N824EX

Part: GENERATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 32,748 hrs · 36,322 cycles

BOTH DIRECT CURRENT GENERATORS FELL OFF LINE AT SAME TIME WHEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. GROUND RAN ENGINES, BOTH DIRECT CURRENT GENERATORS OPERATE NORMALLY PER DASH 8 RUN UP MANUAL.

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 32,601 hrs · 36,152 cycles

UPON LINE INSPECTION AT SBY THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY LIGHT FOUND INOPERATIVE ON THE FLOOR, SECOND ROW BACK FROM THE FRONT OF THE CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT BULB AND THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 32,541 hrs · 36,085 cycles

ONE FLOOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT BULB.

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 32,502 hrs · 36,035 cycles

AT A LINE CHECK INSPECTION AT SBY AN EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE IN THE CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT AND THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.

Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN) · airframe 32,189 hrs · 35,677 cycles

LT FWD EMRGENCY EGRESS LIGHT DIM. R&R EGRESS LIGHT BULB, IAW MM 33-51-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 32,189 hrs · 35,677 cycles

FWD EMERGENCY LIGHT IN INOPERATIVE ON THE CEILING. CYCLED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER FWD EXIT LIGHT FUNCTION NORMAL. REPLACE (2) BURNED BULBS, IAW MM 33-51-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.

Part: GENERATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 32,039 hrs · 35,509 cycles

NR 2 DC GENERATOR WOULDN'T COME ON LINE, NR 2 DC GENERATOR HOT CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SMOKE AND SPARKS CAME FROM NR 2 ENGINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RELAY 3421K2, REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 DC GCU AND STARTER GENERATOR IAW 24-30-02R, OPS GOOD PERFORMED HIDDEN DAMAGE INSPECTION AND NO DAMAGE NOTED.

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 30,366 hrs · 33,631 cycles

ONE FLOOR LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. MX RELAMPED, OPS CHECK GOOD.

Part: SIGN — DAMAGED (CABIN) · airframe 30,313 hrs · 33,566 cycles

EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN BY AIRSTAIR DOOR FELL APART. MX REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN.

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (LIGHT SWITCH) · airframe 30,182 hrs · 33,421 cycles

FOUND F/A EMERGENCY LIGHT SELECT SWITCH INTERNAL INDICATION LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BULB.

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO BAY) · airframe 29,595 hrs · 32,750 cycles

SMOKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAXI OUT SEVERAL TIMES. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT DID NOT NOTICE THE SMELL OF SMOKE ON TAXI OUT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT DID AN INSPECTION OF THE BAG BAY DURING TAXI BACK TO GATE, NO SMOKE WAS DETECTED. INSPECTED BAG BAY AREA, EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE WAS DETECTED. REPLACED BOTH SMOKE DETECTORS S/N: 0555 AND 0772. S/N 0772 HAS HAD PREVIOUS HISTORY OF THIS DISCREPANCY.

Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (AFT LAVATORY) · airframe 27,985 hrs · 30,991 cycles

LAVATORY LOWER AFT FLOOR STRUCTURE ANGLE FOUND CORRODED. REPLACED ANGLE.

Part: EEC — INOPERATIVE · airframe 25,706 hrs · 28,490 cycles

ON CLIMB-OUT AT 500 FEET, NR 2 TORQUE WAS FLUCTUATING 70 TO 100 PERCENT AND PROP WAS FLUCTUATING 900 TO 1200. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE EEC. OPS CHECK GOOD.

Part: STRUT — FAULTY (LT MLG) · airframe 25,294 hrs · 28,046 cycles

FLIGHT 3800 REPORTED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT DID NOT COMPRESS AFTER LANDING. MAINTENANCE FROM MIDDLETOWN ROAD TRIPPED TO PITTSBURGH TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — FAULTY (NLG) · airframe 24,896 hrs · 27,615 cycles

FLIGHT 3875 REPORTED THE YELLOW GEAR SELECTOR LEVER ILLUMINATING ALONG WITH THE RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT AND THEN BOTH GOING OUT. ALSO A THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE NOSEWELL AREA. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. THIS CONDITION HAD A HISTORY 14JUN04, REF SDR 222, PSEU WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. CURRENT DISCREPANCY DATED 22JUNE04 WAS REMEDIED WITH THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE NOSE GEAR DRAG STRUT PROXIMITY SENSOR. SYSTEMS WERE OPERATIONAL CHECKED AND A TEST FLIGHT COMPLIED WITH, ALL CHECKS GOOD.

Part: PSEU — INTERMITTENT (MLG) · airframe 24,829 hrs · 27,546 cycles

FLIGHT 3952 REPORTED NOSE GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF AS THE NOSE GEAR WENT OUT OF THE UPLOCK POSITION AND BACK TO UPLOCK DURING CLIMB. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO LGA, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO MIDDLETOWN FOR REPAIRS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PROXIMITY SWITCHING ELECTRONICS UNIT (PSEU) AND INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE ASSOCIATED PROXIMITY SWITCHES AND CANNON PLUGS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: WIRE — BROKEN (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 24,810 hrs · 27,525 cycles

WHILE IN MAINTENANCE DURING THE TEST PROCEDURE IT WAS FOUND THAT TWO FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN WIRE LEADING TO THE POWER SUPPLY. WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND THE SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKED. ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

Part: BETA SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (LOCK OUT) · airframe 23,563 hrs · 26,200 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF, NR 1 PROP CYCLED FROM 1200 TO 800 RPM, COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED UNTIL ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND FEATHERED. AFTER RETURN TO FIELD, MAINTENANCE READ THE FDR, NO OVERTORQUE FOUND. THE ENGINE AND PROP CONTROL LINKAGES WERE INSPECTED, NO DEFECTS FOUND. NO ABNORMAL PARAMETERS NOTED ON GROUND RUN, THE BETA LOCKOUT SYSTEM WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE CAUSED THE PROP RPM FLUCTUATION. BETA LOCKOUT MEL WAS COMPLIED WITH AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (WX RADAR SYSTEM) · airframe 23,316 hrs · 25,954 cycles

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AIRCRAFT 824EX, FLIGHT 3648 FROM BUFFALO NEW YORK TO BRADLEY, CT. THE WEATHER RADAR FAILED, CAUSING THE FLIGHT TO BE DIVERTED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RADAR RECEIVER TRANSMITTER AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD ON THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 23,246 hrs · 25,898 cycles

WHILE IN ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IN MIDDLETOWN, PA. DURING OPERATIONAL TEST, MAINTENANCE FOUND ROW 4AC EMERGENCY LIGHT DIM, TWO AISLE LIGHTS DIM AND LEFT AFT FUSELAGE LIGHT DIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: AILERON — CRACKED (LEFT) · airframe 21,757 hrs · 24,281 cycles

DURING C LEVEL INSPECTION LEFT AILERON SKIN FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT OUTBOARD ATTACH POINT, LOWER SKIN AT CORNER OF ATTACH POINT CUT OUT. CRACK WAS REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PIEDMONT ENGINEERING DRAWING EO8-57-03-0248 AND APPROVED THROUGH CALLAHAN REPAIR SERVICES DERT-230219-CE IDENTIFICATION # CAS-AAL106. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: ANGLE — CRACKED · airframe 21,662 hrs · 24,170 cycles

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT, NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNNION RIGHT SIDEWALL ANGLE AT APPROXIMATE STATION OF X101 FOUND CRACKED WHILE PERFORMING A 4 INSPECTION. ALSO, NOSE WHEEL WELL SKIN PART NUMBER 85310056 WAS FOUND CRACKED AT AREA OF INTERSECTION OF STATION X96.19 AND Y9.00. CRACKS WERE REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEHAVILLAND REPAIR DRAWINGS RD8-53-3630 AND RD8-53-698. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: RUDDER — CRACKED · airframe 21,662 hrs · 24,170 cycles

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT, FORE RUDDER WAS FOUND CRACKED AT UPPER RIGHT SIDE WHILE PERFORMING A 4 INSPECTION. PATCH TO RUDDER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEHAVILLAND REPAIR DRAWING RD8-55-335. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 21,558 hrs · 24,046 cycles

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT 6TH EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT FROM FRONT FOUND INOPERATIVE. WIRE WAS BROKEN IN LIGHT TRACK. BROKEN WIRE REPAIRED GOING TO LIGHT SEGMENT IN TRACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: LINK — WORN (NLG) · airframe 18,753 hrs · 20,969 cycles

DURING FLEET INSPECTION OF NOSE GEAR FOR WEAR IN TRAILING ARM LINK ASSEMBLY, FOUND WEAR IN TRAILING ARM LINK LOWER BUSHING AND LOWER PIN. LOWER TRAILING ARM PIN AND LOWER LINK BUSHING REPLACED. LINK ASSEMBLY GREASED. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH DASH 8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 17,915 hrs · 20,025 cycles

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT DENT AND GOUGE FOUND ON RIGHT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STATION X445.5 AND X467.0 AND STRINGERS 17S AND 18S. UNDERLYING STRINGER PART 853330026-141, REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEHAVILLAND STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL 53-10-21. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — CRACKED (SPOILER) · airframe 15,435 hrs · 17,321 cycles

FLT 3516, ON CLIMBOUT FROM BWI, NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOST CONTENTS. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MDT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED, FOUND CRACKED GROUND SPOILER LINE AT SPOILER ACTUATOR. INSTALLED RINGLOCK SPLICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH M/M 20-50-55, REPLENISHED AND BLED SYSTEM. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

Part: BATTERY — OVERTEMP (E/E BAY)

EN ROUTE FROM PIT TO IPT, THE MAIN BATTERY HOT CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TEMPERATURE MONITOR ROSE TO 60 DEGREES CELSIUS. THE CREW DIVERTED INTO SCE, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, FOUND BATTERY AT FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN BATTERY, OPERATION CHECK GOOD IAW DHC PROCEDURES. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)

RIGHT AFT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY EGRESS LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB. OPERATIONAL TEST NORMAL. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)

LEFT AFT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY EGRESS LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB. OPERATIONAL TEST NORMAL. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: HYD LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (NR 2 ENGINE)

DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM MDT, THE NR 2 ENGINE HYDRAULIC LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR 10 SECONDS AND THEN WENT OUT DURING GEAR RETRACTION. A/C RETURNED TO FIELD. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, PERFORMED SEVERAL RETRACTION TESTS, BLED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM IAW DHC PROCEDURES. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT FROM BWI TO ROC, THE NR 2 ENGINE FUEL PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF CONTINUOUSLY. A/C DIVERTED INTO MDT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL FILTER, FOUND NO DEFECTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: LAMP — FAILED (CABIN)

EMERGENCY FLOOR PATH LIGHTING AT ROW 1 HAS ONE LAMP INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAMP. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: PLATE — CORRODED (RT WING)

RIGHT WING INBOARD STRESS PANEL LADDER PLATE HAS CORROSION PITS ON UPPER SURFACE, UNDER 622AT. REPAIRED CORRODED AREAS IAW DHC REPAIR DRAWING 8-57-915. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: ACCESS PANEL — CORRODED (CENTERWING)

PANEL 622AT WAS FOUND TO EXHIBIT MINOR CORROSION, DURING A ROUTINE C-CHECK. REMOVED AND REPLACED PANEL IAW DHC MM. PANEL SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR IAW DHC INSTRUCTIONS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

LEFT AFT CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT INTERIOR LIGHT BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN)

DURING C-CHECK, THE LEFT INBOARD SEAT RAIL WAS FOUND CORRODED IN AREA OF WARDROBE. REPAIRED CORRODED AREA IAW DHC REPAIR DRAWING 8-53-2893. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: PANEL — CORRODED (WING)

DURING C-CHECK, THE LADDER PLATE FOR PANEL 622AT WAS FOUND TO EXHIBIT CORROSION. DHC ISSUED REPAIR DRAWING 8-57-915 TO ALLOW 500 HOURS OF OPERATION AT WHICH TIME A PERMANENT REPAIR WILL BE COMPLETED. MINOR AREAS BLENDED IAW RD 8-57-114. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

Part: PANEL — CORRODED (RT WING)

DURING C-CHECK, THE RIGHT WING STRESS PANEL WAS FOUND TO EXHIBIT CORROSION. (PANEL 622AT.) PERFORMED AN INTERIM REPAIR TO PANEL IAW DHC REPAIR DRAWING 8-57-237. PANEL IS SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT WITHIN 500 HOURS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACTT: 6,912.6 HOURS. ACTC: 7,844. (X)

Part: PUMP — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)

DURING CLIMB-OUT OF MDT, THE NR 2 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A/C RETURNED TO FIELD, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND PRESSURE SWITCH IAW DHC MM. SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: LIGHT — FAILED (COCKPIT)

DURING A PREFLIGHT CHECK IN ISP, THE CREW FOUND THE OVERHEAD COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE LIGHT TO BASE CONTACTS. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. THE LIGHT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED LATER AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: HYD LINE — FAILED (NR 2 HYD SYST)

PHL - EN ROUTE, NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. INSPECTED AND FOUND HYDRAULIC LINE FROM NR 2 ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED HYDRAULIC LINE, ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP, AND CASE DRAIN FILTER IAW DHC MM REQUIREMENTS. SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACTC: 6,717. (X)