N937AS
Registered owner: GC AVIATION SERVICES-1 LLC, OH (owner ≠ operator)
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.
54 reports on file, 1995-01-15 – 2003-09-11.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
SEA LINE CHECK, FOUND OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE, BATTERY PACK DISCHARGED. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, BATTERY PACK. LIGHTS THEN OPERATED PROPERLY. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–2002 · 53 reports
2002
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND THAT EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS STAYED ON WITH SWITCH OFF AND EXTINGUISHED WITH SWITCH IN ARMED POSITION. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY (BATTERY PACK). LIGHTS THEN OPERATED PROPERLY. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
PDX - DURING LINE CHECK, OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTING WAS INOPERATIVE IN FORWARD, MID, AND AFT CABIN. RECHARGED POWER SUPPLIES (BATTERY PACKS). LIGHTS THEN OPERATED PROPERLY. (M)
2001
Part: LANYARD — DETACHED (ESCAPE SLIDE)
PDX - DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK, L-1 DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE GIRT BAR-TO-LATCH LANYARD WAS FOUND DETACHED. REATTACHED LANYARD. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
OAK - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, OVERWING EMEREGNCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE DETERMINED TO BE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED ASSOCIATED BATTERY PACK (POWER SUPPLY). LIGHTS THEN OPERATED PROPERLY. (M)
Part: WIRE HARNESS — FAILED (EVAC SLIDE)
OAK - DURING C-CHECK, L1 DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE HARNESS FAILED THE AMPERAGE CHECK. REPLACED L1 DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE PER ASA TASK CARD 24425006. HARNESS CHECKED OK. (M)
2000
Part: WINDOW — OUT OF ADJ (COCKPIT)
SEA - DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK, CAPTAINS SLIDING CLEARVIEW WINDOW WAS FOUND TO BE DIFFICULT TO OPEN. ADJUSTED WINDOW, IT THEN OPERATED PROPERLY AND EASILY. (M)
Part: LATCH — OUT OF ADJ (PAX DOOR)
PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OF FLIGHT 416 CREW REPORTED THE L1 DOOR HANDLE WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE TO THE CLOSED AND LOCKED POSITION. ADJUSTED THE DOOR INTERLOCK MECHANISM AND OPERATED NORMALLY.
Part: LOCK — STUCK (COCKPIT WINDOW)
SFO: CREW REPORTED THE LT FLIGHT COMPARTMENT SLIDING WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. FREED STUCK UPPER AND LOWER WINDOW LOCK MECHANISMS AND OPERATED NORMALLY.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (OVERWING) · airframe 43,247 hrs · 27,634 cycles
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY. (X)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 43,192 hrs · 27,609 cycles
PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EXTERNAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY. (X)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (ESCAPE SLIDE)
OAK - DURING C-CHECK, THE L1 DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE L1 DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE ASSEMBLY. (M)
1999
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 8 TO 12 WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (X)
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (ROW 3-8)
SEA - PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OF FLIGHT 288, CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS FROM ROWS 3 TO 8 WERE INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRING IN FLOOR TRACK AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
1998
Part: BOTTLE — DISCHARGED (SLIDE)
PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE R1 DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE INFLATION BOTTLE PRESSURE WAS FOUND LOW. REPLACED THE R1 DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE ASSY. (M)
Part: HINGE — OUT OF ADJUST (PAX DOOR)
PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE L1 DOOR HOLD OPEN HOOK WOULD NOT ENGAGE. REMOVED TWO SHIMS FROM THE HINGE FRAME STOPPER AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: MECHANISM — OUT OF ADJUST (LT COCKPIT)
SEA - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLT 530 - CREW REPORTED THE CAPTAINS SLIDING WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN MORE THAN HALFWAY. ADJUSTED THE CAPTAINS SLIDING WINDOW MECHANISM, PRESSURE CHECKED TO 3 PSI AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: MECHANISM — OUT OF ADJUST (LT COCKPIT)
PDX - FLT 725 - AFTER ARRIVAL, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT LT SLIDING WINDOWS WERE DIFFICULT TO OPEN. ADJUSTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT LT SLIDING WINDOW MECHANISM AND OPERATED NORMALLY. AIRCRAFT TT: 35,988 HOURS. AIRCRAFT TC: 23,773. (X)
Part: BOTTLE — LOW PRESSURE (R1 DOOR)
PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE R1 DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE INFLATION BOTTLE PRESSURE WAS FOUND LOW. REPLACED THE R1 DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE ASSEMBLY. (M)
1997
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE AFT CABIN WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (X)
Part: WIRE — CHAFED (CABIN)
ONT - PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OF FLT 383, CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS FROM ROW 27 AFT WERE INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED CHAFED WIRES IN FLOOR TRACK AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: FUSE — FAILED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS FROM ROW 27 AFT WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE FUSE IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS FROM ROW 27 AFT WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE TAILCONE AREA EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE AFT CABIN WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: FUSE — FAILED (CABIN)
ANC - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS FROM ROW 27 AFT WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE FUSE IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS FROM ROW 30 AFT WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND BATTERIES AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS FROM ROW 30 AFT WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND BATTERIES AND OPERATED NORMALLY. REFERENCE ASAA9780082.
Part: BOLTS — LOOSE (L-1 DOOR)
SEA - FLT 227 - CREW REPORTED, L-1 DOOR HANDLE BINDS BEFORE CLOSING. SECURED FOUR LOOSE BOLTS ON INSIDE HANDLE BELLCRANK AND DOOR OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (L2 DOOR)
SFO - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE L2 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT IDENTIFIER WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT IDENTIFIER AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
1996
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ANC - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT IN THE AFT CABIN WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE L2 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT IDENTIFIER SIGN WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LIGHT BASE ASSEMBLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE L2 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT IDENTIFIER SIGN WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
1995
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 24 TO 27 WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: LOCKWASHER — BROKEN (L1 DOOR)
OAK - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE L1 DOOR WAS FOUND DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. FOUND LOCKWASHER TAB BROKEN ON DOOR ROTATION ADJUSTMENT ROD. REPLACED LOCKWASHER AND CHECKED ADJUSTMENT AND DOOR OPERATED NORMALLY. (X)
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (BS 427-BS 637)
PAE - DURING 30K CHECK, CORROSION FOUND ON CARGO TRACK AT Y427 TO Y637, X-17, Z-44.5. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED NEW PIECES IAW DC-9, SRM 51-10-03 AND SRM 51-30-01, SRM 51-30-02 AND SRM 53-05. PART TAC, 19,401. (X)
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1212-1272)
PAE - DURING 30K CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON CARGO TRACK AT Y1212 TO Y1272, X MINUS 16. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED NEW PIECES IAW DC-9 SRM 51-10-04 AND 51-30-01. (M)
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 159-200)
PAE - DURING 30K CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON FLOOR SUPPORT AT Y159 TO Y200, X PLUS 7, Z0. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED NEW PIECES IAW DC-9 SRM 51-10-03, 51-30-01 AND 53-14-01. (M)
Part: ATTACH FITTINGS — CORRODED (BS 196)
PAE - DURING 30K CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON R1 DOOR GIRT MOUNT ATTACH FITTINGS AT Y174 AND Y196, X MINUS 53, Z PLUS 1. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED NEW PIECES IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-01 AND 51-01. REFERENCE ASAA9580285.
Part: ATTACH FITTINGS — CORRODED (BS 174)
PAE - DURING 30K CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON R1 DOOR GIRT MOUNT ATTACH FITTINGS AT Y174 AND Y196, X MINUS 53, Z PLUS 1. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED NEW PIECES IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-01 AND 51-01. (M)
Part: MOPSILL — CORRODED (R1 DOOR)
PAE - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON R1 DOOR MOPSILL. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED NEW PIECES IAW DC-9 SRM 51-10-02, 51-10-04, AND 53-01. (M)
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CORRODED (BS 1212-1231)
PAE - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON INTERCOSTAL AT Y1212 TO Y1231, X PLUS 7, Z MINUS 45. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED NEW PIECES IAW DC-9 SRM 51-10-04, 53-10-02 AND 53-14-03. (M)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (BS 1098-1175)
PAE - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON L2 DOOR WEB AT Y1098 TO Y1175, X PLUS 49, Z0. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED NEW PIECES IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-01, 51-30-02, AND 51-30-05. (M)
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (BS 1079)
PAE - DURING 30K CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON SHEAR TIE AT Y1079, X PLUS 12, Z MINUS 44. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED NEW PIECES IAW DC-9 SRM 53-03. (M)
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 179-216)
PAE - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON L1 DOOR THRESHOLD SUPPORT AT Y179 TO Y216, X PLUS 56, Z0. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED NEW PIECES IAW DC-9 SRM 51-10-03, 51-10-04, 51-30-05 AND 51-30-08. (M)
Part: EEL PORTABLE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE FORWARD PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: EEL BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS IN AFT CABIN WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND BATTERIES AND LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: EEL BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS IN AFT CABIN WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND BATTERIES AND LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY. REFERENCE NR ASAA9580208.
Part: HOOK ASSY — WON'T ENGAGE (L1 DOOR)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE L1 DOOR HOLD OPEN HOOK WOULD NOT ENGAGE. REPLACED THE HOOK ASSEMBLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: EEL BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SFO - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: STRUT — LOW SERVICE (NLG)
OAK - AIR TURN BACK OF FLIGHT 443, CREW REPORTED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT ON. CYCLED GEAR TO DOWN AND GOT ALL DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT LOW. SERVICED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT TO PROPER DIMENSION. ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWING AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (W)
Part: EEL BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE AT ROWS 14 THROUGH 17. REPLACED BATTERIES AND LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY. (W)
Part: APU — DEFECTIVE (AFT FUSELAGE)
PDX - FLT 506 - AIR TURN BACK. CREW REPORTED SMOKE ODOR IN COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED. DEPRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT AT 500 FEET AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED GROUND RUN-UP OF BOTH ENGINES FOR 5 MINUTES WITH BOTH PACKS ON IN ALL CONFIGURATIONS AND NO ODOR WAS DETECTED. HOWEVER, AT FULL HOT WITH APU ON, SMOKE ODOR FILLED THE CABIN. REPLACED COALESCERS AND RELEASED AIRCRAFT PER MD80 MEL 49-1. SUBSEQUENTLY, REPLACED APU IN SEA ON 1-17-95, AND REMOVED MEL PLACARD. REFERENCE CONTROL NR 95ZZZX669. (X)
Part: COALESCERS — CONTAMINATED (CABIN)
PDX - FLT 506 - AIR TURN BACK. CREW REPORTED SMOKE ODOR IN COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED. DEPRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT AT 500 FEET AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED GROUND RUN-UP OF BOTH ENGINES FOR 5 MINUTES WITH BOTH PACKS ON IN ALL CONFIGURATIONS AND NO ODOR WAS DETECTED. HOWEVER, AT FULL HOT WITH APU ON, SMOKE ODOR FILLED THE CABIN. REPLACED COALESCERS AND RELEASED AIRCRAFT PER MD80 MEL 49-1. SUBSEQUENTLY, REPLACED APU IN SEA ON 1-17-95, AND REMOVED MEL PLACARD. REFERENCE CONTROL NR ASAA 95-021.