N7540A
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.
58 reports on file, 1995-01-09 – 2014-02-03.
Part: VALVE — INOPERATIVE (RT ENGINE) · airframe 66,773 hrs · 34,788 cycles
RDU INFLIGHT EWR-DFW. THE RT HAND ENG FUEL HEAT TEMPERATURE INDICATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED RDU LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RT ENG FUEL HEAT VLV. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.
Earlier reports · 1995–2011 · 57 reports
2011
Part: CHARGER — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 58,875 hrs · 30,370 cycles
TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED CHARGER AND BATTERIES FOR TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 58,875 hrs · 30,370 cycles
SEAT 19D AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT MISSING LAMP. REPLACED LAMP FOR AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 19D. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: CHARGER — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 58,875 hrs · 30,370 cycles
CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 18 TO 21 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED CHARGER FOR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 18 TO 21. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: GUARD — DAMAGED (CABIN) · airframe 58,872 hrs · 30,369 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT GUARD AT SEAT 12D DAMAGED. REPLACED GUARD FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 12D. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: GUARD — MISSING (CABIN) · airframe 58,875 hrs · 30,370 cycles
SEAT 19D AFT EMEREGNCY LIGHT MISSING GUARD. REPLACED GUARD FOR SEAT 19D AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: LENS — MISSING (CABIN) · airframe 58,875 hrs · 30,370 cycles
SEAT 19D AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT MISSING LENS. REPLACED LENS FOR AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 19D. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: GUARD — DAMAGED (CABIN) · airframe 58,872 hrs · 30,369 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT GUARD AT SEAT 15D DAMAGED. REPLACED GUARD FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 15D. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
2010
Part: BATTERY — NOT SEATED (CABIN) · airframe 57,760 hrs · 29,751 cycles
DURING ROUTINE EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST FOUND AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. RESEATED BATTERIES IN EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
FLOORBOARD SUPPORT BRACKET STATIONS 1155 TO 1212 CORRODED. REPLACED FLOORBOARD SUPORT BRACKET PER SRM 51-30-00.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
FLOOR BOARD CLIP STATION 1155 CORRODED. REPLACED CLIP PER SRM 51-30-05.
Part: BEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
CORROSION ON HORIZONTAL LEG OF DOOR BEAM. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-3.
Part: ATTACH ANGLE — CORRODED (LT MLG WW) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
GEAR LEFT WHEEL WELL TRAP FITTING UPPER FORWARD ATTACH ANGLE HAS CORROSION AT SEVERAL ATTACH BOLTS. REPLACED ANGLE.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
HEAVY CARGO FORWARD - CRACKED INTERCOSTAL IN CEILING AT STATION 522 APPROX 15 INCHES INBOARD OF NUMBER 3 SEAT TRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL PER SRM 51-30.
Part: ATTACH ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
INTERCOSTAL ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT STATION 1060 LEFT BUTTLINE 5 BELOW CABIN FLOORBOARDS. INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL ATTACH ANGLE AT STATION 1060 LEFT BUTTLINE 5 PER SRM 51-30-05.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
OUTBOARD FLANGE OF SEAT TRACK NUMBER 6 CORRODED AT STATION 218. INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP OUTBOARD SIDE OF TRACK NUMBER 6 AT STATION 218 AS PER AARD 53-20-00-13.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
INBOARD FLANGE OF NUMBER 6 SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT STATION 218. INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP INBOARD FLANGE OF SEAT TRACK NUMBER 6 STATIONS 212-222 PER AARD 53-20-00-13.
Part: CUSP WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
CUSP CRACKED UNDER NUMBER 6 SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED DOUBLER FOR CUSP REPAIR AT STATION 218 PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (PYLON) · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
TOP AFT END OF PYLON HAS CRACK IN ANGLE AT AFT END. INSTALLED ATTACH ANGLE DOUBLER PER AARD 54-20-00-1.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
VERTICAL SUPPORT CASTING CRACKED AT STATION 905 UNDER THE INBOARD SIDE OF NUMBER 3 SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA MD80-53-010623 DATED 5/10/10.
Part: STRAP — CRACKED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
PASSENGER ENTRANCE DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT STRAP CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED UPPER HINGE CUTOUT STRAP DOUBLER PER ESO 80172.
Part: MOUNT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
CORROSION ON GALLEY MOUNT. REMOVED AND REPLACED GALLEY MOUNT PER SRM 51-01-00.
Part: MEMBRANE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
SUBFLOOR CRACKED STATION 218. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
SEAT TRACK CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS STA 200-217. REPLACED NR 5 SEAT TRACK STA 200-246 PER SRM 53-40-01-2.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
CABIN UPPER CUSP AREA LEFT CUSP CORRODED STATION 493. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: MEMBRANE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
SUBFLOOR IS CRACKED AT STATION 218 JUST OUTBOARD OF SEAT TRACK NUMBER 5. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
LEFT STATION 1022 LOWER FORWARD WINDOW PAN EAR IS CRACKED. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
LEFT STATION 1060 UPPER AFT PAN EAR IS CRACKED. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
LEFT STATION 1079 UPPER AFT WINDOW PAN EAR IS CRACKED. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 56,555 hrs · 29,079 cycles
LEFT STATION 1022 UPPER AFT WINDOW PAN EAR IS CRACKED. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
2009
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 53,783 hrs
DCA - EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING AT ROW 25 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LENS FOR EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS AT ROW 25.
Part: RECEPTACLE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 53,783 hrs
DCA - EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING AT ROW 25 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED RECEPTACLE FOR EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS AT ROW 25.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 53,783 hrs
DCA - EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING AT ROW 25 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMPS FOR EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS AT ROW 25.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 53,783 hrs
DCA - ROW 25 EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR ROW 25 EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS.
Part: LENS — MISSING (CABIN) · airframe 53,783 hrs
DCA - ROW 25 EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LENS FOR ROW 25 EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS.
Part: RECEPTACLE — FAULTY (CABIN) · airframe 53,783 hrs
DCA - ROW 25 EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT RECEPTACLE FOR ROW 25 EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS.
Part: CONNECTOR — NOT SEATED (CABIN) · airframe 53,783 hrs
DCA - ROW 25 EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. RESEATED CONNECTOR FOR ROW 25 EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS.
Part: PUMP — INOPERATIVE (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 53,658 hrs · 27,469 cycles
CREW REPORTED LOSS OF RT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. EMERGENCY DECLARED LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RT ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP ADN FILTERS. SECURED LOOSE B-NUT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED)
Part: BOLT — SPUN (TE FLAP) · airframe 53,412 hrs · 27,335 cycles
IDLER HINGE BOLT ON LEFT FLAP AT STATION 333.148 ROTATED/BORE WORN. REPAIRED PER AARD 57-40-00-1.
2008
Part: BATTERY PACK — LOOSE (CABIN) · airframe 52,476 hrs
LGA EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN AFT LAVATORIES INOPERATIVE. RESET BATTERY PACK FOR INOPERATIVE EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN AFT LAVATORIES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 52,476 hrs
LGA EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS CABIN INOPERATION. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED)
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · 52,207 cycles
MSP EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 2D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 2D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPS.
Part: LENS — BROKEN (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · 52,207 cycles
MSP EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 25 HAS BROKEN LENS. REPLACED LENS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 25. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPS.
Part: LAMP — BROKEN (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · 52,207 cycles
MSP EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 25 HAS BROKEN LAMP. REPLACED LAMP FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 25. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPS.
Part: PISTON — DEFECTIVE (NLG) · airframe 51,742 hrs
DFW INFLIGHT T1347/07JUL. NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE GEAR PISTON AND ASSOCIATED SEALS. REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER SCISSOR LINKS. SERVICED STRUT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)
2007
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — TRIPPED (FUEL PUMP)
DFW INFLIGHT T2334/12AUG - CREW REPORTED UNABLE TO GET FUEL FLOW FROM CENTER TANK. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND CENTER TANK FUEL PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. RESET CENTER TANK FUEL PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2006
Part: SENSOR — INOPERATIVE (MLG)
BJX - INFLIGHT LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. LANDED BJX WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND AIR/GROUND SYSTEM FOLLOWER BOLTS LOOSE. REPLACED NOSE GEAR GROUND SENSE POGO HARDWARE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPEATION.
2004
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS FORWARD OF AFT CABIN VAULT DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK IN RIGHT HAND AFT LAVATORY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DEN - EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT B528 FOR INOPERATIVE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DEN EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT LEFT AND RIGHT AFT OVERIWNG EXITS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT LOCATION B5-105. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2003
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DTW) EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ABOVE FORWARD OVERWING DOORS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ABOVE FORWARD OVERWING DOORS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. CLOSED
2002
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT STAIR SIDEWALL FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED AFT STAIR SIDEWALL FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND NR 3 AFT CABIN SEAT TRACK CORRODED FROM STATION 1145-1309. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF NR 3 SEAT TRACK. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF TRACK FROM STATION 1145 TO 1309 PER SRM 53-05 FIG 4F, SHEET 1. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON NR 4 SEAT TRACK AT STATION 234. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK NR 4 FROM STATION 265 TO STATION 200 WITH NEW SEAT TRACK PER MD-80 SRM 53-05 SRM 53-05 PAGE 106 FIG 4F. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
AUS - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AFT OF VAULT DOOR INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AFT OF VAULT DOOR WIRE TO QUARTER TURN CONNECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2000
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT)
ONT - FLT 1660 - EN ROUTE AFTER TAKEOFF, FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED SMOKE AND FUMES IN CABIN. COCKPIT CONFIRMED FUMES SMELL IN COCKPIT. RETURNED AND LANDED ONT WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED PACK BURN ACCORDING TO MM. NO ODOR DETECTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: COVER — LEAKING (LT WING)
DFW - FLT 1913 - BEFORE FLIGHT, FUEL LEAK NOTED ON LEFT WING BOOST PUMP COVER. RESEALED BOOST PUMP COVER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1995
Part: WIRE — CHAFED (CABIN TEMP IND)
ORD - FLT 1333 - AFTER LANDING ORD DURING ROLL-OUT, ELECTRICAL ARC AND SMOKE NOTICED FROM COCKPIT OVERHEAD PANEL. AIRCRAFT TAXI TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPAIRED CHAFED WIRES TO CABIN TEMPERATURE INDICATOR IN OVERHEAD PANEL. PRECAUTIONARY REPLACED CABIN TEMPERATURE INDICATOR AND CONNECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. AAL INSPECTED APPROXIMATELY 18 OTHER AIRCRAFT AND FOUND 50 PERCENT OF THOSE WITH THE SAME WIRING CHAFED TO VARIOUS DEGREES. (X)