N758SA

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Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
SOUTHERN AIR INCOperatoron 2010-09-23Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Incident · 2010-09-23 Operator named in NTSB report
BOEING 747 No injuries Part 129 — SOUTHERN AIR INC

Operated by Southern Air (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ENG10RA054

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.

28 reports on file, 2007-02-14 – 2012-07-28.

OTHER · 2012-07-28 Unresolved
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — FAILED (BS 2638-2658) · airframe 106,301 hrs · 19,578 cycles

DURING POST-FLIGHT, FOUND A HOLE AND CRACK DAMGE AT SECTION 48 LH SIDE BETWEEN STATION 2638 AND 2658 AND S-11L AND S-13L. STRINGER (P/N 65B 02976-1) CHORD (P/N 65B02515-113) AND ANGLE (P/N 65B02712-139) ASSEMBLIES WERE FOUND TO BE DAMAGED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW BOC ETH SOF-12-001-08B AND ETH-SOF-12-0001-04C, DATED 31-JUL-2012 AND SR 1-2270829573.

Source: SDR Q2SA2012072875813
Earlier reports · 2007–2011 · 27 reports

2011

OTHER · 2011-12-11 Unresolved
ATA 5347

Part: CARGO TRACK — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 104,725 hrs · 19,263 cycles

FORWARD CARGO TRACK FORWARD RIGHT CORNER WAS FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-10-05 FIG 5 REV 120.

Source: SDR TX9Y20111214011
OTHER · 2011-12-07 Unresolved
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 104,725 hrs · 19,263 cycles

DURING REMOVING TWO ADDITIONAL DOUBLERS, THREE HOLE CRACK ON THE LEFT DOUBLER FUSELAGE SKIN AND TWO HOLE CRACK ON THE RIGHT DOUBLER FUSELAGE SKIN WERE FOUND. FOR EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLERS WHICH COMMON TO NOSE WHEEL WELL AFTER CORNER SKIN BETWEEN STA 400 TO STA 410, S-43R TO S-43L, SEVERAL CRACKED HOLES WERE FOUND. ONE HOLE WAS FOUND CRACKED AT LOWER SKIN (P/N:65B07661-5006) AND BULKHEAD LOWER CHORD (P/N:65B07936-2110). TWO HOLES WERE FOUND CRACKED AT RT LOWER SKIN (P/N:65B07661-5006). TRIM OFF THE LOWER SKIN (P/N:65B07661-5006) TO REMOVE THE CRACK. MAINTAIN MINUMUM 0.5 INCH TRIM RADIUS AND 1.7D EDGE MARGIN TO ADJACENT FASTENER HOLES.

Source: SDR TX9Y20111208010
OTHER · 2011-12-07 Unresolved
ATA 5753

Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (TE FLAP) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 104,725 hrs · 19,263 cycles

LT WING T/E INBOARD MID FLAP T/E LOWER CHORD WAS FOUND CORROSION. THREE CORROSION AREAS WERE FOUND ON LEFT T/E INBOARD MID FLAP (P/N:65B02025-35) T/E LOWER CHORD (P/N:65B02098-1) HORIZONTAL FLANGE LOWER SURFACE. THE REPAIR WAS CARRIED OUT PER BOEING MESSAGE NUMBER TEC-SOF-11-0106 AND SRM 51-10-01. THE REPAIR WAS APPROVED UNDER ODA-300064-NM FAA FORM 8100-9 DATED DECEMBER 16, 2011. THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PER ODA-300064-NM FAA FORM 8100-9 DATED DECEMBER 16, 2011 ARE REQUIRED.

Source: SDR TX9Y20111208008
OTHER · 2011-12-07 Unresolved
ATA 7120

Part: MOUNT — CORRODED (NR 4 ENGINE) · airframe 104,725 hrs · 19,263 cycles

NR 4 ENG AFTER UPPER ENG MOUNT UPPER SURFACE WAS FOUND RUSTED HEAVILY. NR 4 ENGINE AFTER ENGINE MOUNT WAS REPLACED AS PER AMM 71-21-03 REV 86.

Source: SDR TX9Y20111208009
OTHER · 2011-12-05 Unresolved
ATA 7110

Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (RT COWLING) · airframe 104,725 hrs · 19,263 cycles

DURING INSPECTION OF NR 3 ENGINE RT SIDE COWL, ONE CRACK AND ONE DEEP CHAFING DAMAGE WERE FOUND AT LOWER LONGERON (P/N:65B94280-199). THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AS PER BOEING MESSAGE NUMBER TEC-SOF-11-0102.

Source: SDR TX9Y20111207007
OTHER · 2011-12-04 Unresolved
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 104,725 hrs · 19,263 cycles

FUSELAGE SKIN (STA2200-STA2400,STR27-STR28) WAS FOUND ONE ORIGINAL REPAIR RIVET AND DENT. FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER WAS REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-30-03 FIG 4 REV 120.

Source: SDR TX9Y20111206004
OTHER · 2011-12-03 Unresolved
ATA 5311

Part: FAILSAFE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 104,725 hrs · 19,263 cycles

DURING DATUM AIRCRAFT INPUT,A CORROSION (SIZE ABOUT:3.3"*0.8") WAS FOUND ON BULK CARGO FRAME LOWER LOBE FAIL SAFE CHORD (P/N:65B04347-149,STA2200) HORIZONTAL FLANGE AT STR 40R. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED PER BOEING MESSAGE NUMBER TEC-SOF-11-0099. THE REPAIR WAS APPROVED UNDER BOEING SR 1-2054920594 ON ODA-300064-NM FAA FORM 8100-9 DATED DECEMBER 16, 2011. THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PER SB747-53A2500 REV 1 ARE REQUIRED. DETAILS OF THE REPAIR ARE RECORDED IN EN EA-53-1315.

Source: SDR TX9Y20111205003
OTHER · 2011-12-01 Unresolved
ATA 5755

Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED (SPOILER) · airframe 104,725 hrs · 19,263 cycles

NR 9 SPOILER HINGE DOUBLER AND NR 11 SPOILER HINGE DOUBLER WERE FOUND CRACKED. NR 9 SPOILER AND NR 11 SPOILER WERE REPLACED AS PER AMM 27-61-02 REV 86.

Source: SDR TX9Y20111202002
OTHER · 2011-12-01 Unresolved
ATA 5230

Part: SKIN — DENTED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 104,725 hrs · 19,263 cycles

BULK CARGO DOOR SKIN FORWARD LOWER CORNER WAS FOUND A DENT. THE SKIN SMOOTHED OUT WAS FOUND OUT LIMITS. BULK CARGO DOOR SKIN DENT AREA WAS REPAIRED AS PER SRM 52-00-03 FIG 9 REV 120.

Source: SDR TX9Y20111202001

2010

OTHER · 2010-09-24 Unresolved
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 3)

FLIGHT MAS6145, WHILE PREPARING FOR TAKEOFF, EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE.

Source: SDR Q2SA758012
INFLIGHT SEPARATION · 2010-08-24 Unresolved
ATA 3233

Part: ACTUATOR — MISSING (MLG)

ACFT 795 DEPARTED AS FLT SOO113, BOTH TAXI & TAKEOFF OPS WERE NORMAL. MLG HANDLE SELECTED TO "UP" POSITION AFTER LIFTOFF. BOTH RED "DOOR OPEN" & "RED "GEAR" LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. FO CONTINUED FLYING & CLIMBED ON COURSE. CAPTAIN & FE COMPLETED QRH PROCEDURES. UPON COMPLETION OF PROCEDURES, RT MLG STILL EXTENDED. DIVERTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT. ALL SPEED LIMITATIONS, & NORMAL OPERATING PROCERDURES COMPLIED WITH. DESCENT, APPROACH, AND SUBSEQUENT LANDING MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE RT MLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR WAS COMPLETELY MISSING. RT MLG DOOR HINGE FOUND TO HAVE NUMEROUS CRACKS & MISSING BOLTS.

Source: SDR Q2SA795002A
FLUID LOSS · 2010-07-22 Unresolved
ATA 7261

Part: ENGINE — LEAKING (NR 1)

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL IN OMDB NR 1 EGT GAUGE BRIEFLY WENT TO 0, THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. DURING THE CLIMB TO FL 300 IT WAS NOTICED, NR 1 EGT WAS RUNNING SIGNIFICANTLY HOTTER (APPROXIMATELY 80 DEG C) THAN THE OTHERS. AT THE TOP OF CLIMB, THE NR 1 EGT KEPT CREEPING HIGHER BUT THE OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS CLOSELY MATCHED THE OTHERS. SHORTLY AFTER REACHING CRUISE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT NR 1 OIL QUANTITY WAS SLOWLY DECREASING, AS WAS THE OIL PRESSURE. OIL TEMPERATURE WAS INCREASING TO 150 DEGREES. IT WAS OBVIOUS THE ENGINE READINGS WERE NORMAL AND WOULD EXCEED LIMITS IF THERE WAS NO INTERVENTION, SO IT WAS DECIDED TO DO A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN BEFORE ANY SERIOUS DAMAGE WAS DONE. THE INFLIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED. FUEL WAS DUMPED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 87,000 LBS DURING THE TURN BACK TO OMSJ. A THREE ENGINE DESCENT, APPROACH AND LANDING WAS CONDUCTED TO RUNWAY 12 AT OMSJ WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT OMSJ, FOUND NR 1 FAN CASE SOAKED WITH OIL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE IAW SAI RNR 4771001, OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK NORMAL. MPA RUN ACCOMPLISHED IAW SAI RNR 4771002 R3, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

Source: SDR Q2SA758011
OTHER · 2010-04-15 Unresolved
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 101,362 hrs · 18,589 cycles

FWD CARGO LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 1000 WAS CORRODED LEVEL 2.

Source: SDR 2010FA0000344
OTHER · 2010-04-15 Unresolved
ATA 5410

Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (NR 1 PYLON) · airframe 101,362 hrs · 18,589 cycles

PYLON NR 1, INBD NR 3, STIFFENER CRACK.

Source: SDR 2010FA0000342
OTHER · 2010-04-15 Unresolved
ATA 5551

Part: HINGE FITTING — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 101,362 hrs · 18,589 cycles

HORIZ STABILIZER LT 2 PLACES 0.9 INCH AND 0.8 INCH & RT 2 PLACES 1.1 INCH AND 0.85 INCH, HINGE FITTING CRACKED.

Source: SDR 2010FA0000346
OTHER · 2010-04-15 Unresolved
ATA 5210

Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED (ZONE 800) · airframe 101,362 hrs · 18,589 cycles

MAIN ENTRY DOOR NR 1 UPPER OUTER SKIN DOUBLER CRACK, 0.35 INCH AT UPPER HINGE DOOR.

Source: SDR 2010FA0000343
OTHER · 2010-04-15 Unresolved
ATA 5420

Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (NR 2 PYLON) · airframe 101,362 hrs · 18,589 cycles

PYLON NR 2 INBD NR 3 STIFFENER CRACK 0.67 INCH BETWEEN NAC STA 248 AND NAC STA 259 ON THE RT SIDE.

Source: SDR 2010FA0000345
OTHER · 2010-04-12 Unresolved
ATA 5420

Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (NR 1 PYLON) · airframe 101,362 hrs · 18,589 cycles

PYLON NR 1 INBOARD NR 3 STIFFENER CRACK.

Source: SDR Q2SA758009
OTHER · 2010-04-12 Unresolved
ATA 5210

Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED (ENTRY DOOR) · airframe 101,362 hrs · 18,589 cycles

MAIN ENTRY DOOR NR 1 UPPER OUTER SKIN DOUBLER CRACK AT UPPER HINGE DOOR.

Source: SDR Q2SA758010

2009

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2009-11-13 Unresolved
ATA 2150

Part: A/C PACK — VIBRATION (NR 1) · airframe 100,136 hrs · 18,337 cycles

DEPARTURE FROM VAKK TO VMCC: AFTER TAKEOFF NR 1 AIR CONDITIONING PACK STARTED SEVERE RUMBLING NOISE AND EMITTED AN ODOR. AIRCRAFT QUICK HANDBOOK PROCEDURE ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ACM AND DUCT ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK ACCOMPLISHED AND FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY PER AMM 21-51-04 (11-25-09). THIS MAINTENANCE ACTION CLEARS DI 20658.

Source: SDR Q2SA758008
WARNING INDICATION · 2009-10-24 Unresolved
ATA 7310

Part: FUEL FILTER — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 99,959 hrs · 18,308 cycles

ON TAKEOFF CLIMBOUT OF KJFK, ENGINE NR 1 AND ENGINE NR 4 FUEL FILTER BYPASS INDICATION LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON, CREW ELECTED TO TERMINATE FLIGHT, DUMPED 156,000 LBS OF FUEL, RETURNED TO KJFK AND LANDED SAFELY. AFTER LANDING MAINTENANCE CREW IN KJFK REPLACED THE MAIN FUEL FILTER ELEMENT ON ENGINE NR 1 AND ENGINE NR 4 AND PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN UP TEST ON BOTH ENGINES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMM 73-11-02 AND 71-00-00, ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL AND NO FUEL LEAK NOTED ON BOTH ENGINE NR 1 AND ENGINE NR 4. AIRCRAFT RESTORED TO NORMAL.

Source: SDR Q2SA758007
INADEQUATE Q C · 2009-04-20 Unresolved
ATA 2565

Part: SLIDE — UNWANTED DEPLOY (ZONE 200) · airframe 99,344 hrs · 18,106 cycles

PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM KJFK, LEFT UPPER DECK EMERGENCY EXIT SLIDE INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. REMOVED SLIDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 25-68-02. TRANSFERRED TO DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ITEM NR 18844 PER MEL 25-11, CAT. C. PLACARD INSTALLED.

Source: SDR Q2SA758006
WARNING INDICATION · 2009-03-17 Unresolved
ATA 3460

Part: PMS — INACTIVE (ZONE 200) · airframe 99,136 hrs · 18,062 cycles

CLIMB-OUT OF EBLG, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PMS) LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AND AUTOPILOTS "A" AND "B" WOULD NOT FOLLOW FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (FMS) COMMAND. AIR TURN BACK TO EBLG. NO FUEL DUMPED. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DELCO OPERATIONS MANUAL, P/N 7891920-415. COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT.

Source: SDR Q2SA758005

2008

FLT CONT AFFECTED; WARNING INDICATION · 2008-12-21 Unresolved
ATA 7830

Part: THRUST REVERSER — DEPLOYED (ZONE 400) · airframe 98,870 hrs · 18,002 cycles

ON CLIMB-OUT FROM ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (HAAB), AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK DUE TO INDICATION OF NR 4 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER TRYING TO DEPLOY IN FLIGHT. CREW WAS ALERTED BY THRUST REVERSER VALVE LIGHT AND TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATING. CREW RETURNED TO HAAB WITH REVERSER PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. NO FUEL WAS DUMPED. MAINTENANCE TOOK ACTION TO LOCK OUT THRUST REVERSER AND SCHEDULE FOR APPROVED DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ACTION.

Source: SDR Q2SA758004
F.O.D.; PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2008-10-09 Unresolved
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — DAMAGED (NR 3) · airframe 98,533 hrs · 17,930 cycles

DURING TAKEOFF AFTER V1 FROM HAAB, BIRD INGESTION INTO NR 3 ENGINE. AIR TURNBACK TO HAAB. FUEL DUMP OF 50,000 LBS. INSPECTION AFTER LANDING CONFIRMED DAMAGE TO NR 3 ENGINE FAN BLADES, AS WELL AS EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE ON NR 2 ENGINE. NR 1, 3, 4, 6, 11, 13 AND 15 MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLIES THERMALLED.

Source: SDR Q2SA758003
OTHER · 2008-05-15 Unresolved
ATA 5420

Part: ACCESS PANEL — CRACKED (NR 1 NACELLE) · airframe 97,564 hrs · 17,734 cycles

POST FLIGHT WALK-AROUND, FOUND HYDRAULIC ACCESS PANEL ON NR 1 ENGINE SAIL BOAT FAIRING OPEN. FOUND CRACK AT NR 1 ENGINE INBOARD SAIL BOAT DOOR, AT THE FORWARD HINGE. HYDRAULIC ACCESS PANEL OPENED IN FLIGHT.

Source: SDR Q2SA758002

2007

AFFECT SYSTEMS · 2007-02-14 Unresolved
ATA 2200

Part: TRIM SYSTEM — FAILED (AUTOPILOT) · airframe 92,993 hrs · 16,993 cycles

ASTU WAS ON DEFERRAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED ASTU PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OUT OF PANC IAW AMM 22-14-01. AFFECTED BOTH AUTOPILOT A AND B SYSTEMS AND COULD NOT ENGAGE BOTH AUTOPILOT IN FLIGHT. RETURNED TO PANC. ASTU OPERATIONAL CHECK ACCOMPLISHED ON GROUND AND FAILED IAW AMM 22-14-01. REPLACED WITH PREVIOUSLY REMOVED ASTU. DEFERRAL REMAINS OPEN. RERACKED AUTOPILOT MONITOR AND LOGIC UNIT. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL ON GROUND IAW AMM 22-11-07.

Source: SDR 758001