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Part: WEDGE — DAMAGED (LT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 75,160 hrs · 72,898 cycles

DURING GROUND INSP, FOUND DAMAGE TO LT FLAP T/E WEDGE OTBD OF AFT INBD SPOILER. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-03-10.

Part: ACCESS PANEL — DAMAGED (LT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 75,160 hrs · 72,898 cycles

DURING GROUND INSP FOUND DAMAGE TO LT INBD FLAP ACCESS PANEL. REPLACED IAW SRM 53-00-00.

Part: SKIN PANEL — DENTED (LT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 75,160 hrs · 72,898 cycles

DURING GROUND INSP FOUND DENT IN LT INBD FLAP OTBD SKIN PANEL JUST AFT OF L/E. REPLACED IAW DWG 5910134.

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 74,118 hrs · 71,976 cycles

DURING LINE CHECK, MX FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS IN THE FIRST CLASS SECTION OF THE CABIN HAD FAILED. MX REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPERATIONAL CONDITION.

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 73,039 hrs · 71,054 cycles

DURING LINE CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE RIGHT SIDE EXTERIOR EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE LIGHT. RETURNED TO AN OPERATIONAL CONDITION.

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 72,946 hrs · 70,977 cycles

DURING LINE CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE RIGHT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPERATIONAL CONDITION.

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 70,842 hrs · 69,144 cycles

DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN THE TAILCONE AND FOR THE VENTRAL STAIRWAY WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK (B5-28) AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPERATIONAL CONDITION.

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 70,495 hrs · 68,844 cycles

DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN THE VENTRAL STAIRWAY WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHTS AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED THE SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 2) · airframe 70,261 hrs · 68,632 cycles

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FLIGHT CREW HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND NOTICED N1 ROLLBACK. FLIGHT CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AT 110 KNOTS. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL IN THE TAILPIPE AND REPLACED ENGINE NR 2.

Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (RUDDER STAB AUG) · airframe 64,895 hrs · 63,812 cycles

DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LT EVENTUALLY REQUIRING FULL RT RUDDER TRIM AND RT WING DOWN. COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES AND FLT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SCHEDULED DESTINATION. CREW STATED THE LT RUDDER PEDAL WAS ABOUT 5 INCHES FORWARD AND JAMMED AND HAD NO LT RUDDER EFFECT IN MANUAL CONTROL. THE LANDING AT DTW WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE STABILIZER AUGMENTATION COMPUTER, A JAMMED RUDDER TRIM PEDESTAL KNOB SPIRAL DRIVE TRIM PLATE ASSEMBLY, INDICATOR, AND PEDAL FOLLOWER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 63,688 hrs · 62,726 cycles

DURING L-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN FORWARD SERVICE DOOR JAMB AT LOWER FORWARD AND AFT CORNERS. REPAIRED PER EA 98-200689.

Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (RT WING SLAT) · airframe 62,704 hrs · 61,789 cycles

ON APPROACH WHEN SLATS WERE EXTENDED, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. THE BLUE SLAT EXTEND LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE BUT NO MENTION OF SLAT DISAGREEMENT ANNUNCIATOR STATUS. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO 190 KTS, THE SLAT EXTEND LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO PROBLEMS WITH THE SLAT POSITIONING DURING TAKEOFF AT DTW. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AT MBS. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS VISUALLY OR OPERATIONALLY WITH EITHER WING. THE SLAT ACTUATOR AND T-DUCT FOR THE RIGHT WING WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (SLATS) · airframe 62,704 hrs · 61,789 cycles

DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE RIGHT LEADING EDGE SLAT DID NOT COME FULLY OUT ON EXTENSION. THE AIRCRAFT DID EXPERIENCE AN UNCOMMANDED ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THE SLAT DISAGREEMENT ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT DID ILLUMINATE AND THE BLUE SLAT EXTEND INDICATOR DID NOT. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO 210 KTS BOTH SLATS EXTENDED. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES IN THE SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 62,431 hrs · 61,531 cycles

DURING TAKEOFF, THE NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL AND LOSS OF POWER AT 105 KNOTS. FLIGHT CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL IN THE TAILPIPE. REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE.

Part: FUEL CONTROL — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 61,472 hrs · 60,650 cycles

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED A FLOCK OF BIRDS PASS CLOSE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN HEARD A POSSIBLE ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL. FLIGHT CREW ABORTED TKAEOFF AT 118 KNOTS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED BOTH ENGINES FOR EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE, NONE FOUND. DURING ENGINE RUN-UP, NR 1 EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE FUEL CONTROL.

Part: REGULATOR VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (RT PACK) · airframe 60,037 hrs · 59,358 cycles

AT FL330, CABIN WAS CLIMBING 800-1000 FPM. CREW WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURE MANUALLY. PERFORMED COM PROCEDURES AND MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT. AUTO PRESSURE CONTROLLER BEGAN WORKING AGAIN AT 18,000 FT. CABIN ALTITUDE HAD REACHED 12,500 FT MAXIMUM. FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY AT MCO. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT PACK PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE AND PILOT PRESSURE REGULATOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: LINE — LEAKING (LT MLG BRAKE) · airframe 60,019 hrs · 59,345 cycles

DURING DESCENT, THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES AND FLIGHT CONTINUED WITH AN UNEVENTFUL APPROACH AND LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT OUTBOARD BRAKE LINE DAMAGED AND LEAKING. REPLACED THE LEFT OUTBOARD BRAKE LINE, RIGHT HYDRAULIC PUMPS, AND FILTERS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: DUCT — SLOW (L/E SLAT) · airframe 59,791 hrs · 59,152 cycles

WHEN SLATS WERE DEPLOYED AT 250 KTS, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND THERE WAS NO BLUE SLAT EXTEND LIGHT. CREW CYCLED THE SLATS BACK UP NORMALLY, RE-DEPLOYED AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED AGAIN. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE BLUE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS LESS TENDENCY TO ROLL. LANDING AT MCI WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT T-DUCT SLOW. REPLACED THE LEFT -T- DUCT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: SKIN — CRACKED · airframe 57,677 hrs · 57,242 cycles

During Line MTC in Atl, the fwd fuselage upper nose skin between the cut outs for the nose radome hinge sustained crack damage when the radome was raised.Repaired per EA98-185035. Material 2024-t3 .050"

Part: GUIDE — LACK OF LUBE (RT LE FLAP)

SLAT DISAGREEMENT OCCURRED ON LANDING INTO ALB. FLIGHT CREW REQUESTED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ON STANDBY AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT USING FLAPS ONLY. MAINTENANCE LUBRICATED THE LEFT AND RIGHT ANTI-ICE TELESCOPING DUCTS IN ALB. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. REPLACED THE RIGHT T DUCT LOWER GUIDE IN MSP AND ADJUSTED SAME. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

Part: CONTROL UNIT — INOP (E/E COMPT)

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED A LANDING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. LANDING GEAR WAS RECYCLED WITH A NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATION UPON LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. LANDING GEAR INDICATION WAS NORMAL UPON LANDING. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A LANDING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL UNIT. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

Part: TELESCOPING DUCT — LACK OF LUBE (LT WING)

DURING APPROACH INTO RDU, SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH NO BLUE SLAT EXTEND LIGHT. AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT OBSERVED NO SLAT EXTENSION ON LEFT WING. CAPTAIN DECLARED A YELLOW EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED EQUIPMENT ON STANDBY AS A PRECAUTION. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE LUBED LEFT WING ANTI-ICE TELESCOPE DUCT. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: BOOST PUMP — LEAKING (LT WING)

DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A STREAM OF FLUID LEAKING FROM THE LEFT WING. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES, RETURNED TO DFW, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT SIDE AFT BOOST PUMP VOLUTE. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND ONE SECTION OF CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

Part: TRANSFORMER — INOPERATIVE (E/E COMPT)

DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE LEFT ENGINE DRIVEN GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF LINE WITH AN AC CROSSTIE LOCKOUT CONDITION. FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED COM PROCEDURES, RETURNED TO DTW, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE DIFFERENTIAL PROTECTION CURRENT TRANSFORMER. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Part: GEN CONTL PNL — MALFUNCTIONED (FLIGHT DECK)

DURING CLIMBOUT, THE LEFT ENGINE DRIVEN GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF LINE TOGETHER WITH AN AC CROSSTIE LOCKOUT. THE FLIGHT CREW SUCCESSFULLY RESET THE LEFT ENGINE DRIVEN GENERATOR. RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE GENERATOR CONTROL PANEL AND AC BUS CONTROL UNIT, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Part: VALVE — INOPERATIVE (LE FLAPS)

DURING DESCENT, THE SLAT DISAGREEMENT INDICATION ILLUMINATED WHEN LEADING EDGE SLAT DE-VICES WERE EXTENDED. FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT DTW WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SLAT CONTROL VALVE, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND AFT LEFT EMERGENCY OVERWING FLOOD LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Part: CASTING — BROKEN (RT MLG)

RIGHT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AND GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. CREW RECYCLED GEAR THREE TIMES WITH SAME RESULTS. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLLOW-UP CASTING BROKEN. ALSO, FOUND ARM AT BOTTOM OF DOOR SEQUENCING TORQUE TUBE BENT. REPLACED CASTING, TORQUE TUBE LINK AND ARM. ALSO, REPLACED BOTH SKID PLATES DUE TO SCRAPING ON LANDING AFTER EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WERE UTILIZED. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL ON GEAR CYCLE.

Part: GEAR PINS — NOT REMOVED (LANDING GEAR)

AFTER TAKEOFF, UNABLE TO RAISE LANDING GEAR. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED GEAR PINS.

Part: CLIP — OUT OF ADJUST (TAIL CONE)

DURING TAIL CONE FUNCTIONAL CHECK, FOUND THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO PULL EXTERIOR HANDLE FROM CLIPS. CLEANED AND ADJUSTED CLIPS, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Part: RELEASE MECH — OUT OF ADJUST (TAILCONE)

DURING H-CHECK, FOUND THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO RELEASE TAILCONE. ALSO FOUND THAT TAILCONE DID NOT RELEASE WHEN LATCHES ROTATED. RIGGED TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM.

Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1209)

DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN WEB AT FRAME FS 1209, LONGERON 13R. REPAIRED PER EA 98-112203.

Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUS 1209)

DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN WEB AT FS 1209, LONGERON 10L. REPAIRED PER EA 98-112203.

Part: PRESSURE PANEL — CRACKED (BS 83)

DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACKS IN NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL HORIZONTAL PRESSURE PANEL EMANATEING FROM OUTBOARD FITTING LEFT HAND SIDE, FS 83. REPAIRED PER EA 99-112097.

Part: PRESSURE PANEL — CRACKED (BS 105)

DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL HORIZONTAL PRESSURE PANEL AT RIGHT OUTBOARD FITTING AT FS 105. REPAIRED PER EA 99-112099.

Part: JAMB — CORRODED (1R DOORWAY)

DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON DOOR 1R LOWER AFT DOOR JAMB AREA. REPAIRED PER SABRE TECH EA DC9-53-092.

Part: BATTERY CHARGER — FAILED (E/E COMPT)

AT GATE, PUSH BACK DRIVER INFORMED COCKPIT OF SMOKE COMING FROM NOSE WHEEL WELL E AND E COMPARTMENT. PASSENGERS DEPLANED, FOUND BATTERIES AND CHARGER HOT TO TOUCH. REPLACED BATTERIES, CHARGER AND TEMP SENSOR AND OPERATION CHECKS GOOD.

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (TAILCONE)

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE TAILCONE SLIDE INOPERATIVE. FOUND SOCKET LOOSE. RESECURED SOCKET AND INSTALLED NEW BULBS. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Part: ACM DUCT — LOOSE (LEFT)

LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION OCCURRED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 28,000 FEET. OXYGEN MASKS WERE AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE CABIN AND EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS MADE TO 10,000 FEET. PRESSURE WAS REGAINED AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. MAINTENANCE FOUND DUCT AND CLAMP LOOSE AT LEFT ACM AND DOWNSTREAM OF WATER SEPARATOR. RESECURED DUCT AND CLAMP. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL ON CABIN RPESSURE CHECK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DURING LINE MAINTENANCE, FOUND LEFT AFT CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Part: ANTI-SKID COMP — FAILED (E/E COMPT)

DURING LANDING WITH ANTI-SKID ON MEL, THE NR 2 AND NR 3 TIRES BLEW, NO DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME. CHANGED NR 2 AND NR 3 TIRES. REPLACED NR 1 ANTI-SKID VALVE AND ANTI-SKID COMPUTER. ANTI-SKID SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD.

Part: STRUT — REQD SERVICE (NLG)

DURING CLIMBOUT, UNABLE TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR AND AIRCRAFT PLACED IN FLIGHT MODE MANUALLY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NOSE STRUT WAS FOUND FLAT ON RETURN TO GATE. SERVICED NOSE STRUT AND CHECKED GOOD.

Part: PROX CONTL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR)

ON CLIMBOUT, GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED. RECYCLED GEAR 3 TIMES, LIGHT REMAINED ON. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED NORMALLY WHEN GEAR EXTENDED FOR LANDING AT DTW. REPLACED THE PROXIMITY SWITCH CONTROL UNIT AND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND AFT OVERWING EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

Part: BATTERY — NOT SEATED (CABIN)

DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND AFT CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. RESEATED BATTERIES AT AFT CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (ELEVATOR TAB)

DURING L-CHECK, FOUND DELAMINATION ON THE RIGHT ELEVATOR, RIGHT CONTROL TAB LOWER SKIN. REPLACED TAB PER MM 27-30-0, CODE 3, PG 515 TO 517, MG PART NUMBER 5910413-501N.

Part: AIR DISTR — SMOKE (CABIN)

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN AFT CABIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. FLIGHT RETURNED TO ATL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS CALLED OUT AS A PRECAUTION. RAN BOTH ENGINES AT TAKEOFF AND CLIMB POWER SETTINGS FOR TWENTY MINUTES, NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. OPERATED BOTH AIR CONDITIONING PACKS WITH SAME RESULTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: SKIN — SPLIT (RT TE FLAP)

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND THAT THE RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP TRAILING EDGE WAS SPLIT 3.5 INCHES. REPAIRED PER EA 98-96604.