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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.
3 reports on file, 2007-10-31 – 2015-12-23.
Part: CONTROLLER — INACCURATE (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 13,099 hrs · 11,978 cycles
ON DESCENT FROM FL300 PASSING THRU FL240, CABIN RATE SHOWED A CLIMB AT 4500 FT PER MIN. CREW REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE DESCENT & DESCENDED TO 10000 FEET. CONTROLLER DECLARED AN EMER ON THE BEHALF, AT 10000 FEET PRESSURIZATION SEEMED TO BE WORKING NORMAL. UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE.
Part: ENGINE — LEAKING (NR 1) · airframe 8,442 hrs · 7,944 cycles
ON THE DECENT, THE CREW HAD AN OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT AT THAT TIME THE CREW OBSERVED THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS INDICATING LOW PRESSURE. THE CREW SHUTDOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OIL FILL CAP WAS NOT PROPERLY LATCHED DOWN AND THAT OIL HAD LEAKED OUT OVER THE COURSE OF THE FLIGHT. DO TO THE AMOUNT OF OIL MISSING FROM THE OIL TANK THE ENGINE IS BEING REMOVED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.
Part: SQUAT SWITCH — FAILED (LEFT) · airframe 8,390 hrs · 7,898 cycles
PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE THRUST REVERSER ARM LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. PILOTS LANDED AT LZU MAINTENANCE FOUND A FAULTY LT GROUND SAFE SWITCH. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SWITCH WITH NEW UNIT AIRCRAFT CHECKED GOOD.