N917AE
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.
4 reports on file, 1997-10-31 – 2000-07-24.
Part: FIRE LOOP — CHAFED (LT NACELLE)
RDU - FLT 1523 - WHILE TAXING FOR TAKEOFF, THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAPTION AND BELL WENT OFF. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND BOTH ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ALSO DISCHARGE DISTINGUISHING AGENT INTO THE INLET OF THE ENIGNE. THE PASSENGERS DISEMBARKED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION INDICATED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FIRE LOOP WAS CHAFED. THE FIRE LOOP WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH BOTH ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER FLIGHT TEST. REF FJT00069172, SUBMITTER STATES, SUSPECT THE ABOVE CHAFED FIRE LOOP WAS A FATOR IN THAT FALSE WARNING. (M)
Part: EXHAUST DUCT — CRACKED (ENGINE)
BNA - ENGINE S/N P65319C WAS REMVOED FOR OTHER MAINTENANCE. AFTER THE REMOVAL, A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES LONG WAS NOTED AT THE 3:30 POSITION 'AS VIEWED FROM THE REAR' RUNNING HORIZONTALLY ACROSS THE TOP REAR TURBINE BEARING SCAVENGE OIL WELDED MOUNT BOSS, LOCATED ON THE DUCT EXHAUST SHIELD OF THE ENGINE. REFERENCE IPC 72-50-05 PAGE 0 FIG 1. ENGINE WILL BE RETURNED TO GARRETT. INSTALLED QEC UNIT. (M)
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG)
ATL - FLT 402 - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED ON APPROACH TO LANDING IN ATL, LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION FOR LANDING. LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND BOTH MAIN GEARS INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED ALL EMERGENCY CHECK LISTS FOR UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION, PERFORMED A TOWER FLY-BY AND VERIFIED GEAR APPEARED TO BE IN THE DOWN POSITION. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO BNA WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE UNSAFE NLG LIGHT. AS A PRECAUTION, THE NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH WAS REPLACED, RETRACTION TEST AND TEST FLIGHT WERE PERFORMED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: CONNECTOR — FAILED (CABIN)
BNA - DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHEDULED 4,000 HOUR CHECK, TECHNICIAN NOTICED SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE CONNECTION AT SELA (ALC) FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULB. POWER WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM THE LIGHTING SYSTEM. INSPECTED ALL LIGHT BULB CONNECTORS. THE RESULTS OF THAT INSPECTION REVEALED THE WIRE MARKING SLEEVE FOR THE LIGHT CAUSING THE PROBLEM WAS PARTIALLY COVERING THE LIGHT BULB CONNECTOR. WHEN THE WIRE BROKE, CAUSED AN ARCING BETWEEN THE CONNECTOR AND WIRE. UNDER THE SLEEVES DISCOVERED THE WIRES WERE NOT STRIPPED TO THE PROPER DIMENSION PRIOR TO CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL CONNECTORS BROKE OFF THE WIRE WHEN CHECKED.