N829US
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.
30 reports on file, 1995-05-23 – 2003-07-13.
Part: CAM — OUT OF RIG (PAX DOOR)
FLT 4140 - DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN DFW, THE MAIN PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE AND DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. MAINTENANCE RIGGED THE MAIN PASSENGER DOOR UPPER CAM MECHANISM. OPERATIONAL AND WARNING CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–2001 · 29 reports
2001
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
PHL - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE FIRST CLASS SECTION OF THE PASSENGER CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M)
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (PAX CABIN)
BOS - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
CLT - THE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS A SEAT ROWS 20 THROUGH 24 ILLUMINATE WITH THE POWER SHUTOFF. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY. (M)
Part: ATTACH ANGLE — CRACKED (FS 1463)
PIT - FOUND ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED .75 INCH, RIGHT UPPER PYLON ATTACH ANGLE CANTED STATION 1464. STOP DRILLED CRACK PER TYPICAL REPAIR 54-10-06A. (M)
Part: ATTACH ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 1463)
PIT - FOUND PYLON ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED .25 INCH, LOWER PYLON ATTACH ANGLE STATION 1463 CANTED. STOP DRILLED CRACK PER TYPICAL REPAIR 54-10-06A. (M)
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
MCO - THE LOW LEVEL LIGHT AT SEAT 25D DID NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY. (M)
Part: WATER HEATER — MALFUNCTIONED (LAVATORY)
PHL-IND - FLT 1787 - DURING DESCENT, AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS DETECTED IN THE LAVATORY AREA. THE AFT LAVATORY WATER HEATER CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULL BUT THE SMELL CONTINUED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ITS DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE AFT LAVATORY AND ADJACENT AREA LIGHTING, AND BALLASTS, FLUSH MOTOR, WATER HEATER, AND WIRING. THE APU AND BOTH AIR CONDITIONING PACKS WERE OPERATED. THE TAIL COMPARTMENT AND AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WERE CHECKED. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ANY SMELL. THE AFT LAVATORY WATER HEATER WAS PLACED ON MEL AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. THE WATER HEATER WAS REPLACED ON THE MX OVERNIGHT. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
TPA - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT AS SEAT ROW 25 WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (M)
2000
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
PIT - FOUND LONGERON CRACKED .5 INCH, LONGERON 4L AT INTERSECTION OF FRAME 160. SPLICED IN LONGERON SECTION PER SRM 53-02. (M)
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
PIT - Q-3, LONGERON CRACKED .25 INCH AT LONGERON 2L INTERSECTION OF FRAME 160. SPLICED IN LONGERON SECTION PER SRM 53-02 FIG 18. (X)
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 1474)
PIT - Q-3, REPAIR ANGLE CRACKED, 1.75 INCHES IN RADIUS OF REPAIR ANGLE AT BS 1474, RIGHT VERTICAL STABILIZER. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES (DOUBLERS) PER EA 15895 AND SRM 53-05 FIG 23A. (X)
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
PIT - Q-3, LONGERON CRACKED .25 INCH AT LONGERON 3L AT INTERSECTION OF FRAME 160. SPLICED IN LONGERON SECTION PER SRM 53-02. (X)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
PHL - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 24 ILLUMINATED AND COULD NOT BE EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (M)
Part: STRUT — LACK OF LUBE (NOSE)
LGA - BUF - FLT 2240 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SERVICED THE NOSE STRUT, JACKED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED A NOSE GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION CHECK. (M)
1999
Part: RELAY — FAILED (AC POWER DIST)
PIT/MSY - FLT 474 - AFTER TAKEOFF IT WAS NOTED THERE WERE NO CABIN LIGHTS OR LAVATORY LIGHTS. THE TOILETS DID NOT FLUSH, THE NR 4 TR INDICATED ZERO, AND THE BATTERY CHARGER WAS INOPERATIVE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE GROUND SERVICE BUSS TRANSFER RELAY (R2-50), AND THE GROUND CONTROL RELAY (R2-48). (X)
Part: HOSE — RUPTURED (AFT FUSELAGE)
DCA-BUF - FLT 8005 - DURING CLIMB POWER SETTINGS THE TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED BUT WOULD EXTINGUISH DURING CRUISE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLEX COUPLING DOWNSTREAM OF THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING TEMP CONTROL VALVE. (M)
Part: WEB — CRACKED (PAX DOOR)
PIT - DURING C2 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK ON VERTICAL WEB AT CENTER OF DOOR ADJACENT TO DOOR OPERATING MECHANISM BETWEEN BEAM 4 AND 5 INNER DOOR HINGE, BOX AFT INTERCOSTAL. INSTALLED DOUBLER P/N SR09520001-3 PER SRM 52-05 FIG 4-5. (M)
1998
Part: GENERATOR — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
MCO-PIT - FLT 843 - EN ROUTE THE LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR POWER DROPPED OFF LINE, AND THE APU WAS ON MEL. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR. (M)
Part: FUSE — BROKEN (LT MLG WW)
TPA - FLT 1622 - DURING CRUISE, THE LEFT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE QTY INDICATING 4 QTS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE LANDING WEIGHT WAS 132,000 LBS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE UPPER HYDRAULIC FUSE IN THE LEFT WHEEL WELL AND PERFORMED AND OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
THE PASSENGER CABIN CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE DIM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES. (M)
1997
Part: GASKET — FAILED (TAIL COMPT)
BDL/CLT - FLT 1053 - AFTER TAKEOFF AT 600 FEET, 'TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HI' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIGHT WENT OUT WITH HP BLEEDS SELECTED OFF AND POWER REDUCED. RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED HI TEMP SENSOR GASKET, RAN ENGINES, NO OBVIOUS LEAKS NOTED. (X)
Part: CLAMP — LOOSE (TAIL COMPT)
BDL/CLT - FLT 1053 - AT 1,000 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF, 'TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HI' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WITH HP BLEED SELECTED OFF AND POWER REDUCED. REPEATED FROM PREVIOUS WRITE-UP. RETURNED TO FIELD. REPOSITIONED AND SECURED LOOSE CLAMP AT LEFT AUGMENTATION VALVE (SUPPLY SIDE). (X)
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (LEFT)
FLT 463 - CLT-IAH - AFTER CLIMB THROUGH 19,000 FEET, CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG, AND LEFT ENGINE PARAMETERS BEGAN TO DROP. RETURNED TO CLT. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE. (M)
Part: TRANSMITTER — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
FLIGHT 1438 - BOS-FLL - LEFT OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE INDICATED 34 PSI. OIL TEMP, QTY, AND ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL. DIVERTED TO CLT. REPLACED OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE AND OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. (M)
Part: MECHANISM — NOT LATCHED (L2 DOOR)
FLT 2198 - ROC-PHL - AIRCRAFT FAILED TO PRESSURIZE ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO FIELD. L2 DOOR BAYONET WAS NOT IN PROPER POSITION. OPENED AND CLOSED DOOR. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)
1996
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FORWARD SECTION OF EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES IN BATTERY PACK. (M)
Part: BELTFRAME — CORRODED (BS 1322)
PIT - DURING Q-2/C-5 CHECK, FOUND .5 INCH BY 4 INCH CORRODED AREA,STATION 1322 LONGERON 30 BELTFRAME. SPLICED IN NEW BELTFRAME PER SRM53-14-3, CORROSION TASK NR C57-53300. CORROSION LEVEL 1.(M)
Part: PRESSURIZATION — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)
RIC/CLT - FLT 761 - CABIN ALTITUDE CONTROLLER FAILED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND CLIMBED AT A HIGH RATE ABOVE 10,000 FEET. DESCENDED TO 8,000 FEET. PERFORMED BITE CHECK ON NR 1 AND NR 2 PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLERS. NO FAULTS FOUND. RAN NR 1 AND NR 2 PACKS, OPS NORMAL. (X)
1995
Part: CARGO NET — OUT OF POSITION (CARGO COMPT)
BOS - FLIGHT 0120 - WHILE ON ROTATION, THE CREW FELT A BUMP THEN NOTICED THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CAPTAIN DECIDED TO RETURN TO BOS. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PRESSURIZED THE AIRCRAFT AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS. NONE WERE FOUND. REMOVED CARGO NETTING OBSTRUCTING THE TARGET SWITCH. OPERATION OF THE CARGO DOOR AND SEALS CHECKED GOOD. (M)