N805AX
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.
22 reports on file, 1995-01-03 – 1999-12-21.
Part: STRIKER — LOOSE (MLG DOOR)
RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR UP AT 1700 FT. PERFORMED GEAR UPLATCH CHECK. DISCRIMINATOR PANEL NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN LEFT LANDING GEAR DOOR POSITION. RECYCLED GEAR AND RED UNSAFE LIGHT WENT OUT. LEFT UPLATCH SWITCH STRIKER WAS HITTING FUSELAGE FRAME. RESHIMMED ROLLER SWITCH STRIKER TO OBTAIN REQUIRED CLEARANCE. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC8 MM 32-31-4.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG)
DURING CLIMB, RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR UP. DURING UPLATCH CHECK, THE LEFT GEAR DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN SELECTED. AFTER GEAR RECYCLE, BOTH LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. CHECKED MAIN GEAR DOOR SWITCHES IAW DC8MM. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: WINDOW — OUT OF ADJUST (COCKPIT)
FIRST OFFICER'S WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. ADJUSTED LOWER AFT HOOK IAW DC8 MM.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK IAW DC8 MM 33-50-01. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: O RING — FAILED (NR 3 HYD PUMP)
DURING CRUISE, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY DECREASED. PERFORMED LOSS OF HYDRAULICS EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. REPLACED O-RING ON NR 3 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 17 reports
1998
Part: CTC DUCT — LOOSE (NR 2)
ON TAKEOFF AND CLIMBOUT, GEAR RETRACTION HAD RUMBLING FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. RECYCLED GEAR, NOISE STOPPED ON DOWN CYCLE BUT RETURNED ON THE RETRACTION. AIR TURNBACK TO MHR. FOUND LOOSE NR 2 CTC DUCT. ADJUSTED AND SECURED DUCT. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED (LT WING)
LEFT STAB WING ABOVE NR 2 PYLON CRACKED JUST OUTBOARD OF AUX TANK MOUNTING SURFACE. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-22682-MR.
Part: DOOR — CRACKED (CARGO COMPT)
AFT LOWER CARGO DOOR LOWER SIDE HAS 2 CRACKS. REPAIRED PER DC8 SRM 52-4-2 AND 52-2-0.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (LT TE FLAP)
WEB OF INBOARD RIB OF LEFT INBOARD FLAP IS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-22657 MR.
Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
INTERNAL DOUBLER AT GROUND AIR CONNECTION IS CRACKED. REPAIRED PER ABX REA D853-22653 MR.
Part: ROD END — OUT OF ADJUST (LT COCKPIT)
CAPTAINS CLEARVIEW WINDOW (EMERG EXIT) WOULD NOT OPEN. ADJUSTED CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW ROD END ON UPPER LINK. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
1997
Part: O-RING — DETERIORATED (LT HYD PUMP)
AFTER 50 MINUTES FLIGHT, LOST ONE-HALF QUANTITY OF GENERAL HYDRAULIC SYS. REPLACED O-RING AT LEFT HYDRAULIC PUMP. RESERVICED SYSTEM, OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (RT MLG)
MAIN LANDING GEAR GREEN LIGHT FOR RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. DURING FLY-BY FOR GEAR CONFIRMATION, GREEN LIGHT CAME ON. REPLACED RIGHT LANDING GEAR DOWN LIMIT SWITCH PER DC-8 SUPP. M.M. 32-60-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
1996
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (WS 340)
DURING 'C' CHECK, FOUND RIGHT WING SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED AT XW 340. REPAIRED RIGHT WING SUPPORT FITTING IAW REA NR D827-16054.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (WS 340)
DURING 'C' CHECK, FOUND LEFT WING FLAP SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED AT XW 340. REMOVED CRACKED FLAP SUPPORT FITTING AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE FLAP SUPPORT FITTING.
Part: RETRACT MECH — LACK OF LUBE (NLG DOOR)
DURING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA. THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. RECYCLED GEAR AND CONDITION REMAINED. FOUND LEFT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR UNLATCHED. CLEANED AND LUBED THE ACTUATOR MECHANICAL RELEASE AND PISTON. VERIFIED DOOR LOCKING OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY PACK. EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM.
1995
Part: SLIDING WINDOW — OUT OF ADJUST (LT COCKPIT)
CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW WILL NOT OPEN. RIGGED AND PRESSURE CHECKED CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW I/A/W DC8 MM 56-10-3.
Part: WINDOW SEAL — DEFECTIVE (LT COCKPIT)
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THAT THE CAPTAIN'S CLEAR VIEW WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. REMOVED EXCESS FILLER FROM THE SEAL SURFACE OF WINDOW FRAME. RESURFACED SEAL AND ADJUSTED THE UPPER LATCH IAW DC-8 MM CHAPTER 56.
Part: O-RING — DEFECTIVE (NR 2 HYD PUMP)
DURING APPROACH AFTER THE FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO 35 DEGREES, THE HYDRAULIC FLUID LEVEL IN THE MAIN RESERVOIR WENT TO STANDPIPE LEVEL. FOUND DEFECTIVE O-RING AT THE NR 3 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP INLET ELBOW. REPLACED O-RING. SERVICED, LEAK, AND OPS CHECKED SYSTEM IAW DC 8 MM CHAPTER 29.
Part: DNLOCK SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (LT MLG)
LEFT MAIN GEAR LIGHT FAILED TO COME ON WHEN THE GEAR WAS LOWERED DURING FINAL APPROACH INTO DFW. GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND LIGHT CAME ON NORMALLY WITH THE SECOND EXTENSION. DEFERRED IAW GMM, INSPECTED, AND FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO ILN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN LIMIT SWITCH WIRING HARNESS DUE TO AGE DETERIORATION. ADJUSTED AND TESTED PROXIMITY SWITCH IAW ABX MAB 32-6. REPLACED LEFT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND LUBED GEAR. PERFORMED GEAR INDICATION AND SWING TEST IAW DC 8 MM CHAPTER 32. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. CLEARED DEFERRAL.
Part: CYLINDER — BLOWN (LT MLG BOGIE)
HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND FLUID LOSS ON CLIMB-OUT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ILN. FOUND LEFT MLG BOGIE TRIM CYLINDER BLOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED CYLINDER IAW DC 8 MM CHAPTER 32. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 AND NR 3 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMPS AND ASSOCIATED FILTERS. BLED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND PERFORMED LEAK CHECK IAW DC 8 MM CHAPTER 29.