N821AX
Registered owner: YAMAHA MOTOR CORP USA, CA (owner ≠ operator)
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.
21 reports on file, 1995-02-27 – 2001-07-26.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 67,508 hrs · 22,518 cycles
DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY CHARGER TRIPPED. WOULD NOT RESET. REPLACED DEFECTIVE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM 33-50-01-2.
Part: TORQUE TUBE — BROKEN (RT AILERON) · airframe 67,327 hrs · 22,373 cycles
THE RIGHT AILERON TORQUE TUBE WAS REPORTED TO BE BROKEN AT EWR. *S/D* THE AIRCRAFT ON DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL HAD RIGHT ROLL TENDENCY THAT REQUIRED APPROX 30 DEGREES WINGS LEFT YOKE INPUT TO MAINTAIN LEVAL WINGS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE RIGHT OUTBOARD AILERON TORSION BAR TO BE BROKEN AND REPLACED THE OUTBOARD AILERON ASSEMBLY IAW DC-8 MM 27-11-02.
Part: DUCT — FAILED (NR 1 DISCHARGE) · airframe 67,256 hrs · 22,326 cycles
A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD PASSING THROUGH FL22 FOLLOWED BY RAPID CABIN DECOMPRESSION. THE FLIGHT CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND RETURNED TO EWR WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 CABIN DISCHARGE DUCT ASSEMBLY, COUPLING AND O-RINGS. PRESSURIZATION CHECKS WERE COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 1995–2000 · 18 reports
2000
Part: LINE — LEAKING (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 66,537 hrs · 21,962 cycles
ON DEPARTURE, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF HYDRAULICS. RESERVOIR LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WAS DECREASING. IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS WERE ACCOMPLISHED, RESULTING IN HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DECREASE STOPPING IN NORMAL RANGE. REPLACED LEAKING LINE ON RIGHT AILERON POWER PACK. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC8 MM 29-01.
1998
Part: WINDOW — LACK OF LUBE (RT COCKPIT)
FIRST OFFICER'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW (EMERG EXIT) WOULD NOT OPEN FULLY. LUBRICATED WINDOW TRACKS. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: WINDOW — LACK OF LUBE (LT COCKPIT)
CAPTAIN'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW (EMERG EXIT) WOULD NOT OPEN FULLY. LUBRICATED WINDOW TRACK. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: WINDOW TRIM — LOOSE (COCKPIT)
CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW (EMERG EXIT) WOULD NOT OPEN. INSTALLED AND SECURED WINDOW TRIM ON AFT SECTION OF WINDOW, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: RELIEF VALVE — MALFUNCTION (NR 4 ENGINE)
NR 4 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DESCENT. OIL PRESSURE READ 30 PSI. THROTTLE WAS IN IDLE. SHUT DOWN NR 4 ENGINE. WINDMILLING OIL PRESSURE WAS 3 PSI. REPLACED OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IAW PRATT AND WHITNEY MM 72-00 AND ADJUSTED OIL PRESSURE. GROUND RAN ENGINE, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: LINK — BROKEN (RT TE FLAP)
WITH FLAPS SET AT 35 DEGREES THE INDICATOR SHOWED 5 DEGREES OF SPLIT, REQUIRING 2 DEGREES OF LEFT AILERON TRIM. REPLACED BROKEN RIGHT FLAP DRIVER LINK IAW DC8 MM 27-51-04. RIGGED FLAP SYSTEM IAW DC8 MM 27-50-00.
1997
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BULB WAS BURNED OUT. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: CONTROL VALVE — DEFECTIVE (NR 1 GEN BUSS)
ON TAKEOFF ROLL FROM LAX, HAD ZNS FAULT ON NR 1 GENERATOR BUS. ABNORMAL PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED. BUS POWER RESTORED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES THEN ZNS FAULT OCCURRED AGAIN. BUS SECURING PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED JET BLOW AWAY CONTROL VALVE IAW DC8 MM 75-20-4. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: HINGES — LACK OF LUBE (PAX DOOR)
AFTER TEST FLIGHT, THE CABIN DOOR WAS HARD TO OPEN. LUBED DOWN HINGES AND OPERATED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF AIRCRAFT. NO BINDING NOTED, OPS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Part: MECHANISM — OUT OF ADJUST (CABIN DOOR)
AFTER FERRY FLIGHT FROM GSO TO ILN THE CABIN ENTRY DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED. ADJUSTED CABIN ENTRY DOOR IA DC-8 MM 52-11-1, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: TAB — DELAMINATED (RT AILERON)
RIGHT AILERON TRIM TAB WAS FOUND DELAMINATED. REPLACED SKIN, HONEYCOMB CORE AND INTERNAL DOUBLERS.
1996
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ON SERVICE CHECK, FOUND COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTING DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK IAW DC-8 MM 33-50-1, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: O-RING — LEAKING (NR 3 CSD)
NR 3 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY SLOWLY DECREASED AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN WHEN THE OIL QUANTITY REACHED ONE GALLON. OIL PRESSURE AND OIL TEMPERATURE WAS NORMAL. ENGINE WINDMILLED AT 29 PERCENT N2 AND 16 PERCENT N1 AFTER SHUTDOWN AT 0445Z. ENGINE MAINTAINED AN OIL PRESSURE OF 5 PSI AFTER SHUTDOWN. RESEALED NR 3 ENGINE CSD GARLOCK SEAL AND INSTALLED AN O-RING SEAL ON THE NR 3 ENGINE CSD. LEAK CHECK AND OPS CHECK GOOD IAW DC8 MM, CHAPTER 24-10-1 AND PRATT AND WHITNEY MM, CHAPTER 72-00.
1995
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 1440)
DURING 821AX C-CHECK INSPECTION, STATION 1440 LONGERON 29R TO 31R AT C-4 DOOR CUTOUT AFT SECTION HAS SEVERAL CRACKS. REPAIRED STATION 1440 LONGERON 29R TO 31R C-4 DOOR CUTOUT SECTION THAT HAD SEVERAL CRACKS IAW ABX REA D853-12288MR.
Part: FITTING — OVERSIZED HOLES (LT WING)
DURING 821AX C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND THE LEFT WING LOWER SURFACE BELOW NR 1 PYLON, FORWARD T-FITTING AND FORWARD DOUBLER HAS 6 HOLES OVERSIZED FOR BUSHINGS AND SPAR CAP CRACK INDICATIONS. REPAIRED CRACKS ON LEFT WING LOWER SKIN AND FORWARD SPAR CAP, AFT TANG AT NR 1 PYLON IAW ABX REA D857-12344MR.
Part: FLOOR — CORRODED (FS 67-52)
DURING 821AX C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION IN THE LEFT COCKPIT FLOOR AREA BELOW COCKPIT SEAT AND BETWEEN FINGER DOUBLER. REPAIRED THE CORRODED COCKPIT FLOOR PRESSURE PANEL AT FUSELAGE STATION -67 TO -52 IAW ABX REA D853-12317MR.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (WS 69.5)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK INDICATIONS AT LEFT LOWER WING STATION XCW 69.5, HOLES 1, 2.A AND C. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-12279-MR.
Part: SENSOR — DIRTY (CAPT WINDOW)
AT TOP OF DESCENT, AFTER ANTI-FOG C/B WAS CLOSED, A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT. NO SMOKE WAS DETECTED. C/B WAS OPENED AND SMELL DISAPPEARED. DEFERRED IAW DC-8 MEL 30-5B.DI NR 821184. DEN: CLEARED. FOUND CAPTAIN'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW WARMER THAN OTHERS. CLEANED SENSOR AND INSTALLED HEAT SINK COMPOUND. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM CH 30.