N9304C
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.
57 reports on file, 1995-12-30 – 2012-01-01.
Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 67,898 hrs · 34,037 cycles
CREW REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED IN FLIGHT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED ORD LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE AT ORD ON 01/02/2012. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Earlier reports · 1995–2011 · 56 reports
2011
Part: ENGINE — LEAKING (RIGHT) · airframe 66,113 hrs · 33,054 cycles
DFW - CREW REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY LOSS AND OIL CLOG LIGHT FLICKERED SEVERAL TIMES. AT 10 MILES OUT OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. CREW SHUTDOWN RIGHT ENGINE (SINGLE ENGINE TIME 2 TO 4 MINS). EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE AT DFW ON 05/18/2011. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (OUTFLOW VALVE) · airframe 65,996 hrs · 32,992 cycles
DFW - CREW REPORTED AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE ON PRIMARY SYSTEM. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE ACTUATOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: SENSOR — DIRTY (COCKPIT & CABIN) · airframe 65,262 hrs · 32,626 cycles
DTW - CREW REPORTED BOTH PACKS FAILED ON DESCENT AND CABIN PRESSURE STARTED TO CLIMB. CAPTAIN INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 8000 FEET. NO MASKS DEPLOYED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED DTW WITHOUT INCIDENT. CLEANED FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN TEMP SENSOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
2010
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 64,477 hrs · 32,258 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CABIN CEILING ROWS 23 TO 32 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED OVERHEAD CEILING LIGHTS BATTERY PACK AT SEAT 26DEF. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 64,477 hrs · 32,258 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CABIN CEILING ROWS 7 TO 18 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED OVERHEAD CEILING LIGHTS BATTERY PACK AT ROW 8. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 64,477 hrs · 32,258 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CEILING AT ROW 13 ARE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 13. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 64,477 hrs · 32,258 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CABIN CEILING BETWEEN AFT LAVATORIES INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK IN RIGHT LAVATORY FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CABIN CEILING BETWEEN AFT LAVATORIES. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY — LOOSE (CABIN) · airframe 64,477 hrs · 32,258 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CEILING AT ROW 8 ARE INOPERATIVE. FOUND BATTERIES LOOSE IN CHARGER. RE-INSTALLED BATTERIES. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: LATCH — OUT OF ADJUST (JUMP SEAT) · airframe 62,773 hrs · 31,395 cycles
THE AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT HEADREST INTERFERES WITH ARMING AND DISARMING OF THE DOOR. RE-ADJUSTED UPPER LATCH FOR EMERGENCY DOOR RELEASE HANDLE COVER PER MD-80 M/M 25-23-02.2. INSTALLATION AND OPERATION CHECKS NORMAL.
2009
Part: APU — FAILED (APU BAY) · airframe 60,619 hrs · 30,419 cycles
PSP - INFLIGHT LAX-ORD. AUXILIARY POWER UNIT FAILED IN FLIGHT AUTO SHUTDOWN. EMERGENCY DECLARED, RETURNED TO LAX WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT.
2008
Part: RELEASE CABLE — FRAYED (TAILCONE)
TAIL CONE EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE FROM OUTSIDE HANDLE TO LT SIDE CABLE BLOCK ASSY IS FRAYED. REPLACED TAIL CONE EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE. (K)
Part: RELEASE CABLE — FRAYED (TAILCONE)
LT TAIL CONE EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE FROM TRIANGLE BRACKET TO LWR LT LATCH ASSY IS FRAYED. REPLACED TAIL CONE EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE. (K)
Part: RELEASE PIN — DAMAGED (TAILCONE)
TAIL CONE EMERGENCY RELEASE PIN HAS AFT SLOT DAMAGE. REPLACED TAIL CONE RELEASE PIN. (K)
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN) · airframe 57,841 hrs
STL - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 22DEF INOPERATIVE. SECURED CONNECTOR FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 22DEF. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)
2006
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN)
ORD - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 15D BROKEN. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 15D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: CONNECTOR — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 100)
ORD - AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY A COUPLE OF TIMES. WENT OUT ON ITS OWN WITHOUT COCKPIT PUSHING ANY BUTTONS ON PANEL. AS PRECAUTION ON TAXI IN FIRE BOTTLE WAS FIRED. AIRCRAFT LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NUMBER THREE CARGO ELECTRONIC UNIT AND PLUG P19560. INDICATION SYSTEM TESTED NORMAL. REPLACED FIRE BOTTLE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2004
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DFW - INFLIGHT T560/15 SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL SMELL IN CABIN AT SEAT 13A. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB AT ROW 12. REPLACED LIGHT BULB, RAN ENGINES AND PACKS. NO SMOKE OR FUMES NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2002
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 46,716 hrs · 23,760 cycles
THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ABOVE THE OVERWING EXIT DOOR ROW 21 LEFT AND RT SIDE, WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK.
Part: SKIN — GOUGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND 8 INCH LONG GOUGE WITH SHARP EDGES IN FUSELAGE STA 323 BETWEEN LONGERON 17L AND 18L. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-04, FIG 38.
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE UNDER FLOOR MEMBRANE WAS CORRODED AT FWD GALLEY MOUNT FITTING, STA 160, RBL 45 TO 51. CUT OUT CORRODED SECTION AND REPLACED PER SRM 53-01 FIG 2.
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C, THE CARGO COMPARTMENT LT TIE DOWN TRACK WAS CORRODED AT STA 1088 TO 1126. REPLACED TRACK PER SRM.
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN THE FWD CABIN FOUND CORROSION UNDER FLOOR SUPPORTS AND AFT CORNER OF DOOR, STA 198 TO 204, BETWEEN RBL 52 AND RBL 59 WEB MEMBRANE. INSTALLED NEW MEMBRANE PER SRM 51-70-04.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND FWD CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT CORRODED AT STA 200 BETWEEN RBL 44 INCHES AND RBL 56 INCHES. INSTALLED NEW FLOOR SUPPORT PER DRAWING 9957828.
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CORROSION ON LT CARGO TIE DOWN TRACK, STA 1136 TO 1212. REPLACED CORRODED TRACK FROM STA 1126 TO 1221 PER SRM 53-05, FIG 46.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT, STA 200 TO 220, RBL 55 HAD CORROSION IN SEVERAL PLACES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN THE FWD CABIN FROM STA 160 TO 200, RBL 55, THE FLOOR SUPPORT WAS CORRODED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS.
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT THE CUSP ANGLE AT STA 200, RBL 59, HAD CORROSION. INSTALLED NEW SECTION PER SRM 53-05, FIG 5.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT STA 160 THE GALLEY FLOOR MOUNTS WERE CORRODED AT RBL 45 AND RBL 51. REMOVED CORRODED FITTINGS AND REPLACED WITH NEW PER SRM 51-01, PAGE 1 ITEM C.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES LONG AT FWD END OF CABIN FLOORBEAM APPROXIMATELY STA 1350, LBL 7. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT AT STA 864 HAD A CRACK AT LBL 10. REMOVED CRACKED SUPPORT AND REPLACED PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CORROSION ON FWD BOTTOM OF DOOR JAMB, LBL 57 AT STA 160. REPAIRED WEBBING PER SRM 53-01, FIG 2, AND REPAIRED ANGLE PER SRM 53-01, FIG 2.
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CABIN FLOOR TO FUSELAGE MEMBRANE CORRODED AT APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES FWD OF STA 636 THROUGH STA 712, RIGHT SIDE. REMOVED CORROSION PER SPM 6-80-01. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-70-4 PAGE 6, STA 636 TO 680.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CORROSION ON CABIN FLOORBEAM CAP STA 1155, LBL 22 TO 44. REPLACED SUPPORT ASSEMBLY PER SPM 6-70-01 AND SRM 51-30-5.
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN AFT CABIN, LT FLOOR, FOUND CORROSION IN SHEET METAL MEMBRANE AT REAR CABIN FORMER RING, 1287 LT, LBL 42 INCHES. REMOVED CORROSION PER SPM 6-80-01. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-70-4.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN THE CABIN THE AFT FLOOR HAD CORROSION IN TRACK AT STA 1136 TO 1308, LBL 22. REMOVED AND REPLACED TRACK. SPLICED TRACK PER SRM 53-05.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN THE AFT CABIN FOUND CHAIR TRACK CORROSION AT STA 1205, LBL 44, AND STA 1262 LBL 46. REPAIRED CHAIR TRACK PER SRM 53-05, FIG 4, FROM STA 1183 THROUGH 1308.
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN CABIN FOUND CORROSION AT STA 1125 TO 1127, MEMBRANE ON RT SIDE. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-03 PAGE 27. REPAIRED AREA PER SRM 51-70-4 PAGE 4 AND 5.
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND IN CABIN SIDE WALL, CORROSION ON FLOOR MEMBRANE STA 1091 TO 1093, LONGERON 18L. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 51-70-4, FIG 2.
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT THE FWD CABIN HAD CORROSION ON FLOOR MEMBRANE AT STA 198, RBL 9. REMOVED LIGHT CORROSION. CUT OUT BROKEN AREA. INSTALLED AND FILLED WITH TOP AND BOTTOM DOUBLER PER SRM 51-70-4, 51-10-3, 51-20-0, AND SPM 6-80-01.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (SERVICE DOOR) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT THE FWD SERVICE DOOR HAD A BRACKET BELOW LOWER HINGE ARM THAT WAS CRACKED. REPLACED FRAME PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CABIN CHAIR TRACK CORRODED, STA 1127 TO 1136, LBL 36. REMOVED CORRODED TRACK AND REPLACED TRACK PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CORROSION ON CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT AT STA 180, LBL 56. REMOVED OLD SUPPORT AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SUPPORT PER SRM 51-30-2.
2001
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CORROSION ON CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT AT STA 180, RBL 14 TO 36. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT PER SRM 51-30-02.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CORROSION ON CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT AT STA 1280, RBL 14 TO 36. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT PER SRM 51-30-02.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND 2 DENTS IN FUSELAGE SKIN , STA 237, LONGERON 17L. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-107, FIG 207.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,489 hrs · 22,387 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND NUMEROUS DENTS AT STA 216 TO 218, LONGERON 15L TO 17L. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SSRM 53-10-107, FIG 201.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (AILERON) · airframe 42,848 hrs · 21,452 cycles
HAIL DAMAGE CAUSED H-SHAPE CRACK IN RT AILERON, 17 INCHES FROM OTBD EDGE AND 3.5 IN FROM THE T/E CRACKS ARE .75 IN LONG. RT AILERON CRACK REPAIRED PER SRM 51-70-1A, NUMBER 11. CHECK-C 2-5-01 JFK.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 42,767 hrs · 21,402 cycles
DURING CLIMB THE RT ENGINE HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL, LOST ENGINE OIL, AND STARTED TO SPOOL DOWN. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND FLIGHT DIVERTED TO JFK. THE ENGINE WAS CHANGED. CHECK-C 2-5-01 JFK.
Part: SIGN — MISSING (L2 DOOR) · airframe 42,604 hrs · 21,303 cycles
THE EXIT LIGHT WAS MISSING AT THE LEFT SIDE NUMBER 2 CABIN DOOR. INSTALLED NEW EXIT SIGN ABOVE THE DOOR FRAME. CHECK-C 2-05-01 JFK.
2000
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (COCKPIT) · airframe 40,754 hrs · 20,293 cycles
THE COCKPIT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES. CHECK-C 2-7-00 JFK.
1999
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN)
EGRESS LIGHT TRACK BROKEN AT MOST AFT PART OF EGRESS STRIP BY THE AFT LAVS. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AND SECURED TRACK. AC-IN-VA-LD.
Part: RELAY — WORN (RADIO RACK)
AT FL330 THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN AT PASSENGER ROW ONE. CREW FOUND PHASE A CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE STANDBY RADIO RACK FAN HAD POPPED. CREW PULLED REMAINING FAN CIRCUIT BREAKERS. CORRECTIONS WERE DEFERRED PER MEL. MAINTENANCE LATER REPLACED THE FAN RELAY. CHECK-C 2-1-99 MCI.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (BS 1203)
DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND AFT CARGO BIN DOOR JAM ATTACH ANGLE WITH CORROSION AT STA RW 1203, INTERIOR STRUCTURE OF DOOR JAM LIP. REMOVED ANGLE AND INSTALLED NEW ANGLE PER DOUGLAS PRINT 5930483.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (BS 1155)
DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND DOOR JAM AT FUSELAGE STA 1155 ATTACH ANGLE WAS CORRODED, AFT CARGO COMPT. REMOVED ANGLE AND INSTALLED NEW ANGLE PER DOUGLAS PRINT 5930483.
1998
Part: COMPRESSOR — DAMAGED (NR 1 ENGINE)
THE NR 1 ENG EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND FLT RETURNED TO STL. FOUND SIX EACH FIRST STAGE FAN BLADES WITH DAMAGE INDICATING POSSIBLE ICE INJESTION. REPLACED FIRST STAGE FAN. CHECK-C 1-19-98 STL.
1995
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FS 740-750)
MCI - DURING OP-16, FOUND CORROION LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN LONGERONS 27R AND 28R, STATION 740 TO STATION 750. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-3, INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-04, FIGURE 53. (M)