N835AB
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.
8 reports on file, 1995-02-02 – 1999-03-20.
Part: PUMP — OVERHEATED (HYDRAULIC SYSTEM)
EN ROUTE, PILOT HAD A YELLOW HYD SYS LOW PRESSURE. SYS TURNED OFF REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. INVEST FOR HYD PUMP, FOUND PUMP OVERHEATED, INTERNAL PARTS DAMAGED. SKYDROL BURNED INSIDE PUMP, CREATING DEPOSITS. CLEANING IMPOSSIBLE. PUMP SWAPPED. ENG ANALYSIS OF FLUID REVEALED NO CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION.
Part: COWL — DAMAGED (LT ENGINE)
KIN - FLT JM001 - ON ARRIVAL, ACFT APPROACHED GATE M24 WITH NORMAL TAXI SPEED FOLLOWING PAPA BOARD SIGNAL LIGHT. ACFT STOPPED AT A310 POSITION ON CENTERLINE, MOVED FORWARD UNTIL LT ENGINE NOSE COWL STRUCK MOVEABLE JET BRIDGE. CAPTAIN REPORTED ACFT HAD A BRAKE FAILURE. WEATHER WAS GOOD; VISIBILITY CLEAR. JET BRIDGE MOVED APPROX 5 TO 6 FEET AND WAS ALSO DAMAGED. UNITED A/L MAINT CONTINUES WITH ITS INVESTIGATION. INVEST REVEALED ACFT LOST YELLOW HYD FLUID EN ROUTE LHR. MAINT FND HYD LEAK FROM A DAMAGED PACKING (P/N NAS161206) OF SERVO CNTRL SAMPLING VALVE LOCATED IN THE RT WHEEL WELL. NEW PACKING INSTALLED, YELLOW HYD SYS SERVICED AND LEAK CHECKS OK. CASE DRAIN FILTERS CHECKED AND NO CONTAMINATION FOUND.
Part: EEL WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 2C HAS A BROKEN WIRE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT AT 2C AND TESTS OK.
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
FLOOR LIGHT BULB OUT AT 14B. RELAMPED, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: EEL POWER SUPPLY — INOP (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHTS TEST FAIL, THIS WAS DISCOVERED ON A ROUTINE TEST. REPLACED TWO POWER SUPPLIES, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: OUTFLOW VALVE — INOP (CABIN)
AFTER TAKEOFF, FORWARD OUTFLOW VALVE FAILED IN FULL OPEN POSITION. CABIN ALTITUDE FOLLOWED, UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE, RETURNED CVG. RESEATED C/P ON OUTFLOW VALVE, CLEANED VALVE, PERFORMED BITE ON CONTROLLER, OPERATED SEVERAL TIMES, ALL NORMAL, RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: COFFEE MAKER — BURNING ODOR (FWD GALLEY)
DURING CRUISE, HAD BURNING ODOR IN FORWARD GALLEY AREA AT COFFEE MAKERS, REMOVED COFFEE MAKER POWER ODOR DISSIPATED. REMOVED COFFEE MAKERS, INSPECTED WIRING THEN CYCLED MAKERS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE, RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: STATOR VANE — DAMAGED (NR 1 ENGINE)
DURING INSPECTION, PERFORMING OPERATION 5163, BOROSCOPE INSPECTION 1ST AND 2ND STAGE HPT. FOUND 1ST STAGE STATOR VANES WITH CRACKING BEYOND LIMITS. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND ROUTED TO SHOP, ETOPS CATEGORY 'F': ANY OTHER EVENT DETRIMENTAL TO ETOPS.