N867US
Registered owner: SAMARITANS PURSE, NC (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAIR | Operator | on 1993-05-07 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
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.
16 reports on file, 1995-01-27 – 2001-09-21.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
RIC - THE FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING AND NR 1 CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 9 SUPPLY BATTERY. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED OK. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (PAX CABIN)
IND - THE RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AND THE FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN ROW 4-8 WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY PACKS. OPS CHECKED OK. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
IND - THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE IN THE MIDDLE CABIN AREA. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 5 POWER SUPPLY UNIT. OPERATIONALLY CHECK OK. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (PAX CABIN)
GSO - THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE IN THE CENTER CABIN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED OK. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–2000 · 12 reports
2000
Part: SIGN — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
IND- FOUND THE RIGHT SIDE EXIT SIGN, BETWEEN OVERWING EXITS, INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AT SIGN. SYSTEM CHECKED OK. (M)
1999
Part: BRAKES — DELAMINATED (NR 1)
ILM - FLT 573 - DURING LANDING, THE NR 1 BRAKE CAUGHT FIRE. CFR RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED VIA ESCAPE SLIDE. NO MAJOR INJURIES REPORTED. MINOR INJURIES (SCRATCHES) REPORTED DUE TO EVACUATION. MAINTENANCE CARRIED OUT AN INSPECTION OF THE MLG, BRAKES AND CONDUITS PER ENGINEERING INSTRUCTIONS. NO STRUCTURAL OR WIRING CONDUIT DAMAGE WAS FOUND. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. (X)
1998
Part: HYD SYSTEM — FAILED (NR 2 SYSTEM)
FLT 861 - BHM - EN ROUTE TO BHM AT APPROXIMATELY 11,000 FT, CAPTAIN BELIEVED AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A LIGHTNING STRIKE. AIRCRAFT LOST SYSTEM 2 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. DURING APPROACH TO BHM AFTER FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR WERE EXTENDED THE SYSTEM 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED. CAPT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL. ON ROLLOUT, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRES BLEW OUT. AIRCRAFT PULLED LEFT AND ROLLED OFF THE RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST PARTIALLY ON THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. PASSENGERS AND CREW EVACUATED THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR. AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED PER FOKKER DAMAGE AND REPAIR REPORT G100A-00-8141 FSW-S-406. (X)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
IND - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ABOVE MAIN ENTRY DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. (M)
1997
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
IND - FOUND CENTER RIGHT OVERWING EXIT SIGN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY. (M)
Part: DOOR — OUT OF ADJUST (FUEL PANEL)
FLT 1455 - PHL-MSP - EN ROUTE TO MSP, FUEL WOULD NOT TRANSFER FROM THE CENTER TANK TO THE WING TANKS. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PIT FOR MAINTENANCE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RESET THE FUELING PANEL POWER SWITCH TO OFF AND ADJUSTED THE MECHANISM ON THE FUELING PANEL DOOR THAT AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF THE POWER SWITCH WHEN THE DOOR CLOSES. (M)
Part: SOCKET — SHORTED (COCKPIT)
CLRT/GSO - FLT 846 - ON APPROACH TO GSO, CREW DID NOT RECEIVE ANY GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS ON THE GEAR HANDLE MODULE. THE INTRANSIT LIGHTS WORKED NORMALLY, AND THERE WERE NO GEAR UNSAFE MESSAGES ON THE MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAYS. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND FLIGHT LANDED GSO WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE GEAR SAFE INDICATOR MODULE. THEY ALSO FOUND THE PROBLEM ONLY EXISTED WHEN THE APU WAS ON-LINE. THE LAMPS IN THE 'APU AVAIL' WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LOADING THE GEAR INDICATION LAMP MODULE. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE SYSTEM WAS GOOD. (X)
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (NLG WW)
PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, VISUAL INSPECTION DETECTED .157 INCH SKIN CRACK AT RT NLG SIDE WALL PANEL, AFT OF FORWARD AIRCO PACK SUPPORT BRACKET. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR 6 INCH BY 8 INCH PER US AIRWAYS EA NR 46923. (M)
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 14911)
PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, VISUAL AND NDT INSPECTION DETECTED CRACKS ON SKIN CONNECTIN ANGLES, LEFT 1 INCH, RIGHT .375 INCH AT STATION 14911, STRINGER NR 11LHS, STRINGER NR 64 RHS. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER US AIRWAYS EA NR 32204A. (M)
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (BS 24011/24611)
PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, VISUAL AND CONDUCITVITY TEST FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DELAMINATION/DISBONDED AT L/R SKIN, STATION 14011 AND 24611, STRINGER 52-53A AREA AND 21A-23 AREA. CUT OUT AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER US AIRWAYS EA NR 28690A. (M)
1995
Part: PACK — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1)
LGA - FLT 1156 - DURING FLIGHT THERE WAS DEPRESSURIZATION. THE NR 1 PACK FAULTED. CAPTAIN GOT THE CABIN PRESSURE UNDER CONTROL. ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE OPERATED NR 1 PACK WITH ENGINE BLEED AND APU AIR. CHECKS SATISFACTORY. NO FAULT PRESENT. (W)
Part: PIN — SHEARED (RT MLG)
CLT - FLT 685 - AFTER TAKEOFF, BOTH MLG WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN SELECTED UP. ACFT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RT GEAR SEQUENCE VALVE BRACKET LEVER ATTACH PIN. CHECKS OK ON GEAR RETRACTION. (W)