N846AX
Registered owner: CARGO AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT INC, OH (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.
44 reports on file, 1995-06-02 – 2022-06-03.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAILED · airframe 45,934 hrs · 8,140 cycles
ENG FUEL FILTER R EICAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED 45 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE LATER WHEN THRUST WAS REDUCED MASSAGE BLANKED WHEN THRUST LEVERS ADVANCED MESSAGE RETURNED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOLLOWED FIM 73-11 TASK 801, R & R FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH IAW B772 AMM 73-34 ENGINE RUN TEST PASSED AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED .
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAILED · airframe 45,934 hrs · 8,140 cycles
ENG FUEL FILTER R EICAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED 45 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE LATER WHEN THRUST WAS REDUCED MASSAGE BLANKED WHEN THRUST LEVERS ADVANCED MESSAGE RETURNED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOLLOWED FIM 73-11 TASK 801, R & R FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH IAW B772 AMM 73-34 ENGINE RUN TEST PASSED AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED .
Earlier reports · 1995–2020 · 42 reports
2020
Part: OIL SYSTEM — LEAKING (APU) · airframe 39,877 hrs · 6,894 cycles
SMOKE DETECTOR FOWARD CREW REST TWICE. MIST IN AIR. BURNING EYES. CORRECTIVE ACTION: APU LEAKING OIL INTERNALLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU IAW B777 AMM 49-11 LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. PERFROMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND OIL CONTAMINATION REMOVAL PROCEDURE IN REFERENCE TO B777 AMM 21-00 NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.
2017
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 32,902 hrs · 5,559 cycles
DURING EMERGENCY LIGHT VERIFICATION, FOUND THE EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT AT THE R3 DOOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY MODULE IAW AMM 33-51. OPS CHECKED GOOD
2016
Part: GENERATOR — FAILED (BACKUP) · airframe 30,519 hrs · 5,136 cycles
STATUS MESSAGE ELECTRICAL RIGHT BACKUP GENERATOR DISPLAYED. REPLACED THE RT BACKUP GENERATOR, OIL COOLER & OVERFILL DRAIN LINE. RAN ENGINE SEVERAL MINUTES AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS LEAK & OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 24-25
1999
Part: VALVE — DEFECTIVE (NR 4 ENGINE)
NR 4 OIL TEMPERATURE WAS 150 DEGREES FOR 10 MINUTES. SHUT NR 4 ENGINE DOWN. AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN OIL TEMPERATURE AND QUANTITY DECREASED. OIL PRESSURE WAS 15 PSI AFTER SHUT DOWN. REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE OIL COOLER BYPASS VALVE. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.
Part: VALVE — LEAKING (LT MLG)
APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, AT CRUISE FLT LEVEL, LOST FLUID FROM HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TO JUST ABOVE STAND-PIPE LEVEL. INITIATED EMERGENCY HYDRAULIC PROCEDURES. REPLACED LEFT MAIN GEAR BOGIE TRIM CYLINDER IAW DC8 MM. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: RETRACT MECH — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG DOOR)
LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR REMAINED OPEN AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. RECYCLED GEAR. DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION, RETURNED TO DAL. CREW REPORTED DOOR CLOSED AT TOUCHDOWN AND DOOR WAS CLOSED UPON ARRIVAL AT GATE. INSPECTED GEAR DOORS, FORWARD DOOR LATCHES, LINKAGE AND FUSELAGE. NO DAMAGE OR DISCREPANCIES FOUND.
1998
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (LT WING)
LEFT WING TRAILING EDGE PANEL VERTICAL SUPPORT FITTING BETWEEN SPOILER HINGE RIBS IS CRACKED AT UPPER EDGE JUST AFT OF MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNION. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-1-0.
Part: TIE FITTING — CRACKED (BS 1138)
INTERCOSTAL TIE FITTING CRACKED AT STA 1138 ABOVE LONGERON 33R. REPAIRED IAW DACO DWG 4758514 AND SRM 51-18.
Part: SLOT VANE — CORRODED (LT TE FLAP)
LEFT OUTBOARD SLOT VANE AT INBOARD END ON LEADING EDGE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-3-10 FIG 20.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (HORIZ STAB)
UPPER L-ANGLE CRACKED ON LEFT HORIZONAL STABILIZER OUTBOARD TIP. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER REA D855-2265-MR.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (WS 710.5)
LEFT WING LEADING EDGE SKIN CORRODED AT STA XFS 710.5. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-2-1.
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 70)
FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT, STA 70 AT LONGERON 33R TO 35R, FLOOR SUPPORT ANGLE HAS HEAVY EXFOLIATION CORROSION. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 200)
MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS AT FS 200 LBL 25. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-2-3.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (RT HORIZ STAB)
RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE RIB LWR ARM CRACKED AT STA XFS 141.250. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 55-31.
Part: SUPPORT — CRACKED (BS 1440)
SUPPORT WEB CRACKED AT AFT LOWER CORNER AT STA 1440 BL 0 IN NR 4 CARGO COMPARTMENT. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (BS 246-260)
INTERCOSTAL CRACKED FS 246-260 LONGERON 33L. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (WS 63)
LEFT WING SPAR AREA AT STA XFS 63 HAS CRACKED BRACKET. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND DWG 3643636.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (LT WING)
LEFT WING OUTBOARD OF NR 2 PYLON UPPER STIFFENER ANGLE IS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
FRAME 80 INBOARD FLANGE CRACKED AT LONGERON 8L. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8.
Part: SPLICE — CRACKED (BS 690)
LONGERON NR 1 SPLICE FITTING CRACKED AT STA 690. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 6225)
LT WING L/E RIB AT STA XOLDI 6225, ABOVE THE PNEUMATIC DUCT IS CRACKED, APPROXIMATELY 2.75. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 741.25)
LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RIB, STA XFS 741.25 CRACKED AT UPPER END. REPAIRED IAW DWG K05056-7008 AND DC8 SRM 51-18 AND 51-1-20D.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 497.491)
RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STA XS 497.491 IS CRACKED AT AFT UPPER END. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 192)
RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, INBOARD OF NR 3 PYLON, LEADING EDGE PANEL, UPPER RIB CRACKED AT STA XFS 192. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND ABX DWG K0-5056-7007.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 585)
RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, OUTBOARD OF NR 4 PYLON INBOARD LWR RIB CRACKED AT XFS 585. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (LT WING)
LEADING EDGE STUB WING INBOARD, UPPER INTERCOSTAL CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND DWG 5769859-37.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (NR 3 PYLON)
NR 3 PYLON 2ND FROM AFT LOWER APRON FRAME CRACKED AT LEFT END. REPAIRED ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (BS 240)
INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT STATION 240 TO 260 LONGERON 33R. REPAIRED IAW DACO DWG 5750720 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-21.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BS 1260)
STATION 1260 TO 1280 LONGERON 34R SPLICE FITTING IS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (BS 1239)
STA 1239 ABOVE STRINGER 35A INTERCOSTAL TIE FITTING IS CORRODED. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL TIE FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BS 1500)
STA 1500 ABOVE STR 33L TRACK SUPPORT FITTING IS CRACKED HORIZONTALLY ON UPPER FLANGE. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-1-20D.
Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED (BS 1350)
FINGER DOUBLER CORRODED AND CRACKED BEYOND LIMITS AT STATION 1350 BETWEEN LONGERON 34R-34L. REPAIRED IAW DACO DWG 5615372 AND SRM 51-1-21.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BS 902)
LONGERON END FITTING CRACKED AFT OF STATION 902 LONGERON 3L. REPLACED LONGERON END FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-21.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (RT TE FLAP)
RIGHT WING TRAILING EDGE AT FLAP STA 410.00, THE OUTBOARD CANOE FITTING STIFFENER FITTING IS CRACKED AND CORRODED. REPLACED FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-21.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 651)
RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT STATION XFS 651.00, THE UPPER LEADING EDGE RIB IS CRACKED AT THE AFT END. REPAIRED IAW DWG K05056 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20.
Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (BS 450)
INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLER CORRODED AT STATION 450 BETWEEN LONGERONS 31L TO 31R. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 702)
FRAME AT STA 702, LEFT SIDE CRACKED ABOVE CUSP. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-7-0.
1997
Part: O-RING — BROKEN (NR 1 ENGINE)
DURING CRUISE, NR 1 ENGINE OIL QTY WENT TO ZERO, ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. AFTER APPROX 15 MIN OIL PRESS BECAME ERRATIC AND LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. SECURED NR 1 ENGINE. FOUND BROKEN O-RING AT MAIN OIL SCREEN FEED LINE. REPLACED O-RING AND RAN ENGINE, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC8 MM 72-04-05.
Part: CHANNEL — BENT (COCKPIT DOOR)
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND COCKPIT DOOR STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION. STRAIGHTENED INNER CHANNEL, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
1996
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK HAS LOW VOLTAGE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 CARD DC8-1, ITEM 8.
Part: AIR DISTR — ODOR (CABIN)
NOXIOUS ODOR IN AIRCRAFT. CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AS A PRECAUTION. NOTICED A METALLIC TASTE AND RESPIRATORY IRRITATIONS. INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING BELLY AND MAIN CABIN WITH VARIOUS TEST EQUIPMENT, NO NOXIOUS SPILLS NOTED. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ALSO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, NO DEFECTS NOTED.
1995
Part: DRIVE LINK — CRACKED (LT FLAP)
DURING COMPLIANCE OF AD 88-10-07, ASB A27-269, FOUND THE LEFT FLAP DRIVE LINK CRACKED AT POINT-J USING ULTRASONIC METHOD OF INSPECTION. REPLACED LEFT FLAP DRIVE LINK IAW DC8 MM.