N7643U
Operators of this aircraft
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No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
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51 reports on file, 1996-01-25 – 2005-07-05.
Part: BRAKE — SEIZED (LT MLG)
AIR RETURN, ON CLIMBOUT AT 14,000 FT WHEEL WELL FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RAN CHECK LIST FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT. FOUND NR 2 BRAKE ASSEMBLY. SEIZED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 BRAKE ASSEMBLY. (SO29200506401) (K)
Earlier reports · 1996–2004 · 50 reports
2004
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (RT ENG INTAKE)
DURNG WALK AROUND INSPECTION FOUND, SKIN DAMAGE WITH SKIN PEELED AND MISSING ON LOWER FORWARD RIGHT SIDE CENTER ENGINE AIR INLET DUCT HOUSING, BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION 1183 AND 1233. REMOVED SKIN DAMAGE AS NECESSARY. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR AT LOWER FORWARD RIGHT SIDE CENTER ENGINE AIR INLET DUCT HOUSING BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION 1183 AND 1233. (M)
2003
Part: RIB — CHAFED (LEFT WING)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND CHAFED RIB, LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, STATION 407.90. REMOVED CHAFED RIB LEFT WING LEADING EDGE STATION 407.90. FABRICATED NEW RIB. TREATED AND PRIMED. INSTALLED FABRICATED RIB. (M)
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (VERTICAL STAB)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND VERTICAL STAB AT FIN STATION 316, HORIZONTAL STAB HINGE FITTING BEARING HOLE, RIGHT SIDE HAS CORROSION ON INSIDE DIAMETER. REWORKED VERTICAL STAB HORIZONTAL STAB HINGE FITTING BEARING HOLE AT RIGHT SIDE AND INSTALLED NEW BEARING. (M)
Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (RT KRUEGER FLAP)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE NR 4 KRUEGER FLAP BULLNOSE WITH AREAS OF CORROSION ON INBOARD SIDE WS 130.7. (M)
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (VERTICAL STAB)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND VERTICAL STAB AT FIN STATION 316, HORIZONTAL STAB HINGE FITTING BEARING HOLE, LT SIDE, HAS CORROSION ON INSIDE DIAMETER. REWORK VERTICAL STAB, HORIZONTAL STAB HINGE FITTING BEARING HOLE AT LEFT SIDE AND INSTALLED NEW BEARING. (M)
Part: SUPPORT ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND CRACK ON SUPPORT ANGLE, FUSELAGE BODY FAIRING, STATION 720, STRINGER 29L. REPAIRED SUPPORT ANGLE BELOW FUSELAGE BODY FAIRING AT INBOARD END, STATION 720 STRINGER 29L. (M)
Part: BEARING — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND CRACK ON VERTICAL STAB, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB HINGE BEARING. REMOVED AND REPLACED VERTICAL STAB, RIGHT HORIZ STABILIZER HINGE BEARING. (M)
Part: HINGE PIN — CORRODED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND HORIZONTAL STAB, RIGHT OUTER HINGE PIN IS GALLED AND PITTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED HORIZONTAL STAB RIGHT OUTER HINGE PIN. (M)
Part: HINGE PIN — CORRODED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND HORIZONTAL STAB, RIGHT INNER HINGE PIN, HAS CORROSION ON THREADED END. REMOVED AND ERPLACED RIGHT INNER HINGE PIN. (M)
Part: BEARING — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND CRACK ON VERTICAL STAB, LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB HINGE BEARING. REMOVED AND REPLACED VERTICAL STAB, LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB HINGE BEARING. (M)
Part: HINGE PIN — CORRODED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND HORIZONTAL STAB, LEFT OUTER HINGE PIN, IS CRACKED AND CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED HORIZONTAL STAB RIGHT OUTER HINGE PIN. (M)
Part: HINGE PIN — CORRODED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND HORIZONTAL STAB, LEFT INNER HINGE PIN, HAS CORROSION ON THREADED END. REMOVED AND REPLACED HORIZONTAL STAB LEFT INNER HINGE PIN. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM AT STATION 1130, LBL 0. REMOVED CORROSION FROM FLOORBEAM AT FUSELAGE STATION 1130 BL 0. REMOVED UPPER T-CAP LBL 60 TO RBL 60, STATION 1130. FABRICATED NEW T-CAP. TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED NEW UPPER T-CAP LBL 60 TO RBL 60 FUSELAGE STATION 1130. (M)
Part: TORQUE BOX — CRACKED (AIR STAIR)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND CRACK ON AIRSTAIR TORQUE BOX, STATION 1263. CUTOUT CRACKED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. (M)
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (RT NR 6 SLAT)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND CRACK ON UPPER TRAILINGE EDGE, NR 6 SLAT WS 629. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA OF TRAILING EDGE. FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. ALODINED BARE METAL AT NR 6 SLAT TRAILING EDGE WL 629. (M)
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (KRUEGER FLAP)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND CRACK ON NR 4 KRUEGER FLAP, INBOARD EDGE. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM, STATION 328 RBL 10, UNDERNEATH NUTPLATE. REMOVED CORROSION. MATERIAL LOSS OTU OF LIMITS. FABRICATED ONE EACH END CAP AND 4 ANGLES. TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED REPAIRED PARTS. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON TOP OF FLOORBEAM AT STATION 1130, RBL 45. REMOVED UPPER T-CAP FROM LBL 60 TO RBL 60. FABRICATE, TREAT, PRIME AND INSTALLED NEW T-CAP. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND CRACKED SEAT TRACK AT STATION 948C, LBL 25. REPLACED SEAT TRACK AT STATION 950B TO 950D. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION, FORWARD CARGO PIT, MAIN FLOORBEAM, LOWER FLANGE AT STATION 575, RBL 0, BENEATH NUTPLATE. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED ANGLE REPAIR AND FILLER. TREATED AND PRIMED. INSTALLED FABRICATED ANGLE ON FORWARD CARGO PIT, MAIN FLOORBEAM LOWER FLANGE AT STATION 575, RBL 0. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON TOP OF BEAM IN CABIN FLOOR AREA AT STATION 950, RBL 30 TO RBL 42. REMOVED CORROSION. MATERIAL LOSS OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED AREA. TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND FLOOR STRINGER CRACKED AT STATION 950D, ABOVE STRINGER 29R. STOPPED DRILL FOR CRACK TERMINATION. FABRICATED ANGLE REPAIR. TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED AT FUSELAGE STATION 950D, STRINGER 29R. (M)
Part: RESTRAINT — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND RBL 60, FUSELAGE STATION 680 HAS CRACKED SIDE RESTRAINT. FABRICATED DOUBLER REPAIR. TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED AT FUSELAGE STATION 680, RBL 60. (M)
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND STRINGER 5L, FUSELAGE STATION 360, SUPPORT PANEL 6F, CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED PANEL STATION 360, STRINGER 5L. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND STRINGER 9R, FUSELAGE STATION 950C HAS CRACKED STRINGER. FABRICATED, TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED FLANGE AT FUSELAGE STATION 950, STRINGER 9R. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (NR 2 NACELLE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND NR 2 ENGINE BULKHEAD AT FUSELAGE STATION 1342 ENGINE COWL LIP SEAL IS CRACKED AT 10 O'CLOCK TO 11 O'CLOCK POSITION. INSTALLED NEW COWL SEAL LIP RETAINER NR 2 ENGINE AT STATION 1342 FROM STRINGER 6L TO STRINGER 6R. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK AT STATION 1100, RBL 48. REPLACED SEAT TRACK AT FUSELAGE STATION 1070-1136, RBL 48. TREATED AND PRIMED. (M)
Part: STRINGER CLIP — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND STRINGER 8R, FUSELAGE STATION 460 RIGHT SIDE, HAS CRACKED CLIP. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP. TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AT STARINGER 8R, FUSELAGE STATION 460. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BULKHEAD)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND NR 2 ENGINE BULKHEAD AT FUSELAGE STATION 1342, ENGINE COWL LIP SEAL CRACKED FROM 1 O'CLOCK TO 4 O'CLOCK POSITION. INSTALLED NEW COWL SEAL RETAINER NR 2 ENGINE AT FUSELAGE STATION 1342, STRINGER 6L TO STRINGER 6R. (M)
Part: STRINGER CLIP — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND STRINGER 4L, STATION 720D, HAS CRACKED CLIP. FABRICATED, TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED NEW CLIP AT STATION 720D, STRINGER 4. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND STRINGER, 8L AT FUSELAGE STATION 380 CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA FROM FRAME AT FUSELAGE STATION 380, STRINGER 8L. FABRICATE REPAIR DOUBELR. TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. (M)
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND STRINGER 5L, FUSELAGE STATION 350, SUPPORT PANEL IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED PANEL STATION 350, STRINGER 5L. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT STATION 1110 TO 1120, RBL 45. REMOVED CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK FLANGE. MATERIAL LOSS OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK. TREATED AND PRIMED. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BULKHEAD)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND NR 2 ENGINE FORWARD BULKHEAD, ENGINE COWL LIP SEAL, CRACKED AT FUSELAGE STATION 1342, 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. INSTALLED NEW COWL SEAL RETAINER, NR 2 ENGINE, STRINGER 6L TO STRINGER 6R. (M)
Part: MOUNT BRACKET — CRACKED (NR 2 ENGINE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND NR 2 ENGINE CASCADE VANE HAS CRACKED MOUNT BRACKET. WELDED CRACKED MOUNT BRACKET PER AMS STD-1595 AND BAC5975. (M)
Part: DOOR — CRACKED (CARGO)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND NR 2 AFT CARGO DOOR, LOWER AFT CORNER IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER AFT DOOR CORNER, NR 2 CARGO DOOR. (M)
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
AT C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION IN E/E BAY, FUSELAGE STATION 328, RBL 50, FLOOR SUPPORT. REMOVED CORROSION AT FUSELAGE STATOIN 328 RBL 50 PER B727 SRM 51-10-06. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATE FILLER AND TWO ANGLES PER B727 SRM 53-10-8. TREATED AND PRIMED, AND INSTALLED PARTS. (M)
2002
Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (L/E SLAT)
ON DEPARTURE FROM DAY TO ICT, 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. ALL APPLICABLE CHECKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DAY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. (M)
2001
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 3)
ON APPROACH TO ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 1000 AGL NR 3 ENGINE MOMENTARILY LOST POWER. FULL POWER WAS RESTORED WITH NORMAL ENGINE PARAMETERS AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ENGINE TO BE RMEOVED AND REPLACED DUE TO SUSPECTED INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. (M)
2000
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DAMAGED (NR 5 CARGO)
FLT NR 222 - DURING PREFLIGHT, NR 5 CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR WILL NOT TEST PROPERLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 5 CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — WILL NOT TEST (CARGO BAY)
FLT 397 - BNA - NR 5 SMOKE DETECTOR DOES NOT TEST. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO DAY FOR REPAIR, REPLACED NR 5 SMOKE DETECTOR. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAULTY (CARGO BAY)
FLT 0039 IN DAY - NR 2 SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT WILL NOT EXTINGUISH WHEN TESTED. REPLACED NR 2 SMOKE DETECTOR. (M)
Part: DUCT — CRACKED (NR 1 ENG STRUT)
FLT 0114 - BWI - CLIMB-OUT, NR 1 STRUT OVERHEAT, ACCOMPLISHED CHECKLIST AND LIGHT REMAINED OUT. REPLACED NR 1 ANTI-ICE SHUTOFF VALVE DUCT. (M)
1999
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED (CARGO BAY)
MDT - FLT 111 - CENTER UPPER ZONE WILL NOT TEST ON THE CARGO SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM. FOUND BAD CONNECTION AT CONNECTOR OF NR 2 CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR, MADE SERVICEABLE REPAIR AND RELAMPED TEST LIGHT, OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. (X)
1998
Part: LOCK — BROKEN (CARGO BAY)
CREW REPORTS POSSIBLE CARGO SHIFT. INSPECTED UPPER CARGO DECK, FOUND 3 LOCKS IN EACH POSITION SHEARED OFF AFT OF NR 4 THROUGH NR 10 POSITIONS. FOUND 2 SECTIONS OF ROLLER TRAYS THAT CAME UP. INSTALLED ORIGINAL CONTAINER. FOUND BASE TO BE SEVERELY WARPED. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO DAY FOR REPAIR. REMOVED AND REPLACED 19 PALLET LOCKS FROM POSITIONS NR 4 THROUGH NR 12, REPLACED 2 ROLLER TRAYS. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
IND - FLT 738 - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INADEQUATE. RE-LAMPED EXIT LIGHTS. (X)
1997
Part: LIGHT — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OVER COCKPIT DOOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WITH SWITCH IN 'ON' POSITION. REMOVED AND REPLACED COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. (M)
1996
Part: BUNGEE ASSEMBLY — WORN (AIRSTAIR)
AFT AIRSTAIR ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF, LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED BUNGEE ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: CARRIAGE — BROKEN (TE FORE FLAP)
GSP - DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE INBOARD FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND RIGHT INBOARD FLAP ASSEMBLY OUTBOARD FORE FLAP SEQUENCING CARRIAGE DAMAGED WITH TOGGLE ASSEMBLY MISSING. REPLACED CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY PER MM 27-52-52. OPS CHECKS GOOD. (X)
Part: SMOKE LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO COMPT)
CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED CLIMBING THROUGH 12,000 FEET. MADE AIR TURN-BACK FOR LANDING AT DAYTON. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AT 500 FEET AGL AND REMAINED OUT. NO SMOKE NOTED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT FOR EVIDENCE OF FIRE WITH NONE NOTED. INSPECTED AND OPERATIONALLY TESTED SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.