N9346
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Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
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49 reports on file, 1995-01-12 – 2010-01-06.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 100,393 hrs · 86,628 cycles
DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT AFT LT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED IN ALARM. THE F/A REPORTED A VISIBLE HAZE IN THE FIRST CLASS CABIN. LOG ALSO MADE NOTE OF A HOT ELECTRICAL ODOR BUT LOCATION OF ODOR WAS NOT SPECIFIED. MX WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY SOURCE FOR THE SMOKE OR ODOR. ACFT WILL FERRY TO BE PARKED AS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED.
Earlier reports · 1995–2009 · 48 reports
2009
Part: FUSE — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 99,242 hrs · 85,756 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP AT DOOR 1R AND ROWS 1-5. REPLACED FUSE AT DOOR 1R.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 98,939 hrs · 85,505 cycles
DURING L-CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE FORWARD RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE RESEATED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPERATIONAL CONDITION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 98,939 hrs · 85,505 cycles
DURING L-CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE RIGHT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE RESEATED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPERATIONAL CONDITION.
2008
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 98,198 hrs · 84,897 cycles
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN THE LAST FOUR ROWS OF COACH SEATS CABIN HAD FAILED. MAINTENANCE RESEATED THE CONNECTOR FOR THE WIRE HARNESS AND FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED THE SYSTEM.
2006
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 95,554 hrs · 82,801 cycles
DURING "H" CHECK, FOUND CRACK THE RT FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE LOWER CORNER OF THE FORWARD SERVICE DOOR JAMB. REPAIRED PER EA 99-208450.
Part: COALESCER BAG — DIRTY (A/C BAY) · airframe 93,732 hrs · 81,489 cycles
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND PASSENGERS REPORTED CHEMICAL SMELL/FUMES IN THE AFT CABIN WHILE EN ROUTE. OCCUPANTS COMPLAINED ABOUT NUMBNESS IN HAND, ARMS, AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT DTW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH OF THE COALESCER BAGS, INSPECTED THE APU COMPARTMENT AND AIR CONDITIONER DUCTING FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKS, AND DRAINED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OVERFLOW CONTAINERS. NO TROUBLE WAS FOUND AT ANY LOCATION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2005
Part: APU — SMOKE · airframe 92,582 hrs · 80,663 cycles
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT LEFT AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED AND CREW REPORTED SMOKE/SMELL. FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED AC TO MKE AND PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND AN OIL LEAK AT APU GENERATOR DRIVE PAD SEAL. APU AREA CLEANED AND APU PLACED ON MEL. PACK BURNOUT PROCEDURES FOLLOWED AND COALESCER BAGS REPLACED.
2004
Part: SLAT — MALFUNCTIONED (LT WING) · airframe 89,352 hrs · 78,208 cycles
DURING APPROACH INTO DCA, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED LEFT ROLL WHEN SLATS WERE EXTENDED. THE SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SLAT EXTEND DID NOT. COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURE AND SLATS WERE RETRACTED. A LONGER RUNWAY WAS NEEDED WITH SLATS RETRACTED SO THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO IAD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DID NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS WITH THE SLAT SYSTEM. SLATS ON BOTH WINGS WERE CLEANED AND LUBRICATED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2001
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 82,642 hrs · 73,352 cycles
CRACKED VERTICAL BEAM TOP END, ON BULKHEAD FS 756, SL 28 RT. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED ANGLES FROM .050 CRES, HEAT TREATED PASSIVATED AND CLAD PLATED. INSTALLED PER EA 99-177604.
Part: PRESSURE PANEL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 82,642 hrs · 73,352 cycles
CORROSION HEAVY AROUND FLANGES FOR SLANT PRESSURE PANEL LEFT SIDE. BLENDED OUT CORROSION IN THE 5910005-49 ANGLE CAP PER SRM. REPAIRED PER SRM AND EA 99-177600. L/P 1550091
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 82,642 hrs · 73,352 cycles
HEAVY CORROSION AROUND FLANGES FOR SLANT PRESSURE PANEL LEFT SIDE. BLENDED OUT CORROSION IN THE 5910005-49 ANGLE CAP PER SRM 57-01 FIGURE 1 SHEET 3. FABRICATED REPAIR STRAP .063 TITANIUM AND PASSIVATED EA 99-177600 AND L/P 1550091.
1999
Part: HANDLE — NOT STOWED (AIRSTAIR DOOR)
AIRFRAME VIBRATION/OSCILLATION OCCURRED IN FLIGHT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO MEM. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND FORWARD AIRSTAIR DOOR HANDLE NOT COMPLETELY STOWED AND LOOSE. RESTOWED HANDLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: T DUCT — BINDING (LT SLAT)
DURING APPROACH INTO DAY, SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH ROLL TO THE LEFT. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING FLAPS ONLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT SLAT ANTI-ICE T-DUCT. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: GUIDE PADS — BINDING (T DUCTS)
DURING APPROACH INTO GPT, SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT DURING SLAT EXTENSION. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED A YELLOW EMERGENCY AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT T-DUCT GUIDE PADS. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND FORWARD CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
1998
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND AFT RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: WIRE — LOOSE (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHTS NEAR GALLEY INOPERATIVE. FOUND WIRE LOOSE AT POWER SUPPLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — ACTIVATED (LAVATORY)
FORWARD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED ON APPROACH. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED WIRING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED NORMAL. DISCREPANCY COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.
1997
Part: WINDOW PAN — CRACKED (BS 682)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN WINDOW RING PAN, FS 682, LONGERON 12L. REPAIRED PER EA 99-153903.
Part: BULKHEAD FITTING — CORRODED (AFT PRESS BLKHD)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 25R END FITTING AT FORWARD SIDE OF AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. REPLACED FITTING (P/N 3914590-501N) PER SRM 53-01.
Part: BULKHEAD FITTING — CORRODED (AFT PRESS BLKHD)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 26R END FITTING AT FORWARD SIDE AT AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. REPLACED FITTING (P/N 3914590-501N) PER SRM 53-01.
Part: BULKHEAD FITTING — CORRODED (AFT PRESS BLKHD)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 24R END FITTING AT AFT SIDE OF AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. REPLACED FITTING (P/N 3914590-1) PER SRM 53-01.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 237-275)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM UPPER SURFACE AT FS 237 TO 275 BL 0. REPAIRED PER EA 99-153789.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (CARGO COMPT)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN LOWER PANEL STRINGER OF AUXILIARY FUEL TANK IN FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT LBL 13. REPAIRED PER EA 99-154054.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BS 605)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN LONGERON 30L END FITTING AT FS 605. REPLACED END FITTING PER SRM 51-01-1.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (BS 602)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 29L END FITTING FS 602. REPLACED END FITTING (P/N 3924050-509N) PER SRM 53-01.
Part: WEB — CORRODED (BS 756)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE RIGHT AFT WHEEL WELL PRESSURE WEB FS 756. REPAIRED PER EA 99-152224.
Part: FUSE — BLOWN (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTS JUST FORWARD OF OVERWING EXIT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FUSE. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK, FLASHLIGHT WAS NOT BLINKING. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK, FLASHLIGHT WAS NOT BLINKING. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN LAVATORIES INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
1996
Part: SLIDE — LOW PRESSURE (TAILCONE)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND TAILCONE EVACUATION SLIDE PRESSURE LOW. REPLACED SLIDE.
Part: CONTROL MECH — LACK OF LUBE (AILERONS)
CONTROL WHEEL REQUIRED ABOVE NORMAL FORCE TO BANK AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MEM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE LUBED ALL PULLEYS, FAIRLEADS, AND AILERON SECTORS. NO BINDING OR FLAT SPOTS WERE NOTED. ALSO, CLEANED GRIT FROM RIGHT WHEEL WELL PULLEYS, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 12 THROUGH 14 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND FORWARD ENTRY EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED BATTERIES, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: LIGHTS — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEATS 1CD INOPERATIVE. DEFERRED PER MEL 33-24B. DAMAGED WIRE FROM FLOOR TO SEAT 1D NEEDS REPAIR.
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (RT MLG DOWNLOCK)
RIGHT MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE ON APPROACH. RECYCLED GEAR AND NORMAL INDICATIONS WERE ACHIEVED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: DNLOCK SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG)
ON APPROACH, NOSE LANDING GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WITH POWER LEVERS AT FLIGHT IDLE AND GREEN DOWNLOCK LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AFTER GEAR WAS EXTENDED. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES WERE UTILIZED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND FAULT IN THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH. REPLACED SWITCH, RIGHT AND LEFT MAIN GEAR DOORS DUE TO DAMAGE INCURRED ON LANDING, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL ON GEAR SWING.
Part: FUSE — FAILED (BATTERY PACK)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND TAIL CONE EMERGENCY PATH AND HANDLE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES AND FUSE, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: APU — MALFUNCTIONED (WHEEL WELL)
BEFORE DEPARTURE, THE LEFT LAV FIRE DETECTOR WENT OFF, NO FIRE NOTED BUT FUMES WERE IN CABIN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. GROUND MAINTENANCE FOUND SOURCE OF FUMES CAME FROM THE APU. APU WAS PLACED ON MEL AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FS 917)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FS 917 FRAME, UPPER FLANGE AT LONGERON 22L. REPAIRED FRAME (P/N 2777930-5) PER EA 99-109488.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (FS 752-775)
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE LONGERON 30 END FITTING FROM FS 752 TO 775. REPLACED THE FITTING PER SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (PAX DOOR CUTOUT)
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE MAIN CABIN DOOR CUTOUT SKIN, UPPER AFT CORNER. REPAIRED SKIN (P/N 5911406-5) PER EA 99-108518.
1995
Part: FUEL CONTROL — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 ENGINE)
NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS ON TAKEOFF ROLL. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FUEL CONTROL ASSEMBLY, PRBC AND PERFORMED A FULL ENGINE TRIM. SUBSEQUENT RUNUP WAS SATISFACTORY.
Part: RETRACT MECH — LACK OF LUBE (TE FLAPS)
DURING CLIMB, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT ROLL WHEN THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. LUBRICATED FLAP SYSTEM AND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (NR 1 ENGINE)
COMPRESSOR STALLS OCCURRED ON POWER APPLICATION FOR TAKEOFF (ENGINE POSITION UNDETERMINED). TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. BOTH ENGINES WERE INSPECTED AND RUN-UP. STALLS COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE SYSTEMS CHECKED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. CORRECTION: NR 1 ENGINE CSEHM 373 CHANGED TO CSEHM 3731. NR 1 ENGINE: 09-7110-9-0020, JT8D-9, SN 655056, TT 47631, TC 42725, TSREP 5054. CSREP 3731, TSEHM 5054, CSEHM 3731. INSTALLED 20 SEP 94. NR 2 ENGINE: 09-7110-9-0020, JT8D-9, SN 657594, TT 54656, TC 63164, TSREP 5199. CSREP 4052, TSEHM 5199, CSEHM 4052. INSTALLED 12 NOV 94.
Part: ALTIMETER — MALFUNCTIONED (FIRST OFFICER'S)
FIRST OFFICER'S ALTIMETER FAILED DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM GEG. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO RAP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED ALTIMETER. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.