N8906E
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN AIRWAYS LLC | Operator | on 1972-06-14 | 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.
32 reports on file, 1995-01-14 – 1998-04-16.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE IN MID CABIN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: HEAT VALVE — INOPERATIVE (LT ENGINE)
DURING DESCENT AT 23,000 FEET, THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL HEAT VALVE FAILED TO CLOSE. OIL TEMPERATURE CLIMBED TO THE CAUTION RANGE. CREW PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF THE LEFT ENGINE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO CMH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL HEAT VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERIES, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Earlier reports · 1995–1997 · 29 reports
1997
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND AFT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Part: TR UNIT — FAILED (E/E COMPT)
IN CRUISE, THE RADAR BECAME OVERLY SENSITIVE IN CONTOUR MODE. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RADAR TRANSCEIVER, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Part: FUEL CONTROL — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT 70 KNOTS, THE LEFT ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 269)
DURING L-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 269 BETWEEN STR 23R AND 24R. REPAIRED PER EA 91-112877.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 296)
DURING L-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 296 BETWEEN STR 23R AND 24R. REPAIRED PER EA 91-112877.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BS 908)
DURING L-CHECK, FOUND CRACK ON VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH FITTING FS 908. REPAIRED PER EA 91-112873.
1996
Part: START VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)
AS TAKEOFF POWER WAS APPLIED, THE RIGHT ENGINE START VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTER AND START VALVE, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Part: POSITION SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (RT MLG)
ON APPROACH, GREEN LIGHT ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR DID NOT ILLUMINATE AFTER GEAR EXTENDED. RECYCLED GEAR WITH STILL NO GREEN AND NO RED INTRANSIT LIGHT. FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURE AND GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED BOTH RIGHT MAIN GEAR POSITION SWITCHES, SYSTEM FUNCTIONALLY TESTED OK.
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT)
DURING CLIMB MSP-CVG, THE CENTER WINDSHIELD ARCED AND CRACKED. RETURNED TO MSP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED THE CENTER WINDSHIELD AND HEAT CONTROLLER (CONTROLLER P/N 961-5059-002, S/N 3533).
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE FROM ROW 2 FORWARD. FOUND WIRE MISSING BETWEEN ROWS 1 AND 2. REPLACED WIRES, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FS 817)
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND TWO CRACKS IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 817, LONGERON 16L, BENEATH THE PYLON ATTACH ANGLE. REPAIRED SKIN PER EA 91-105275.
Part: UPLOCK ROLLER — OUT OF ADJUST (LT MLG DOOR)
DURING CLIMBOUT, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED LIT AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED. PERFORMED COM PROCEDURES AND CONTINUED TO ATL AT A REDUCED AIRSPEED OF 250 KNOTS. FLIGHT LANDED NORMALLY AT ATL. FOUND LEFT GEAR DOOR UPLOCK ROLLER OUT OF TOLERANCE. ADJUSTED UPLOCK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OF GEAR WAS GOOD.
Part: UPLIMIT SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (LT MLG)
DURING CLIMBOUT, THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. PERFORMED GEAR UPLATCH CHECK AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, RECYCLED GEAR AND THE LIGHT AGAIN REMAINED ON. RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLIMIT SWITCH AND CANNON PLUG, GEAR OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: NAV RECEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1)
CAPTAIN'S NAV RECEIVER FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 1 NAV RECEIVER. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
1995
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND FORWARD SECTION OF FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND FORWARD SECTION OF EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Part: SPAR WEB — CRACKED (RT WING)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE RIGHT WING AFT SPAR WEB AT THE NR 2 STOP HINGE, LOWER INBOARD ATTACH STUD. REPAIRED PER EA 91-97631.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FS 200)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND TWO CRACKS IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE MAIN CABIN DOOR CUTOUT FS 200 BETWEEN LONGERONS 12L - 14L. REPAIRED SKIN PER EA 91-102773.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FS 817)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND FLOORBEAM AT LEFT LAVATORY CORRODED AT FS 817. REPAIRED PER EA 91-102775.
Part: BULKHEAD — CORRODED (FS 642)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND AFT PIT FORWARD BULKHEAD LOWER CHORD CORRODED IN SEVERAL AREAS AT FS 642 BETWEEN LONGERONS 28L AND 28R. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF T-CHORD PER EA 91-097635.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FS 585-642)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT FS 585, 623 AND 642 BETWEEN LONGERONS 1R AND 2R AT FASTENERS IN FRAME CLIP. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 91-097634.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN AT AFT SIDE OF FORWARD ENTRY DOOR CRACKED AT THIRD AND FOURTH DOOR STOPS. ACCOMPLISHED TEMPORARY REPAIR PER EA 91-102773.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FS 585-642)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND THREE SKIN CRACKS AT FS 585, FS 623 AND FS 642. REPAIRED PER EA 91-097634 SEC 1 AND SEC 2, PERMANENT REPAIR WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN ONE YEAR FROM 24 AUG 95.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (AFT FUSELAGE)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD CRACKED AROUND PERIMETER OF PLUG DOOR OPENING. STOP DRILLED CRACK AT LOWER LEFT RADIAL NR 16. REPAIRED RIGHT UPPER RADIAL PER SB 53-127.
Part: DOOR FLANGE — CRACKED (LT EMER EXIT)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR CRACKED AT AFT LOCKING PIN FLANGE. REPAIRED CRACK PER SRM 52-05 FIG 51 VIEW H. PERMANENT REPAIR WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED AT NEXT PERIODIC CHECK.
Part: HANDLE — OUT OF ADJUST (TAILCONE)
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO PULL BOTH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR HANDLES FROM THE CLIPS. ALSO, FOUND THAT THE TAILCONE DID NOT DROP USING THE INTERIOR HANDLE. ADJUSTED BOTH THE CLIPS AND THE LATCHES. CHECKED OK.
Part: TE PANEL — CRACKED (TE FLAP)
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND THAT THE RIGHT SIDE TRIPLE SLOTTED FLAP ARM BECAME DISCONNECTED RESULTING IN A 5 INCH CRACK IN THE TRAILING EDGE PANEL XEF 111.250, 2 FEET FORWARD OF THE TRAILING EDGE. ALSO, FOUND A CRACK IN THE -12R ANGLE. REPLACED PANEL AND REPAIRED ANGLE PER EA 91-097074.
Part: VOLTAGE REG — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE)
LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR DROPPED OFF LINE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. FOUND VOLTAGE REGULATOR FAULT SET ON LEFT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT. REPLACED THE LEFT VOLTAGE REGULATOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.