N950U
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
41 reports on file, 1995-02-10 – 2016-11-10.
Part: HOUSING — LEAKING (RGB) · airframe 2,223 hrs · 2,192 cycles
AIRCRAFT LOST OIL PRESSURE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, RESULTING IN AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN PRIOR TO LANDING AT CLOSEST AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND THE AFT REDUCTION GEARBOX HOUSING HAD SEVERE CORROSION LEAKING OIL.
Earlier reports · 1995–2006 · 40 reports
2006
Part: ENGINE — SHUTDOWN (RIGHT)
DEN - RIGHT ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 300 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. RIGHT HAND ENGINE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE AT ROTATION WAS ABOUT 570 DEGREES. ENGINE FIRE/DAMAGE/SEPARATION CHECKLIST FOLLOWED, HAD N1 AND N2 BUT NO RESTART. LANDED DEN WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT HAND ENGINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2004
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 58,759 hrs · 31,045 cycles
AFTER BOARDING THE FLIGHT CREW ARMED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THE AISLE EGRESS LIGHTS BETWEEN ROW 22 AND 28 WERE BLINKING. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. CHECK-C STL 12-18-03.
2003
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,807 hrs · 29,875 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CORROSION ON CABIN SEAT TRACK AT STA 1150 TO 1164, LBL 22. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTION PER SRM 53-05, FIG 4F, FROM STA 1150 TO 1230.
Part: BEAM — CRACKED (SERVICE DOORWAY) · airframe 56,806 hrs · 29,875 cycles
DURING CHECK-C, THE FWD SERVICE DOOR LOWER BEAM WAS CRACKED AT FWD END IN RADIUS. ALSO A SMALL CLIP WAS CRACKED INSIDE LIGHTENING HOLE AT UPPER AFT CORNER. REPLACED CLIP AND REPLACED LOWER BEAM PER SPM 6-70-01.
2002
Part: OIL SYSTEM — LEAKING (APU) · airframe 56,716 hrs · 29,820 cycles
OIL LEAKING IN APU CAUSING SMOKE TO ENTER CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AUTO TEMP CONTROL ANTICIPATOR. LAST CHECK C PERFORMED IN STL 10/29/02 --CLOSED--
Part: ACCUMULATOR · airframe 56,661 hrs · 29,779 cycles
CREW REPORTED SMELL OF KEROSENE IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. REPLACED THE RH THRUST REVERSER ACCUMULATOR ACCOUNT LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID. CHECK-C 10-29-02 STL. --CLOSED--
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 56,614 hrs · 29,750 cycles
THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE CEILING AT ROWS 23 TO 26, AND THE AFT OVER WING EXIT SIGN WAS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE BATTERY PACK FOR THE CEILING LIGHTS AND REPLACED THE BATTERIES FOR THE OVERWING EXIT.
Part: SIGN — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 55,251 hrs · 28,911 cycles
AFT STAIR EGRESS EXIT SIGN INOP. REPLACED EGRESS EXIT SIGN.
Part: BATTERY PACK · airframe 55,093 hrs · 28,825 cycles
THE CABIN EGRESS LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING. REPLACED THE NUMBER 3 EGRESS BATTERY PACK. CHECK-C 10-24-2001 STL. --CLOSED---
2001
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 52,161 hrs · 27,156 cycles
THE LT AND RT REAR OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES IN POWER SUPPLY. CHECK-C 11-11-00 STL.
2000
Part: LIGHT — EXPLODED (SEAT 33) · airframe 50,223 hrs · 26,081 cycles
DURING TAXI, PASSENGER SERVICES LIGHT EXPLODED AT SEAT 33F. REMOVED THE LIGHT FROM THE SOCKET. *S/D* DETERMINED THAT LAMP SHATTERED RATHER THAN EXPLODING. ASSUME LAMP WAS FAULTY AND HAD AN AIR INTRUSION WHICH CAUSED IT TO OVERHEAT AND SHATTER.
1999
Part: WEB — CORRODED (BS 1170)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR MEMBRANE BELOW THE AFT SERVICE DOOR, AFT GIRT BAR FLOOR FITTING, STA 1170. REMOVED CORROSION PER SPM 6-80-01, PAGE 123. REPAIRED MEMBRANE PER SRM 53-01, PAGE 918.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1260 - 1271)
DURING OP 15 MAINT CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR TRACK, UNDERSIDE, AT STA 1260 TO 1271, LBL 24. INSTALLED NEW TRACK FROM STA 1220 TO 1322, PER SRM 53-05 FIG 4G.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1155 - 1390)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON CABIN CHAIR TRACK AT LBL 50, STA 1155 TO 1390. REPLACED BAD TRACK PER SRM 53-05, FIG 4F.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1231 - 1304)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON CABIN CHAIR TRACK AT LBL 28, STA 1231 TO 1304. REPLACED TRACK PER SPM 6-70-00.
Part: SILL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND IN FORWARD CARGO COMPT, BOTTOM DOOR SILL AREA HAD CORROSION AND WAS DIRTY. REPAIRED LOWER DOOR SILL PER SRM 53-05 FIG 44.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (DOOR FRAME)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND CRACK AT INTERIOR OF AFT CARGO DOOR AT AFT LOWER DOOR STOP CASTING AND INTERCOSTAL. REPLACED CRACKED WEB AND STIFFENER PER SPM 6-70-07, PAGE 2 AREA 4B.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (BS 1309)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON STA 1309 FORMER, FROM LONGERON 20L TO 28L. REPLACED FORMER FROM L18L TO L28L, PER SRM 53-03, FIG 2A.
Part: CASTING — CRACKED (DOOR FRAME)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND MID CARGO DOOR UPPER FORWARD INTERIOR DOOR STOP CASTING CRACKED, APPROX 3 IN BELOW TOP OF DOOR, AFT OF FWD EDGE. INSTALLED NEW CASTING PER SPM 6-70-01, PAGE 3.
Part: WINDOW FRAME — CRACKED (BS 946)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND CABIN WINDOW FRAME CRACKED AT STA 946, LONGERON 12R, UPPER FORWARD CORNER. REMOVED MATERIAL AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-114.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 180)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK FOUND CABIN FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT, STA 180, WITH CORROSION, RBL 10 TO 43. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND VERTICAL STABILIZER DORSAL FIN WITH RIBS CRACKED AT LOWER END, NUMBER 1 AND 5 ON LT SIDE AND 4, 7, AND 8 ON RT SIDE. REPAIRED RIBS 1, 5, 4, 7 PER SRM 55-02 FIG 19. REPLACED NUMBER 8 PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: SKIN — GOUGED (FUSELAGE)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND GOUGE IN FWD ENTRY DOOR OUTER SKIN AT GUST LOCK CUTOUT, .5 IN BY .25 IN. BLENDED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER TO OUTER SKIN PER SRM 52-05, FIG 20.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 160 - 200)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT CORRODED AT RBL 6, STA 160 TO 200. INSTALLED NEW FLOOR SUPPORT PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 200)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT AT STA 200, LBL 14, RBL 53 WAS CORRODED. REPLACED SUPPORT MEMBER PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (ELEVATOR TAB)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND LT ELEVATOR CONTOL TAB WITH DELAMINATION AT THE INBD AREA. CONTROL TAB SENT TO SHOP FOR OVERHAUL. DELAMINATION REPAIRED PER SRM 55-04, PAGE 5 TO 7.
Part: FRAME — CUT (BS 522)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND 2 DEEP CUTS IN FORMER, INNER FLANGE AT STA 522, ABOVE LONGERON 6L. REPAIRED DAMAGED AREA PER SRM 53-03, PAGE 5.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1212 - 1287)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT (CHAIR TRACK) AT STA 1212 TO 1287, LBL 54. REPLACED SUPPORT TRACK PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: BLADE — FAILED (NR 1 ENG COMP)
ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN ANOTHER FLIGHT REPORTED SPARKS COMING FROM THE NR 1 ENGINE. METAL WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE TAIL PIPE. REPLACED ENGINE. CHECK-C 8-24-98 MCI. *S/D* FOUND AN EIGHTH STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADE FRACTURED DUE TO FATIGUE. THERE WAS SEVERE DOWNSTREAM DAMAGE TO THE N2 COMPRESSOR.
1997
Part: RETRACT MECH — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG)
FLT 619 - STL - DURING CLIMB, NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. ADJUSTED NOSE GEAR OVERRIDE CABLE, CYCLED NOSE GEAR, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (M)
1996
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 1211)
MCI - DURING OP-15, FOUND FLOOR SUPPORT CORROSION, LONGERON 28R, STATION 1211. REPLACED SUPPORT PER SRM 51-30-0.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 207)
MCI - DURING OP-15, FOUND CORROSION ON FORMER, ABOVE STRINGER 30, BS 207, AFT OF DOOR. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-3 AND REINSTALLED FASTENERS PER SRM 51-30-0. (M)
Part: SENSOR — DIRTY (NLG)
STL - ON TAKEOFF AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. FOUND TARGET AND SENSOR DIRTY. CLEANED TARGET AND SENSOR, MFG P/N 8-337-03, AND NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION CHECKED NORMAL. (M)
Part: AIR DISTRIBUTION — SMOKE (COCKPIT)
DURNG DESCENT, SMOKE FROM AN UNDETERMINED SOURCE APPEARED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. PERFORMED MD9-21-02 AIR CONDITIONING DUCT OIL CONTAMINATION CHECK, AND MD9-49-04 APU AND ECS PERFORMANCE CHECK, ALL CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: SEAL — FAILED (NLG)
STL - AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR SEAL KIT, MFG P/N A03772REVH. GEAR SWING CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: STRUT SEAL — FAILED (NLG)
STL - AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. IT WAS DETERMINED THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN ALND LOCKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR SEAL KIT, MFG PN A03772REVH. GEAR SWING CHECKED NORMAL. CHECK C-1D - 4-13-95 - MCI.
Part: SCHRADER VALVE — CRACKED (NLG STRUT)
TPA - AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED, NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR INFLATION LOW DUE TO CRACKED SCHRADER VALVE. REPLACED SCHRADER VALVE, MFG P/N A00314, AND SERVICED NOSE LANDING GEAR, OPERATION THEN CHECKED NORMAL.
1995
Part: OVEN — FAILED (GALLEY)
STL - DURING CRUISE E GALLEY OVEN, MFG P/N 50381, BEGAN SMOKING WHEN TURNED ON. TURNED OFF OVEN. REPLACED OVEN AND OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: AIR DISTR — ODOR (COCKPIT)
OMA - FLT 142 - DURING CRUISE HAD ODOR AND SMOKE IN COCKPIT. ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM APPEARED NORMAL. CHECKED ELECTRICAL PANELS IN COCKPIT AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT COMPARTMENT AND NO ABNORMALITIES FOUND. CHECK C-2D - 1-13-93 - MCI.
Part: AIR DISTRIBUTION — ODOR (COCKPIT)
OMA - FLT 142 - DURING CRUISE, HAD ODOR AND SMOKE IN COCKPIT. ELECTRICAL SYTEMS AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM APPEARED NORMAL. CHECKED ELECTRICAL PANELS IN COCKPIT AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT COMPARTMENT AND NO ABNORMALITIES FOUND. CHECK C-2D - 1-13-94 - MCI.