N789AX
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.
7 reports on file, 2001-07-12 – 2008-08-29.
Part: SKIN — BULGED (BS 1307 L25-26L) · airframe 49,256 hrs · 38,611 cycles
SKIN BULGING AROUND RIVETS AT STA 1307L, LONG 26-25L. REPAIRED SKIN IAW ABXAIR REA B653-57726 MR.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 48,560 hrs · 38,360 cycles
AT STA RNO, MAINTENANCE FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. BOTH PRIMARY AND SPARE BATTERY PACK DEAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRIMARY AND SPARE BATTERY PACKS AND BATTERY CHARGERS IAW B767 AMM 33-51-07-02. EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPS CHECKED GOOD. ALL PARTS REMOVED WERE 'F' CLASS.
Part: CLIP — BROKEN (L1 DOOR) · airframe 41,303 hrs · 35,800 cycles
L1 DOOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOYED BY FLIGHT CREW MEMBER. DOOR BUSTLE PHENOLIC GUIDE CLIPS ALSO BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE L1 SLIDE AND BUSTLE ASSEMBLIES IAW B767 MM 25-66-00-2. DOOR OPERATION OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 40,932 hrs · 35,658 cycles
DURING CLIMBOUT AT 20,000 FEET, RECEIVED FIRE WARNING BELL, EICAS MSG AND FIRE LIGHT IN HANDLE. WHEN POWER REDUCED TO IDLE ALL INDICATION OF FIRE CEASED. OVERWEIGHT LANDING SINK RATE LESS THAN 260 FPM WITH LOW SINK RATE. REPLACED BOTH AFT LOOPS IAW B767 MM. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE CORE COMPARTMENT COOLING VALVE, REPLACED COMPRESSOR CONTROL ALTITUDE SENSOR AND GASKET ON T3 COMPRESSOR OUTLET TEMP SENSOR. RESEALED HTP RECOUP DUCT. MEG AND POWER CHECKED SYSTEM WIRING. DURING MAINTENANCE BORESCOPE FOUND DAMAGE UNRELATED TO THE FIRE WARNING PROBLEM. DAMAGE TO THE NR 1 NOZZLE GUIDE VANE WHICH WAS OUT OF MM LIMITS. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE. DURING FCF ON 08-27-03, NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: FIRE LOOP — INOPERATIVE · airframe 40,923 hrs · 35,654 cycles
DURING CLIMBOUT, GOT LEFT ENGINE FIRE INDICATIONS. BELL, SHUT OFF SW, T-HANDLE, MASTER WARNING, EICAS MSG. SHUT DOWN AND SECURED ENGINE. CREW PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK TO OAK WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT APPROXIMATELY 285,000 LBS AS A RESULT OF AN EMERGENCY RETURN. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH A LOW SINK RATE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE LOOP 2 FIRE DETECT CARD M682 AND FIRE/OVERHEAT CARD IAW B767 AMM 26-10-01-4. OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSP. COMPLIED WITH PER B767 MM 05-51-35-2. NO DEFECTS NOTED. TROUBLESHOOTING STILL IN PROGRESS AT THIS TIME. REMOVED AND REPLACED BROKEN SPRING ON RECOUP DUCT IAW CF6MM 71-00-02. NO DEFECTS NOTED ON ENGINE RUN.
Part: ENGINE — LEAKING (NR 2) · airframe 40,072 hrs · 35,363 cycles
RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED EICAS MESSAGE, RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS ZERO. OIL QUANTITY ZERO. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. N2 RPM WAS NORMAL AFTER SHUT DOWN. REPLACED THE NR 2 OIL SCAVENGE PUMP, NO HELP, OIL CONTINUED TO LEAK. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE IAW JOB CARD 7010 AND B767 MM.
Part: SLIDE — DEPLOYED (CABIN) · airframe 36,796 hrs · 34,249 cycles
THE EMERGENCY SLIDE WAS DEPLOYED ACCIDENTLY WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED BY THE SUPERNUMERARY AFTER SHUTDOWN. REPLACED THE ENTRY DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE PACK IAW B767 AMM 25-66-01-4. PRESSURE INDICATOR WAS IN THE GREEN BAND AND THE PIN WAS REMOVED.