N837AB
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, 1995-09-10 – 1998-05-27.
Part: AIR DISTRIBUTION — SMOKE (COCKPIT)
AFTER TAKEOFF, AVIONICS SMOKE ALARM APPEARED ON ECAM WIHT A STRONG SMELL NOTED IN THE COCKPIT. ECAM ACTION CARRIED OUT AND WARNING DISAPPEARED AFTER TWENTY SECONDS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RAMP FOR RECTIFICATION. AIRCRAFT HAD A HIGH ENERGY STOP CAUSING TWO BLOWN TYPE FUSES AND FOUR BRAKES SEIZED. THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE IN THE CABIN IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
AUTONOMOUS STANDBY SUPPLY UNIT FAILS RC 182 OPN 5778, DURING TEST D2 LTR CK. GIVES BAT 1 AND BAT 2 FAULT LEDS ON THE ASPSU. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
PATH MARKING ON LT SIDE LAST AFT RED LAMP DOES NOT OPERATE. RELAMPED, CKS GOOD.
Part: NOSE COWL — DENTED (NR 1 ENGINE)
DURING INSPECTION, NR 1 ENGINE INLET COWL L/E LIP WAS FOUND DENTED BEYOND LIMITS, AT THE 11 O'CLOCK POSITION. REPAIRED PER SRM 54-10-00.
Part: ENGINE — BIRD STRIKE (NR 1 ENGINE)
AIR-TURN-BACK, BIRD STRIKE ON CLIMB, NR 1 ENGINE APPROX 3000 FEET. ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING, VIB 4.8. LANDED JFK WITHOUT INCIDENT. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AFTER LANDING. FOUND NUMEROUS FIRST STAGE FAN BLADES DAMAGED AND DAMAGE TO INLET COWL INNER LINER. REPLACED ENGINE AND NOSE COWL.
Part: FLEX LINE — BLOWN (NR 2 ENGINE)
DURING CLIMBOUT, NR 2 ENG BLEED TEMP INCREASED TO 260 DEGREES CELSIUS. BLEED VALVE CLOSED AND FAULTED, DID NOT RESET AND RETURNED TO JFK. FOUND FLEX LINE TO FAN AIR VALVE BLOWN. REPLACED LINE, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (NR 2 ENGINE)
DURING TAXI OUT, NR 2 ENGINE HAD OFF IDLE STALL, RETURNED TO BLOCK. ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND ROUTED TO SHOP.
Part: TRANSFORMER/REC — FAILED (E/E COMP)
DURING CRUISE, HAD ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN FLIGHT DECK. ESSENTIAL BUSS TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER FAILED 2 HOURS INTO FLIGHT AND ESS T/R AMPS DROPPED FROM 2 TO 4. DIVERTED FLIGHT TO YJT. REPLACED TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER, OPERATION NORMAL.