N828MA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Aviation Academy | Operator | on 2011-10-17 | Operator named in NTSB report |
| MESABA AVIATION INC | Operator | on 1997-02-20 | Operator named in NTSB report |
| MESABA AVIATION INC | Operator | on 1995-04-03 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by Falcon Aviation Academy (per NTSB report)
Operated by MESABA AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
Operated by MESABA AVIATION (per NTSB report)
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.
32 reports on file, 1995-01-06 – 1999-01-15.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — DAMAGED (FRAME 270)
INTERCOSTAL AFT OF SILL MEMBER LOCATED AFT OF FRAME X270 IN FUSELAGE RIGHT SIDE HAS HOLE IN FORWARD RADIUS. REPAIRED AS NECESSARY. INTECOSTAL AT STRINGER 23S FRAME X264.1 AND X270.5 CRACKED AT RIVET HOLE JUST FORWARD OF AFT HI-LOK IN LEG ATTACHED TO SEAT RAIL. REPAIRED AS NECESSARY. CLEAT GOUGED THROUGH MATERIAL APPROXIMATELY .200 AT RADIUS ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME X264.1 AND STRINGER 23S. REPAIRED AS NECESSARY.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 31 reports
1998
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING FLIGHT CREW ORIGINATING CHECK, FORWARD OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT IDENTIFIER LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY 3351 PS2, OPS CHECK GOOD. (X)
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, EMERGENCY EXIT IDENTIFIERS INOP AT ROW 4. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: LAMP — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, ONE FLOOR TRACK LIGHT INOP. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED, ALL CHECKS GOOD.
Part: LAMP — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, ONE RED EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHT INOP. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED FLOOR TRACK LIGHT. OPS CHECK GOOD.
1997
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, ONE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP AT ROW 4. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. ALL CHECKS GOOD.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, TWO FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED. ALL CHECKS GOOD. (M)
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION ONE FLOOR TRACK LIGHT INOP. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED. ALL CHECKS GOOD. (M)
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, 2 MAIN ENTRY EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED. ALL CHECKS GOOD. (X)
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, TWO FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS INOP. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS. ALL CHECKS GOOD. (M)
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOP. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, FLOOR TRACK EMERGENCY LIGHTING INOP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY (P/N 61-0478-9). ALL CHECKS GOOD. (M)
Part: WIRE HARNESS — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, ROW 1 EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK RED LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERABLE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK HARNESS. OPS CHECK GOOD. (X)
Part: ACTUATOR SERVO — FAILED (LT SPOILER)
FLT 3098 - AFTER DEPARTURE FROM DTW, THE LEFT OUTBOARD ROLL SPOILER REMAINED DEPLOYED. CREW FOLLOWED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND RETURNED TO DTW. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT OUTBOARD ACTUATOR SERVO. ALL CHECKS GOOD. (M)
1996
Part: RT UNIT — INTERNAL FAULT (FWD FUSELAGE)
FLT 2950 - EN ROUTE FROM DTW, THE WEATHER RADAR 'ANT FLT' ADVISORY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW DUE TO FORECASTED WEATHER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR R/T. ALL CHECKS SATISFACTORY. (M)
Part: HYD PUMP — FAILED (LT NACELLE)
FLT NR 3159 - EN ROUTE, THE AIRCRAFT LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE NR 1 STANDBY PUMP WAS IN THE NORMAL POSITION. THE CREW PERFORMED QUICK REFERENCE PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO DTW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT HYDRAULIC PUMP. ALL CHECKS SATISFACTORY. (M)
Part: R/T UNIT — FAILED (RADAR)
FLT NR 2908 - ON DEPARTURE FROM ELM, THE RADAR WAS NOT DISPLAYING WEATHER RETURNS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ELM WHERE MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR R/T. OPS CHECK OF RADAR WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATT TEMP IND — FAILED (COCKPIT)
FLT 3121 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM MSP, THE BATTERY TEMPERATURE INDICATOR FAILED. THE CREW DISCONNECTED THE AUX AND MAIN BATTERIES AND RETURNED TO MSP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY TEMP MONITOR PANEL. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION IN DTW, THE FORWARD TO FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENT. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE SYSTEM PER MEL 33-13 (C). THE MEL WAS CLEARED THROUGH REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (M)
Part: RADAR INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
FLT 3173 - IN FLT, THE WEATHER RADAR BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR INDICATOR. SYSTEM OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (M)
1995
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (LT EXTERIOR)
DURING MAINTENANCE GATE WALKAROUND INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC NOTED THE EXTERIOR LEFT FWD EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOP. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE TOP WARDROBE BATTERY PACK. ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (CARGO DOOR)
BNA - DURING A C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE CARGO DOOR SKIN HAD IMPACT DAMAGE AT STA 2110 AND STA X554. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY FABRICATING AND INSTALLING A DOUBLER IAW RD8-52-188. (X)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (LT INBOARD)
BNA - DURING A C-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT INBOARD SEAT TRACK A STA X231. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY SPLICING IN A NEW SECTION OF TRACK IAW RD8-53-1491. (X)
Part: WARNING PANEL — FAILED (COCKPIT)
DTW - FLT 3106 - DURING CLIMB-OUT, 'AUX BATTERY HOT' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CAUTION LIGHT PANEL. ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (X)
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (LEFT)
FLT NR 3390 - ON APPROACH TO LEX, THE CREW NOTED AND OIL SMELL IN THE CABIN. NO WARNING LIGHT WAS NOTED ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL, AND THE DUCT TEMPERATURE WAS NORMAL. THE CREW PERFORMED QUICK REFERENCE PROCEDURES AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN LEX. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE. AN INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING. (M)
Part: EEL BATT PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FLT NR 3390 - DURING THE PREFLIGHT IN DTW, THE CREW NOTED THAT SEVERAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FORWARD COAT CLOSET BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (M)
Part: PACKING — DETERIORATED (NR 1 ENG)
FLT 3106 - DURING CRUISE EN ROUTE FROM DTW TO YOW, THE CREW NOTED OILY SMOKE COMING FROM THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM. THE CREW SHUT DOWN BOTH BLEEDS AND RETURNED TO DTW WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 N1 PROB O-RINGS. THE SYSTEM OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (M)
Part: PACKING — DETERIORATED (NR 1 ENG)
FLT 3106 - DURING CRUISE EN ROUTE FROM DTW TO YOW, THE CREW NOTED OILY SMOKE COMING FROM THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM. THE CREW SHUT DOWN BOTH BLEEDS AND RETURNED TO DTW WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 N1 PROBE O-RINGS. THE SYSTEM OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (M)
Part: EEL — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
DTW - DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMRGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (X)
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (LT SPOILER)
FLT 3118 - ON APPROACH TO MLI, THE LEFT INBOARD ROLL SPOILER STUCK UP. THE CREW HAD TO PUT ABOUT ONE-THIRD CONTROL INPUT TO THE RIGHT FOR LEVEL FLIGHT. THE CREW PERFORMED QUICK REFERENCE PROCEDURES AND LANDED IN MLI WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT INBOARD ROLL SPOILER ACTUATOR. SYSTEM OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (W)
Part: ELEV TRIM SERVO — FAILED (ELEV TRIM)
FLT 3109 - DURING THE PREFLIGHT IN MSP, THE CREW NOTED THAT THE ELEVATOR TRIM DOESN'T ALWAYS RELEASE WHEN THE AUTO PILOT IS DISENGAGED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ELEVATOR TRIM SERVO ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (Z)
Part: EEL — FAILED (COCKPIT)
FLT 3061 - DURING THE POST FLIGHT IN DTW, THE COCKPIT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT FAILED TO TEST. MAINTENANCE RESECURED A LOOSE BRACKET. SYSTEM OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (Z)