N95
Registered owner: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, OK (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.
7 reports on file, 1995-09-14 – 2004-07-27.
Part: AHRS — FAILED (COCKPIT)
FLIGHT 7941 IAD-BGM. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE FIRST OFFICER'S EADI SHOWED A 40 DEGREE TURN AND 10 DEGREES NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. A/C TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE 7-27-04 AT 1745 (LT). IAD MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 AHRS COMPUTER, SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST GOOD. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE 7-27-04 AT 1845 (LT).
Part: SOCKET — SHORTED (CABIN) · airframe 32,089 hrs · 34,174 cycles
PASSENGER WINDOW LIGHT ABOVE SEAT 8F ON RIGHT SIDE OF CABIN STARTED SMOKING AND SPARKING WHEN LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. AFTER LANDING WINDOW LIGHT SWITCH WAS IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF ALONG WITH ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SMOKE STOPPED. FOUND WINDOW LIGHT ABOVE SEAT 8F SOCKET SHORTED OUT.
Part: FIRE WARNING — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 31,879 hrs · 33,944 cycles
LEFT ENGINE TAIL HOT LIGHT, ABORTED TAKEOFF. CLEANED CONNECTORS AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM, NO FAULTS FOUND.
Part: COVER — DETACHED (PAX DOOR)
FORWARD ENTRY DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE COVER PARTIALLY OFF. RESECURED FORWARD ENTRY DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE COVER.
Part: BLEED VALVE — SATURATED (LT ENGINE)
SMOKE AND STRONG FUMES IN CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF. RESIDUAL B/B GAS PATH CLEANER IN BLLED AIR SYSTEM. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT ENGINE WAS WASHED ON 5/7-98. FOLLOW MM PROCEDURES FOR COMPRESSOR WASH. (M)
Part: RELAY 'DA' — STUCK (SUBPANEL 'B')
DURING A NORMAL MISSION, THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT EXPERIENCED A VARIETY OF ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS THAT WENT FULL BRIGHT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DURING THIS EVENT THERE WAS ALSO AN ODOR OF SOMETHING ELECTRICAL HEATING UP. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IT WAS FOUND THAT RELAY 'DA' ON SUBPANEL 'B' HAD STUCK CLOSED CAUSING A REVERSE BIAS TO BE APPLIED TO TWO POWER TRANSISTORS 'YC' AND 'YD' WHICH CAUSED THE COCKPIT LIGHTS TO STAY FULL BRIGHT AND THE TRANSISTORS TO HEAT UP AND PUT OUT A BURNING SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. (M)
Part: RELAY — STUCK CLOSED (SUBPANEL 'B')
DURING A NORMAL MISSION, THE PILOT AND COPILOT EXPERIENCED A VARIETY OF ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS THAT WENT FULL BRIGHT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DURING THIS EVENT THERE WAS ALSO AN ODOR OF SOMETHING ELECTRICAL HEATING UP. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, FOUND THAT RELAY 'DA' ON SUBPANEL 'B' HAD STUCK CLOSED CAUSING A REVERSE BIAS TO BE APPLIED TO TWO POWER TRANSISTORS 'YC' AND 'YD' WHICH CAUSED THE COCKPIT LIGHTS TO STAY FULL BRIGHT AND THE TRANSISTORS TO HEAT UP AND PUT OUT A BURNING SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. (X)