N8978E
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN AIRLINES, LLC (2DYA) | Operator | on 1990-01-31 | Operator named in NTSB report |
| EASTERN AIRLINES, LLC (2DYA) | Operator | on 1973-12-17 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by EASTERN AIR LINES, INC (per NTSB report)
Operated by EASTERN AIR LINES INC (per NTSB report)
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.
58 reports on file, 1995-07-07 – 2010-06-12.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 88,717 hrs · 80,246 cycles
DURING LINE CHECK MX FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CAT WALK AFT 2 LAMPS INOP. FOUND LIGHTS ASSY CIRCUIT BAD. R & R AFT AND MIDDLE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES IAW WDM 33-51-03 AND AMM 33-53-00. OPS CHECK OF LIGHTS NOW ALL CHECK GOOD.
Part: FUSE — FAILED (BATTERY PACK) · airframe 88,535 hrs · 80,089 cycles
DURING MX CHECK FOUND LAST 4 SEAT EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTS INOP. MX FOUND FUSE BLOWN IN BATTERY PACK. REPLACED FUSE AND OPS CHECK OF LIGHTS IS NOW GOOD IAW AMM 33-51-04.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 88,501 hrs · 80,063 cycles
DURING LAYOVER CHECK MX FOUND AFT EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN DIDN'T ILLUMINATE DURING LIGHT TEST. MX REPLACED EXIT SIGN BATTERY PACK IAW MM 33-53-00. SIGN NOW LIGHTS UP. OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 88,309 hrs · 79,920 cycles
DURING LINE CHECK, MX FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING FOR THE CATWALK IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT WAS INOPERATIVE. MX FOUND A BAD SPLICE IN THE POWER SUPPLY WIRE AND REPAIRED IT. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPERATIONAL CONDITION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 88,175 hrs · 79,822 cycles
DURING LINE CHECK, MX FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN THE FIRST CLASS SECTION OF THE CABIN HAD FAILED. MX REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPS CONDITION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 88,175 hrs · 79,822 cycles
DURING LINE CHECK, MX FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN THE FIRST CLASS SECTION OF THE CABIN HAD FAILED. MX REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPERATIONAL CONDITION.
Earlier reports · 1995–2009 · 52 reports
2009
Part: FUSE — BLOWN (POWER SUPPLY) · airframe 87,393 hrs · 79,249 cycles
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN THE FIRST CLASS SECTION OF THE CABIN HAD FAILED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FUSE IN THE POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 87,187 hrs · 79,083 cycles
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE RIGHT SIDE EXTERIOR EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED THE SYSTEM.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 87,187 hrs · 79,083 cycles
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT TWO OF THE THREE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTS FOR THE CATWALK IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED IT.
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (CABIN) · airframe 87,187 hrs · 79,083 cycles
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT FOR THE AFT EVACUATION SLIDE WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SLIDE FLOODLIGHT CONNECTION WAS COMPROMISED AND CLEANED IT. SUBSEQUENT FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.
Part: CLAMP — LEAKING (AUGMENT VALVE) · airframe 87,165 hrs · 79,061 cycles
AT FL240 DURING THE DESCENT CREW NOTICED THE CABIN CLIMBING. COM PROCEDURES WERE INITIATED BUT WHEN THE RED CABIN PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE CREW COMPLIED WITH THE RED BORDERED CHECKLIST AND DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET. BY THEN ALL OF THE CABIN O2 MASKS HAD DROPPED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE AUGMENTATION VALVE CLAMP WAS LEAKING SUBSTANTIALLY. THE ORIGINAL VALVE WAS REINSTALLED WITH NEW CLAMPS. THE O2 GENERATORS WERE ALL REPLACED AT THIS TIME ALSO. BITE OF BOTH OF THE AUTO-PRESSURE CONTROLLERS REVEALED SOME FAULT HISTORY (NOT SPECIFIED).
Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED (FRAME) · airframe 86,646 hrs · 78,603 cycles
FLIGHT ATTENDANT LOG BOOK INDICATED LEFT OVERWING EXIT HANDLE SLOWLY POPS OUT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED LEFT OVERWING EXIT DOOR AND FOUND LOWER AIRCRAFT FRAME ASSEMBLY DOUBLER CRACKED AND WORN. ALSO, FOUND UPPER AIRCRAFT FRAME AND RECESSED RIVET HEAD WORN AT THE TOP BY THE MECHANICAL LATCH. REPAIRED PER EA 99-92184 REV A SECTION II AND REV A SECTION III.
2008
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 85,409 hrs · 77,466 cycles
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN ROWS 18-21 OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. A BROKEN WIRE WAS DISCOVERED AS THE CAUSE AND MAINTENANCE REPAIRED IT WITH A SPLICE. FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR) · airframe 85,281 hrs · 77,341 cycles
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EXTERIOR EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED IT.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 85,071 hrs · 77,156 cycles
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE CENTER EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT WALKWAY WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED IT, AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (APU BAY) · airframe 85,046 hrs · 77,131 cycles
THE AIRCRAFT DISPATCHED WITH LOOP A OF THE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM ON MEL. WHEN PASSING THROUGH FL300 THE APU FIRE WARNING INDICATIONS ILLUMINATED. THE AMBER "LOOP B" LIGHT, THE RED "APU FIRE" LIGHT, AND BOTH THE RED "MASTER WARNING" AND THE YELLOW "MASTER CAUTION" LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE APU WAS SECURED PRIOR TO FIRE INDICATIONS. FLIGHT CREW COMPLIED WITH COM AND DISCHARGED THE NR 1 FIRE AGENT BOTTLE. THE NR 1 "AGENT LOW" INDICATION DID NOT COME ON SO THE CREW ACTIVATED THE NR 2 AGENT BOTTLE. THE "APU FIRE" INDICATION REMAINED EVEN AFTER BOTH BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH ATC AND THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO BOS. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH APU FIRE AGENT BOTTLES AND VERIFIED THAT THE FIRING CIRCUITS ARE IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION. ALSO CHECKED AGENT LOW INDICATION CIRCUIT AND NO TROUBLE WAS FOUND. AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2007
Part: DOOR — OUT OF RIG (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 84,641 hrs · 76,783 cycles
ABORTED TAKEOFF SAFELY AT APPROXIMATELY 100 KNOTS DUE TO A COCKPIT WARNING THAT THE AFT CARGO DOOR WAS OPEN. COM PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AFT CARGO DOOR AND FOUND IT TO BE SECURELY CLOSED AND THAT THERE WERE NO DISCREPANCIES WITH THE DOOR WARNING INDICATOR SYSTEM. MSP MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AFT CARGO DOOR, OPENED AND CLOSED OK. DISCOVERED AFT CARGO DOOR INDICATION SWITCH LOOSE, RESECURED SWITCH AND DEFERRED PER MEL 52-7E. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND DOOR HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE AND OUT OF RIG. RERIGGED DOOR AND PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO ADJUST DOOR STOPS PER AMM 52-31-00. CLEARED MEL AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Part: SPAR — DAMAGED (LT WING) · airframe 83,652 hrs · 75,878 cycles
DURING SPECIAL VISIT AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGED FROM LT WING JACK. THE LT WING FRONT SPAR LOWER CHORD, LEADING EDGE LOWER DOUBLER AND LEADING EDGE RIB WERE DAMAGED. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER EA 99-208716 SECT I, SECTION II TO CALLS FOR A DETAILED FATIGUE ANALYSIS OF REPAIR NO LATER THAN JAN 12, 2009.
2006
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (BS 1095 L25LR) · airframe 83,652 hrs · 75,878 cycles
DURING SPECIAL VISIT AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM LT WING JACK. FRAME WAS DAMAGED AT BS 1095 L25L-L25R AND FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGED BS 1087-1121. REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED PER EA 99-208718.
2003
Part: SLAT — MALFUNCTIONED (WING) · airframe 77,421 hrs · 70,038 cycles
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A ROLL WHEN THE SLATS WERE INITIALLY EXTENDED. COM PROCEDURES COMPLIED WITH AND WHEN THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE SLAT EXTEND RELAY WAS PULLED AND RESET PER THOSE PROCEDURES THE BLUE SLAT EXTEND LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LANDING WAS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT MKE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE SLAT OPERATING SYSTEM BUT FOUND NO PROBLEMS AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. ALL TESTS RESULTS WERE NORMAL AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: DUCT — DAMAGED (SLATS) · airframe 77,407 hrs · 70,025 cycles
WHEN SLATS WERE SELECTED AT APPROXIMATELY 220 KTS, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. THE BLUE SLAT EXTEND LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE AMBER SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH. AS FLIGHT CREW INITIATED COM PROCEDURES AND THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO 175 KTS THE SLAT EXTEND DID ILLUMINATE AND THE SLAT DISAGREEMENT WENT OUT. THE LANDING AT MSP WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT T-DUCT AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
2002
Part: STRUT — FLAT (NLG) · airframe 76,506 hrs · 69,201 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED LOUD VIBRATION IN NOSE GEAR AREA. NO UNSAFE INDICATIONS ON GEAR. EXTENDED GEAR AND VIBRATION STOPPED. FLIGHT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON RETURN TO GATE FOUND RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN. NOSE GEAR STRUT FLAT AND MAIN GEAR STRUTS UNDERSERVICED. SERVICED ALL STRUTS AND ADJUSTED NOSE GEAR DOOR DRIVE RODS. GEAR OPERATION CHECKS GOOD.
Part: GUIDE (WINGS) · airframe 76,501 hrs · 69,196 cycles
When configuring for landing at JAX the "slat disagreement" light illuminated and the aircraft rolled to the right. COM procedures were followed and crew landed aircraft with "flaps only" without incident. Maintenace found the "T-Ducts" outboard spacer guides on both sides worn and a stripped bolt. All were replaced, aircraft was returned to service.
Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 75,644 hrs · 68,413 cycles
WHEN THE NOSE TAXI LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON AFTER POWERBACK, SPARKS AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE NOSE LIGHT SWITCH PANEL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE TAXI LIGHT SWITCH. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: DUCT — RATCHETING (L/E SLAT) · airframe 75,257 hrs · 68,082 cycles
DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING INTO GRR, THE SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT. FLIGHT CREW COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES AND ACCOMPLISHED AN UNEVENTFUL NO SLAT LANDING AT GRR. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE COULD NOT FIND ANY ABNORMALITIES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR FERRY FLIGHT AND PROBLEM REPEATED ON APPROACH INTO DTW. DTW MAINTENANCE NOTED A SLIGHT RATCHETING ON THE RIGHT T-DUCT DURING OPERATION. THE T-DUCT WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2001
Part: DUCT — LACK OF LUBE (L/E SLAT) · airframe 74,622 hrs · 67,532 cycles
WHEN CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT AND STABILIZED. NO BLUE SLAT EXTEND INDICATION BUT SLAT DISAGREEMENT ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURE AND LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT LEADING EDGE SLAT AT GPT. MAINTENANCE WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY AND LUBRICATED THE LEFT T-DUCT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2000
Part: POWER SUPPLY — MALFUNCTIONED (TAIL BAY) · airframe 71,255 hrs · 64,896 cycles
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT CATWALK INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
1998
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (TAIL CONE)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND CATWALK EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN TAILCONE INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: CHECK VALVE — FAILED (LT BRAKE)
BRAKES LOCKED UP DURING TAXI. MAINTENANCE REPLACED CHECK VALVE AT LEFT BRAKE CONTROL VALVE, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND ALL TAIL CONE EMERGENCY CATWALK PATHWAY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
1997
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND TWO EACH EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE ABOVE THE JUMPSEAT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE B-5-23 POWER SUPPLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: OUTFLOW VALVE — FAILED (CABIN)
LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION OCCURRED AT 35,000 FEET EN ROUTE. OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT CABIN AND PRESSURIZATION WAS REGAINED THROUGH MANUAL CONTROL. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE ACTUATOR AND RESTOWED OXYGEN MASKS, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: WIRE — SHORTED (TAILCONE)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN TAIL COMPARTMENT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED SHORT AT WIRING CONNECTOR. ALSO, REPLACED DEPLETED POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND TAIL COMPARTMENT CATWALK EMERGENCY LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (TAIL COMPARTMENT)
DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND FORWARD AND AFT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN TAIL COMPARTMENT DIM. REPLACED BATTERIES IN BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (TAIL COMPARTMENT)
DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS AT CATWALK INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 11 VERY DIM. REPLACED BATTERIES. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: STRUT — REQD SERVICE (NLG)
LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RAISE AFTER TAKEOFF. CREW ACTIVATED GEAR HANDLE RELEASE BUTTON AND RAISED GEAR. LEFT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION AND AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RESERVICED STRUT TO PROPER LEVELS, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: FUSE — BLOWN (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND MID CABIN FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BLOWN FUSE AT AFT LEFT OVERWING EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHT, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — MALFUNCTIONED (TAIL COMPT)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND TAIL COMPARTMENT CATWALK EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
1996
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: APU — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG WW)
DURING TAXI OUT, SMOKE WAS NOTICED IN AFT CABIN AREA. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. AC WAS TOWED BACK TO THE GATE. SOURCE OF SMOKE WAS ISOLATED TO THE APU. APU REMOVED AND REPLACED, AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (TAILCONE)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND TAILCONE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERIES, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: FUSE — BLOWN (TAIL BATT PACK)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FUSE IN EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (TAILCONE)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND TAILCONE RELEASE HANDLE AND CATWALK EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES, OPEATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: FUSE — BLOWN (TAIL COMPT)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND TAIL COMPARTMENT FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FUSE AT POWER SUPPLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (TAILCONE)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND TAILCONE CATWALK EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FS 579)
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE FS 579 FRAME FITTING LEFT SIDE. REPLACED FITTIN 'G' PER SRM'S 51-10-3 AND 51-30-0.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND FORWARD CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND FORWARD CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
1995
Part: STRUT — WORN (LT MLG)
WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN DTW, MAINTENANCE NOTICED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY MISSING. MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND DAMAGE ON THE LEFT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP. INSPECTED AND FOUND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT PISTON ASSEMBLY AND LEFT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP PANEL. REPLACED BOTH LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSSEMBLIES. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (NR 1 ENGINE)
NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL ON TAKEOFF. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. ENGINE WAS INSPECTED, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. SUSPECT STALL WAS THE RESULT OF SNOW AND SLUSH INGESTION. ENGINE PERFORMANCE CHECKED OK.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FS 800)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND A CRACK IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN FS 800 AT LONGERON 26R. REPAIRED PER EA 99-94747.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FS 408-427)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND A CRACK AND CORROSION ON LONGERON 29L BETWEEN FS 408 TO 427. REPAIRED PER EA 99-94755 REV A.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CRACKS IN THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR LOWER FITTINGS, FORWARD AND AFT. REPLACED FITTINGS PER SRM 51-30-2.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FS 427)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 427 BETWEEN LONGERONS 22R TO 23R. REPAIRED PER EA 99-94741.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (AFT FUSELAGE)
DURING ACCEPTANCE CHECK AND PRIOR TO SERVICE, FOUND A CRACK IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN 9 INCHES ABOVE THE RIGHT PYLON REAR SPAR. REPAIRED PER EA 99-94727.