N824RA
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
49 reports on file, 1995-09-18 – 2000-05-28.
Part: DUCT — LEAKING (TAIL)
LAS - AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT ON TAKEOFF, THE TAIL COMPT TEMP HIGH AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DELAYED 30 SECONDS TO SEE IF LIGHT WOULD GO OUT AND PULLED POWER BACK TO 1.4 EPR. LIGHT STAYED ON. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE IMMEDIATE RETURN TO LAS. LIGHT STAYED ON ANOTHER 3 TO 4 MINS THEN WENT OUT. MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT LAS. FIRE TRUCKS CHECKED TAIL ON TAXI IN AND NOTED NO PROBLEMS. COMPLETED TAIL COMP TEMP HIGH LIGHT PROCEDURES JUST PRIOR TO LIGHT GOING OUT. FOUND RIGHT ACM HEAT EXCHANGER DUCT LOOSE AND LEAKING HOT AIR IN TAIL COMPARTMENT. SECURED DUCT. LEAK AND OPS CHECK OK. (M)
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (RUDDER)
SJC - ON CLIMB-OUT AT 9000 FEET, UNCOMMANDED LEFT RUDDER INPUT. QUICKLY ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF FULL TRAVEL. PRIOR TO THAT WITH RUDDER TRIM CENTERED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RT AILERON WAS REQUIRED TO FLY WINGS LEVEL. IE AFTER LEFT UNCOMMANDED RUDDER, AIRCRAFT FLEW WITH NORMAL AILERONS AND RUDDER. SUSPECT RIGHT RUDDER WAS PRELOADED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. REPLACED RUDDER SERVO ACT PER MM. REPLACED YAW DAMPER ACT PER MM 23-13-01. OPS CHECK RTS BOTH 1/2 OK. REPLACED NR 1 DFGC. OPS CHECK BOTH 2/7 OK RUI. A/C FLOWN ON FUNCTIONAL CK FLT RUDDER TRIM IS ZERO ALL SPEEDS. AILERON TRIM IS 1.5 UNITS RT WING DOWN ALL SPEEDS CLEAN. NO SPOILER DEFLECTION PROBLEMS AND YAW DAMPERS TEST NORMAL. AILERON TRIM AT FLAPS 28-40 ZERO/Z
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
LAX-CCI - CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY ON LEFT FORWARD EXIT EMERGENCY LT, EXIT LT AND CABIN EMERGENCY LTS. OPS CHECK OK. (M)
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (ROW 24)
RNO - CCI NR 2, EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT 24. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: ENGINE — STALLED (NR 2)
SJC - NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED IN FLIGHT LEVEL 35,000 FT, RA-24 DEG CELSIUS, .78 MACH, CLEAR SKIES, EPR DROPPED FROM 1.8 TO 1.5, EGT ROSE TO 430 DEG COMPARED TO NR 1 ENGINE AT 370 DEG. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE PER RNOM T/C 0099. ENGINE TEST AND RUNS ALSO ACCOMPLISHED ON TASK CARD. OPS CHECK GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 44 reports
1999
Part: WHEEL — OUT OF ADJUST (TE FLAP)
SNA - ON TAKEOFF ROLL, TAKEOFF WARNING HORN. ABORT FLAP TAKEOFF SEL 24 DEGREES. SLAT WENT FROM TAKEOFF TO LAND RETURNED TO GATE.. FLAPS 24 CG 11.4 STAB 8. FOUND DIAL A FLAP WHEEL ADJUSTMENT TOO SENSITIVE CAUSING FLAP MOVEMENT. ASSIGNED DMI NR 20214 ENTERED ON DMI SHEET. PLACARDED. CLEANED DEBRIS FROM DIAL A FLAP MECHANISM. OPS CHECKS GOOD. (M)
Part: WIRE — FAILED (ROW 24 DEF)
RNO - EMERGENCY LIGHTS ROW 21 THROUGH 24 INOPERATIVE. FOUND SHORTED WIRE AT SEAT 24 DEF. REPAIRED WIRE AND REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT ROW 21. EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — BROKEN (RT EMER EXIT)
SJC - EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT ROW 8 THROUGH 12 AT RIGHT FORWARD WING EXIT. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE CONNECTION, OPS CHECK GOOD PER MM 33-53-00. (M)
Part: CHARGER — INOPERATIVE (ROW 8-12)
LAS - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT ROWS 8-12 CAME ON JUST PRIOR TO PUSH BACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD RIGHT BATTERY CHARGER. OPS CHECK OK PER MM 23-11-00. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (ROW 11)
IN SJC - EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT SEAT 11. REPAIRED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE IAW MM, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: COALESCER — DIRTY (CABIN)
IN SJC, RETURNED TO GATE BECAUSE OF A BURNING SMELL AT FWD GALLEY. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF THE FWD GALLEY AREA AND NO EVIDENCE OF BURNING NOTICED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH COALESCER BAGS AND PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR BURNING. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (LT EMERG EXIT)
IN RNO - AFT OVERWING EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHT PACK INOP ON LEFT SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK ASSY, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: CHARGER — INOPERATIVE (RT EMER EXIT)
IN RNO - FORWARD OVERWING EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHT PACK INOPERATIVE ON RIGHT SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER ASSY, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
IN RNO - AFT LEFT EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT LEFT EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY. (M)
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
RNO - AFT TWO CABIN CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BAD BATTERIES. OPS CHECK GOOD. (X)
1998
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (ROW 21-24 DEF)
IN RNO, EMERGENCY EXIT IS SET LIGHTS INOPERATIVE 21-24 DEF. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT OVERWING EXIT LAMP 21 AC. OPS NORMAL. (M)
Part: CONTROLS — GRINDING (AILERONS)
IN RNO - RETURN TO GATE, DURING TAXI CHECKS GRINDING NOISE HEARD UNDER COCKPIT FLOOR WHEN AILERONS CHECKED. UPON RETURN TO GATE INSPECTED ALL CABLES IN E/E BAY UNDER COCKPIT FLOOR FOUND NO GRINDING NOISES OPERATED AILERON SYSTEM NUMEROUS TIMES RT AND LT. LT AND RT OPS CHECK NORMAL AT THIS TIME OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (ROWS 21-24)
RNO - EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP AT ROWS 21-24. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES, OPS CHECK NORMAL. (M)
Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
AT OKC LEVEL 2 CORROSION, INTERGRANULAR CORROSION ON BARE METAL DOUBLER BETWEEN VHF ANTENNA AND INTERNAL FRAME. REMOVED AND FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER ON LOWER VHF ANTENNA IAW DOUGLAS DC-9, SRM 51-10-2. LEAK CHECKED IAW MD80, MM 21-00-00, NO DEFECTS. (M)
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (BS 1174)
AT OKC LEVEL 2 CORROSION, ATTACH ANGLE CORRODED ON FORWARD SIDE OF FRAME 1174 INBOARD CORNER OF STRINGER 29R IN AFT PIT. REMOVED CORRODED ATTACH ANGLE, BLENDED CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS IAW MC-80, SRM 53-01. FABRICATED NEW ANGLE IAW MC80, SRM 51-10-2, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW MC80, SRM 51-10-3. INSTALLED ANGLE IAW MD80, SRM 51-30-5. (M)
Part: FASTENERS — CORRODED (CARGO BAY)
AT OKC, LEVEL 2 CORROSION AT MID PIT DRAIN HOLE AT STATION 788 HAS HARDWARE CORROSION. REMOVED CORRODED FASTENERS AND REPLACED WITH NEW FASTENERS AND REPLACED WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW DC/MD80, SRM 51-30-5. LEAK CHECK IAW MD80 21-00-00. NO DEFECTS. (M)
Part: GUARD — CORRODED (NLG)
AT OKC, LEVEL 2 CORROSION, ON NLG TIRE SPLASH GUARD ASSY AND ATTACHING HARDWARE WERE CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED HARDWARE IAW DOUGLAS MD-80, MM CHAPTER 32, SECTION 32-20-01. REMOVED SURFACE CORROSION IW DC-9 SRM 51-10 3/.017 MAX MATERIAL LOSS WITHIN LIMITS IAW DC-9, SRM 53-01, FIG 1. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW DC-9 SRM 53-10-03. (M)
Part: BRACKET — CORRODED (CARGO BAY)
SUPPORT ANGLE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND LIGHTENING HOLES CORRODED ON WEB FOR AFT PIT THRESHOLD FRAME. CORROSION IS LEVEL 2. REMOVED ANGLE, FABRICATED NEW AND INSTALLED ANGLE IAW DC9/80 SRM 51-30-2, 53-01, 51-10-2, 51-10-3. (M)
Part: NUT PLATE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
AT OKC, LEVEL 2 CORROSION, CORRODED NUT PLATE ON FWD AREA OF FWD CARGO DOOR CUT OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NUT PLATE. REPAIRED IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 51-30-2, 51-70-0 ARM 53-00. (M)
Part: PLATE — CORRODED (BS 1174)
FOUND CORROSION ON ANTENNA BLOCK OFF PLATE AND SEALANT MISSING IN SET SCREWS, APP STATION 1174, STRINGER 30 LEVEL 2 CORROSION. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER DC-9 SRM 53-04, PAGE 37, FIG 12B, SHEET 3. LEAK CHECK IAW, MD-80, MM 21-00-00. NO DEFECTS. (M)
Part: FASTENER — CORRODED (SCUFF PLATE)
LEVEL 2 CORROSION IN FUSELAGE ZONE. FASTENERS RUSTY AND LOOSE IN R1 DOOR LOWER EXTERNAL SCUFF PLATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CORRODED FASTENERS IAW DC9-SRM 51-10-5B. (M)
Part: NUT — CORRODED (BS 1212)
AT OKC LEVEL 2 CORROSION, NUT RUSTY AT AFT INBOARD CORNER OF FRAME 1212 TO STRINGER 29R. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUSTY FASTENTERS IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
RENO - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP AT ROWS 12 THROUGH 16 AND EXIT ROW. INSTALLED NEW LIGHT SWITCHING UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW 33-50-00. OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
AT RENO, FLOOR EXIT LIGHTS, ROWS 9-12 INOPERATIVE. FOUND RIGHT FORWARD OVERWING EXIT BATTERY PACK DEFECTIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW PACK. OPS CHECK NORMAL. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
AT RENO, EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT ROWS 8-12. REPLACED BATTERY. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (SEATS 17-14)
AT RENO, EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEATS 17 THROUGH 24 WERE INOPERABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BAD BATTERIES. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP IN SEATS 17-20. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK GOOD PER MM. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LOWER AFT RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LAMP INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY LIGHT POWER PACK. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERABLE (CABIN)
AFT VENTRAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERABLE. AFT VENTRAL OVERHEAD LIGHT IS DISPLACED AND HAS BROKEN WIRE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSY AND REATTACHED LIGHT ASSY TO PANEL AND REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LAMPS INOP O/H ROWS 6-9. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERIES, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — TRIPPED (NR 1 EPR)
ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO NO EPR ON LEFT ENGINE AT POWER UP. CHECKED INLET AND EXHAUST RESET NR 1 EPR AND NR 1 DFGC CIRCUIT BREAKERS, OPS CHECKED NORMAL. (M)
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT AIRSTAIR WALKWAY INOP. INSTALLED NEW BATTERIES IN CHARGER, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHTS OUT AT ROWS 14, 15, 16, AND 24. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS AND LAMPS, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
FORWARD LEFT EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW EMERGENCY LIGHTS OUT AND SEATS 14D, 15D, AND 16D. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT POWER SUPPLY AT FORWARD LEFT EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
1997
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (FORWARD LAV)
FOUND CORROSION UNDER FORWARD LAVATORY FLOOR PANEL, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC-9 SRM 51-10-3 AND 51-10-2. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY BATTERY AR 12 D/E/F INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY AR 12 D/E/F; OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHTS OUT ON SEAT 13-14-15 AND 16, ALSO LEFT FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN. REPLACED BATTERIES IN BATTERY PACK FOR SEATS 13 THROUGH 16, AND REPLACED LEFT FORWARD EXIT SIGN SYSTEM. OPS NORMAL PER 33-53-00. (M)
Part: RELEASE MECH — OUT OF ADJUST (TAILCONE)
TAILCONE DID NOT RELEASE WITH EMERGENCY DOOR HANDLE ON AFT ENTRY DOOR. RIGGED TAILCONE EMERGENCY RELEASE SYSTEM PER MM 25-65-00. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (CABIN)
ROW 12 EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OUT. RECONNECTED PULL CANNON PLUG ON SEAT BUTTON. OPS CHECK GOOD. (X)
Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (LT MLG DOOR)
'GEAR DOOR OPEN' AND 'LEFT GEAR UNSAFE' LIGHTS ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. ABNORMAL PROCEDURES PER QRH 5-2, 5-5 PERFORMED. RETURNED TO RENO PER FLIGHT CONTROL. PER MAINTENANCE REQUEST PERFORMED UPLATCH CHECK: LEFT GEAR DOOR OPENED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. OPERATED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES: ALL OPS NORMAL PER MM 32-32-02. (X)
1996
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED OVERWING POWER SUPPLY. OPS CHECKED GOOD. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS AT SEAT ROW 12 TO 16 INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT SEAT ROW 12. OPS GOOD. (M)
Part: TRANSDUCER PINS — FAILED (NR 2 WHEEL AXLE)
AT 50 KTS ON TAKEOFF ROLL, WHEEL NOT TURNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REPLACED ANTI-SKID TRANDUCER PINS IN NR 2 WHEEL AXLE. OPS CHECKED GOOD. (M)
1995
Part: BOLT — BROKEN (NR 2 MAIN WHEEL)
NR 2 MAIN WHEEL ASSY, BROKEN WHEEL BOLT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 MAIN WHEEL ASSY DUE TO BROKEN WHEEL BOLT. IAW MM 32. (X)