N834AL
Registered owner: ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC, CA (owner ≠ operator)
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.
16 reports on file, 2006-07-20 – 2009-12-09.
Part: CONNECTOR — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 64,721 hrs · 58,410 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION. HANDLE FAILED TO MOVE ALL THE WAY TO THE UP POSITION. THE CREW FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES AND CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE CONNECTOR (D4574P) FOR THE LANDING GEAR SAFETY SWITCH DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT IAW THE STANDARD WDM 20-61-11. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, THE LANDING GEAR SAFETY SWITCH WAS ALSO FOUND TO HAVE HIGH RESISTANCE AND WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 32-09-200. THE LANDING GEAR WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED IAW AMM 32-32-0 AND 32-33-0 AND WAS FOUND SATISFACTORY. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 64,720 hrs · 58,407 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION. HANDLE FAILED TO MOVE ALL THE WAY TO THE UP POSITION. CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES IN THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE K3 RELAY IN THE LANDING GEAR ACCESSORY UNIT AND ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED THE S106 LANDING GEAR AIR SAFETY SENSOR IAW AMM 32-09-200. THE LANDING GEAR OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY IAW AMM 32-32-0 AND 32-33-0 AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 2006–2008 · 14 reports
2008
Part: CABIN PRESSURE — FAILED · airframe 64,040 hrs · 56,949 cycles
FLT 940, HNL-KOA: AFTER TAKEOFF WITH PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM IN NORMAL AUTO MODE, THE CABIN PRESSURE CLIMBED. WITH THE AIRCRAFT SWITCHED TO STANDBY, HAD SAME RESULTS. OUTFLOW VALVE WAS FULLY CLOSED; SAME RESULTS. RETURNED TO HNL, NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. SDR STATUS - OPEN
2007
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (EPR INDICATIONS) · airframe 63,383 hrs · 55,509 cycles
NON-ETOPS CARGO FLIGHT 909 HNL-LIH - DURING TAKE OFF, THE CREW NOTED ERRONEOUS EPR INDICATIONS FROM BOTH ENGINES. THE CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RESET BOTH EPR CIRCUIT BREAKERS PER AMM 77-11-0 PG 501 AND RAN THE ENGINES WITH ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 908) · airframe 63,198 hrs · 55,037 cycles
WHILE ACCOMPLISHING VISUAL INSPECTIONS TO COMPLY WITH AD 92-25-09, CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED AT BS 908 BETWEEN STR 17L AND STR 24L. THE CORROSION WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-3-03 FIG 48.
Part: CONNECTOR — FAILED (PRESSURE SWITCH) · airframe 63,198 hrs · 55,037 cycles
NON-ETOPTS CARGO FLIGHT 928 HNL-OGG, ON TAKE OFF, AFTER THE CREW RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, THE CREW NOTED HYDRAULIC QUANTITY INDICATION DROPPED TO 2 GALLONS. AFTER FLAPS WERE RETRACTED, THE QUANTITY DROPPED DOWN TO 1.5 GALLONS AND THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO HNL. THE CREW LANDED IN HNL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ADDED 1.5 GALLONS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID TO THE RESERVOIR, OPERATED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND THE NR 2 B SYSTEM PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHT INOPERATIVE AND RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE PER MEL 29-5. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE MEL WAS CLEARED BY REPLACING THE LOW PRESSURE SWITCH CONNECTOR IAW AMM 29-12-31.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 663.5) · airframe 63,177 hrs · 54,982 cycles
WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTIONS TO COMPLY WITH AD 93-08-04 A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES LONG WAS DISCOVERED AT BS 663.5 RBBL 40 WL 20. REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALOHA ECO 3667. FORM 8100-9 APPROVING REPAIR HAS BEEN RECEIVED. FINAL REPAIR SIZE APPROX 6 X 9.
Part: TRANSDUCER — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 62,945 hrs · 54,394 cycles
NON-ETOPS CARGO FLIGHT 909 HNL-LIH. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, CREW NOTED THE NR 2 EPR WAS LOW. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 60 KTS AND RETURNED TO THE FREIGHT RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 EPR TRANSDUCER PER MM 77-10 AND OPERATION CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: FIRE LOOP — FAILED (NR 1 NACELLE) · airframe 62,462 hrs · 53,240 cycles
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW NOTED THE NR 1 ENGINE OVERHEAT INDICATION ILLUMINATED. CREW SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE AND PULLED THE FIRE HANDLE UP. THE OVERHEAT INDICATION THEN EXTINGUISHED. CREW LANDED IN HNL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE LOWER FIRE LOOP PINCHED BY THE GENERATOR AIR DUCT AND REPLACED THE LOOP PER AMM 26-11-11. THE SYSTEM OPERATION CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2006
Part: HANDLE — INOPERATIVE (MLG) · airframe 62,381 hrs · 53,042 cycles
FLT 9959 ITO-HNL AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN CREW ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION, THE HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE. CREW FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES, DEPRESSED THE BYPASS TRIGGER AND MOVED THE HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION. CREW CONTINUED TO HNL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE LANDING GEAR AIR/GROUND SENSOR AND COMPLETED ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS PER AMM 32-09-200. AIRCRAFT HAD A RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TEST COMPLETED PER AMM 32-32-00 AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: FIRE LOOP — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 62,185 hrs · 52,576 cycles
DURING CRUISE THE NR 1 ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW RETARDED THE NR 1 ENGINE THRUST LEVER AS PER QRH AND THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE NR 1 ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT INTEMITTENTLY FLICKERED DURING THE REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. THE CREW LANDED IN HNL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE UPPER FIRE LOOP ELEMENT IAW AMM 26-11-11. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SHUTOFF VALVE — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 62,184 hrs · 52,574 cycles
DURING PUSHBACK, THE NR 2 ENGINE ENCOUNTERED A FLAMEOUT AFTER ENGINE START. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE ACTUATOR IAW AMM 28-22-11. MAINTENANCE ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE FUEL PUMP IAW P&W MM 73-11-01 AS PRECAUTIONARY. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF NR 2 ENGINE. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (10/09/06 - CHANGED ATA FROM 26 TO 28).
Part: DUCT — CRACKED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 62,183 hrs · 52,572 cycles
DURING CRUISE, THE NR 1 ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW RETARDED THE NR 1 ENGINE THRUST LEVER AS PER QRH AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE CREW LANDED IN HNL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE BLEED DUCT ASSEMBLY CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE BLEED DUCT AND PERFORMED A LEAK CHECK. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: VHF COMM — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 62,056 hrs · 52,267 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LIH, CREW LOST COMMUNICATION WITH TOWER FROM BOTH VHF RADIOS. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE LOST COM PROCEDURE AND STAYED ON COURSE AND SQUAWKED 7600. ON VISUAL APPROACH, HNL TOWER SIGNALED CLEAR FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN HNL AND TAXIED TO FREIGHT RAMP. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAULT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE WIRING HARNESSES BUT NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF VHF RADIOS WITH NO FAULTS ON GROUND.
Part: DOWNLOCK SENSOR — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG & MLG) · airframe 62,050 hrs · 52,251 cycles
ON GEAR RETRACTION, THE CREW NOTED THE INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR THE MAIN GEAR POSITION TURN FROM RED TO GREEN AND BACK TO RED. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN HNL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE NOSE AND MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK SENSORS PER AMM 32-61-31 AND 32-61-51. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST PER AMM 32-61-0. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: ELEMENT — FAILED (FIRE LOOP) · airframe 61,967 hrs · 52,057 cycles
ON TAKEOFF, FWD ANNUNCIATOR OVERHEAT LIGHT & NR 2 ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING ON & OFF. 1ST OFFICER IDENTIFIED ENGINE & CALLED ALL ENGINE NORMAL. REQUESTED A RETURN TO FIELD FROM TOWER & ON LEVEL OFF BRINGING POWER LEVERS BACK OVERHEAT LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. RAN QRH & RETURNED FOR NORMAL LANDING. MX FOUND 13TH STAGE SENSE LINE TO PRESSURE RATIO BLEED CONTROLLER LEAKING AIR AT FITTING. MX RESEATED & TIGHTENED THE SENSE LINE & PERFORMED A LEAK CHECK. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. DEFERRED NR 2 ENGINE OVERHEAT DETECTION PER MEL 26-2-1 DUE TO NR 2 ENGINE OVERHEAT TEST INOP. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. R & R UPPER LOOP ELEMENT ON NR 2 ENGINE. PERFORMED OPS CHK & CLEARED MEL 26-2-1. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.