N895US

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
USAIROperatoron 1993-03-13Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Incident · 1993-03-13 Operator named in NTSB report
FOKKER 100 No injuries Part 121USAIR

Operated by USAIR (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case CHI93IA110

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.

18 reports on file, 1996-01-23 – 2001-06-30.

NO TEST · 2001-06-30 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (PAX CABIN)

IND- THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE AT BOTH LAVATORIES, LAVATORY AREAS, AND THE AFT CABIN CEILING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED OK. (M)

Source: SDR USAAF01040
NO TEST · 2001-06-25 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (PAX CABIN)

IND - THE AFT CABIN CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS, LAVATORY EMERGENCY LIGHTS, AND THE LAVATORY AREA EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK IN THE AFT CABIN CEILING UNIT. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED OK. (M)

Source: SDR USAAF01035
Earlier reports · 1996–1999 · 16 reports

1999

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 1999-07-20 Unresolved
ATA 2150

Part: MODULATING VALVE — FAILED (RT PACK)

PHL - FLT 681 - FLIGHT RETURNED TO PHL DUE TO THE RIGHT PACK RUNNING FULL HOT AND CREATING A BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT PACK MODULATING VALVE. (X)

Source: SDR USAAF99036
WARNING INDICATION; FLUID LOSS · 1999-04-05 Unresolved
ATA 2910

Part: O-RING — LEAKING (LT HYD SYSTEM)

BOS - FLT 674 - DURING DESCENT A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM 1 LOW QUANTITY MESSAGE APPEARED. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO BOS WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE NOTED THAT THE SYSTEM 1 HYDRAULICS QUANTITY WAS AT 44 PERCENT. REPLACED AN O-RING ON THE LEFT ENGINE SYSTEM 1 HYDRAULIC PUMP SUPPLY LINE. LEAK CHECK AND SYSTEM TEST WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE (M)

Source: SDR USAAF99020

1998

OTHER · 1998-11-13 Unresolved
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 8305)

PIT - DURING Q1 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK AT FORWARD CARGO CEILING STATION NR 8305 BL '0' LINE FRAME. LOCALLY MANUFACTURED PART. REPLACED 15 INCH LONG SECTION WHICH HAD A 1 INCH CRACK IN IT PER SRM REF 53-21-10, 51-70-07, 51-30-01 AND 51-10-02. (M)

Source: SDR USAA980593
OTHER · 1998-11-13 Unresolved
ATA 5320

Part: BEAM — CORRODED (BS 3870-4610)

PIT - DURING Q1 CHECK, FOUND .25 INCH TEE RAIL CORRODED AROUND RIVETS IN RIVET ATTACHMENT ON TOP ON BEAM 1127L FROM STATION 3870 TO 4610. INSTALLED REPLACEMENT 'T' ANGLE (RAIL) 37 INCH LONG PER SRM 51-20-02. (M)

Source: SDR USAA980594
OTHER · 1998-11-13 Unresolved
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (BS 6305/6805)

PIT - DURING Q1 CHECK, FOUND DELAMINATION 2 INCH BY 3 INCH CAUSED BY CORROSION AT C1 ANTENNA HOLD BETWEEN STATION 6305 AND 6805, STRINGERS 1 AND 74 ON SKIN. LOCALLY FABRICATED PARTS, CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER PER EA 50865. (M)

Source: SDR USAA980595
NO WARNING INDICATION · 1998-10-09 Unresolved
ATA 3230

Part: VALVE — OUT OF ADJUST (MLG)

BNA - FLT 1105 - ON APPROACH TO BNA WHEN LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED TO 'DOWN', GEAR HESITATED AND THEN SLOWLY EXTENDED. THE GREEN NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. CREW ABORTED APPROACH AND RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE. ALL THREE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. FLIGHT LANDED BNA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN CLT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE LANDING GEAR SEQUENCE VALVE. SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)

Source: SDR USAAF98085
WARNING INDICATION · 1998-10-08 Unresolved
ATA 2760

Part: SENSOR — OUT OF ADJUST (LIFTDUMPER)

CLT - FLT 1856 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CLT, CREW RECEIVED SEVERAL LIFTDUMPER UNSAFE WARNINGS AND LIFTDUMPER FAULTS. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, HOWEVER, FLIGHT RETURNED TO CLT. FLIGHT LANDED CLT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED RIGHT SIDE LIFTDUMPER INLOCK SENSOR NR 2 AND SECURED NR 4 SENSOR BRACKET. (M)

Source: SDR USAAF98084
NO TEST · 1998-09-23 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

GSO - FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND PIN PUSHED BACK IN CONNECTOR P3858B. THE REPOSITIONED THE PIN IN THE CONNECTOR. (M)

Source: SDR USAAF98083

1997

WARNING INDICATION · 1997-06-19 Unresolved
ATA 3230

Part: RETRACT MECH — LACK OF LUBE (NLG)

DTW/CLT - FLT 267 - DURING APPROACH TO CLT WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-20 SECONDS AS INDICATED BY UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. AS THE CREW PERFORMED A TOWER FLY-BY, THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED AND THE UNSAFE INDICATION EXTINGUISHED. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A NOSE GEAR LUBRICATION EPR F100 MM 32-32-00-811-821A. PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS. ALL OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL. (X)

Source: SDR USAAF97050
NO WARNING INDICATION · 1997-02-03 Unresolved
ATA 3260

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (LANDING GEAR)

FLT 1475 - BTV-PHL - ON APPROACH TO PHL OVER OUTER MARKER, LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN. BLUE GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BUT GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS NEVER ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR TWICE. HEARD GEAR FALL BUT NEVER RECEIVED GREEN LIGHTS. TOWER CONFIRMED GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND PASSENGERS WERE BRIEFED. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SECURED LOOSE CONNECTOR TO GEAR INDICATION MODULE. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)

Source: SDR USAAF97012
WARNING INDICATION · 1997-01-17 Unresolved
ATA 3230

Part: CABLE — FAILED (GEAR HANDLE)

FLT 1150 - PHL-PWM - DURING APPROACH TO PWM, LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BOS WHERE MAINTENANCE COULD BE PERFORMED. BEFORE LANDING AT BOS, LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING ALTERNATE GEAR METHOD. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LANDING GEAR TELEFLEX CABLES PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHAPTER 32-31-03. GEAR SWING PERFORMED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)

Source: SDR USAAF97005
WARNING INDICATION · 1997-01-17 Unresolved
ATA 3230

Part: SKID — FAILED (GEAR HANDLE)

FLT 1150 - PHL-PWM - DURING APPROACH TO PWM, LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BOS WHERE MAINTENANCE COULD BE PERFORMED. BEFORE LANDING AT BOS, LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING ALTERNATE GEAR METHOD. FLIGHT LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LANDING GEAR TELEFLEX CABLES PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHAPTER 32-31-03. GEAR SWING PERFORMED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. REFERENCE USAAF97005

Source: SDR 97ZZZM218
WARNING INDICATION · 1997-01-17 Unresolved
ATA 3230

Part: SKID — FAILED (GEAR HANDLE)

FLT 1150 - PHL-PWM - DURING APPROACH TO PWM, LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BOS WHERE MAINTENANCE COULD BE PERFORMED. BEFORE LANDING AT BOS, LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING ALTERNATE GEAR METHOD. FLIGHT LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LANDING GEAR TELEFLEX CABLES PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHAPTER 32-31-03. GEAR SWING PERFORMED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. REFERENCE USAAF97005

Source: SDR 97ZZZM217
WARNING INDICATION · 1997-01-11 Unresolved
ATA 3230

Part: RETRACT MECH — LACK OF LUBE (NOSE LAND GEAR)

FLT 1653 - PWM-PIT - ON APPROACH TO PIT, NOSE GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN ON FIRST ATTEMPT (NO INDICATION AND TOWER SAID NOSE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN). RECYCLED IAW CHECKLIST AND GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY THE SECOND TIME. CREW SUSPECTED ICE BUILDUP. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE LUBRICATED NOSE GEAR AND PERFORMED RETRACTION CHECK. SYSTEM TESTED NORMALLY. (M)

Source: SDR USAAF97010

1996

NO TEST · 1996-08-07 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

CLT - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ALL EIGHT EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS. (X)

Source: SDR USAAF96087
WARNING INDICATION · 1996-01-23 Unresolved
ATA 3230

Part: TEST VALVE — OUT OF POSITION (MLG)

PIT - AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW RECEIVED LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WARNING ON THE MFDU. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED WITH THE SAME RESULT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO PIT AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LANDING GEAR TEST VALVE IN THE TEST POSITION. THE SWITCH WAS SAFETIED AND THE AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR USAAF96012