N838AB
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, 1995-05-12 – 2000-03-03.
Part: STRUCTURE — DAMAGED (VERTICAL STAB)
TAIL OF AIRCRAFT DAMAGED WHILE BEING TOWED OUT OF HANGAR 3. RUDDER SEPARATED INTO 2 PIECES BY A HORIZONTAL TEAR. 1 FOOT SECTION OF REAR SPAR VERTICAL STAB MISSING. ON THE RT SIDE, THE SKIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL IS RIPPED FROM THE STABILIZER FRAME. THE WIDTH OF THE AFT SECTION NEAR TO THE REAR SPAR IS ABOUT 18 INCHES. DAMAGE THROUGH THE VERTICAL STABILIZER TO LT SIDE IS APPARENT IN A NUMBER OF PLACES. A VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER ARE BEING SOURCED. WHEN THIS IS DONE REPLACEMENT IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. (X)
Part: STARTER — SEIZED (NR 1 ENGINE)
KIN/JFK - FLT JM 017 - DURING START OF NR 1 ENGINE, A VIBRATION WAS NOTED AT 35 PERCENT N2. AT 44 PERCENT N2, THE ENGINE ROLL BACK WITH N2 DECREASING AND EGT AT 320 AND RISING. AN ENGINE CRANK ATTEMPTED WITH NO N2 ROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE AND WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE STARTER. INVEST BY MAINTENANCE REVEALED THE STARTER HAD SEIZED. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED AND FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: PUMP — OVERHEATED (HYDRAULIC)
MBJ/JFK - FLT JM 011 - DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED FAULT LIGHT ON NR 2 ENGINE GREEN HYDRAULIC PUMP. RESERVOIR QUANTITY INCREASED AFTER TAKEOFF AND REQUIRED CREW ACTION. INVESTIGATION REVEALED HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILURE AND HYDRAULIC FIRE SHUT-OFF VALVE PARTIAL CLOSURE DUE TO WIRING DAMAGE. HYDRAULIC PUMP REPLACED. WIRING REPAIRED AND AIRCRAFT DISPATCHED. (X)
Part: FMU — FAILED (ENGINE)
ON ENGINE START AFTER PUSH-BACK, ALL PARAMETERS DECREASED RAPIDLY AFTER STARTER CUT-OUT. TROUBLESHOOTING RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL METERING UNIT (FMU). ALL PARAMETERS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND NORMAL AFTER AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE. REF: NR 10-12-98. TOTAL CYCLES: 4,552.
Part: SLIDE ASSY — FAILED (PAX DOOR)
DOOR 3L SLIDE WAS DEPLOYED AS PART OF AIR JAMAICA'S SAMPLING PROGRAM. THE SLIDE WAS EJECTED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. AN ATTEMPT OF MANUAL INFLATION ALSO PROVED FUTILE. (M)
Part: BLADE — FAILED (5TH STAGE HPC)
EN ROUTE GOING THROUGH FL 370 IN SMOOTH AIR, CREW HEARD ENGINE SURGE AND NOTED PARAMETER DECREASE. AIR START ATTEMPTED UNSUCCESSFULLY. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ORLANDO. DISASSEMBLY REVIEW BY P & W ENGINEERING HAS LED TO A PRELIMINARY CONCLUSION OF A SINGLE 5TH STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADE FAILURE (FRACTURE). THE FAILED MATERIAL (INCLUDING 5TH DISK) HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO PRATT & WHITNEY ENGINEERING. ENGINE TT, 8,484.5; TC 2,575; TSO, 151.33 HOURS; CSO, 91.
Part: COWL — DELAMINATED (NR 1 ENG)
NR 1 ENG INLET COWL OUTER BARREL COMPOSITE SKIN DELAMINATED BEHIND LIP ASSY. ALSO, CRACKED AT THE 3 O'CLOCK POS SANDED AREA AROUND DAMAGE AND APPLIED EA 9390 AT 1230. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM 54-10-00 PG 201.
Part: NOSE COWL — DELAMINATED (NR 2 ENGINE)
NR 2 ENG INLET COWL OUTER BARREL COMPOSITE SKIN DELAMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER SRM 54-10-00, PG 201.