N822AA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA JET AIRLINES, INC. (Y2PA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
DISCREPANCY: CREW REPORTED THAT EN-ROUTE DPA-HQA FL 350 HEARD NOISE AND FELT LOW RUMBLING THEN CHECKED ENGINE PARAMETERS. SAW OIL PRESSURE LOW ON GAUGE JUST AT RED LINE WITHOUT ASSOCIATED WARNING LIGHT. HEADING STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT WITH AN ASSOCIATED RPM DROP SEEN ON ENGINE GAUGES. DECLARED EMERGENCY ON CURRENT ATC FREQUENCY AND ASKED FOR VECTORS AND DESCENT TO A SUITABLE AIRPORT. THEY PERFORMED OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON CHECKLIST WHICH LEADS TO ENGINE FAILURE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT THEN LANDING WITH LEFT ENGINE SHUTDOWN WINDMILLING N1 AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE THEN GEAR DOWN PROCEDURE A. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT KLEX. AFTER PARKING NOTED OIL LEAKING FROM DRAIN AND OPENED THE AFFECTED ENGINE COWL AND NOTED THE ENGINE WAS COVERED IN OIL. RELAYED INFORMATION TO FLIGHT OPS. AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENTS.CORRECTIVE ACTION: USA JET MAINTENANCE IN KLEX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE #1 ENGINE IAW USA JET AIRLINES GMM VOL # CHAPTER 72 ENGINE CHANGE CHECKLIST. LEAK AND OPS. CHECKS NORMAL, NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. REMOVED ENGINE TO BE SENT TO ITI FOR EVALUATION.
DISCREPANCY: CREW REPORTED LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, ATC DECLARED EMERGENCY. CREW STATED THEY HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS, REFERENCED P.O.H. AND LANDED NORMALLY AT KYIP CORRECTIVE ACTION: USA JET MAINTENANCE AT KYIP REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR SWITCH IAW DA20 AMM 32-60-10. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD IAW DA20 MM 32-30-0
DISCREPANCY: CREW REPORTEDâ DEPARTING KSDF, RIGHT MAIN GEAR âMOVINGâ LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLIMB TO ENROUTE ALTITUDE. CLIMB STOPPED AT FL200 AND AIRSPEED REDUCED TO 180 KTS. LANDING GEAR CYCLED AND GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE A USED TO ENSURE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH APPROACH CONTROL. ABNORMAL LANDING GEAR LIGHT SITUATION ADVISORY GIVEN TO CENTERS. TOWER NOTIFIED AND CRASH/ FIRE/RESCUE BY RUNWAY. FLY BY SHOWED ALL THREE GEAR DOWN. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE AT KYIP FOUND THE BEARING SUPPORT ARM ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED ON THE RIGHT LATERAL DOOR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DAMAGER LATERAL AND CENTER DOORS WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS AFTER DOING NDT ON THE RELATED MOUNTING PARTS. THE BEARING SUPPORT ARM ASSEMBLY WHICH FILED ON THE RIGHT LATERAL DOOR WAS A P/N MY20294-10810. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL DESIGN PART. SERVICE BULLETIN 492 ADDRESSES THIS PART AND REPLACES IT WITH P/N MY20294-10810-5. THE STATED REASON IS TO INCREASE THE FATIGUE BEHAVIOR OF THE LATERAL MAIN GEAR DOOR FORWARD BEARING ARMS. THE RIGHT LATERAL DOOR ACTUATOR BELLCRANK WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION AND ALSO ITS TWO STOPS. THE STOPS AND âSCHNOORâ WASHERS WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS. THE BELLCRANK WILL BE INSPECTED IAW MM 32-10-21. THE GEAR AND DOOR CONTROL LINKAGES WILL BE INSPECTED, RIGGED AND TESTED. THE GEAR WILL BE CYCLED TO TEST ALL FUNCTIONS IN NORMAL AND EMERGENCY MODES. MINOR DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO A DOOR SEAL ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE WHEEL WELL. THIS SEAL HOLDER WILL BE REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE PART. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE WHILE AN âAâ CHECK IS BEING PERFORMED. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW ON COMPLETION OF THE INSPECTION AND AIRCRAFT RETURN TO SERVICE. 01/10/19 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION â AFTER COMPLETION OF THE âAâ CHECK, INCLUDING CYCLING OF THE LANDING GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND OPERATED FOR WITH NO MALFUNCTION OF THE GEAR INDICATION.
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN AT FRAME 17 BETWEEN STRINGERS 17-19L. REPAIRED THE FRAME IAW DRAWING 53-16157-1.
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN AT FRAMES 14 AND 15, STRINGER 19R. REPAIRED THE SKIN IAW SRM 51-71-02 AND EA 96-51-02 R1.
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE MAIN TANK PANEL. REPAIRED IAW DRAWING 57-16146-1.
CREW REPORTED FUEL XFR-2 LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH DECREASE IN NR 2 ENG FEEDER FUEL TANK QTY. EMER CHECKLIST FUEL TRANSFER LIGHT, ON E25, COMPLETED. FIVE TO TEN MINUTES LATER, FUEL XFR-1 LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH DECREASE IN NR 1 ENG FEEDER TANK QTY. R & R RT TRANSFER PUMP IAW MM 28-10-32. THE OPS & LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. COMPLIED WITH FULL OPERATIONS CHECK OF LT TRANSFER PUMP. ACTUATED PUMP SEVERAL TIMES & BLED PUMP. OPERATIONS CHECK OF LT TRANSFER PUMP WAS GOOD IAW MM 28-10-32. COMPLIED WITH LT & RT WING FUEL TANKS API DENSITY CHECK. THE CHECK WAS GOOD WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE TRANSFER PUMP IS TIME LIMITED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF BEARINGS & BRUSHES EVERY 2000 HOURS.
CREW REPORTED NORMAL TAKEOFF AND DEPARTURE OF DAY, VFR FLIGHT. PASSING 17000 FT ± CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. CANCELED HORN, PERFORMED THE CHECKLIST, DECLARED EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED PASSING 15000 FT ON DESCENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND OPERATED CARGO DOOR. NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW CARGO DOOR, MM 52-30-01. RAN ACFT AND PRESSURIZED TO 8.5 PSI. CARGO DOOR INDICATION DID NOT FAIL. SYS CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 52-30. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
CREW RECOGNIZED A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM EARLY, CALLED FOR CHECKLIST FOR CABIN PRESSURE TO HIGH. INITIATED DESCENT, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS SENT TO WORK THE PROBLEM. PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT, NR 1 & NR 2 ENGINES AND WATER SEPARATOR. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. COMPLIED WITH A LEAK CHECK OF THE WATER SEPARATOR AND AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED IAW MM 21-20-1. COMPLIED WITH PRESSURIZATION, OPS CHECK IN MANUAL AND AUTO MODE IAW MM 21-30-5. THE OPS CHECK WAS GOOD WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
UPON GEAR RETRACTION DEPARTING AIRPORT, NOSE GEAR DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE FOLLOWED BY NR 1 HYDRAULIC LIGHT & FLUID PRESSURE LOSS. CREW TOOK DELAY VECTORS TO RUN CHECKLISTS. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT DESTINATION WITH NR 2 BRAKES, NO FLAP, NO AIRBRAKE, AND NO ANTI-SKID. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NOSE GEAR DOOR HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR BLOWN OUT ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE TRAVELED TO EVALUATE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NNLG DOOR ACTUATOR IAW MM 32-30-23. LEAK AND OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. REPLACED THE NR 1 HYDRAULIC PUMP FILTER IAW MM 29-00-2. NO PARTICLES NOTED. THE NR 1 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS REPLACED IAW MM 71-00-1. LEAK AND OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND NO CONTAMINATION OF REMOVED PUMP NOTED. THE LT AND RT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED IAW MM 12-10-31. NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS NOT COMPLETELY EMPTY AT TIME OF SERVICE. NR 1 AND NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS, OPERATIONALLY CHECK AND TAXIED ACFT. ALL SYSTEMS FUNCTIONING NORMAL. ACFT WAS THEN FLOWN, WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, UNDER A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT FOR FINAL RIG CHECK OF NLG AND RETURN-TO-SERVICE. UPON ARRIVAL MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH A NLG DOOR INSPECTION/TEST IAW MM 32-20-20. NO LEAKS NOTED ON NOSE GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR. INSPECTION FOR PROPER INSTALLATION AND GEAR SWING WAS COMPLETED WITH NOT DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTION OF THE FAILED ACTUATOR SHOWED THAT THE CASTING CRACKED AND SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED ALLOWING THE END CAP TO BLOW OUT OF THE END OF THE CYLINDER WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. TOTAL TIME AND CYCLES OF THE ACTUATOR ARE UNKNOWN. ACTUATOR ACCUMULATED 7168 HOURS AND 5384 CYCLES SINCE RESEAL, SINCE INSTALLATION ON ACFT.
IN CRUISE NR 1 ENGINE SURGED THEN ROLLED BACK AND FLAMED OUT. CREW REQUESTED IMMEDIATE DESCENT FROM FL350 AND VECTORS TO NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR THE NR 1 ENGINE WOULD NOT RELIGHT AND DIVERTED TO MLI. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON SINGLE ENGINE WITHOUT INCIDENT. USA JET MAINTENANCE CONTRACTED A MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A FOD INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND FOUND P3 AIR LINE B-NUT LOOSE. SECURED B NUT AND PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED ENGINE RUNS IAW GMM VOLUME 3 "STALL/FLAME OUT PROCEDURE CHECKS" ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS ARE WITH IN LIMITS, RESTRICTED ALTITUDE TO FL330. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MAIN BASE AT YIP ON 1/12/08 AND MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A DETAILED INSPECTION ON NR 1 ENGINE IAW GMMK VOLUME 3 CHAPTER 72. PERFORMED GROUND RUNS IAW SEI 189 AND ALL PARAMETERS WITH LIMITS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING CLIMB CREW ENCOUNTERED FUEL ODORS IN COCKPIT THEN AT 1000 FT AGL FUEL MIST DEVELOPED WHEN AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED. CREW CLOSED ENGINE BLEED AIR, INCREASING CABIN ALTITUDE. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH TOL TOWER AND ENTERED BASE LEG FOR UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO TOL AND FOUND THE RIGHT FUEL FEEDER TANK PRESSURIZATION CHECK VALVE FAULTY. THE CHECK VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM THEN CHECKED NORMALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FALCON 20 MM 28-10-40. RAN ENGINES AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM TO CLEAR FUMES FROM CABIN. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
NR 2 ENGNE OIL PRESSURE BECAME ERRATIC ALL OTHER GAUGED INDICATED NORMAL. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE THEN DROPPED FOLLOWED BY 'OIL P' LIGHT. SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENGINE IMMEDIATELY, REFERRED TO EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PG E2. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO RDU. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SENT TO RDU AND REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE GARLOCK SEAL AND O-RING WITH NEW SEAL AND O-RING IAW SEI MM CHP 72. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD IAW SEI 189. DURING ENGINE, RUN UP NO OTHER DEFECTS OTED AT THIS TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
YIP - FLT 19041 - JEWEL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 1,000 FEET. AI RCRAFT RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE AT YIP AND MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING. NO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE NECESSARY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM NON-RETURN VALVE WAS FOUND STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE PART. PERFORMED A GROUND RUN OF ENGINE TO PRESSURIZE THE SYSTEM AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. (X)