N833NK
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Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
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26 reports on file, 2003-12-19 – 2005-05-27.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
AFT PIT SUBFLOOR AT LEFT CUSP CORRODED FROM STATION 1022-1041. REMOVED PANELS FOR ACCESS. REMOVED CORROSION FOUND IS OUT OF LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED WEB AND DOUBLER. TREATED AND PRIMED, INSTALLED REPAIR TWO FITTINGS. RE-INSTALLED REMOVED ACCESS PANELS. (M)
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
FOUND CRACK AT WEB JUST AFT OF L1 DOOR AT LONGERON 15. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF WEB. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER. TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIRED DOUBLER AND FILLER. FABRIATED PARTS INSTALLED AT LONGERON 152 AFT L1 DOOR. (M)
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
FOUND FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT CORROSION ON CUSP WEB FS 450-475 L18L. REMOVED FLOORBOARDS AND PANELS FOR ACCESS. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND CUSP-WEB IS OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED CUSP WEB 17 INCHES BY 5.5 INCHES. TREAT AND PRIMED CUSP WEB AND INSTALLED FABRICATED PARTS. REINSTALLED ACCESS PANELS AND FLOORBOARDS. (M)
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR STATION 200 BL 0. REMOVED CORROSION FLOOR SUPPORT STATION 200 BL 0 MATERIAL LOSS OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED FLOOR SUPPORT. LOCATED AND DRILLED HOLES. TREATED AND PRIMED AND INSTALLED FLOOR SUPPORT. (M)
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
FOUND CARGO COMPARTMENT FS 484-515 L18R CUSP WEB HAS CORROSION. REMOVED RT OUTBOARD FLOOR PANEL. CUT WEB OUT OF LIMIT 2 LOCATIONS 6 INCHES BY 8 INCHS BAND 16 INCHES BY 6 INCHES. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLERS AND FILLERS. TREATED AND PRIMED. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLERS. (M)
Earlier reports · 2003–2004 · 21 reports
2004
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (YAW DAMPER)
RUDDER TRIM HAS 6 UNITS RT TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL. FOUND YAW DAMPER ACTUATOR OUT OF MOUNTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED YAW DAMPER ACTUATOR, OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: LANYARD — DISCONNECTED (R1 SLIDE)
R-1 SLIDE COVER LANYARD NOT CONNECTED. RECONNECTED SLIDE COVER LANYARD. (M)GTIA
Part: FLASHLIGHT — OUT OF POSITION (FWD GALLEY)
LGA - FLT 709 - FOUND FORWARD GALLEY FLASHLIGHT FELL OUT OF ITS HOLDER. RESECURED FORWARD FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT ASSEMBLY. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. (M)
Part: CONDUIT — KINKED (UPLOCK SENSOR)
DEPARTING LAS AFTER GEAR RETRACTION NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURE WHICH RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND NLG LOCKED SENSOR CONDUIT KINKED AND SPLICES IN PROX WIRING. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG LOCKED SENSOR (D1-32). ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR DOWN SWITCH S1-412 AS PRECAUTIONARY. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED PROX SWITCH ELECTRONIC UNIT AS PRECAUTIONARY. NLG SWING OPS CHECK GOOD WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. (M)
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — DIRTY (NLG)
DTW - FLT 1874 - DURING CLIMB AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, THE RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT STAYED ON. PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURE AND THE INDICATION CORRECTED ITSELF, NOSE LANDING GEAR PIN IN COCKPIT WAS DOWN WITH HANDLE UP. FOUND PROX SWITCH DIRTY CLEANED TARGET ALSO LUBED RETRACTION HANDLE DUE TO STICKY FEEL ON TEST CHECKS GOOD. (M)
Part: UPLOCK HOOK — LACK OF LUBE (LT MLG)
AFTER DEPARTURE LEFT GEAR LIGHT REMAINED RED WITH DOOR LIGHT OUT, COMPLIED WITH QRH. CYCLED GEAR, LIGHT WENT OUT. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF PSEU AND FOUND NORMAL. CHECKED UPLOCK SENSOR ON MLG AND CHECKED 'GAP' AND FOUND NORMAL. LUBED UPLOCK HOOK MECH. (M)
Part: DOWNLOCK SENSOR — FAULTY (LT MLG)
FLL - FLT 705 - AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION LEFT MAIN RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR APPROX 2 MINUTES GEAR DOOR LIGHT WAS OUT. TROUBLESHOT LEFT MAIN GEAR INDICATION, RUNG OUT WIRES TO THE SENSOR. WIRES CHECKED OK ALSO RAN AST, ON PSEU AND MONITOR TEST OF LT SENSOR UPLOCK OK. MONITOR TEST OF DWN, ON PSEU, LOCK AND FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOCK SENSOR, ALSO SHIMMED UPLOCK SENSOR. (M)
Part: UPLOCK SENSOR — LOOSE (LT MLG)
RED LEFT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON AFTER RETRACTION, FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES AND LIGHT WENT OUT. FOUND LEFT GEAR UPLOCK SENSOR LOOSE. TIGHTENED SENSOR AND INSPECTED BRACKET AND SENSOR, INSTALLATION FOUND TO BE NORMAL. ALSO, PERFORMED PROX TEST OF UPLOCK SENSOR, PROX TEST SATISFACTORY AT THIS TIME, NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)
Part: SENSOR — FAULTY (MLG INDICATOR)
DTW - FOUND LEFT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION-RECYCLED REMAINED IN UNTIL OUT AT 13000 FEET, NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATION SWITCH ON APPROACH CYCLED GEAR NO PROBLEM WITH LIGHTS, ALL NORMAL. T/A FOUND D1-26 L MAIN GEAR UP AND LATCHED SENSOR FAULTY, REMOVED AND REPLACED SENSOR. OPS CHECK NORMAL. (M)
Part: SEQUENCE VALVE — OUT OF ADJUST (MLG DOOR)
FTW - FOUND LEFT GEAR UNSAFE RED LIGHT GOES OUT DURING RETRACTION AFTER DOOR LIGHT GOES OUT. ADJUSTED DOOR SEQUENCE OF MLG CONTROL VALVE. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
FTW - FOUND MID PIT, BULKHEAD FRAME, FS 598, CRACKED IN THREE AREAS. STOP DRILLED CRACKS. FABRICATED TWO DOUBLERS. INSTALLED DOUBLERS. (M)
Part: NOSE COWL — DAMAGED (RT ENGINE)
FTW - FOUND TEMP REPAIR INSTALLED NR 2 NOSE COWL ACOUSTIC LINER. REMOVED AND RIGHT NOSE COWL. INSTALLED NOSE COWL. (M)
Part: FLOORBOARD — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
FTW - FOUND CABIN CENTER FLOORBOARD FS 598 TO 636, INSERT BROKEN AND MATERIAL PEELING. FABRICATED NEW FLOORBOARD. (M)
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
FTW - FOUND CORROSION ON RIGHT CUSP WEB FS 1193-1212 RIGHT. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER REPAIR. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. (M)
Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
FTW - FOUND FS 1136 L15L WEB DOUBLER HAS CORROSION. REMOVED WEB DOUBLER. FABRICATED DOUBLER. INSTALLED DOUBLER. (M)
Part: TRIPLER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
FTW - FOUND MID CARGO DOOR JAMB BEAM CORRODED. REMOVED TRIPLER AFTER FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED REPAIR TRIPLER. INSTALLED TRIPLER. (M)
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG)
ON TAKEOFF OUT OF DCA, NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON. INDICATOR SHOWED UP NO NOISE FROM DOORS BEING OPEN, LIGHT WENT OUT PASSING FLIGHT LEVEL 200. ON DESCENT, AT 10,000 FT NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THEN OUT AT 8000 FEET. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF NOSE LANDING GEAR UP PROXIMITY SENSOR. REMOVED, INSPECTED, CLEANED AND REINSTALLED SENSOR CONNECTOR. CLEANED SENSOR AND TARGET, BOLTHEAD. PERFORMED BITE ON PSEU FOR BOTH SENSOR AND AUTO TEST, ALL CHECKED PASS REF. (M)
Part: SWITCH — CONTAMINATED (NLG)
ORD - FLT 1443 - RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT COMES ON AFTER NOSE GEAR RETRACTION. NOSE GEAR PIN IS RETRACTED. LIGHT GOES OUT IN MINUTES. CLEANED TARGET AND SWITCH OF DEBRIS. (M)
2003
Part: SLIDE — TORN (R1 DOOR)
LGA - R1 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE RIPPED ALONG GIRT BAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED R1 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE. (M)
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG)
FLL - NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT STAYS ON DURING FLIGHT STARTED IN PATTERN FOR LANDING LEFT AND RIGHT GEAR LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN THROTTLE GOES FORWARD. JACKED A/C NOSE AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK ON GEAR SWING, COULD NOT DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR UP PROX SENSOR. CHECKED AIR GAP WITH GEAR UP. WITHIN LIMITS AT .065. NO FAULTS NOTED ON GEAR RETRACTION. (M)
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG)
FLT 594 - MCO - NOSE GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT ON INTERMIT DURING CLIMB. CHECKED RESISTANCE VALUES ON THE OVERCENTER AND UP POSITION SENSORS. CHECKS OK. ADJUSTED GAP ON NOSE GEAR UP/DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION PROXIMITY SENSOR. PERFORMED NOSE GEAR RETRACT CHECK AND FOUND OK. (M)