N804AJ
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.
8 reports on file, 2005-02-09 – 2006-07-15.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — ILLUMINATED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 58,940 hrs · 32,588 cycles
INBOARD FLAP ASYMMETRY DURING FLAP RETRACTION DEPARTING BGI. ACCOMPLISHED ASYMMETRY FLAP PROCEDURE PER AMERIJET MANUAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BGI. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE FLAP INDICATION AND ASYMMETRY SYSTEM. NO FAULT NOTED. OPERATION CHECK GOOD IAW BOEING MM 27-51-00 AND 27-52-13.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 58,943 hrs · 32,590 cycles
INBOARD FLAP ASYMMETRY DURING FLAP RETRACTION DEPARTING PAP. ACCOMPLISHED ASYMMETRY FLAP PROCEDURE PER AMERIJET MANUAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PAP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE INBOARD FLAP POSITION INDICATOR AND PERFORMED THE OPERATIONAL CHECK PER THE B727 MM 27-52-21.
Part: RADAR — FAILED (WX SYSTEM)
FLIGHT 0741 DEPARTED MIA & CLIMBED TO CRUISE, CREW REPORTED WEATHER RADAR FLASHED BRIGHT ON THE INDICATOR THEN WENT INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED BACK TO MIA WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT & LANDED. MAINTENANCE CHECKED ALL WX RADAR WIRING, ALL WIRING FOUND GOOD, THE WEATHER RADAR RECEIVER TRANSMITTER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW BOEING 727 MM CH 34-41-00 AND THE WEATHER RADAR INDICATOR WAS REMOVED & REPLACED IAW BOEING 727 MM CH 34-41-01. THE WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONALLY TESTED IAW BOEING 727 MM CH 34-41-0 AND FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED BACK TO SERVICE.
Part: RADAR — INTERMITTENT (WX SYSTEM)
CREW REPORTED WEATHER RADAR INOPERATIVE UPON LANDING. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER AND THE WAVEGUIDE ASSY. IAW MFG MM 34-43-0, AND 34-41-11, SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NORMAL IAW MM 34-40-0 AND 34-41-0. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, CREW REPORTED THE WEATHER RADAR FAILED AFTER TAKE-OFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RADAR ANTENNA AND THE RADAR INDICATOR IAW MM 34-41-12 AND 34-41-0. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CONTROL SYSTEM — UNCONTROLLABLE (CABIN PRESSURE)
FLIGHT 8316 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BAQ AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE, FLIGHT CREW COMPLETED ALTERNATE PROCEDURE WITH NO SUCCESS AND RETURNED BACK TO BAQ WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE VISUALLY INSPECTED MAIN CARGO DOOR FOR LEAKS, CHECKED C1, C2, AND AFT ENTRY DOOR FRAME AND SEALS FOR LEAKS. PERFORMED AMERIJET 7-29 PRESSURIZATION WORK CARD, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. PERFORMED DECAY CHECK IAW B-727 MM CH 5-51-101, DECAY CHECK WITHIN LIMITS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: DOOR — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 56,987 hrs · 31,440 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SKBO, GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED UP. ALL GEARS RETRACTED, BUT RT DOOR DIDN'T CLOSE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND STOWAWAY IN GEAR DOOR OPERATION. PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION AND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 32-12-00. AIRCRAFT RETURNED BACK TO SERVICE.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (NR 5 LE FLAP)
FLT 847 - SJO-FFR - CREW REPORTED UPON FLAP RETRACTION NR 5 LEADING EDGE FLAPS AMBER LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. F/E'S ANNUNCIATOR INDICATED NR 5 LEADING EDGE FLAP INTRANSIT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SJO. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SJO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. OPERATIONAL CHECK ON GROUND, SYSTEM WORKS OK IAW AMM 27-82-10. AIRCRAFT FLEW LATER THAT EVENING SJO-FFR-MIA WITH NO FURTHER.
Part: GUARD — STICKING (SWITCH)
FLT 725 - MIA-MEX - CREW REPORTED NR 2 CROSSFEED VALVE WOULD NOT OPEN IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MIA, AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MIA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 2 FUELING VALVE SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION AT THE WING FUELING STATION. MAINTENANCE RESET THE SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION, AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED OF THE NR 2 FUELING CROSSFEED VALVE AND WAS FOUND TO BE OPERATING NORMAL IAW BOEING 727 MM CH 28-20-0. AS A PRECAUTIONARY THE NR 2 FUELING VALVE SWITCH GUARD WAS REPLACED IN THE WING FUELING STATION. AIRCRAFT FLEW LATER THAT EVENING MIA-MEX-MID-MIA WITH NO FURTHER FUEL CROSSFEED VALVE PROBLEMS REPORTED. (M)