N910ME
Registered owner: PLJ700PV LLC, PA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAILWIND AIR, LLC (XORA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| Midwest Airlines, Inc. | Operator | on 2005-05-12 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by Midwest Airlines (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.
21 reports on file, 2003-11-20 – 2009-05-15.
Part: CABLE — DAMAGED (TAIL CONE SLIDE)
TAILCONE AND SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY USING AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR EMERGENCY RELEASE SYSTEM. ADJUSTED RETAINING CLIPS ON INTERIOR RELEASE PINS TO OBTAIN 30 LBS OF PULL OUT OF CLIPS AND 15 LBS FOR AFT DOOR OPENING. FUNCTIONAL TEST PASSED ON TAILCONE RELEASE SYS.
Part: GASPER FAN — DEFECTIVE (CABIN) · airframe 17,475 hrs · 9,206 cycles
ELECTRICAL ODOR FROM FORWARD CABIN DURING AIRCRAFT BOARDING. PASSENGERS WERE DISEMBARKED AS A PRECAUTION. THE GASPER FAN IN THE LEFT CONDITIONED AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.
Earlier reports · 2003–2008 · 19 reports
2008
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
BOTH LT AND RT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED OVERWING EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. (K)
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
TWO LIGHT INOPERATIVE ON TAILCONE SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT. REPLACED BATTERY PACK ASSEMBLY. (K)
Part: CONTROL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 14,469 hrs · 7,809 cycles
AT 35,000 FEET RIGHT FIRE DETECTOR FAIL CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR NO LONGER THAN 2 SECONDS, THEN GO OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED FDCU FOR RIGHT ENGINE.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 13,729 hrs · 7,446 cycles
LEFT AND RIGHT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATING. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK.
2007
Part: PAN — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 12,830 hrs · 7,005 cycles
AFT CARGO DOOR OUTER PAN HAS A CRACK LOCATED AT THE FORWARD SIDE BY CRANK GUIDE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 12,830 hrs · 7,005 cycles
AFT CARGO DOOR INNER PAN CRACKED AT FORWARD CRANK GUIDE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
Part: CHANNEL — CRACKED (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 12,516 hrs · 6,844 cycles
RIGHT THRUST REVERSER UPPER BUCKET AFT ZEE CHANNEL IS CRACKED ON INBOARD SIDE AT STATION 36. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
Part: SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (TAILCONE) · airframe 11,075 hrs · 6,115 cycles
INTERNAL TAIL CONE RELEASE LIGHT SWITCH DID NOT ACTUATE AFTER TAIL CONE WAS RELEASED FOR TEST FUNCTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERNAL TAIL CONE LOCKING SWITCH.
2006
Part: DIMMER — SMOKE (COCKPIT) · airframe 8,863 hrs · 4,933 cycles
VISIBLE SMOKE AND ACRID SMELL POURED FROM THE HOUSING AROUND THE MASK. FOUND INSTRUMENT AND PEDESTAL LIGHT DIMMER BOX SHOWING SIGNS OF INTERNAL COMPONENT BURN AND ACRID SMELL. REMOVED AND REPLACED DIMMER BOX.
2005
Part: DISPLAY — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 6,751 hrs · 3,737 cycles
NUMBER TWO DISPLAY UNIT FAILED AND CABIN WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NUMBER TWO DISPLAY UNIT.
Part: STRUT — LOW (NOSE) · airframe 6,579 hrs · 3,653 cycles
NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON. FOUND STRUT LOW, SERVICED STRUT.
Part: WIRE — UNSECURE (EMERGENCY EXIT) · airframe 5,161 hrs · 2,875 cycles
SEAT 13D EMERGENCY EXIT ROW DOOR HAS A WIRE HANGING OUT OF LOWER PANEL. RESECURED WIRE.
Part: CONTROL COLUMN — DISCONNECTED (COCKPIT) · airframe 4,807 hrs · 2,682 cycles
RUDDER LIMIT FAULT ON ENGINE AND ALERT DISPLAY AND CONTROL COLUMN DISCONNECTED. PERFORMED FAULT ISLOATION MANUAL TASK OR RETURNED TO SERVICE WORK, LIGHTNING STRIKE OVERSPEED, CONTROL COLUMN DISCONNECTED, RUDDER LIMITER, ADJUSTED AIR DATA INERTIAL REFERENCE UNIT, ENGINE ELECTRICAL CONTROLLER, VERSATILE INTERGRATED AVIONICS, PITOT STATIC CHECK OF CAPTAIN AND F/O'S ALTERNATE SYSTEM. NTSB REQUIRED REMOVED AND REPLACED AIR DATA INERTIAL REFERENCE NR 1 & NR 2, FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER NR 1 & NR 2 AND GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM COMPUTER. RE-SUBMITTED REJECTED SDR ORIGINALY MWEA050043.
Part: SKIN — LIGHTNING STRIKE (TAILCONE) · airframe 4,807 hrs · 2,682 cycles
LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE TO TAILCONE BOTTOM RIGHT EDGE. NO OTHER INFORMATION AT THIS TIME WAITING FOR FIX.
2004
Part: THROTTLE — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 2,806 hrs · 1,574 cycles
AUTO THROTTLES FAILED TO ADVANCE, SET POWER MANUALLY, THEN V SPEED INDICATIONS WERE LOST. PERFORMED RETURN TO SERVICE TEST, FOR FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER AND ENGINE ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER. PASSED, AIR DATA INTERTIAL REFERENCE SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: COMPUTER — INTERMITTENT (FLT CONTROL) · airframe 1,342 hrs · 761 cycles
LOW SPEED HIGH PROTECTION CAME ON TOGETHER AND STICK SHAKER. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT TEST OF NUMBER 1 FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER AND NR 2 FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER STALL WARNING SYSTEM BOTH PASSED STALL WARNING CHECK.
2003
Part: CHARGER — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 543 hrs · 311 cycles
ENGINE STARTED AND GENERATOR CAME ON LINE ALERTS BUS TIE LEFT AND RIGHT LOCKOUT EMERGENCY POWER ON BUS AC GROUND SPEED OFF ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY CHARGER.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE INDICATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 283 hrs · 163 cycles
GROUND SPOILER WOULD NOT ARM. PERFORMED RETURN TO SERVICE TEST. ALL TEST PASSED, OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: MODULE — INOPERATIVE (SPOILER) · airframe 283 hrs · 163 cycles
GROUND SPOILER WOULD NOT ARM. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPEED BRAKE MODULE.