N948AX
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.
46 reports on file, 1995-03-04 – 2004-11-08.
Part: CHARGER — DEFECTIVE (BATTERY) · airframe 59,082 hrs · 59,363 cycles
DIVERSION FOR A BATTERY CHARGER PROBLEM WHICH OCCURRED OUT OF ICT EN ROUTE TO ILN. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MCI. BATTERY CHARGER INDICATED CONSTANT CHARGE IN CLIMB GREATER THAN 40 AMPS FOR MORE THAN 2 MINUTES. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER AND BOTH BATTERIES. CHECKED TEMP SENSOR 197 OHMS. FOUND TO BE GOOD IAW DC-9 AMM 24-30-02-2.
Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 58,769 hrs · 59,014 cycles
BULGE AT STA 889 - 1005 LONGERON 17 LEFT - 18 LEFT. REPLACED CORRODED SECTION OF LONGERON IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02.
Earlier reports · 1995–2003 · 44 reports
2003
Part: COMPUTER — DEFECTIVE (AUTOPILOT) · airframe 58,157 hrs · 58,334 cycles
AUTOPILOT ROLLED INTO A 30 DEGREES LEFT BANK UNCOMMANDED. REPLACED THE ROLL AXIS COMPUTER. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 MM 22-10-00.
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (E & E BAY) · airframe 58,117 hrs · 58,293 cycles
AUTOPILOT PITCHED UP AND DOWN 1500 FT./MIN., THEN MADE AN UNCOMMANDED 30 DEGREES RIGHT TURN. AUTOPILOT CHECKED GOOD ON GROUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED PITCH AXIS COMPUTER AS PRECAUTION. PITCH COMPUTER CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 MM 22-13-01.
Part: LIGHT — SMOKE (COCKPIT) · airframe 58,071 hrs · 58,234 cycles
CAPTAIN'S MAP LIGHT BEGAN EMITTING ELECTRICAL SMOKE. MAP LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. REPLACED CAPTAIN'S MAP LIGHT ASSEMBLY IAW DC-9 AMM 33-10-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. PLACARD REMOVED. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER.
2002
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (NLG IND SWITCH) · airframe 57,894 hrs · 58,044 cycles
NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND USING NORMAL EXTENSION. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION SWITCH CONNECTOR PLUG, LOOSE. SECURED CONNECTOR PLUG, SWUNG GEAR THREE TIMES, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM.
Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE · airframe 57,768 hrs · 57,930 cycles
NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN SAFE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WITH GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED HANDLE, SAME INDICATION. DURING ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, NORMAL GEAR DOWN INDICATION OCCURED. REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK POSITION AND WARNING SWITCH IAW DC-9 MM 32-60-00-0-0101. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,764 hrs · 57,927 cycles
LONGERON 7 RIGHT WAS CRACKED AT FS 597. REPLACED LONGERON SECTION IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,764 hrs · 57,927 cycles
LONGERON 6 LEFT WAS CRACKED AT FS 718. REPLACED LONGERON SECTION IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,764 hrs · 57,927 cycles
LONGERON 17 LEFT CRACKED AT STA 966. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02.
Part: SPLICE — CRACKED (AFT CARGO) · airframe 57,764 hrs · 57,927 cycles
INBOARD AFT FITTING, FLOOR BEAM STA. 965 LEFT, WAS CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,764 hrs · 57,927 cycles
LONGERON 14 LEFT CRACKED AT STA 980. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (RT. WHEEL WELL) · airframe 57,764 hrs · 57,927 cycles
SLAT TRACK X0S 429.1, INBOARD SUPPORT FITTING TO FRONT SPAR ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED. REPLACED AREA IAW REA D957-45321 AND DC-9 SRM.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,764 hrs · 57,927 cycles
FORWARD ENTRANCE DOOR PAN CRACKED AT LOWER SIDE OF LOWER HINGE CUT OUT. REPLACED PAN SECTION IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2, 51-30-5, 51-10-3, 51-20-0 AND 51-10-4.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (LEFT WHEEL WELL) · airframe 57,764 hrs · 57,927 cycles
FITTING CRACKED, FORWARD OF INBOARD GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5.
2001
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 57,091 hrs · 57,178 cycles
THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE ON PRE-DEPARTURE CHECK. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES IAW DC-9 MM 33-53-02. OPERATION CHECKS WERE COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,762 hrs · 56,832 cycles
AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD LEFT HOIZONTAL STIFFENER WERE CRACKED ADJACENT TO LONGERON 14 AND 15L. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,762 hrs · 56,832 cycles
RIGHT LOWER VENTRAL DOOR STOP FITTING WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE DOOR STOP FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,762 hrs · 56,832 cycles
INTERCOSTAL WAS CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE ON AFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE STATION 1143, JUST OUTBOARD OF LEFT RUDDER TORQUE TUBE VERTICAL ATTACH FITTING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE INTERCOSTAL IAW DC-9 SUPPLEMENTAL SRM AND SRM 51-30-5.
Part: CAP — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,762 hrs · 56,832 cycles
NR 6 AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD TEE CAP APPEARED TO BE CRACKED AT LONGERON 14L. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE TEE SECTION IAW ABX EA 53120037-004 AND EA 53120037-006.
2000
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)
RIGHT ENGINE LOOP B LIGHT AND ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. COMPLIED WITH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND SHUT DOWN RIGHT ENGINE. REPLACED FIRE DETECTOR ELEMENT ON LOOP B RIGHT ENGINE. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
1999
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (RT SPOILER)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND INBOARD SPOILER PANEL CRACKED IN TWO PLACES AT DRIVE LINK CUTOUT. REPLACED SPOILER PANEL IAW DC9 MM 27-61-01.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CRACKED (BS 945)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE FRAME SHEAR-TIE CRACKED AT STATION 945 AND LONGERON 13 RIGHT. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 53-03.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (RT WING)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT WING RIB INBOARD OF OUTBOARD FLAP HINGE CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (LT TE FLAP VANE)
APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT OF LEFT WING VANE SKIN DELAMINATED. REPAIRED UNIT IAW DC9 SRM.
1997
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CRACKED (E/E COMPT)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE AFT BULKHEAD WEB OF THE E/E COMPARTMENT CRACKED JUST INBD OF THE NR 3 VERTICAL SUPPORT ON THE LT SIDE APPROX 2 ABOVE THE FLOOR. REPAIRED THE WEB IAW ABX REA D953-21807.
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CRACKED (E/E COMPT)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE AFT BULKHEAD WEB OF THE E/E COMPARTMENT CRACKED JUST OUTBD OF THE NR 5 VERTICAL SUPPORT ON THE LT SIDE. REPAIRED THE WEB IAW AX REA D953-21990.
Part: CUSP WEB — CRACKED (BS 933-965)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT CUSP WEB CRACKED 4 PLACES BETWEEN STA 933 AND 965. REPLACED CUSP WEB IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-2.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (CARGO COMP)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND MAIN FRAME 718 RT CRACKED IN RADIUS. REPAIRED MAIN FRAME IAW DC9 S/B 53-131, FIG 2, SHT 39.
Part: CUSP WEB — CRACKED (BS 960-963)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT CUSP WEB CRACKED 4 PLACES BETWEEN STA 960 AND 963. REPLACED CUSP WEB IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-2.
Part: PRESSURE WEB — CRACKED (NLG WW)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE NOSE WHEEL WELL HORIZONTAL PRESSURE PANEL FITTING CRACKED IN THE LEFT TUNNEL AREA. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D953-21786-MR.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (NR 1 PYLON)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE INTERCOSTAL WEB ON NR 1 ENGINE PYLON CRACKED BELOW THE ENGINE WIRE BUNDLES AND BLEED AIR DUCT. REPAIRED THE WEB IAW DC9 SSRM DWG K05159.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 1 PYLON)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE INTERCOSTAL ANGLE ON NR 1 PYLON CRACKED BELOW THE ENGINE WIRE BUNDLES AND BLEED AIR DUCT. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DACO DWG 9958193.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BS 64)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE FITTING IN TOP OF NOSE WHEEL WELL AT FS 64 AND LBL 18 CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-30-1.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (ELEVATOR TAB)
ELEVATOR GEARED TAB WAS 25 PERCENT DELAMINATED ON OUTBOARD UPPER AND LOWER SKIN. REPLACED ALL HONEYCOMB CORE, DOUBLERS AND SKIN.
Part: AIR DISTRIBUTION — ODOR (COCKPIT)
NOXIOUS ODOR IN FLIGHT. USED CREW O2 SYSTEM. NO NOXIOUS ODOR NOTED. RESERVICED O2 SYSTEM AS REQUIRED.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN BATTERY SWITCHED OFF. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTING WAS DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES IAW DC9 MM 33-53-00.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER AC AND DC POWER IS OFF. REPLACED BATTERIES IN EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY IAW DC9 MM 33-55-00.
1996
Part: BEARING — DEFECTIVE (1 BRAKE)
THE NR 1 BRAKE WAS DRAGGING AND OVERHEATED. REPLACED WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES. BLED AND LEAK CHECKED BRAKE IAW DC-9 MM 32-40-2 AND 32-41-1. SHOP FINDINGS INDICATED WHEEL INBOARD BEARING FAILURE.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 265-303)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND UNDER THE FORWARD ADF ANTENNA FROM STA 265 TO 303. FUSELAGE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D953-14979-MR.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (ENTRY DOOR)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS REMOVED FROM THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR OUTER SKIN FOR INSTALLATION OF A PERMANENT REPAIR. FUSELAGE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D952-14946-MR.
1995
Part: LINK — CORRODED (LEFT)
DURING COMPLIANCE OF A.D. 75-14-06; A.D. 90-18-03; S.B.'S 78-36, 78-38, 78-40 AND 78-66, FOUND NR 2 LOWER LEFT DRIVER LINK HAD A CRACK INDICATION. REPLACED LINK IAW DC-9 OVERHAUL MANUAL 78-30-1. SHOP FINDINGS: LINK CORRODED AND PITTED BEYOND LIMITS. LINK WAS SCRAPPED.
Part: DOOR — WORN (LT MLG)
DURING COMPLIANCE OF A.D. 91-22-07; A.S.B. 32-244, FOUND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR OUTBOARD DOOR HINGE HALF WORN. REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR OUTBOARD DOOR IAW DC-9 M.M. 32-10-0.
Part: TR LINK — CRACKED (NR 1 ENGINE)
DURING COMPLIANCE OF AD 75-14-06, AD 90-18-03; SB'S 78-36, 78-40 AND 78-66, FOUND THE NR 1 LOWER RIGHT DRIVER LINK SHOWED A CRACK INDICATION DURING EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. REPLACED DRIVER LINK IAW DC-9 MM. SHOP FINDING, LINK CRACKED AND SCRAPPED LINK.