N8797A
Registered owner: AM PM SERVICES LLC - BLUE SKY SERIES, IL (owner ≠ operator)
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No operator established for this aircraft.
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.
26 reports on file, 2006-12-07 – 2014-04-13.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 24,022 hrs · 21,332 cycles
REWRITTEN FROM AML 3055512 CREW SMELLED BURNED ELECTRONICS ON FLIGHT DECK. ACCOMPLISHED DOCUMENTED ON AML'S 3055515, 3055516, 3055517 & 3055518. GAINED ACCESS TO LOWER AVIONICS, NOSE & PEDESTAL AREA. PHYSICALLY SEARCHED FOR ANY DISCREPANCY CONTRIBUTING TO ELECTRICAL SMELL.
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — FALSE ACTIVATION (APU BAY) · airframe 23,926 hrs · 21,236 cycles
CREW REPORTED APU FIRE WARNING INDICATION INBD RDU AFTER APU START. CREW FOLLOWED QRH, APU FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. FLT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. CREW DID DECLARE EMERGENCY. R & R APU FIRE LOOPS IAW AMM 26-12-01. OPS CHECKED APU FIRE SYSTEM GOOD IAW AMM 26-12-00.
Part: RETAINING CLIP — OUT OF POSITION (APU BAY) · airframe 23,912 hrs · 21,223 cycles
APU FAULT, HIGH EGT & DOOR INHIBIT. APU FIRE WARNING CAME ON & WENT OUT. DEFERRED, FOUND INLET BELLOWS RETAINING CLIP OUT OF PLACE. REPOSITIONED CLIP IAW 49-14-01, REACTIVATED DOOR IAW 49-14-00. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD, THIS CLEARS MEL 26-12-11. REMOVED FROM DMR & REMOVED PLACARD
Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAULTY (FIRE DETECTION) · airframe 23,894 hrs · 21,210 cycles
APU FIRE WARNING APU FIRE FAULT CAUTION APUD DOOR INHIB. APU AUTO SHUT DOWN AT 4000FT SPEED 210. INSPECTED AFT EQUIPMENT BAY & APU NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. PLACED APU FIRE DETECTION ON MEL 26-12-11 CAT C PLACARD. INSTALLED COLLARED CB A1 CBP-5, CBP-1 N-12, CBP-1 S3, ACFT OK FOR SERVICE, COMPLETED DDG 49-10-11. R & R FIREX CONTROL UNIT IAW AMM 26-10-01. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD, REACTIVATE APU.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — INTERMITTENT (FIRE DETECTION) · airframe 23,730 hrs · 21,048 cycles
INBOUND ATW CREW PERFORMED START ON APU & RECEIVED APU FIRE WARNING FOLLOWED BY APU AUTO SHUT DOWN. AFTER SHUT DOWN OF APU, WARNING EXTINGUISHED & NO FIRE SUPPRESSION WAS USED. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED INBOUND ATW, NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE FOUND. INSPECTED APU, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE & DEFERRED APU FIRE DETECTION LOOPS IAW MEL 26-12-01. TROUBLE SHOT APU FIRE DETECTION SYS IAW CRJ200AMM 26-11-01. FOUND FIRE, OVERHEAT CONTROL UNIT INTERMIT. R & R FOCU IAW CRJ200 AMM 26-11-01, OPERATIONS GOOD IAW CRJ200 AMM 26-12-00, THIS CLEARS DM 1789, PLACARD REMOVED, OK FOR SERVICE, CLEARED FORM MM02.
Earlier reports · 2006–2013 · 21 reports
2013
Part: CONTAINER — TORN (LIFE VEST) · airframe 23,474 hrs · 20,813 cycles
F/A LIFE VEST HAS HOLE IN BAG. R & R LIFE VEST IAW AMM 25-61-03.
Part: CONTAINER — TORN (LIFE VEST) · airframe 22,585 hrs · 19,938 cycles
F/A LIFE VEST BAG TORN. R & R F/A LIFE VEST IAW AMM 25-61-03.
Part: STEERING UNIT — FAULTY (NLG) · airframe 22,398 hrs · 19,753 cycles
N/W STEERING INOP CAUTION CAME ON TWICE WHILE TAXING. QRH RESETS WERE SUCCESSFUL. R & R STEERING UNIT IAW AMM 32-51-01. OPS CHECK GOOD, OK FOR SVC.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 22,300 hrs · 19,653 cycles
EDDY CURRENT INSPECTIONS OF FS 621 BULKHEAD REVEALED TWO CRACKS IN THE BULKHEAD WEB AROUND THE AFT MACHINED FITTING OF THE CARGO DOOR LINTEL, MEASURING 0.213" AND 0.145" LONG. REPAIRED IAW BOMBARDIER REO 601R-53-61-1230.
2012
Part: GEARBOX — MALFUNCTIONED (THROTTLE CONTROL) · airframe 21,645 hrs · 19,015 cycles
ON FLIGHT 4320 FROM DTW TO PVD THE CREW RECEIVED LEFT TR UNLOCK MESSAGE IN FLIGHT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MDT. REPLACED LT ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL GEAR BOX. TEST OKAY.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 21,211 hrs · 18,590 cycles
F/A REPORTS FORWARD EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY IAW AMM 25-61-04 AND OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: CONNECTOR — NOT SEATED (CABIN) · airframe 21,199 hrs · 18,578 cycles
EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING AFT OF EXIT ROW IS INOP. RESEATED AFT CONNECTOR & OP CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 33-51-01.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 21,166 hrs · 18,547 cycles
F/O EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT NOT BLINKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED F/O EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT BATTERY IAW AMM 25-60-01. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 21,156 hrs · 18,541 cycles
LBL 27 FLOORBEAM IN CARGO AREA IS CHAFED AND HAS CORROSION AROUND SCREW HOLES. REPAIRED IAW BOMBARDIER REO 601R-53-61-3778.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 21,031 hrs · 18,425 cycles
THIRD OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED OVERHEAD EMERGENCY FLOODLIGHT IAW AMM 33-52-00. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: FLAP SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 20,953 hrs · 18,345 cycles
FLIGHT 3918, FLAPS FAIL CAUTION WHEN SELECTED TO FLAPS 30 ON APPROACH . REMAINED AT 30 GO AROUND FLOWN OND APPROACH AND LANDING MADE AT FLAPS 30 TOUCHDOWN AT 400 FPM. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING PER FIM REV 39 AD 2009-06-12. PERFORMED FLAP LEVER TEST IAW FIM 27-50-00 AND RIL 1871. FLAPS OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 27-50-00.
Part: PACKING — LEAKING (FUEL LINE) · airframe 20,688 hrs · 18,097 cycles
FUEL LEAK WITH APU RUNNING ONLY. NO ENGINES STARTED YET. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FUEL FEED LINE PACKING IAW AMM 28-20-01. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.
Part: TARGET — LOOSE (MLG) · airframe 20,641 hrs · 18,049 cycles
RT MAIN GEAR DISAGREE MESSAGE ON RETRACTION, GEAR WAS RECYCLED OPERATION WAS NORMAL . SCENARIO 1 FOUND RT MLG UPLOCK TAGERT LOOSE USED PROPER WASHER IAW CMM 32-30-15. ADJUSTED PROXIMITY SWITCH IAW AMM 32-32-05 PSEU CODE WAS S18. CLEARED PSEU, OP CHECKED GEAR SWING IAW AMM 32-30-00. CHECK GOOD, OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: LIFE VEST — UNSERVICEABLE (CABIN) · airframe 20,500 hrs · 17,907 cycles
1 INFANT LIFE VEST HAS HOLD IN BAG. COMPLIED WIHT PA 25-096A BY INSALLING INFANT LIFE VEST.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 19,974 hrs · 17,418 cycles
EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LTS AFT IF ROW 8 INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHT STRIP IAW AMM 33-51-01.
2011
Part: CABLE ASSY — BINDING (THROTTLE) · airframe 19,640 hrs · 17,094 cycles
LT THRUST LEVER IS VERY STIFF. PERFORM RIGGING OF LT THROTTLE GEARBOX. GEAR BOX FAILED OPS CHECK FOUND TO BE BINDING AT MAX PWR POS. REF NON ROUTINE CARD N30910 FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION & RIGGING. LEFT ENG THROTTLE AFT PUSH PULL CABLE ASSY IS BINDING AND ROUGH. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT PUSH PULL THROTTLE CABLE ASY IAW CRJ200 AMM76-11-07: CKS GOOD. REMOVED AND RE-INSTALLED ORIGINAL GEARBOX S/N1074 IAW CRJ200 AMM76-11-17. OPS & RIG CHECK GOOD.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (FIRE WARNING) · airframe 18,383 hrs · 15,928 cycles
ON APPROACH INTO FAR GOT APU FIRE INDICATION FOLLOWED BY APU FIRE FAIL MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY APU OVERTEMP MESSAGE CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY FOLLOWED QRH DISCHARGED APU FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED FOUND "NO" ACTUAL FIRE EVIDENCE. MAINT DEFERRED APU FIRE EXT SYSTEM IAW MEL 26-22-01 DM-42579.
2010
Part: IDG — LOW (NR 1) · airframe 17,069 hrs · 14,681 cycles
NR 1 IDG CAUTION MESSAGE DURING TAKEOFF. SERVICED NR 1 IDG IAW AMM 12-13-24. OP/C GOOD.
Part: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM — OVERSERVICED (NR 3) · airframe 16,263 hrs · 13,889 cycles
LT MAIN GEAR DISAGREE MESSAGE. QRH COMPLETED, ALL INDICATION NORMAL AFTER GEAR CYCLED, FOUND NR 3 HYD SYS TO BE OVERSERVICED. REMOVED HYD FLUID TO 60 PERCENT IAW AMM 32-30-00.
2007
Part: APU — FLAMED OUT · airframe 8,917 hrs · 7,509 cycles
DURING APU START WHILE SITTING AT THE GATE IN YUL, THE APU OVERTEMPED AND SHUTDOWN. SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM. THE FLIGHT CREW CALLED FOR CFR AND DEPLANED THE PASSENGERS. CFR FOUND NO INDICATION OF FIRE. THE APU WAS DEFERRED AND THE AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE APU AT MSP. THE APU WAS INSPECTED AND OPS CHECKED NORMAL. IT IS BELIEVED THAT AN INCOMPLETE APU START CAUSED THE SMOKE.
2006
Part: APU — WARNING MESSAGE · airframe 8,763 hrs · 7,376 cycles
ON SHORT FINAL INTO ROC, THE APU FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY THE APU FIRE FAIL MESSAGE. THE APU DID AN AUTO SHUTDOWN. UPON LANDING, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A VISUAL INPSECTION OF THE APU AND APU COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE HAD BEEN ANY FIRE. AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION, THE APU WAS DEFERRED PER THE MEL, UNTIL FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING COULD BE DONE AT A MAINTENANCE BASE.