N804SA
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.
15 reports on file, 1998-12-20 – 2003-06-23.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — LEAKING (PROPELLER) · airframe 20,543 hrs · 18,580 cycles
DURING FLIGHT THE F/A REPORTED A FLUID LEAK FROM THE NR 1 NACELLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE FIELD. CREW REPORTED THERE WAS NO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE OR ASSOCIATED CAUTION LIGHTS. FOUND NR 1 PROP CONTROL UNIT LEAKING. REPLACED PCU.
Earlier reports · 1998–2002 · 14 reports
2002
Part: O-RING — DETERIORATED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 19,322 hrs · 17,004 cycles
DURING MAINTENANCE WALK AROUND, FUEL WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE NUMBER 2 NACELLE. WET MOTORING THE ENGINE SHOWED THE FUEL TO BE COMING FROM THE FUEL NOZZLE TRANSFER TUBES. UPON REMOVAL OF THE TRANSFER TUBES THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY O-RINGS WERE FOUND TO BE SEVERELY DETERIORATED. REPLACED O-RINGS.
2001
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — BROKEN (RT WING)
FLT 219 - BUF-BED - AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN GEAR SELECTED UP NR 2 HYD QUANTITY WENT TO 1 QUART AND GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED. RETURN TO BUF. MAINTENANCE FOUND BROKEN LINE AT BYPASS VALVE. INSTALLED FLEX LINE AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, SEVERAL BULBS NOTED OUT IN THE FORWARD RIGHT EMERGENCY EXIT. REPLACED 4 LAMPS EMERGENCY LIGHTS. OPS CHECKED GOOD. (M)
2000
Part: TUBE — BROKEN (RT WHEEL WELL)
AFTER TAKEOFF CLIMBING THROUGH 3000' #2 HYDRAULIC PUMP (LOW PRESSURE) LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PER CKLIST CREW TURNED ON #2 STANDBY PUMP. HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND STANDBY HYDRAULIC PRESSURE BOTH WENT TO "O". CREW DECLARED EMERG. PERFORMED ALTERNATE GEAR EXT. MAINS WENT DOWN NORMALLY. NOSE SEEMED TO HANG. CREW PULLED HARD ON ALT. NOSE GEAR EXT. HANDLE & NOSE GEAR LOCKED IN PLACE. A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX REPLACED BROKEN HYD. LINE IN R/NACELLE, #2 ENG. DRIVEN PUMP & PERFORMED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID INSPC., BLED HYDRAULICS & CKD NOSE GEAR ALT EXT OPERATIONAL LEAK & OPERATIONAL CKS GOOD ALL WORK PER DHMM. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: LAMP — BURNED OUT (FLOOR TRACK)
DURING OVERNIGHT MX CHECK (LINE) ONE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHT FOUND INOP ROW 11. REMOVED/REPLACED LAMP OPS CK GOOD.
Part: LAMP — BURNED OUT (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULE OVERNIGHT MX, LINE CHECK NUMEROUS LIGHTS WERE NOTED INOP IN EMERG EXIT SIGNS. REMOVED/REPLACED 7 LAMPS REF DMM 33-50-00 OPS CHECKED GOOD. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: PSEU — FAILED (NLG)
DURING CRUISE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE AND GEAR HANDLE UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN GEAR EXTENDED FOR LANDING NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT INITIALLY ILLUM. AND THEN WENT OUT. VERIFIED GEAR EXT. WITH GEAR LOCKED DOWN ALTERNATE LIGHTS. DECLARED EMERG MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING. FERRIED A/C BUF GEAR DOWN. REMOVED & REPLACED PSEU. OPS CK & CK FLIGHT GOOD. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. NOTE PSEU HAD BEEN INSTALLED JUST PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT.
Part: ACM — SEIZED (ACM BAY)
FLT 151 - TTN-GSO - ON APPROACH TO GSO, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED UNUSUAL SMELL IN CABIN. AIRCRAFT ASKED FOR PRIORITY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. GROUND RUNS ISOLATED CABIN PACK RUNNING FULL HOT. CABIN PACK DEFERRED UNDER MEL 21-12-1. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED SEIZED ACM. REMOVED AND REPLACED ACM. OPS CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. (M)
1999
Part: CABLE — BROKEN (PAX DOOR)
ILG/BUF - FLT 207 - WHILE PREPARING TO DEPLANE PASSENGERS, MAIN CABIN DOOR WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED FOR PASSENGER DEBOARDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN CABIN DOOR ASSIST CABLE IAW DMM62 10-00 REF WO 2181. DOOR OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. (X)
Part: CABLE — DAMAGED (PAX DOOR)
BUF/BED - FLT 222 - WHILE PREPARING AIRCRAFT FOR DEPLANING, MAIN CABIN DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FULLY. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND DOOR CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED FOR PASSENGER DEBOARDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN CABIN DOOR ASSIST CABLE IAW DMM 52-10-00 REF WO 1939. OPS CHECK OF DOOR WAS SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. (X)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (ROW 11)
GALLEY EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERABLE DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. SWAPPED GALLEY BATTERY TO ROW 11 POSITION NR 1. OPS CHECKED GOOD. (X)
Part: VALVE — BROKEN (LT ENGINE)
UHLA - FLT 220 - BUF-BDL - THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE CREW OF SMOKE (IN THE CABIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE CREW CLOSED THE BLEEDS AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 1 AIR SWITCHING VALVE BROKEN AND REPLACED AS REQUIRED. GROUND RAN AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1998
Part: CABLE — JAMMED (PAX DOOR)
ORF/ILG - FLT 126 - WHILE TRYING TO DEPLANE THE PASSENGERS, THE AIRSTAIRS DOOR ASSIST CABLE JAMMED. THE CREW CALLED MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH GAS CHARGE STRUTS, REPLACED AND ADJUSTED THE DOOR ASSIST CABLE, DOOR OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (GROUND HANDLING IS SUSPECTED OF PUSHING THE DOOR TOO HARD CAUSING THE CABLE TO COME OFF THE DRUM AND JAMMING. GROUND HANDLING PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED).
Part: CABLE — JAMMED (PAX DOOR)
BUF/ILG - FLT 104 - DURING DEPLANING, THE PASSENGER DOOR ASSIST CABLE JAMMED. THE CREW CALLED FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE CLEANED, LUBED, AND RE-ATTACHED THE PASSENGER DOOR ASSIST CABLE. OPS CHECKED GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)