N951U
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRANS WORLD AIRLINES | Operator | on 1998-04-11 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by TRANS WORLD AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
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.
57 reports on file, 1996-03-08 – 2009-05-20.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 77,285 hrs · 41,230 cycles
CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS ON SEAT TRACK NR 5. INSTALLED PLUG PER AARD 53-20-00-10.
Part: SUPPORT ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 63,200 hrs · 33,827 cycles
NR 2 SEAT TRACK SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED AT STATION 927 BELOW FLOORBEAM. REMOVED CRACKED ANGLE, INSTALLED NEW ANGLE PER SRM 51-01.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 63,200 hrs · 33,827 cycles
LONGERON 20L CRACKED AT STATION 1003. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-18.
Part: PRESSURE PANEL — CRACKED (RT MLG WW) · airframe 63,200 hrs · 33,827 cycles
CRACK IN RIGHT WHEEL WELL PRESSURE DECK AT STATION 990 IN AREA OF FUEL LINE SHROUD. STOP DRILLED CRACK, INSTALLED TITANIUM DOUBLER PER AARD 53-30-00-13.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 63,201 hrs · 33,827 cycles
CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOP FROM SEAT 7 TO 16. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACKS IN RT BIN PER MM 33-60-98-4.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (ZONE 100) · airframe 63,201 hrs · 33,827 cycles
LT ALT STATIC PORT, 7 INCH WAVINESS CHECK IS OUT OF LIMITS. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-30-2.
Part: CHANNEL — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 63,201 hrs · 33,827 cycles
NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL C-CHANNEL IS CRACKED AT SPRAY DEFLECTOR GUIDE LT SIDE. REPAIRED PER AARD 53-10-00-4 REPAIR NR 4.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (ZONE 100) · airframe 63,201 hrs · 33,827 cycles
DENT IN FUSELAGE STA 333 ABOVE LONG 23L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 38.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (ZONE 200) · airframe 63,201 hrs · 33,827 cycles
DENT IN FUSELAGE BETWEEN LONG 17L-18L. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-04 FIG 38 SHEET 30 VIEW P.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (ZONE 200) · airframe 63,201 hrs · 33,827 cycles
DENT IN FUSELAGE AT STA 254 AND LONG 18L-19L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 12B.
Part: CUSP WEB — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 63,201 hrs · 33,827 cycles
RT CUSP CRACKED UNDER NUMBER 5 SEAT TRACK. CUT OUT CRACKED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER 53-20-00-16.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · airframe 63,201 hrs · 33,827 cycles
LT ALTERNATE STATIC PORT HAS CORROSION. INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER PER SRM 51-30-2.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (ZONE 100) · airframe 63,201 hrs · 33,827 cycles
DENT IN FUSELAGE AT RT STA 355 ABOVE LONG 21R. COLD WORK DENT AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 38.
Earlier reports · 1996–2005 · 44 reports
2005
Part: OIL SYSTEM — LEAKING (APU)
ORD - COMING IN FOR LANDING AT ABOUT 2000 FEET SMELLED AN UNIDENTIFIED ODOR. AFTER LANDING FLIGHT ATTENDANTS INFORMED CREW OF A LITE HAZY SMOKE IN THE CABIN. SHUT OFF THE WING AND ENGINE ANTI-ICE AND THE SMOKE SUBSIDED. SUSPECT OIL LEAKING INTO APU INLET. REPLACED APU. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2004
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DFW - TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B527 FOR TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DFW - AFT ENTRY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B527 FOR AFT ENTRY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2003
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,922 hrs · 30,177 cycles
DURING CHECK-C, IN THE AFT CARGO COMPT FOUND BULKHEAD FRAME CORRODED AT STRINGER 1320, RBL 6, LBL 40. REMOVED OLD FRAME AND REPLACED PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 56,922 hrs · 30,177 cycles
DURING CHECK-C CRACKED BRACKET FOR LOWER AFT DOOR STOP FORWARD CARGO DOOR. REPLACED BRACKET PER SRM 52-03.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 56,922 hrs · 30,177 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FORWARD CARGO DOOR FORWARD SIDE AT SECOND DOOR STOP FROM BOTTOM PIN AREA CRACKED. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 52-05 PAGE 291.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (CABIN) · airframe 56,922 hrs · 30,177 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN THE FWD CABIN AT THE FWD SERVICE DOOR WAY, FOUND SILL BRACKET (GIRT BAR FITTING) CORRODED AT STA 172, RBL 53. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: BRACKET — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,922 hrs · 30,177 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND FWD SERVICE DOOR AFT SILL BRACKET CORRODED, STA 197 AND RBL 53. REPLACED BRACKET PER DOUGLAS DRAWING 9911516 AND SPM 6-70-01 FASTENER SUBSTITUTION, 51-50-01 SRM.
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,922 hrs · 30,177 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN THE FWD ENTRY FOUND CORROSION ON WEB, BELOW FLOOR AT STA 168 TO 200, LBL 54. CLEANED AREA OF CORROSION. CUT OUT AREA BEYOND LIMITS AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-01, PAGE 9.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,922 hrs · 30,177 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CRACK IN LOWER DOOR BEAM AT LOWER HINGE CUTOUT. FWD SERVICE DOOR. REPLACED FRAME PER SRM SPM 6-70-01.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,922 hrs · 30,177 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN THE FWD CABIN, FOUND CORROSION ALONG THE FLOOR SUPPORT AT STA 148 TO 200, 8 INCHES LBL, UNDER NUMBER 5 FLOOR PANEL. INSTALLED NEW FLOOR SUPPORT PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,922 hrs · 30,177 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CORROSION ALONG FLOOR SUPPORT AT STA 148 TO 200, 8 INCHES RBL, UNDER NUMBER 4 FLOOR PANEL. INSTALLED NEW FLOOR SUPPORT, FABRICATED FROM EXTRUSION PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,922 hrs · 30,177 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT DAMAGED AT STA 905, LBL 12. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,922 hrs · 30,177 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND A CORRODED CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT CAP AT STA 1250, LBL 22 TO 44. REMOVED CORRODED CAP. CLEANED AREA AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW CAP PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,922 hrs · 30,177 cycles
DURING CHECK-C IN THE CABIN A CORRODED FLOOR SUPPORT CAP WAS FOUND AT STA 1155, LBL 22 TO 44. REMOVED CORRODED CAP. CLEANED AREA AND INSTALLED NEW FABRICATED CAP PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,922 hrs · 30,177 cycles
DURING CHECK-C IN THE NLG WHEEL WHEEL A CRACK WAS FOUND ON RT SIDE OF NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL JUST ABOVE THE RT FWD NOSE GEAR DOOR FWD HINGE, 8 INCHES AFT OF STA 37 ON WHEEL WELL CUTOUT SUPPORT ANGLE ON THE RT SIDE. CRACK WAS THROUGH FASTENER. TWO STACKED DOUBLERS INSTALLED. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND REPAIRED PER SRM 53-01, PAGE 10.
2002
Part: CONTROL CABLE — OUT OF RIG (L/E SLAT) · airframe 56,652 hrs · 30,010 cycles
WHEN FLAPS EXTENDED TO 15 DEGREES THE SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DURING APPROACH SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT CONTINUED TO INTERMITTENTLY CHANGE BETWEEN OFF AND DISAGREE. NO ASYMMETRY IN FLIGHT CONTROLS WAS NOTICED. RIGGED SLAT FOLLOW UP CABLES PER MM 27-81-02.
Part: CABLE · airframe 54,988 hrs · 28,947 cycles
FOUND FLAP BUS TRAVEL CABLE BROKEN. REPLACED THE CABLE. CHECK-C 8-25-01 STL. ---CLOSED---
Part: CABLE · airframe 54,988 hrs · 28,947 cycles
FOUND FLAP BUS TRAVEL CABLE BROKEN. REPLACED THE CABLE. CHECK-C 8-25-01 STL. --CLOSED--
2001
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (ACCESSORY BAY) · airframe 52,894 hrs · 27,713 cycles
THE AFT ACCESSORY COMPT EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LAMPS. CHECK-C 9-8-00 STL.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (COCKPIT) · airframe 52,894 hrs · 27,713 cycles
THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES. CHECK-C 9-8-00 STL.
2000
Part: WIRE — WORN (CABIN) · airframe 51,700 hrs · 27,047 cycles
THE FIRST CLASS FLOOR EGRESS LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRING, WORN DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. CHECK-C 9-8-00 STL.
Part: GYRO — FAILED (COCKPIT HSI) · airframe 50,505 hrs · 26,360 cycles
DURING CRUISE, F/O''S RMI AND CAPT''S HSI BECAME ERRATIC THEREAFTER VG NUMBER 1 FAILED AND WOULD NOT RESET. REPLACED VG (PN 19911-C1) (S/N 45145) AND DG (P/N 17265-2A) (S/N 55485). AC03 04-04-00 JFK.
1999
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (BS 1309)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND AFT CARGO COMPT TRACK SUPPORT INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AND CORRODED AT STA 1309, LONGERON 27R TO 28R. REMOVED INTERCOSTAL AND REPLACED PER SPM 6-70-01, PAGE 3.
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 160-198)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, THE CABIN O/B FLOOR SUPPORT RAIL WAS CORRODED AT STA 160 TO 198 AT FWD GALLEY DOOR. REMOVED THE CORROSION BY REPLACEMENT OF THE PART PER SPM 6-70-01, SEALED AND USED 5/32 AD RIVETS.
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 198)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT CORRODED AT STA 198, RBL 9 TO RBL44. FABRICATED ANGLE FROM 7075 T-6 PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 200)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT, STA 200, OTBD OF CHAIR TRACK AT RBL 44. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUPPORT MEMBER PER SPM 6-70-01, PAGE 2.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1212)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON CHAIR TRACK FLANGE AT STA 1212 TO 1250, LBL 44. REPLACED CHAIR TRACK PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1271)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON CHAIR TRACK FLANGE, STA 1271 TO 1307, LBL 44. REPLACED CHAIR TRACK PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CORRODED (BS 1212-1216)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND IN AFT CARGO COMPT AT STA 1212 TO 1216, INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN LONGERONS 29R AND 30 WITH CORROSION ON FOOT. REMOVED AND RELACED FOOT PER SPM 6-70-01.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CORRODED (BS 1212-1216)
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND STA 1212 TO 1216 LONGERON 29R INTERCOSTAL CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION BY REPLACEMENT OF PART PER SRM 51-10-3.
1998
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING MAINT CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT CABIN ROWS 9 AND 11. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. CHECK-C 7-28-98 MCI.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING MAINT CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHT INOP AT AFT LAVS. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. CHECK-C 7-28-98 MCI.
Part: CONNECTOR — SHORTED (PUMP)
DURING CHECK-C MAINTENANCE, WHILE OPERATING THE AUX HYD PUMP THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON THE PUMP SHORTED, BURNING THE CONNECTOR CONTACTS AND CAUSING A SMALL FIRE AT THE CONNECTOR. REPLACED THE AUX HYD PUMP CONN AND THE PUMP. (M)
Part: HYD FLUID — LOST (RT HYD SYSTEM)
STL - FLT 203 - DURING TAKEOFF, LOST RT SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID. REPLACED RT NOSE TIRE MFG PN 3910097-535 DUE TO TREAD CAP MISSING. CC-010 7-20-97 LAX. (X)
Part: GENERATOR — WORN (APU)
JFK - FLT 8703 - THE LEFT GEN FAILED, NO VOLTS OR FREQS. APU STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY FOR 30 MINUTES THEN APU GEN FAILED, NO VOLTS OR FREQS RETURNED TO JFK. THE LEFT GEN WAS DEFERRED PER MEL, AND THE APU GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED. IN FLIGHT, THE APU GENERATOR RAN NORMAL FOR AWHILE THEN FAILED. FLT AGAIN RETURNED TO JFK. REPLACED THE LEFT CSD MFG PN 696233B, AND THE APU GENERATOR. (M)
1997
Part: DUCT — CRACKED (TAIL COMP)
PBI - FLT 229 - DURING CLIMB, HAD A RECURRENCE OF TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATION. LIGHT WENT OUT WITH POWER REDUCTION. REPAIRED RIGHT AND LEFT PACK Y DUCT MFG P/N 5953625-521. ACCOMPLISHED TAIL COMPARTMENT LEAK AND Y DUCT HIGH PRESSURE CHECKS. OPERATIONS CHECKS NORMAL. (M)
Part: BLANKET — OUT OF POSITION (TAIL COMPT)
PBI - FLT 229 - DURING CLIMB, TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH LIGHT CAME ON. FOLLOWED HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER ENGINE POWER REDUCTION, BUT CAME ON AGAIN AS POWER WAS INCREASED. FOUND RIGHT SENSOR AND AIR PASSAGE CHAMBER BLOCKED WITH INSULATION FROM BLANKET. CLEANED AIR CHAMBER AND SENSOR AND PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN. (M)
Part: DETECTOR — WORN (NR 1 ENGINE)
LAX - FLT 40 - DURING CLIMB, THE NR 1 ENGINE, 'B' LOOP FIRE DETECTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DETECTOR LOOP MFG P/N 5938323-507, MANUFACTURED BY DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED (LAVATORY)
MCI - FLT 192 - DURING CLIMB, THE LEFT AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR, MFG PN 72-130002-001, MANUFACTURED BY FENWAL SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. CHECK C - 7-20-97 - LAX. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (X)
Part: CLAMP — LOOSE (TAIL COMPT)
SFO - FLT 136 - DURING CLIMB, TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REPOSITIONED AND TIGHTENED CLAMPS ON AUGMENTATION VALVE. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS NORMAL. CHECK C - 7-11-97 - LAX. (X)
Part: ACM — FAILED (FAILED)
STL - DURING CLIMB, LEFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE (ACM) FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ACM, MFG P/N 204950-5-4. FUNCTIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (M)
1996
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
STL - DURING PREFLIGHT, EGRESS LIGHT IN FIRST CLASS DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. FOUND POWER SUPPLY, MFG P/N 5822-2, MALFUNCTIONING. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND EGRESS LIGHT OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: OIL LINE — RUPTURED (NR 1 ENGINE)
STL - FLT 712 - DURING CRUISE, SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE, SN 3215, DUE TO OIL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATION. FOUND OIL LINE, MFG PN 7938314, TO DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH RUPTURED. REPLACED OIL LINE. ENGINE OPERATION, LEAK CHECK AND INDICATION WAS NORMAL. ENGINE TOTAL TIME: 33,308 HOURS; 17,329 CYCLES, CHECK C-1D - 4-1-95 - MCI.