N861PL
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.
7 reports on file, 1995-10-10 – 1998-12-10.
Part: ELEMENT — DEFECTIVE (NR 2 ENGINE)
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM TOL, EN ROUTE TO FLL, THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE FIRE WARNING BELL INTERMITTENTLY SOUNDED. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE ENGINE FOLLOWING COMPANY PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO TOL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE WHICH REVEALED TWO DEFECTIVE FIRE WARNING SENSE ELEMENTS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER FIRE WARNING SENSE ELEMENTS AND THE FIRE DETECTOR CONTROL AMPLIFIER AS A PRECAUTION. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: PNEUMATIC LINE — LOOSE (NR 2 ENGINE)
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM TOL, EN ROUTE TO FLL, THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE FIRE WARNING INTERMITTENTLY SOUND ACCOMPANIED BY AN INTERMITTENT MASTER FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE ENGINE FOLLOWING COMPANY PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO TOL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE LOCATING A LOOSE PNUMATIC LINE ON THE OUTBOARD REVERSER CASSADE DOOR, WHICH WAS SECURED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A SUCCESSFULL LEAK CHECK AND FIRE WARNING OPERATIONAL CHECK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: STRIKER — MISSING (RT MLG DOOR)
ON DEPARTURE FROM DAY AND LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, 'DOORS NOT LATCHED' AND 'RIGHT DOOR UNSAFE' LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED WITH THE LIGHT REMAINING ON. UPLATCH CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED SUCCESSFULLY. NO VIBRATION OR NOISE WAS NOTED. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO SLC WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. MAINTENANCE FOUND AND REPLACED A MISSING SWITCH STRIKER AT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR. THE INDICATION SYSTEM PASSED THE OPERATIONAL CHECK AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SCAVENGE — OUT OF POSITION (NR 2 ENG)
EN ROUTE FROM DAY-SLC, THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO 4 GALLONS AND RECOVERED TO NORMAL LEVEL ACCOMPANIED BY AN OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO STL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE DIFFUSER OIL SCAVENGE TUBE FOR THE NR 4, 4.5, 5 AND 6 BEARINGS DISLOCATED FROM ITS SEAL. THE ENGINE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT PRIOR TO RETURN TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: OIL PRESS LINE — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM SLC, THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY INDICATION STARTED DECREASNG AND THEN RAPIDLY ROSE TO FULL. CONTINUED OBSERVATION NOTED THE OIL PRESSURE STARTING TO FLUCTUATE ACCOMPANIED BY A FLICKERING OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. THE ENGINE WAS PRECAUTIONARILY SHUT DOWN. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO SLC. GROUND INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE FOUND A RUPTURED OIL PRESSURE LINE WHICH MAINTENANCE REPLACED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED A LEAK CHECK DURING THE GROUND RUN AND RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (CARGO DOOR)
ON CLIMB-OUT OF DAY, THE CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DAY FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE GANGBAR MICROSWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THE SWITCH WAS ADJUSTED IAW THE ATI DC-8 MM AND OPS CHECKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 POSITION)
FLL/BNA - EN ROUTE, MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTORS 2, 4, 6, 8, AND 10 ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHTS WOULD EXTINGUISH FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, AND ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT PRECAUTIONARILY DIVERTD TO ATL TO MAKE A CONFIRMATION ON THE GROUND. INSPECTION ON THE GROUND IN ATL REVEALED THE NR 2 SMOKE DETECTOR UNIT WAS CAUSING THE FALSE FIRE WARNING. THE UNIT WAS REPLACED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)