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ATA 4930

Part: DRAIN LINE — DISCONNECTED (APU) · airframe 7,335 hrs · 4,546 cycles

CREW REPORTED FUEL ODOR WHEN STARTING THE APU AFTER LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU PURGE TANK OVERBORAD DRAINLINE DISCONNECTED. MAINTENANCE RE-INSTALLED THE DRAIN LINE.

ATA 3243

Part: MASTER CYLINDER — WEAK (BRAKES) · airframe 6,872 hrs · 4,239 cycles

CREW REPORTED BRAKES FELT SPONGY AND TRAVELED A GREAT DISTANCE BEFORE BRAKING WAS FELT ON LANDING. THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS WERE BLED. THE MAIN AND EMERGENCY SYSTEMS WERE BLED. THE MAIN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED TO FULL.

ATA 2612

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO BAY) · airframe 5,856 hrs · 3,528 cycles

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE -BAG FIRE- LIGHT CAME ON FIVE TIMES DURING FINAL STAGES OF FLIGHT AND HAD ILLUMINATED FOR THREE TO FIVE SECONDS EACH TIME. MAINTENANCE REMOVED A BLOCKAGE FROM THE LAVATORY CLOSET AREA AROUND THE SMOKE DETECTOR. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED WHEN A SMOKE DETECTOR TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 5347

Part: SEAT TRACK — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 5,852 hrs · 3,526 cycles

DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE CO-PILOTS RIGHT COCKPIT SEAT RAIL WEB BETWEEN FRAMES 5 AND 7.

ATA 2720

Part: RUDDER PEDAL — STUCK · airframe 5,654 hrs · 3,385 cycles

TRIP ID NR 1032333, FOLLOWING TAKEOFF AND DURING CLIMB CRUISE AND DESCENT BOTH PILOT AND CO-PILOT RUDDER PEDALS COULD NOT BE MOVED MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES AND MOVING THE PEDALS REQUIRED A LARGE AMOUNT OF FORCE. BOTH THE AUTO PILOT AND YAW DAMPER SYSTEMS WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED FOR MAINTENANCE. AFTER THE CREW LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, THE RUDDER CONTROL BECAME FREE WHEN THE THRUST REVERSERS WERE DEPLOYED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED GROUND TESTS OF THE AUTO-PILOT AND YAW DAMPER SYSTEMS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCIES. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING THE DIFFICULTY IN MOVING THE RUDDER PEDALS. SATISFACTORY SYSTEM CHECKS WERE PERFORMED.

ATA 2613

Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (OVERHEAT SYS) · airframe 4,639 hrs · 2,757 cycles

THE CREW REPORTED THAT 7 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE PASSING THROUGH 11,000 FEET, RECEIVED A REAR BAY OVERHEAT LIGHT. WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED BELOW 90 PERCENT, THE LIGHT WOULD EXTINGUISH. PRIORITY WAS REQUESTED FOR RETURN TO KPBI.

ATA 7500

Part: DUCT — BROKEN (BLEED AIR) · airframe 4,632 hrs · 2,747 cycles

DURING CLIMB, THE CREW RECEIVED A REAR BAY OVERHEAT ANNUNCIATOR. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO KIAD. A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE AND ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN ON THE TAXIWAY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE BLEED AIR DUCT. ENGINE GROUND RUNS WERE PERFORMED AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.