N826EX
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.
44 reports on file, 1995-03-01 – 2009-04-16.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAULTY (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 33,504 hrs · 36,591 cycles
NUMBER TWO RUDDER HYDRAULIC CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT WITH NO LOSS OF PRESSURE OR FLUID. REMOVED AND REPLACED NUMBER TWO RUDDER HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH DASH 8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 27-20-39. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.
Part: WIRE — CUT (CABIN) · airframe 33,178 hrs · 36,231 cycles
RED EXIT FLOOR LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE AT ROW 1. FOUND DURING DIODE CHECK. INSPECTION REVEALED WIRE TO BE CUT GOING TO CONNECTOR. REPAIRED CUT WIRE AND REPINNED WIRE TO THE CONNECTOR IN PROPER PLACE. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. INSPECTION WAS GENERATED BY WORK CARD 33-50-06Q.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 33,178 hrs · 36,231 cycles
RIGHT INBOARD SEAT RAIL IS CORRODED AT GALLEY BUFFET MOUNTING HOLES. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT RAILS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RD8-53-3074.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 33,178 hrs · 36,231 cycles
LEFT OUTBOARD FORWARD SEAT RAIL HAS SPOTS OF CORROSION AND MISSING SURFACE PROTECTIVE COATING WHERE SEAT LEGS ATTACHED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEHAVILLAND.
Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 33,178 hrs · 36,231 cycles
AREA AROUND LAVATORY SERVICE POST CORRODED ON BOTTOM AFT EDGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CORRODED DOUBLER AT LAVATORY SERVICE POST.
Earlier reports · 1995–2008 · 39 reports
2008
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 32,967 hrs · 35,987 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT OFF CENTER LIGHT INOPERATIVE. DID NOT TEST. RELAMPED BULBS. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: BRAKE — SMOKE (NR 1) · airframe 32,653 hrs · 35,632 cycles
THE NR 1 BRAKE ASSEMBLY APPEARED TO BE SMOKING DURING TAXI. MAINTENANCE JACKED THE AIRCRAFT AND INSPECTED THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY. THE BRAKE WAS COLD TO THE TOUCH AND WEAR PINS INDICATED A NEWER BRAKE ASSEMBLY. THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS CHANGED AS A PRECAUTION. LEAK AND OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: WHEEL — OUT OF BALANCE (NLG)
AFTER TAKEOFF SEVERE NOSE TIRE SHIMMY. CREW BURNED FUEL TIL GOOD TO LAND, RETURNED TO PHL. BURNED OFF FUEL, RETURNED TO FIELD. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NOSE WHEELS. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. (S)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 31,605 hrs · 34,442 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 4 OVERHEAD INOP. INSPECTED & FOUND 3351-PS3 BATTERY BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: RELAY — FAULTY (FIRE DETECTION) · airframe 31,153 hrs · 33,988 cycles
AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED BACK FROM GATE AND APU SHUT DOWN, 'CHECK FIRE DETECT' WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FAULT LIGHT ON APU FIRE DETECT PANEL ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO GATE WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED SYSTEM. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED AROUND THE FIRE DETECTION LINE OR FIRE BOTTLE. FIRE BOTTLE WAS NOTED AS BEING CHARGED. RELAY 2622-K3 WAS CHANGED ALONG WITH THE WARNING CONTROL BOX. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: WARNING SWITCH — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 30,918 hrs · 33,736 cycles
WHEN THE COCKPIT WARNING AND CAUTION LIGHTS WERE CHECKED, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MASTER WARNING SWITCH/LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE SWITCH MODULE WAS REPLACED BY MAINTENANCE, OPS CHECKED GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
2007
Part: SOCKET — BURNED (CABIN) · airframe 30,538 hrs · 33,306 cycles
STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR IN CABIN WITH SMOKE. INSPECTED CABIN AND FOUND THE OVERHEAD LIGHT AT ROW 8DF LIGHT SOCKET BURNT. PERFORMED HIDDEN DAMAGE INSPECTION NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. REPLACED LAMP HOLDER SOCKET.
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — LEAKING (NLG) · airframe 30,403 hrs · 33,154 cycles
DURING FLIGHT THE CAPTAIN REPORTED, THERE WAS SMOKE/FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. THE SMELL WAS BURNING THEIR EYES. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN HYDRAULIC LINE HAD A PIN HOLE IN IT. HOLE WAS REPAIRED IAW DASH 8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 20-50-55, THE FLUID THAT HAD BUILT UP WAS LEAKED AS WELL. LEAK AND OPS CHECK WERE GOOD.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 30,395 hrs · 33,142 cycles
DURING RON MAINTENANCE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT FWD EXIT WAS NOT WORKING. THE POWER SUPPLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.
Part: BALLAST — DEFECTIVE (CABIN) · airframe 30,382 hrs · 33,128 cycles
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN CABIN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE AND THE LIGHTS WERE DEACTIVATED. A HIDDEN DAMAGE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND REMOVED BULB FROM THE SIDE WALL LIGHT AT ROW 7AC. THE BALLAST AND BULB HOLDER WERE REPLACED.
Part: ECU — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1) · airframe 29,263 hrs · 31,911 cycles
NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE FLUX = OR - 10 PERCENT IN FLIGHT ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED NH, ITT, AND FUEL FLOW. RETURNED TO MDT. REPLACED NR 1 ECU OPS CHECK GOOD.
2006
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (WX RADAR SYS) · airframe 28,044 hrs · 30,631 cycles
RADAR SCREEN HAS DEAD SPOTS WHERE IT DOES NOT PAINT WEATHER. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER R/T.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — INOPERATIVE (RADAR SYSTEM) · airframe 27,660 hrs · 30,226 cycles
RADAR WILL NOT PAINT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RADAR R/T. PART INFO TO FOLLOW.
2005
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 26,468 hrs · 28,917 cycles
FIRST AND THIRD RED FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOP. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHTS, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: AHRS — FAILED (NR 1) · airframe 26,273 hrs · 28,713 cycles
NR 1 AHRS FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. HSI/HDG MESSAGE AND ADI PITCH MISMATCH ON 800 PANEL. AFTER MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AHRS F/O NOTICED HDG MISMATCH ON F/O SIDE. MAINT WAITING FOR PUSH BACK TO TAXI AIRCRAFT FOR HDG MISMATCH. MAINT TAXIED AIRCRAFT, OPS NORMAL.
Part: AHRS — FAILED (NR 1) · airframe 26,133 hrs · 28,561 cycles
NR 1 AHRS FAILURE AFTER T/O RETURN TO FIELD POWER DOWN POWER UP BOTH AHRS, OPS TEST GOOD.
2004
Part: ACM — FAULTY (AIR CONDITIONING) · airframe 240,002 hrs · 26,315 cycles
AIRCRAFT 826EX HAS SHOWN A SEVERAL DAY HISTORY OF THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ALARMING. THE DETECTOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. THEN THE DETECTOR WOULD ALARM AT A LATER TIME. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT IT DOWN TO THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE PRODUCING ENOUGH FUMES TO TRIP THE DETECTOR ALARM. AIR CYCLE MACHINE WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIR CYCLE MACHINE IN QUESTION WAS ALSO DUE TIME CHANGE.
2003
Part: LINE — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 21,560 hrs · 23,736 cycles
PIT-FLIGHT 3716 CREW REPORTED HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS OF NR 1 SYSTEM WHILE IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE INBOARD ROLL SPOILER HYDRAULIC LINE LEAKING BETWEEN THE FUSELAGE AND NR 1 NACELLE. TWO FLEXIBLE LINES WERE INSTALLED AS AN INTERIM REPAIR. AIRCRAFT GROUND RAN AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS REPLENISHED AND BLED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2002
Part: STRUT — BROKEN (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 21,350 hrs · 23,515 cycles
LGA-IAD FLIGHT 3802 CREW REPORTED, UNABLE TO REDUCE NR 1 PROP RPM ON CLIMBOUT, AND UNABLE TO SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE WITH CONDITION LEVER AT FUEL OFF. ENGINE SHUT DOWN ACCOMPLISHED WITH FUEL OFF HANDLE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SPRING STRUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGINE RIGGING MANUAL PART 2. AIRCRAFT GROUND RUN TO 900 RPM. ENGINE OPERATED AND SHUT DOWN NORMALLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SENSOR — OVERHEATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 21,244 hrs · 23,396 cycles
PHL - FLIGHT#3740. CREW REPORTED A BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN COCKPIT AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS. AFTER INSPECTING THE COCKPIT ZONE SENSOR IT WAS FOUND TO BE OVERHEATED. ZONE SENSOR REPLACED, NO FURTHER ODORS DETECTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 20,940 hrs · 23,065 cycles
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT TWO EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. SOCKETS FOR LIGHTS WERE REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — LEAKING (LEFT GEARWELL) · airframe 20,284 hrs · 22,384 cycles
SYR-FLIGHT#3992. CREW REPORTED #2 HYDRAULIC ISOLATION VALVE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, LANDING GEAR ALTERNATE EXTENSION PERFORMED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND HYDRAULIC LINE FROM DOGBONE ON LEFT FORWARD GEAR LEAKING. INTERIM FLEX LINE INSTALLED. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM SERVICED AND ISOLATION LIGHT RESET. AIRCRAFT RAN WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2001
Part: STATIC WICK — MISSING (ELEVATOR) · airframe 28,409 hrs · 32,174 cycles
DURING A REPLACEMENT OF A STATIC WICK FOR BEING MISSING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT ELEVATOR HORN OUTBOARD RIB AND UPPER AND LOWER TRANSITION STRAPS HAVE LIGHTNING DAMAGE AT THE TRAILING EDGE, AS WELL AS THE TRAILING EDGE FAIRING FOR THE ELEVATOR HORN. OUTBOARD RIB AND FAIRING REPLACED. STRAPS WERE REPLACED WITH THOSE FABRICATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEHAVILLAND STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL. ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY BALANCED CHECKED PER STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL 55-20-61. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: LINK — WORN (NLG) · airframe 18,502 hrs · 20,410 cycles
DURING FLEET INSPECTION OF NOSE GEAR FOR WEAR IN TRAILING ARM LINK ASSEMBLY, TRAILING ARM LINK, PIN AND PISTON END CAP FOUND WORN. REPLACED STRUT LINK PN 8825-5, LOWER PIN PN 8871-1, UPPER PIN PN 8827-1, AND PISTON END CAP PN 8829-5 IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SMOKE — DETECTED (CABIN) · airframe 18,422 hrs · 20,322 cycles
PHL- FLIGHT 3885, FLIGHT ATTENDANT DETECTED SMOKE IN CABIN ON CLIMBOUT. NO SMOKE OR HAZE NOTED BY CAPTAIN, ONLY ACRID SMELL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. AIRCRAFT RUN UP WITH CREW, NOTHING NOTED FROM BLEED SYSTEM OR CABIN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2000
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 15,454 hrs · 17,161 cycles
MDT - DURING A FLEET INSPECTION THE REAR FUSELAGE STRUCTURE WAS FOUND CRACKED AT FRAME 4, STRINGER 4, RIGHT SIDE. REPAIRS WERE MADE IAW RD8-55-199 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WINDOW — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 14,882 hrs · 16,539 cycles
FLIGHT 3796 EN ROUTE TO ROC FROM LGA DIVERTED INTO SYR WITH A CRACKED CAPTAINS SIDE WINDOW. THE CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SIDE WINDOW IAW DHC PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: LIGHT — FAILED (GEAR SELECTOR) · airframe 14,608 hrs · 16,236 cycles
FLT 3828: UPON GEAR RETRACTION, GEAR HANDLE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE, NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION PERFORMED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE PSEU TO BE AT FAULT. REPLACED PSEU, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
1998
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
ONE LIGHT INOPERATIVE IN FLOOR EMERGENCY IN FLOOR EMERGENCY PROXIMITY LIGHTING SYSTEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB. OPERATIONAL TEST NORMAL. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1997
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
ONE BULB INOPERATIVE IN EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTING SYSTEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB. OPERATIONAL TEST NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: WINDOW — CRACKED (LT COCKPIT)
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE CAPTAINS SIDE WINDOW CRACKED. A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAINS SIDE WINDOW IAW DASH 8 MM. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (TE FLAPS)
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DCA, THE FLAPS FAILED TO RETRACT AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED BROKEN WIRES AT THE FLAP SELECT HANDLE. OPERATIONAL CHECK PROVED SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — CORRODED (LT MLG)
UPON RETRACTION OF LANDING GEAR, THE RIGHT MAIN SHOWED UNSAFE, THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE SHOWED UP, GEAR DOORS SHOWED OPEN. FOUND RIGHT UPLOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR PLUG CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD GEAR DOOR PROXIMITY SENSOR AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR IAW DHC MM. RETRACTION TEST SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
EMERGENCY FLOOR PATH LIGHTING AT ROW NINE INOPERTIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ROW NINE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT FILAMENT. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
LIGHT AT ROW 9 IN FLOOR EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAMP. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BULBS — FAILED (CABIN)
TWO BULBS INOPERATIVE IN FLOOR EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAMPS. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEVERAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN AISLE AND RIGHT AFT EXTERIRO EGRESS LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY AND REPLACED BULB IN RIGHT AFT EXTERIOR EGRESS LIGHT. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1996
Part: RIB — CRACKED (RUDDER)
LOWER CLOSING RIB ON FORE RUDDER IS CRACKED AND DOUBLER PLATE HALF MISSING. REMOVED RUDDER ASSEMBLY. REPLACED RIB PART NR 85540026-101. REINSTALLED RUDDER ASSEMBLY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1995
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (NR 2 PROPELLER)
ALB - NR 2 PROPELLER EXPERIENCED AN UNSCHEDULED FEATHER ON CLIMB-OUT FROM ALB. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED RT WING ROOT C/P 9811-J14. RESEALED PLUG AFTER INSTALLATION. GROUND RUN-UP CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACTT, 862.36. ACTC, 961.