N890US
Registered owner: REINA ORESTES ESTEBAN, FL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAIR | Operator | on 1994-05-01 | 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.
10 reports on file, 1995-04-20 – 2001-11-22.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
IND - THE AFT SECTION OF THE FLOOR TRACK EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
IND - THE FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS, GALLEY EXIT SIGN, AND NR 1 AISLE LIGHT IN FIRST CLASS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED OK. (M)
Part: LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)
CLT - THE OVERWING EXIT LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE LANDING GEAR IS DOWN. MAINTENANCE RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER 17G. OPERATIONALLY CHECK OK. (M)
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
IND - FOUND FIRST CLASS FLOOR AND NR 1 CEILING AISLE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY AND POWER SUPPLY. CHECKS GOOD. (M)
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (RIGHT)
BOS - FL 794 - JUST SOUTH OF AND EN ROUTE TO BOS, RIGHT ENGINE N2 FLUCTUATIONS CAUSED THE ENGINE FAIL LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. CREW SECURED THE RIGHT ENGINE. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO BOS AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING AN ANNUAL EMERGENCY SLIDE OPERATIONAL CHECK, THE FORWARD SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN SLIDE WAS DEPLOYED. THE SLIDE DID DEPLOY NORMALLY, HOWEVER, NONE OF THE SLIDE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. (M)
Part: ANTI ICE VALVE — FAILED (EMPENNAGE)
PIT - FLT 946 - TAIL ANTI-ICE FAILED REPEATEDLY ON CLIMB-OUT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO PIT AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TAIL ANTI-ICE VALVE. (X)
Part: WHEEL — LOST (LT MLG)
PIT - FL 1095, DURING TAKEOFF AT PIT, THE LEFT OUTBOARD MAIN WHEEL DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. CREW WAS ADVISED BY THE PIT TOWER. FLIGHT RETURNED TO PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WHEEL. INVESTIGATION PROCEEDING, REVEALED THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS OF A FALSE TORQUE ON THE WHEEL NUT. (M)
Part: PACK — FAILED (LEFT)
PIT - FLT 0317 - UPON CLIMB-OUT, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT HE SHUT THE AIR CONDITIONING PACK OFF AND WAS RETURNING TO PIT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT COOLING PACK. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. (M)
Part: LENS — MISSING (CABIN)
PIT - RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT LENS MISSING AND LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LENS ON RIGHT SIDE AND REPLAMPED LEFT SIDE. BOTH OPS CHECK OKAY. (X)