N918TW
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| TWA | Operator | on 1993-09-02 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
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.
24 reports on file, 1995-05-08 – 2001-11-25.
Part: INLET — CONTAMINATED (APU) · airframe 48,514 hrs · 24,857 cycles
DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THERE WAS SMOKE OR HAZE IN THE CABIN. FOUND OIL AROUND APU INLET. SUSPECT EXCESS OIL RAN DOWN INTO APU INLET.
Part: INLET — CONTAMINATED (APU) · airframe 48,514 hrs · 24,857 cycles
DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THERE WAS SMOKE OR HAZE IN THE CABIN. FOUND OIL AROUND APU INLET. SUSPECT EXCESS OIL RAN DOWN INTO APU INLET.
Part: VALVE — CONTAMINATED (A/C BAY) · airframe 47,099 hrs · 24,063 cycles
DURING TAXI SMOKE WAS NOTED IN THE CABIN DUE TO INTERNAL CONTAMINATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR VALVE P/N 179460-8-1. PREFORMED BORESCOPE E2 AND PACK BURN PER MD94906 AND M-SHEET M97207.
Earlier reports · 1995–2000 · 21 reports
2000
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 45,006 hrs · 22,901 cycles
THE EGRESS LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE FROM ROW 16 TO 22. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY. CHECK-C 6-5-00 MCI.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — WORN (CABIN) · airframe 44,907 hrs · 22,842 cycles
THE EGRESS LIGHTS CAME ON IN FLIGHT, ROWS 17 TO 21. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY. CHECK-C 6-5-00 MCI.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,803 hrs · 22,783 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CORROSION AT MID CARGO DOOR JAMB AROUND FASTENER NUTS, AT STA 693 LONGERON 27 RT. REPLACED CASTING PER SPM 6-70-01. INSTALLED FASTENERS PER SRM 51-30-01. ---CLOSED---
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,803 hrs · 22,783 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CORROSION ON NR 3 LT SEAT TRACK, STA 1250 TO 1309. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 SEAT TRACK FROM STA 1250 TO 1309, PER SPM 6-70-01. ---CLOSED---
Part: SKIN — PUNCTURED (LT WING) · airframe 44,803 hrs · 22,783 cycles
DURING CHECK-C ON LT WING A SMALL PUNCTURE WAS FOUND IN AFT INBD T/E PANEL ON LOWER SURFACE. REPAIRED PANEL PER SRM 57-04 PAGE 1, SRM 51-70-2 PAGE 95, AND SRM 51-90-0 PAGE 11. --CLOSED---
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,803 hrs · 22,783 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FLOOR SUPPORT WAS CORRODED AT STA 160 TO 200, LBL 55. REPLACED SUPPORT PER DOUGLAS DRAWING 9936534. TREATED AND PAINTED PER SRM 51-10-3. ---CLOSED---
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (COCKPIT FLOOR) · airframe 44,803 hrs · 22,783 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE COCKPIT SUBFLOOR HAD A TEMPORARY REPAIR DUE TO CRACK AND CORROSION UNDER CAPTAINS AFT SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER TO DAMAGED AREA PER SRM 53-01, PAGE 9.
Part: DOOR — CRACKED (RT WING) · airframe 44,803 hrs · 22,783 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT ON THE RT WING, THE I/B BUTTE DOOR 1602C HAD A CRACK AT SCREW HOLE. STOP DRILLED CRACK, MADE DOUBLER 0.032 TITANIUM PER SRM 57-01. EDDY CURRENT INSP PER 51-00-03 WITH CRACK CONTAINED.
Part: SKIN — PUNCTURED (RT WING) · airframe 44,803 hrs · 22,783 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT ON THE RT WING A SMALL PUNCTURE IN AFT I/B TRAILING EDGE PANEL LOWER SURFACE WAS FOUND. REPAIRED FIBERGLASS LOWER WING PANEL PER SSRM 51-00-507 PAGE 201.
Part: SLIDE — DEPLOYED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 44,167 hrs · 22,420 cycles
IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING THE L-1 DOOR THE ESCAPE SLIDE DEPLOYED. INSTALLED SEVICEABLE SLIDE PER MD9-25-03. AC-03 01-11-00 JFK.
1999
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
THE AFT LEFT CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LAMP. CHECK-C 6-4-99 STL.
Part: SKIN — TORN (RT WING)
THE RT WING LEADING EDGE SKIN WAS TORN AT THE TOP SIDE DURING A LANDING INCIDENT. REPLACED THE DAMAGED SKIN PER SPM 6-70-01. CHECK-C 6-4-99 STL.
Part: SLAT — DAMAGED (RI WING)
THE RT WING NUMBER 5 SLAT O/B 14 INCHES AND THE SLAT IDLER TRACK CASTING WERE DAMAGED DURING A LANDING INCIDENT. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE SLAT AND CASTING. CHECK-C 6-4-99 STL.
1998
Part: OIL SYST — OVER SERVICED (APU)
AT OUTER MARKER, THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE AND HAD OILY SMELL. AFTER TURNING OFF RUNWAY TURNED OFF ALL ANTI-ICE AND SMOKE CLEARED A LITTLE. THE APU WAS PREVIOUSLY DEACTIVATED FOR OIL LEAK CAUSING SMOKE. RAN LT ENG AND LT PACK AT MAX TEMP TO BURN OFF RESIDUE. RAN RT ENG AND RT PACK AT MAX FOR 20 MINUTES WITH NO SMELL OR SMOKE. APU REMAINED PLACARDED PER MEL. CHECK-C 6-1-98 STL. THE APU WAS REPLACED AND THE BLEED AIR SUPPLY OF THE APU WAS CHECKED FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL, BUT NONE WAS NOTED. THE INLET WAS COVERED WITH CLEAN OIL AND WAS REPLACED. SUSPECT THE APU WAS OVERSERVICED.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
STL - FLT 518 - DURING PREFLIGHT, THE EGRESS LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE FROM ROWS 29 THROUGH 33. ALSO, THE AFT EXIT SIGN WAS INOP. REPAIRED BROKEN FEEDER WIRE TO EGRESS LIGHT STRIP, AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY FOR THE SIGN. (M)
Part: VALVE — FAILED (AIRFOIL DE-ICE)
STL - FLT 229 - DURING CLIMB-OUT OF STL, WITH AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE ON AIRFOIL ICE PROTECT PRESS ABNORMAL LIGHT ON ANN PANEL CAME ON. REPLACED ANTI-ICE PRESS REG VALVE. (M)
1997
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
MCI - FLT 83 - DURING MAINTENANCE FIRST CLASS EGRESS LIGHTS REMAINED ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK, MFG PN 58922-2, AND REMOVED MOISTURE FROM LIGHT TRACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. CHECK C-1D - 6-29-96 - JFK. (X)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
MCI - FLT 83 - DURING LAYOVER MAINTENANCE, FIRST CLASS CABIN EGRESS LIGHTING WAS DIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK, MFG PN 5822-2. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. CHECK C-1D - 6-29-96 - JFK. (X)
1996
Part: TIRE — FAILED (NR 2)
SFO - DURING TAKEOFF NR 1 ENGINE, S/N 3228, HAD EPR DECREASE FROM 1.93 TO 1.60. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. FOUND NR 2 TIRE RECAP SEPARATED AND ENGINE FAN AND NOSE COWL DAMAGE. REPLACED FOUR EACH FAN BLADES, NOSE COWLING AND NR 1 AND NR 2 MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES. ACCOMPLISHED BORESCOPE OF 6TH AND 7TH STAGE COMPRESSOR AND AVM SURVEY. ENGINE OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 2)
STL - FLT 85 - DURING CRUISE, NR 2 ENGINE, SN 3240, OIL FILTER CLOG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENGINE WAS SHUT-DOWN AND SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED. ENGINE TOTAL TIME 28,723 HOURS; 14,781 TOTAL CYCLES. CHECK C-2D - 6/5/95 - MCI.
1995
Part: VALVE — FAILED (SLIDE)
MCI - DURING SHOP TEST, FOUND EVACUATION SLIDE, MFG P/N 7A127512, WOULD NOT MAINTAIN AIR PRESSURE. FOUND ASPIRATOR VALVE NOT PROPERLY CLOSING. REPAIRED ASPIRATOR VALVE. RETEST OF EVACUATION SLIDE OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL. (W)