOT TUNE ON FREQUENCY 13.354. ALL OTHER FREQUENCIES OPERATED NORMALLY. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN OGG WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FIM TASK 23-11-00-810-801 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. NR 1 HF RADIO OPERATED NORMALLY ON GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. A FLIGHT VERIFICATION WAS PERFORMED FOR THE NR 1 HF SYSTEM. SYSTEM CHECK WAS FOUND NORMAL AND NOTED BY MAINTENANCE. DURING OVERNIGHT, MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 HF COUPLER IAW AMM 23-11-61-4 FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. A FLIGHT VERIFICATION WAS PERFORMED AGAIN FOR THE NR 1 HF SYSTEM. SYSTEM CHECK WAS FOUND NORMAL AND NOTED BY MAINTENANCE.
Part: RADIO — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 HF SYSTEM) · airframe 21,029 hrs · 8,603 cycles
DURING FLIGHT, THE CREW NOTED THAT NR 1 HF RADIO WOULD NOT TUNE. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN HNL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FIM TASK 23-11-00-810-801 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. NR 1 HF RADIO OPERATED NORMALLY ON GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. A FLIGHT VERIFICATION WAS PERFORMED FOR THE NR1 HF SYSTEM. SYSTEM CHECK WAS FOUND NORMAL AND NOTED BY MAINTENANCE.
Part: RADIO — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1) · airframe 20,657 hrs · 8,505 cycles
DURING FLIGHT, THE CREW NOTED THAT BOTH NR 1 AND NR 2 HF RADIOS WOULD GO OUT FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AFTER THE NR 1 HF TRANSMIT SWITCH WAS DEPRESSED. THE NR 2 HF RADIO OPERATED NORMALLY IF NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO TRANSMIT ON THE NR 1 HF RADIO WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 15 SECONDS. PRIOR TO LANDING, THE CREW NOTED THAT THE NR 1 HF RADIO OPERATED NORMALLY. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN SNA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FIM TASK 23-11-00-810-801 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. BOTH HF RADIOS OPERATED NORMALLY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — FAILED (REGULATOR)
OGG-OAK ON CLIMBOUT FROM OGG, NUMBER 1 BLEED AIR REGULATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. CREW ATTEMPTED TO RESET AND CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AGAIN. CREW DIVERTED TO HNL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BLEED AIR REGULATOR ELECTRICAL HARNESS. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (COCKPIT)
ETOPS FLT 468 (OGG - SMF), DOOR ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWICE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THEN EXTINGUISHED DURING ABORT AND REMAINED OFF.MTX: INSPECTED ALL DOORS; DOORS HAVE POSITIVE LOCK; NO DEFECTS NOTED; INDICATION STAYED OFF A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (APU)
NON-ETOPS FLT 441, LAS-OAK: APU FAILED IN FLIGHT WITH FAULT LIGHT AND SHUT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. TROUBLESHOT PER FIM 49-31-00-810-808, BITE CHECK SHOWS NO CURRENT FAULTS. FAULT WAS INTERMITTENT. OPS CHECK GOOD. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GROUND. FLIGHT VERIFICATION REQUIRED. FLIGHT VERIFICATION OKAY (6/3/05). AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: APU — DEFECTIVE (APU BAY)
FLT 446, HNL-LAS: APU EGT SPIKE 660 DEGREES THEN FLUCTUATING AT CRUISE; FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED LOW RUMBLING SOUND; APU CPS FREQ BLANK; AMPS=0, VOLTS=1. SHUTDOWN APU; FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED RUMBLING SOUND STOPPED. DIVERTED TO OAK, UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REPLACED APU PER 737-700 MM 49-11-00-4 AND TASK 49-11-00-400-802. NO FAULTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO VIBRATION NOTED ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT VERIFICATION.
Part: APU — NOISY (APU BAY)
LOUD THUNDERING SOUND BENEATH THE AFT RIGHT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SEAT. THE NOISE WAS INTERMITTENT AFTER 2 HOURS. THE APU ELECT METER INDICATED BLANK CPS 4 +00 INTO FLT. APU GEN OFF BUSS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. APU EGT AS 360 DEG; AMPS & VOLTS = 0. APU SHUTDOWN MANUALLY. 1+00 HOURS REMAINING AT CRUISE. INSP AFT GALLEY, AFT CARGO PIT, EXT DOORS, OUTFLOW VALVE. UNABLE TO VERIFY SOUND ON GROUND. VERIFY FLT REQâD. BITE CHK OF METERS PANEL OK. PUT HIGH ELECTR LOAD ON APU GEN-OK. ALL ANNUNCIATORS EXTINGUISHED. INDICATION NORMAL. IN FLT VERIF REQâD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: DOOR — LACK OF LUBE (MAIN PAX) · airframe 11,783 hrs · 6,333 cycles
FORWARD ENTRY DOOR DID NOT SEAL AFTER TAKEOFF, NO DOOR WARNING LIGHT. RETURNED TO PHX. LUBED DOOR HINGES AND ROLLERS, DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES OK. SEALS ARE OK, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 52-11-00-2. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.