N827BX
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.
9 reports on file, 1995-04-04 – 2003-02-11.
Part: COMPUTER — FAILED (YAW DAMPER) · airframe 84,346 hrs · 35,036 cycles
AFTER DEPARTURE FROM MCO DURING CLIMBOUT DESTINED FOR TOL AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED YAW ABNOMALY. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO MCO. AFTER UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN MCO MAINTINANCE INSPECTED SYSTEM AND TRANSFERRED THE YAW DAMPNER TO MEL. ALL WORK COMPLETED PER APPLICABLE MANUALS AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH YAW DAMP SYSTEM DEFERRED. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING ON 2/12/2003 IN IAH REVEALED YAW DAMPNER COMPUTER FAULTY. THIS COMPONENT WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NORMAL. IAH MAINTENANCE COMPLETED ALL TASKS PER APPLICABLE MANUALS, CLEARED MEL ITEM AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Part: DUCT — DAMAGED (9TH STAGE) · airframe 83,816 hrs · 34,809 cycles
AFTER TAKE OFF FROM ANC, THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AUDIO WARNING SOUNDED FOR THE NUMBER THREE ENGINE. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCEDURES AND SECURED THE ENGINE. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO ANC FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH REVEALED THE DUCT ASSEMBLY FOR THE NINTH STAGE BLEED AIR RUPTURED. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION FOUND THE THRUST REVERSER INNER HEAT SHIELD WITH NOMINAL DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE DUCTS AND PERFORMED SUCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS MAINTENANCE MANUAL. CFMI SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE PLACED THE THRUST REVERSER ON DEFERRAL IN INCORDANCE WITH COMPANCY PROCEDURES FOR REPAIRS AT THE NEXT MAINTENANCE STATION. MAINTE
Part: SENSING ELEMENT — SHORTED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 81,644 hrs · 33,794 cycles
EN ROUTE FROM TOL TO LAX, THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE FIRE WARNING SHORT CIRCUIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE ENGINE FOLLOWING COMPANY PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO TOL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM WHICH REVEALED A SHORTED FIRE SENSING ELEMENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SENSING ELEMENT AND PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: STARTER — DEFECTIVE (ENGINE) · airframe 81,517 hrs · 33,742 cycles
EN ROUTE FROM TOL TO LAX, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A DECLINE IN THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE OIL QUANTITY SYSTEM. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE ENGINE FOLLOWING COMPANY PROCEDURES FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO LAX FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE LOCATING A DEFECTIVE PNEUMATIC STARTER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE STARTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: ENGINE — LEAKING (NR 2) · airframe 81,508 hrs · 33,740 cycles
EN ROUTE FROM LAX TO SAN, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICE A DECLINE OF OIL QUANTITY ON THE NR 2 ENGINE. THE FLT CREW SECURED THE ENGINE FOLLOWING COMPANY PRECEDURES FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO SAN FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE SERVICED, INSPECTED AND PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPANY JET RUN HANDBOOK WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (LT WING) · airframe 81,468 hrs · 33,713 cycles
DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DETECTED ON LEFT WING OUTER WING SKIN PANEL AT STATION XRS 533.3, STRINGER 62 END FITTING. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION AN REPAIR FILLER, DOUBLER AND TRIPLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA DER APPROVED DRAWINGS 3759035-1, 5612385-507 AND DACO STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (RT WING) · airframe 81,468 hrs · 33,713 cycles
DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DETECTED AT THE RIGHT WING STRINGER 54 AT WING STATION 510. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF THE DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF A CHANNEL FILLER AND TWO REPAIR ANGLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA DER APPROVED DRAWING 5643545-508 AND DACO STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL 57-2-2, 51-1-1, 51-1-5, 51-1-27.
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CRACKED (LT MLG)
DURING C-CHECK, THE LEFT MLG ATTACH FITTING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. A CRACK IN EXCESS OF 2.5 INCHES WAS LOCATED IN THE BOTTOM OF LUG 'D' OF THE ATTACH FITTING. (SEE SB 57-94, VIEW JJ). THE ATTACH FITTING WAS REPLACED IAW THE DC-8 SRM, MM, AND DOUG INSTALLATION GUIDE. ATI JOBCARD 74201, BRAKE PLUMBING CHECK, WAS ACCOMPLISHED. (M)
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG)
TOL - ON APPROACH, NO NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATION WAS OBTAINED WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, AND THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED FOUR TIMES, AND A SAFE INDICATION WAS OBTAINED AND VISUALLY VERIFIED. ON THE GROUND IN TOL, DETERMINED THAT NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT. THE SWITCH WAS ADJUSTED, THE NLG OPS CHECKED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)