N8944E
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.
44 reports on file, 1995-01-22 – 2010-01-02.
Part: WIRE — LOOSE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 90,103 hrs · 83,371 cycles
DURING LINE CHECK FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN ROWS 7-10 OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MX FOUND A LOOSE WIRE IN THE CONNECTOR, REPAIRED THE CONNECTOR PIN AND THE SYS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION.
Earlier reports · 1995–2009 · 43 reports
2009
Part: FUSE — BLOWN (POWER SUPPLY) · airframe 89,828 hrs · 83,166 cycles
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN ROWS 18-21 OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FUSE IN THE APPROPRIATE POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.
2008
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 87,132 hrs · 80,812 cycles
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE BATTERY PACK B5-28. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.
2007
Part: SPAR CAP — CRACKED (RT WING) · airframe 85,504 hrs · 79,275 cycles
DURING H-CHECK FOUND CRACK IN RIGHT WING AFT UPPER SPAR CAP AT STA XCWS 58.5. REPAIRED PER EA 99-208494.
2006
Part: FITTING — LEAKING (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 84,276 hrs · 78,118 cycles
FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY INDICATOR WAS SHOWING ZERO FLUID IN THE SYSTEM. COM PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED FOR LANDING AT MSN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A HYDRAULIC LINE FOR THE WHEEL BRAKE SYSTEM LEAKING AT A FITTING. THE UNION AND PACKINGS WERE REPLACED, FILTERS CHANGED AND THE SYSTEM RESERVICED AND LEAK CHECKED. THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2004
Part: CLIP — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 80,547 hrs · 74,585 cycles
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN FRAME SHEAR CLIP AT BS 1038 L14R. REPAIRED PER EA 99-197375.
2001
Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 76,843 hrs · 71,269 cycles
DURING CLIMBOUT, THE RIGHT ENGINE EXPERIENCED A STALL WITH ASSOCIATED VIBRATION AND POWER LOSS. CREW SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AND RETURNED TO DTW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE AND TWO PASSENGER WINDOWS ON THE FIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. ENGINE OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: ENGINE — STALLED (RIGHT) · airframe 76,843 hrs · 71,269 cycles
DURING CLIMBOUT THE RIGHT ENGINE EXPERIENCED A STALL WITH ASSOCIATED VIBRATION AND POWER LOSS. CREW SHUTDOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AND RETURNED TO DTW. ENGINE OPERATIONAL CHECK OK, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — FAULTY · airframe 76,270 hrs · 70,798 cycles
ELECTRIC SMOKE IN COCKPIT DURING CLIMB. CAPTAIN TURNED OFF "ENG GEN" AND TURNED ON EMERGENCY POWER. STILL SMELLED SMOKE WITH EMERGENCY POWER ON. PERFORMED COM PROCEDURES, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED TO STL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND AUTO GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR TO BE THE CAUSE OF SMOKE AND FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER B1-243 FAULTY. REPLACED CIRCUIT BREAKER. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: SLIDE — UNSERVICEABLE (TAIL) · airframe 75,703 hrs · 70,298 cycles
DURING LINE CHECK, DISCOVERED TAIL EVACUATION SLIDE PRESSURE AT ZERO PSI. REPLACED SLIDE AND RETURNED REMOVED SLIDE TO SHOP FOR REPAIR.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED · airframe 75,584 hrs · 70,186 cycles
During H-check found a 1" crack on the fuselage skin panel. Repaired per EA. 99-181165.
2000
Part: BRAKE ASSY — SEIZED (RT MLG) · airframe 74,134 hrs · 68,948 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF, A STRONG BURNING SMELL WAS REPORTED IN CABIN. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SMOKE PRESENT. FLIGHT WAS RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS CALLED OUT AS A PRECAUTION. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 4 BRAKE DRAGGING AND NR 2 MAIN TIRE FLAT SPOTTED. REPLACED BRAKE AND TIRE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
1998
Part: SLIDE BOTTLE — LOW PRESSURE (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND AFT EVACUATION SLIDE BOTTLE LOW ON PRESSURE. REPLACED SLIDE.
Part: FUSE — BLOWN (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN ROWS 14 THROUGH 17 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BLOWN FUSE. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: FUSE — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FUSE, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: FUSE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY PATHWAY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT SEAT ROWS 14 THRU 17. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BLOWN FUSE AT SEAT ROW 12 RIGHT, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
1997
Part: COMPUTER — INOPERATIVE (E/E COMPARTMENT)
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE AIR DATA COMPUTER BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DTW AND THE FLIGHT CREW DISCUSSED THE SITUATION WITH MSP MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE AIR DATA COMPUTER AND COMPLETED ALL APPLICABLE CHECKS, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Part: BATTERY PACKS — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING PERIODIC CHECK, EMERGENCY LIGHT CHARGING AND CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED. RESET WITH NO HELP. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: HYD PUMP — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
LEFT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. FLIGHT. RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED PUMP, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (RADAR SYSTEM)
WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MEM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RADAR TRANSCEIVER, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: ESCAPE LINE — BINDING (LT EMER EXIT)
DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND LEFT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE LINE WINDING IN HOUSING. MAINTENANCE LUBED REEL. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
1996
Part: EPR INDICATOR — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE)
THE NR 1 ENGINE EPR INDICATION WAS ERRATIC ON TAKEOFF. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE INDICATOR WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT.
Part: EPR INDICATOR — ERRATIC (NR 1 ENGINE)
THE NR 1 ENGINE EPR INDICATION WAS ERRATIC ON TAKEOFF. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE INDICATOR WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT.
1995
Part: BLKHD WEB — CORRODED (FS 996)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CORROSION ON THE LOWER WEB OF THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD AT THE T-CHORD FS 996, APPROXIMATELY 8 OUTBOARD OF RADIALS 22L AND 22R. REPAIRED WEB (P/N 5910130-65) PER EA 99-94812.
Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (STAIRWAY DOOR)
AFTER TAKEOFF MSP-DFW AT APPROXIMATELY 6000 FEET MSL, THE FORWARD STAIRWAY DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO MSP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ADJUSTED THE SWITCH PER MM 52-62-0 PG 501, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (FS 937-945)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 30, FS 937 TO 945. REPAIRED LONGERON PER EA 99-094824.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (AFT CARGO DOOR)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND A CRACK IN THE AFT CARGO DOOR LOWER HORIZONTAL BEAM FORWARD END FITTING. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-01, 51-10-1, AND 51-30-1. MFG PART NUMBER 3914025-2B.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (CARGO DOOR)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CORROSION IN THE AFT CARGO DOOR JAMB INTERNAL DOUBLER. REPAIRED PER EA 99-094819, MFG PART NUMBER 5910158-25.
Part: TRAPEZOID — CORRODED (LEFT)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CORROSION IN LEFT TRAPEZOIDAL PANEL AT THE FIXED STRUT ATTACH POINT. REPLACED PANEL.
Part: BULKHEAD — CORRODED (FS 996)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CORROSION BETWEEN THE APB T-FITTING AND BULKHEAD SKIN FS 996, LBL 38 TO BL 0 AND RBL 18. REPAIRED PER EA 99-094812. MFG PART NUMBER 5910130-65.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (RT WING)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CRACKS IN THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE NOSE RIBS LOWER ENDS, 3RD, 4TH, AND 6TH RIBS OUTBOARD OF THE NR 10 SLAT TRACK. REPAIRED RIBS PER XEA X9-57-19.
Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (LT WING)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE LEFT WING STRINGER 17 AT THE ROOT. REPAIRED STRINGER PER XEA X9-57-14.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FS 69)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CRACK AND CORROSION ON THE FS 69 FRAME, LOWER END FLANGE. REPAIRED PER XEA X9-53-87.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (FS 996)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 29R TIE FITTING AT FS 996. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51 TO 42.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FS 658)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CRACK IN MAIN FRAME FS 658 ABOVE LONGERON 19L. REPAIRED PER EA X9-53-75.
Part: HINGE — CORRODED (NR 2 TE FLAP)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CORRROSION IN RIGHT WING NR 2 FLAP HINGE FASTENER BORES. REPAIRED PER XEA X9-27-17.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FS 925)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, CORROSION ON LONGERON 30 SPLICE FITTING AT FS 925. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 53-02.
Part: HINGE — CORRODED (NR 2 TE FLAP)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CORROSION IN LEFT WING NR 2 FLAP HINGE FASTENER BORES. REPAIRED PER XEA X9-27-14.
Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (FS 229)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 18L LOWER SPLICE FITTING AT FS 229. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-30-5.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FS 897-917)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CORROSION ON INNER FUSELAGE SKIN FS 897 - 917 BETWEEN LONGERONS 22L - 23L. REPAIRED PER XEA X9-53-57.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (NR 3 FLAP)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CORROSION ON RIGHT WING NR 3 FLAP HINGE FASTENER BORES. REPLACED HINGE FITTING PER MM 57-40-1.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (AFT CARGO DOOR)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND ONE INCH CRACK IN THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR NR 4 BEAM AFT END FITTING. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-30-5.
Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (FS 950)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CORROSION IN LONGERON 23R END FITTING AT FS 950. REPLACED PER SRM 51-30-2.
Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (FS 996)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CORROSION IN LONGERON 27R END FITTING FS 996. REPLACED PER SRM 51-30-5.