N8554A
Registered owner: AM PM SERVICES LLC - BLUE SKY SERIES, IL (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, 2002-11-22 – 2013-03-26.
Part: SIGN — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 25,516 hrs · 22,344 cycles
SERVICE DOOR EXIT SIGN CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXIT SIGN IAW AMM 33-51-13. OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: CONTROL CABLE — LACK OF LUBE (THROTTLE) · airframe 25,516 hrs · 22,344 cycles
THRUST LEVERS ARE STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MOVE THROUGH WHOLE RANGE OF MOTION. THRUST LEVERS ARE STIFFER MORE DIFFICULT TO MOVE AT CLIMB. LUBED BOTH LEFT & RIGHT AFT THROTTLE CONTROL CABLES IAW AMM 76-11-00. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD FOR FRICTION TEST IAW AMM 76-10-00 SEE AML 2420019 FOR IDLE SPEED ADJUSTMENT TEST.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 25,274 hrs · 22,083 cycles
CAPTAIN FLASHLIGHT SEAL BROKE AND NO RED LIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAIN'S FLASHLIGHT BATTERY AND SEAL IAW AMM 25-61-04. OK FOR SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 2002–2012 · 41 reports
2012
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (SMOKE WARNING) · airframe 25,045 hrs · 21,861 cycles
SMOKE TOILET, AFTER TAKEOFF, RAN QRH, RETURNED TO MSP. COMPLETED PA 21-009 AND PERFORMED MINIMUM WORK SCOPE FOR SMOKE TOILET, AFTER TAKEOFF. SUSPECT DEICE FLUID. OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (TE FLAP VANE) · airframe 25,026 hrs · 21,844 cycles
RIGHT INBOARD FLAP VANE UPPER SKIN AT TRAILING EDGE AT FLAP STATION 99 AND 104 CHAFED. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-52-00/51-12-00.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 24,584 hrs · 21,398 cycles
OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOD LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT SEAT 2C. REPLACED BULB IAW AMM 33-51-16. OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Part: STRIKER — DAMAGED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 23,833 hrs · 20,677 cycles
DURING SERVICE CHECK PERFORMING INSPECTECTION OF DEF-059269 OF PASSENGER DOOR SEAL STRIKER FOUND DAMAGE TO LOWER REPAIRED AREA. REPAIRED DOOR SEAL STRIKER IAW REO 601R-53-22-033 PART IV. NO FURTHER DAMAGE NOTED.
Part: CONTROL WHEEL — LOOSE (COCKPIT) · airframe 23,685 hrs · 20,532 cycles
IN FLIGHT DURING CLIMB AND DESCENT, CAPT + F/O AILERONS IN TURNING THE YOKE FEEL NORMAL PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A BANK. AT A CERTAIN POINT IN THE TURN, A CATCHING IS FELT AND THE NORMAL PRESSURE ASSOSIATED WITH A TURN IS LOST. HAPPENDS IN BOTH LEFT + RIGHT. RETORQUE OF CAPT AND F/O BACKSIDE AILERON BACKSIDE CONTROL WHEELS, SEE NON ROTUINE "CONTINUATION WORK CARD N38811, DISC 32 AND CORRECTIVE ACTION NR 2, OPC AILERON SYS IAW AMM 27-11-00. OPC GOOD.
Part: AILERON — OUT OF ADJUST (WING) · airframe 23,675 hrs · 20,519 cycles
AILERON CONTROL FELT STIFF ON FINAL. ADJ/OPC ON AILERON SYSTEM DONE IAW AMM 27-12-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OK FOR SVC.
Part: AILERON SYS — BINDING (CAPTAIN'S SIDE) · airframe 23,609 hrs · 20,453 cycles
CAPT'S YOKE, AILERON CONTROL SLIPS AND BINDS. INSPECTED CAPTAIN`S AILERON CABLE RUN, NO DEFECTS NOTED. CLEANED & LUBED BEHIND YOKE CABLE ASSY IAW AMM 27-00-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: STRUT — DISCHARGED (NLG) · airframe 23,600 hrs · 20,443 cycles
GEAR DISAGREE MASTER WARNING AND NOSE DOOR OPEN MASTER WARNING BOTH ON CLIMBOUT WHEN SELECTING GEAR TO THE UP POSITION. SERVICED NOSE GEAR IAW AMM 12-12-32. ADJUSTED CENTERING PROX SWITCH IAW AMM 32-61-05. C/W PA 05-018B CKS GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: STRUT — UNDERSERVICED (NLG) · airframe 23,585 hrs · 20,426 cycles
GEAR DISAGREE MAST WARNING AND NOSE DOOR OPEN MAST. WARNING BOTH ON CLIMBOUT WHEN SELECTING GEAR TO THE UP POSITION. SERVICED NOSE GEAR IAW AMM 12-12-32. ADJUSTED CENTERING PROXIMITY SWITCH IAW AMM 32-61-05. COMPLIED WITH PA 05-018B, CHECKED GOOD, OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: LINK — FAULTY (AILERON) · airframe 23,585 hrs · 20,426 cycles
AILERON CONTROLS BINDING WHEN APPLING LEFT PRESSURE INTON A TURN. FOUND LT/RT AILERON BACKLASH OUT OF TOLERANCE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT/RT AILERON PCU LINKS IAW AMM 27-14-15. RIGGED LT/RT AILERONS IAW AMM 27-11-00. AILERON CONTROL SYS OPS CHECKS GOOD. OK FOR SVC. (REF NON-ROUTINE WORK CARD N22110 FOR P/N&S/N'S).
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (AILERON) · airframe 23,364 hrs · 20,204 cycles
IRREGULAR CONTROL FORCES. WHEN LEFT AILERON IS APPLIED IT FEELS LIKE A SECTION OF SLACK FOLLOWED BY A SECTION OF BINDING. ONLY OCCURS TO THE LEFT. DOES NOT OCCUR WITH HYDRAULICS OFF. CONTROL MOVEMENT DID CORRECTLY RESPOND TO APPLICATION. SET AILERON TRIM TO 0 DEGREES, PERFORMED OPC IAW AMM 27-11-00-710-003 OF THE AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM. OPC GOOD. OK FOR SVC.
2011
Part: CONTROL SYSTEM — OUT OF ADJUST (AILERON) · airframe 23,070 hrs · 19,920 cycles
WHEN ROLLING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT THE CONTROLS FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE A SLIP IN THEM OR THAT SOMETHING IS BLOCKING THE MOVEMENT. ADJUSTED AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM IAW AMM 27-11-05. OPC GOOD.
Part: LIGHT — MISINSTALLED (CABIN) · airframe 22,767 hrs · 19,624 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS (FLOOR STRIP) WILL NOT WORK FROM SEATS 6-9. CORRECTLY CONNECTED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS IAW GMM33-51-00. OPS CHECK GOOD, OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 22,737 hrs · 19,595 cycles
AIR RETURN FOR GEAR UP DISAGREE EMERGENCY DECLARED AND MX CURRENTLY INSPECTING FOR ISSUES.
Part: COUPLING — DAMAGED (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 22,614 hrs · 19,545 cycles
ON CLIMBOUT FROM FWA RECEIVED A "L JET PIPE OVHT" MSG. CREW PERFORMED QRH AND MSG WENT OUT AT AROUND 70 PERCENT N1. RETURNED AND LANDED AT KFWA. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED JETPIPE FOR OVHT CONDITION, FOUND NONE. MAINTENANCE FOUND TERMINAL WIRE TO LOOP "B" BARE. TERMINAL WIRE REPAIRED WIRE IAW ESPM 20-20-00 SYS TESTED NORMAL IAW 26-11-00. FLIGHT RESUMED AND AGAIN RECEIVED "L JET PIPE OVHT" MSG. RETURNED AND LANDED AT KFWA. MAINTENANCE FOUND AFT CLAMP ON 14TH STAGE BLEED AIR SOV THREADS TO BE STRIPPED CAUSING A LEAKAGE OF HOT AIR INTO LT PYLON. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLAMP IAW AMM 36-12-01. LEAK CHECK OK. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. VERIFIED PART EFFECT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF TL-214624-2011 AND HWO-017189-2011.
Part: STRIKER — DAMAGED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 21,495 hrs · 18,476 cycles
PASSENGER DOOR SEAL STRIKER WAS FOUND DAMAGED. THE SEAL STRIKER HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER BOMBARDIER REO 601R-53-22-033 TYPE I, BUT NOW THE SEALANT APPLIED PER FLAGNOTE 6 OF THE REO IS GONE. FERRY FLY FROM PIT TO MSP IAW STS ENGINEERING EA 09-2011-030 WHERE THE SEALANT WILL BE RESTORED.
2010
Part: POST — CRACKED (BS 409) · airframe 21,108 hrs · 18,123 cycles
FS 409+128 RBL 18 VERTICAL POST OUTBOARD HALF IS CRACKED AT LOWER CORNER. COMPLIED WITH PERMANENT REPAIR BY REMOVING AND REPLACING OUTBOARD VERTICAL POST HALF AT FS 409+128 RBL 18.00 WITH SERVICEABLE P/N 601R32208-155 IAW SRM 51-42-06 AND REO 601R-53-41-889.
Part: POST — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 21,108 hrs · 18,123 cycles
FS 409+128 LBL 18 VERTICAL POST OUTBOARD HALF IS CRACKED AT LOWER CORNER. COMPLIED WITH PERMANENT REPAIR BY REMOVING AND REPLACING OUTBOARD VERTICAL POST HALF AT FS 409+128 RBL 18.00 WITH SERVICEABLE P/N 601R32208-156 IAW CRJ 200 SRM 51-42-06 AND BOMBARDIER REO 601R-53-41-889.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 21,108 hrs · 18,123 cycles
LT AND RT CABIN SIDEWALL SEAT TRACK FROM FS 364 TO FS 409+18 ARE CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AND RT CABIN SIDEWALL SEAT TRACK FROM FS 364 TO FS 409+18 IAW CRJ 200 AMM 53-01-11-000-802 AND 53-01-11-400-802.
Part: POST — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 21,108 hrs · 18,123 cycles
FS 559.00 LBL 18 VERTICAL POST IS CRACKED AT LOWER INBOARD CORNER. REMOVED AND REPLACED FS 559.00 LBL 18 VERTICAL POST IAW CRJ-200 SRM 51-42-06.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 21,108 hrs · 18,123 cycles
CABIN SEAT TRACKS AT LBL 9.0 & RBL 9.0, FS 409+128 TO FS 559, ARE CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACKS AT LBL 9.0 & RBL 9.0, FS 409+128 TO FS 559, IAW CRJ 200 AMM 53-01-11-000-802 AND 53-01-11-400-802.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 21,108 hrs · 18,123 cycles
LT AND RT CABIN SIDEWALL SEAT TRACKS FROM FS 444.0 TO FS 495.0 ARE CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AND RT CABIN SIDEWALL SEAT TRACKS FROM FS 444.0 TO FS 495.0 IAW CRJ 200 AMM 53-01-11-000-802 AND 53-01-11-400-802.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 21,108 hrs · 18,123 cycles
CABIN SEAT TRACK WHERE SEAT MEETS LAV FLOORBOARD HAS MINOR CORROSION. REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW CRJ 200 AMM 53-01-11-000-802 AND 53-01-11-400-802.
2009
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 17,845 hrs · 15,117 cycles
CRACK IN FWD PRESSURE BULKHEAD AROUND PARKING BRAKE CABLE AT FS 202.75, BL 23.71. (K)
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 17,836 hrs · 151,107 cycles
CRACK IN FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD. AROUND PARKING BRAKE CABLE AT FS 202.75. LBL 23.71.
Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG CENTERING) · airframe 17,836 hrs · 15,110 cycles
GEAR DISAGREE ON FINAL APPROACH. THE FINAL SIGN OFF WAS FOUND NOSE WHEEL CENTERING SWITCH OUT OF ADJ, IAW AMM 32-61-05. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS. (K)
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (TE FLAPS)
FLAPS FAIL AT ZERO ON APPROACH. RAI FLAP ACTUATOR IAW AMM 27-53-01.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (TE FLAPS)
FLAPS FAIL AT ZERO ON APPROACH. RAI FLAP ACTUATOR IAW AMM 27-53-01.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (TE FLAPS)
FLAPS FAIL AT ZERO ON APPROACH. RAI FLAP ACTUATOR IAW AMM 27-53-01.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (TE FLAPS)
FLAPS FAIL AT ZERO ON APPROACH. RAI FLAP ACTUATOR IAW AMM 27-53-01.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (TE FLAPS)
FLAPS FAIL AT ZERO ON APPROACH. RAI FLAP ACTUATOR IAW AMM 27-53-01.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (TE FLAPS)
FLAPS FAIL AT ZERO ON APPROACH. RAI FLAP ACTUATOR IAW AMM 27-53-01.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (TE FLAPS)
FLAPS FAIL AT ZERO ON APPROACH. RAI FLAP ACTUATOR IAW AMM 27-53-01.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (TE FLAPS)
FLAPS FAIL AT ZERO ON APPROACH. RAI FLAP ACTUATOR IAW AMM 27-53-01.
Part: ECS — CONTAMINATED
SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF RECEIVED SMOKE TOILET MSG WITH NO ABNORMAL ODORS OR ACTUAL SMOKE. QRH FOLLOWED AND RETURNED TO BASE WITH UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MX INSPECTED ACFT WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND, MSG RESULTED FROM RESIDUAL DE-ICE FLUID ENTERING THE ECS SYSTEM. GROUND RUNS PERFORMED WITH DEFECTS NOTED.
2008
Part: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED
ON APPROACH INTO KCLE, WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED THE AURAL "GEAR DISAGREE" WARNING WENT OFF WITH A RED NOSE GEAR INDICATION. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MANUALLY LOWERED THE GEAR. AN OTHERWISE NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING WAS MADE AT KCLE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM BLEED ON SYSTEM 3 AND PERFORMED A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION. ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. (S)
Part: PRIORITY VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG)
ON APPROACH INTO KMSP, WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED THE AURAL "GEAR DISAGREE" WARNING WENT OFF WITH A RED NOSE GEAR INDICATION. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MANUALLY LOWERED THE GEAR. AN OTHERWISE NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING WAS MADE AT KMSP. MAINTENANCE MET THE ACFT ON THE TAXIWAY AND PINNED THE GEAR. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE GEAR AND REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR PRIORITY VALVE PER BOMBARDIER AMM. (S)
Part: UNKNOWN — JAMMED (ELEVATOR)
ON SHORT FINAL ELEVATOR CONTROL BECAME WHAT APPEARED TO BE "JAMMING" INTERMITTENTLY. ELEVATOR SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD ON GROUND. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION NOTICED VERTICAL STABILIZER VISOR PANELS DEFORMED. PANELS REMOVED, ELEVATOR ATTACHMENT POINTS, ATTACHMENT HARDWARE, POWER CONTROL UNITS (PCU), PULLEYS, CABLES, PUSH RODS AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE INSPECTED PER BOMBARDIER AMM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. VISOR PANELS DETERMINED NOT TO BE A PROBABLE CAUSE FOR "POSSIBLE JAM." VISOR PART NUMBERS RT UPPER 600-2113-44 RT LOWER 600-21134-44 NO SERIAL NUMBER. (S)
Part: DOOR — OPEN (PAX DOOR)
PASSENGER DOOR MASTER WARNING DURING CLIMB. FOLLOWED QRH AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. NO LOSS IN CABIN PRESSURE AND DOOR REMAINED CLOSED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. EXTERIOR HANDLE APPEARED TO BE OPEN SLIGHTLY AS STATED BY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL (CFR). MAINTENANCE INSPECTED DOOR, SEAL AND STRIKER WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF DOOR AND BOTH INNER AND OUTER DOOR HANDLES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. (S)
2005
Part: CONTROL SYSTEM — FAILED (TE FLAPS)
(REF NR: 05-085) FLAP FAILED ON APPROACH. RESET SYSTEM AND PLACED ON 72 HOUR WATCH IAW AD 98-20-01. (K)
2002
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (SMOKE DETECT)
ON APPROACH CREW RECEIVED A FALSE CARGO SMOKE WARNING RESULTING IN THE OPERATION OF THE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM. UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND FIRE WARNING CONTROL COMPUTER TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATES NORMALLY. (M)