N749TA
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.
4 reports on file, 2005-07-03 – 2007-04-05.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSPECTION THE RT IB HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, THE RT RIB WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN MFG COMMUNIQUÃ' NR 70. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RT RIB ASSEMBLY.
Part: SWITCH — INTERMITTENT (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 5,532 hrs · 4,253 cycles
TRIP ID NR 1049878 WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL 280 THE CREW HEARD A (CLUNK) IN THE CENTER CONSOLE AND THE RT THRUST REVERSER DEPLOY ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. THRUST REVERSER EMERGENCY STOW SWITCH WAS PUSHED AND THRUST REVERSER CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED. WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING DIVERTED THE THRUST REVERSER DEPLOY LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED THROUGH APPROXIMATELY FL 200. MAINTENANCE ISSUED MEL 78-01 FOR THE THRUST REVERSER SYSTEM. ON 23 JULY, 2006 MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER DEPLOY SWITCH. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED DURING OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: ARM — BROKEN (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 5,428 hrs · 4,158 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LEFT THRUST REVERSER LOWER CLAM EXTEND ARM HAD BROKEN WHERE IT BOLTS TO BUCKET CAUSING THE OVERLAP OF THE UPPER BUCKET FLANGE TO BEND UPWARD. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT THRUST REVERSER ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE FOLLOWING SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE THRUST REVERSER SYSTEM.
Part: LANDING GEAR — UNWANTED DEPLOY (NLG) · airframe 4,844 hrs · 3,651 cycles
WHILE IN CRUISE FLT AT FL 260 AT 300 KTS, NLG DROPPED OUT OF WW. CREW SLOWED A/C TO BELOW 200 KTS AND REQUESTED A LOWER ALT. L/G WAS CYCLED UP AND ALL GEAR REMAINED RETRACTED. A/C WAS LANDED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. GEAR WAS INSPECTED FOLLOWING LANDING AND A GEAR DOOR FOUND TO BE TWISTED. MX REMOVED, RESEALED AND REINSTALLED NLG STRUT ASSY. UPLOCK RIGGING WAS CHECKED AND L/G LUBRICATED. PHASE I AND II INSPECTIONS WERE COMPLETED FOR A NLG AFTER OVERSPEED EXTENSION. NO FAULTS FOUND. NLG AFT DOOR ADJUSTED AND SEVERAL WORKING RIVETS REPLACED. 5 CYCLES OF L/G COMPLETED WITH NO NOTED DISCREPANCIES. A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.