N943VJ

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Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
U.S. AIROperatoron 1980-03-20Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Incident · 1980-03-20 Operator named in NTSB report
DOUGLAS DC-9 Minor injuryU.S. AIR

Operated by U.S. AIR (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case DCA80IA014

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.

36 reports on file, 1995-01-07 – 1999-06-12.

NO TEST · 1999-06-12 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN)

FORWARD RED EMERGENCY LIGHT ON FLOOR LIGHTING BROKEN. REINSTALLED HOUSING ON FORWARD RED EMERGENCY LIGHT ON FLOOR IAW MM CHAPTER 33-53-0. OPS CHECKED GOOD. (M)

Source: SDR EISA99136
NO TEST · 1999-06-05 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (GALLEY DOOR)

GALLEY EMERGENCY SLIDE PACK LIGHT INOPERABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED GALLEY DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE PACK LIGHT BATTERY. (M)

Source: SDR EISA99125
OTHER · 1999-03-26 Unresolved
ATA 7314

Part: FUEL PUMP — FAILED (RT ENGINE)

RIGHT ENGINE FAILED TO OR ABOUT 500 FT AGL AFTER TAKEOFF IN RDU. CREW HEARD LOUD POP OR BANG AT FAILURE. NORMAL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING AT RDU. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE FUEL PUMP IAW MM 73-20-1. OPS GOOD PER MM CHAPTER 71-00. RII SIGN OFF. (M)

Source: SDR EISA99069
NO TEST · 1999-03-15 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATT CHARGER — FAILED (ROW 15-18)

EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. SEAT ROWS 15 TO 18. FOUND DURING SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT BATTERY CHARGER FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM IAW MM 33-53-0. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

Source: SDR EISA99058
WARNING INDICATION · 1999-03-12 Unresolved
ATA 5220

Part: SEAL — OUT OF POSITION (EMER EXIT DOOR)

AFTER TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE DUE TO FORWARD RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY DOOR NOT BEING SEATED. AIR TURN BACK. REMOVED AND REPOSITIONED DOOR SEAL PROPERLY. OPS CHECK OK IAW 77-52-20. (M)

Source: SDR EISA99054
NO TEST · 1999-03-12 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY CHARGER — FAILED (ROW 15-18)

EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING INOPERATIVE SEAT ROW 15 TO 18, FOUND SERVICE CHECK. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT BATTERY CHARGER FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM IAW MM 33-53-0. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

Source: SDR EISA99056
OTHER · 1999-02-26 Unresolved
ATA 3425

Part: ADI — FAILED (LEFT)

CAPTAIN ADI ERRATIC IN FLIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF BANK AND PITCH BOTH SHOW INCORRECT INDICATIONS. AIR TURN BACK BUFFALO. REPLACED CAPTAINS ADI AND VERTICAL GYRO, OPS CHECK GOOD PER MM 34-00. (M)

Source: SDR EISA990033
WARNING INDICATION · 1999-02-26 Unresolved
ATA 3421

Part: GYRO — FAILED (E/E COMP)

AIR TURN BACK BUF, CAPTAIN ADI ERRATIC IN FIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF, BANK AND PITCH BOTH SHOW INCORRECT INDICATIONS. REPLACED CAPTAINS ADI AND VERTICAL GYRO, OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD PER MM 34-00. (M)

Source: SDR EISA99033
NO TEST · 1999-02-13 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (BS 629)

AUXILIARY (FORWARD) OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AT FS 629 OVERHEAD. EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPS CHECK GOOD PER MM 33-51-01. (M)

Source: SDR EISA99025
NO TEST · 1999-02-09 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHTS — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OUT ON THE RIGHT AFT FLOOR TRACK. CYCLED BATTERY EMERGENCY POWER SWITCHES. LIGHTS WENT OUT, CUT POWER TO AIRCRAFT, LIGHTS STILL OUT. OPS CHECK GOOD PER MM 33-51-0. (M)

Source: SDR EISA99024
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 26 reports

1998

NO TEST · 1998-06-05 Unresolved
ATA 3320

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

SLIDE ACTIVATED LIGHT FOR GALLEY SIDE DOOR INOPERATIVE. GENERATED FROM MAINTENANCE REPORT. REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER MM 33-50-1. OPS CHECK NORMAL. (X)

Source: SDR EISA98124
FALSE WARNING · 1998-05-11 Unresolved
ATA 7332

Part: SWITCH — FAILED (LT ENGINE)

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM ATLANTIC CITY (ACY), MASTER CAUTION AND LEFT INLET FUEL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO ACY. INSPECTED LOW INLET FUEL PRESURE SWITCH AND WIRING FOR DEFECTS, NO DEFECTS FOUND. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN. OPS CHECK GOOD PER MM 73-30-4. (X)

Source: SDR EISA98106
NO TEST · 1998-04-13 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY CHARGER — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

FOUND SECTIONS 2 AND 3 FLOOR PATH EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. GENERATED BY PILOT REPORT. FOUND 3 CHAFED WIRES UNDER SEAT 14D. SPLICED TOGETHER WIRES AND RE-SEATED WIRE BUNDLE. ALSO, FOUND FORWARD AND AFT BATTERY CHARGERS INOPERATIVE FOR SECTIONS 2 AND 3 FLOOR PATH EMERGENCY LIGHTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH BATTERY CHARGERS. ALL SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD PER MM 33-5. (X)

Source: SDR EISA98085

1997

NO TEST · 1997-11-24 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (SERVICE DOOR)

PHL - EMERGENCY LIGHT ON THE RIGHT DOOR SLIDE BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE DOOR SLIDE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND REPAIRED THE WIRING. (X)

Source: SDR USAAD97227
VIBRATION/BUFFET · 1997-09-21 Unresolved
ATA 3231

Part: LINK — BROKEN (NLG DOOR)

BOS - FL 358 - CREW FELT AN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION UPON RETRACTING THE GEAR. FLIGHT RETURNED TO BOS AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A BROKEN DOOR LINK ARM. (M)

Source: SDR USAAD97161
VIBRATION/BUFFET · 1997-06-28 Unresolved
ATA 3231

Part: CONTROL CABLE — FAILED (NLG DOOR)

PIT/YYZ - FLT 1659 - AFTER TAKEOFF ON GEAR RETRACTION, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD IN THE NOSE GEAR. NOISE AND BUFFETING INCREASED AS SPEED INCREASED. RETURNED TO PIT. FOUND RIGHT FORWARD NOSE GEAR DOOR SAFETY CABLE BROKEN, AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT DOOR, PN 5914985516. REPLACED RIGHT FORWARD DOOR ASSEMBLY. (X)

Source: SDR USAAD97111
NO TEST · 1997-05-31 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

PHL - FOUND RIGHT SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. (M)

Source: SDR USAAD97100
NO TEST · 1997-04-18 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

SYR/RON - FOUND AFT CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES IN POWER SUPPLY. (X)

Source: SDR USAAD97073
NO TEST · 1997-03-25 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (CABIN)

CVG - AFT SECTION OF FLOOR TRACK EMERGENCY LIGHT FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT POWER SUPPLY. (M)

Source: SDR USAAD97061
NO TEST · 1997-02-02 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (LT NACELLE)

CMH - LEFT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. PLACED ON MEL. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY IN PIT ON 3-3-97. (M)

Source: SDR USAAD97047
NO TEST · 1997-01-09 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (LT NACELLE)

CMH - LEFT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. (M)

Source: SDR USAAD97026

1996

NO TEST · 1996-12-13 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: CHARGER — FAILED (CABIN)

DAY - AFT SECTION OF FLOOR TRACK EMERGENCY LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT CHARGER AND BATTERY PACK. (M)

Source: SDR USAAD96182
NO TEST · 1996-12-05 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: CHARGER — FAILED (CABIN)

IND - AFTER EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER, REPAIRED WIRING IN SECTIONS 3 AND 4. (M)

Source: SDR USAAD96177
NO TEST · 1996-11-12 Unresolved
ATA 3397

Part: WIRE — SHORTED (CABIN)

EMERGENCY LIGHTS CIRCUIT BREAKER POPS IN OFF POSITION. REPAIRED SHORTED WIRE IN AFT RIGHT LAV EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. (M)

Source: SDR USAAD96163
NO TEST · 1996-10-17 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATT CHARGER — FAILED (CABIN)

NR 2 SECTION OF FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS. (M)

Source: SDR USAAD96149
OTHER · 1996-08-15 Unresolved
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 956-996)

PIT - DURING AGING AIRCRAFT VISIT, FOUND SKIN CORROSION ON FUSELAGE STATION 956 THROUGH STATION 996 BETWEEN LONGERONS 26L AND 29L. REPAIRED WITH FUSELAGE SKIN SPLICE PER EA 33339. (M)

Source: SDR USAA960558
OTHER · 1996-08-15 Unresolved
ATA 5312

Part: BULKHEAD — CORRODED (BS 996)

PIT - DURING AGING AIRCRAFT VISIT, FOUND LEVEL 1 CORROSION AT AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD 'T' CAP STATION 996 BETWEEN LONGERONS 22 AND 24 LEFT. REPAIRED PER SRM FIG 101 AND EA 33256. CUT OUT CORRODED AREAS INSTALLED FILLERS AND DOUBLERS PER SRM 53-63 FIG 1 AND EA 33256. (M)

Source: SDR USAA960553
OTHER · 1996-08-15 Unresolved
ATA 5312

Part: BULKHEAD — CORRODED (BS 996)

PIT - DURING AGING AIRCRAFT VISIT, FOUND LEVEL 1 CORROSION AT AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD 'T' CAP STATION 996 BETWEEN LONGERONS 19 AND 20 LEFT. CUT OUT CORRODED AREAS AND INSTALLED FILLERS AND DOUBLERS PER SRM 53-03 FIG 101 AND EA 33256. (M)

Source: SDR USAA960555
OTHER · 1996-08-15 Unresolved
ATA 5313

Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (BS 925-970)

PIT - DURING AGING AIRCRAFT VISIT, FOUND 5 FOOT SECTION OF LONGERON 27 LEFT, CORRODED FROM STATION 925 TO STATION 970. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF LONGERON PER REPAIR DOCUMENT 53-11-3 FIG 4, 53-02 PG 1. (M)

Source: SDR USAA960556
OTHER · 1996-08-15 Unresolved
ATA 5313

Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (BS 925-970)

PIT - DURING AGING AIRCRAFT VISIT, FOUND 5 FOOT LONG SECTION OF LONGERON 26 LEFT CORRODED FROM STATION 925 TO STATION 970. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF LONGERON PER REPAIR DOCUMENT 53-02 PG 1 AND PG 5, FIG 4. (M)

Source: SDR USAA960557
OTHER · 1996-08-15 Unresolved
ATA 5320

Part: 'T' CAP — CORRODED (BS 996)

PIT - DURING AGING AIRCRAFT VISIT, FOUND CORROSION AND DOUBLER DRILLED HOLES AT STATION 996 'T' CAP AT LONGERON 26 LEFT. TRIM OUT, CLEANED UP HOLES AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 58531 REV 'A'. (M)

Source: SDR USAA960554
OTHER · 1996-06-24 Unresolved
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 160)

PIT - DURING C-4 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH LENGTH CRACK EXTENDING THROUGH RIVET AT FORWARD AIRSTAIR CUT OUT, BOTTOM FORWARD CORNER, STATION 160. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-05 FIG 57A. (M)

Source: SDR USAA960499
NO TEST · 1996-06-16 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (ESCAPE SLIDE)

EMERGENCY LIGHT SLIDE COVER LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT AND INSTALLED NEW BATTERY. (M)

Source: SDR USAAD96081
OTHER · 1996-02-05 Unresolved
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 200)

BOS - DURING INSPECTION OF PCI 1366 (FUSELAGE AREA BELOW MED) FOUND .125 INCH CRACK IN THE SKIN AT STATION 200 LONGERON 22L. FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO PIT FOR REPAIRS. INSTALLED CLASS 3 DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 12B. (M)

Source: SDR USAA960192
OTHER · 1996-02-05 Unresolved
ATA 5313

Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 680)

BOS - DURING INSPECTION OF PCI 949 (UPPER FUSELAGE CROWN INSPECTION) FOUND .5 INCH CRACK IN LONGERON 5R AT STATION 680. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO PIT FOR REPAIR. REPAIRED LONGERON BY SPLICING PER SRM 53-02 FIG 2 IN PIT. (M)

Source: SDR USAA960193

1995

NO WARNING INDICATION · 1995-01-07 Unresolved
ATA 3260

Part: SWITCH — FAULTY (NOSE GEAR)

PIT - FLIGHT 0310 - CREW COULD NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND THE NOSE GEAR GREEN DOWNLOCK LIGHT CAME ON. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH. (W)

Source: SDR USAA950103