N953DN
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.
39 reports on file, 2012-06-29 – 2018-02-05.
Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (CABIN) · airframe 53,783 hrs · 30,738 cycles
DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CABIN. INVESTIGATE ALL POSSIBILITIES OF SMOKE INCLUDING THE E AND E COMPARTMENT AND BAG BIN SIDEWALLS. TAKE PICTURES OF ALL SUSPECT COMPONENTS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. SUBMIT PICTURES AND A PICTURE OF THE LOG BOOK WRITE UPS TO THE MCC. ACCOMPLISH THE NO-GO ODI PROGRAM AS WRITTEN FOR ATA 2172 IN THE NO GO ODI PREVENTION PROGRAM. NO TROUBLE NOTED.
Earlier reports · 2012–2017 · 38 reports
2017
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 51,864 hrs · 29,629 cycles
LEFT AND RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND LIGHT ASSEMBLY IAW WDM. OPS CHECKED OKAY.
Part: LANYARD — FRAYED (L1 DOOR) · airframe 51,715 hrs · 29,540 cycles
L1 GIRT BAR LANYARD IS FRAYED. REPLACED LANYARD.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 51,563 hrs · 29,459 cycles
CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT FRAME 1494 BETWEEN STRINGERS 3 & 4 ON RIGHT SIDE OF VERTICAL STABILIZER. COMPLIED WITH ERA 556787-14 REV O.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 51,563 hrs · 29,459 cycles
CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT FRAME 1494 BETWEEN STRINGERS 3 & 4 LEFT SIDE OF VERTICAL STABILIZER. COMPLIED WITH ERA 556786-14 REV O.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 51,563 hrs · 29,459 cycles
FOUND CLIP CRACKED AT FR47LEFT SIDE. REPLACED CLIP.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 51,004 hrs · 29,150 cycles
BOTH OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK IAW MM. OPERATION CHECKS GOOD.
2016
Part: DOOR — BENT (CABIN) · airframe 50,878 hrs · 29,085 cycles
DAMAGE TO L1 ENTRY DOOR AT LOWER FORWARD EDGE. STRAIGHTENED BENT DOOR EDGE IAW SRM 52-01-01.
Part: LIGHT — DAMAGED (CABIN) · airframe 50,735 hrs · 29,003 cycles
RIGHT HAND OVERWING ESCAPE LIGHT INOPERATIVE AND DAMAGED. INSTALLED ROBBED ASSEMBLY AND RELAMPED. OPERATION CHECKS GOOD.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 50,702 hrs · 28,981 cycles
EXT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK/POWER SUPPLY IN AFT BIN. OPERATION CHECKS GOOD.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 50,673 hrs · 28,967 cycles
MULTIPLE TAIL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY IN AFT OVERHEAD PER MM.
2015
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (LT MLG WW) · airframe 48,075 hrs · 27,478 cycles
CRACK ON FORWARD LT WHEEL WELL FRAME. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FRAME IAW DWG 5930584.
Part: RELEASE CABLE — FAILED (TAILCONE) · airframe 46,798 hrs · 26,690 cycles
TAILCONE FAILED TO RELEASE DURING FUNCTIONAL CHECK. REPLACED TELEFLEX CABLE IAW AMDS 5352-7116.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 962) · airframe 46,798 hrs · 26,690 cycles
FRAME TAB IS CRACKED BEYONE LIMITS. R & R FS 962 RT FRAME IAW AMDS 5310-01375-09 AND DWG SR90530027.
2014
Part: DOOR FRAME — CORRODED (CARGO BAY) · airframe 44,264 hrs · 25,074 cycles
AFT CARGO, LOWER DOOR FRAME CORRODED. REPAIRED DOOR FRAME IAW SRM 53-60-02, FIG 9A.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 44,280 hrs · 25,081 cycles
DAMAGE INSIDE FIRST THREE HOLES ABOVE SKIN SPLICE AT STA Z52 LT SIDE. REPAIRED DAMAGE IAW ERA 526640-14AD, REV O.
Part: SPAR — DAMAGED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 44,264 hrs · 25,074 cycles
VERTICAL STABILIZER LT SPAR DAMAGED. REPAIRED IAW ERA 526640-14AD, SECTION II
Part: LUG — DAMAGED (NLG) · airframe 44,264 hrs · 25,074 cycles
NOSE GEAR LT STEERING YOKE LUG DAMAGED. REPAIRED LEFT STEERING LUG IAW CMM 32-21-13.
Part: CHANNEL — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 44,264 hrs · 25,074 cycles
CRACK WAS FOUND ON CHANNEL ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER ACTUATOR SUPPORT. REPAIRED IAW ERA 526678-14.
Part: ATTACH ANGLE — CRACKED · airframe 44,264 hrs · 25,074 cycles
WYE DUCT CEILING SUPPORT ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW DWG 5937954.
Part: LUG — DAMAGED (NLG) · airframe 44,264 hrs · 25,074 cycles
NOSE GEAR STEERING YOKE LUG DAMAGED. REPAIRED LEFT STEERING LUG IAW CMM 32-21-13.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 1567) · airframe 44,264 hrs · 25,074 cycles
AFT CANTED FRAME AT BS 1567 IS CRACKED AT TAIL CONE ALIGNMENT PIN. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FRAME, LATCHES AND RUBBER SEAL IAW DWG 9911843.
Part: UNKNOWN — CRACKED (UNKNOWN) · airframe 44,264 hrs · 25,074 cycles
CRACK REPAIRED IAW ERA 526678-14, SECTION I. COMPLIED WITH ERA 526678-14, SECTION II.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 1475) · airframe 44,264 hrs · 25,074 cycles
SKIN CRACKED FORE AND AFT OF FASTENER HOLE AT BS 1475, TWO INCHES OTBD OF LONGERON 2R. REPAIRED IAW ERA 526638-14, REV O, SECTION I.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 1475) · airframe 44,264 hrs · 25,074 cycles
SKIN HAS FOUR CRACKS NEAR L2R, BS 1475. COMPLIED WITH ERA 526638-14, SECTION I.
2013
Part: LANYARD — FRAYED (L1 DOOR SLIDE) · airframe 42,895 hrs · 24,244 cycles
L1 DOOR SLIDE LANYARD FRAYED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SLIDE LANYARD PER AMM. CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 42,807 hrs · 24,175 cycles
DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT EXIT SIGNS, AFT OVERWING THRESHOLD INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY B5-230. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
2012
Part: GROUND WIRE — MISINSTALLED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 40,637 hrs · 22,917 cycles
DURING SERVICE CHECK, MX FOUND EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHT IN TAIL COMPARTMENT INOPERATIVE. FOUND GROUND WIRE ON INCORRECT TERMINAL. REPOSITIONED GROUND WIRE TO CORRECT TERMINAL. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. ACFT IS OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: WIRE — DISCONNECTED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 39,401 hrs · 22,237 cycles
DURING SERVICE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND EMERGENCY EGRESS LIGHT ABOVE TAILCONE CATWALK NOT CONNECTED. INSTALLED WIRE L2527A16N ONTO TERMINAL PER WDM. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SEAT TRACK — DAMAGED (BS 200-589) · airframe 39,396 hrs · 22,231 cycles
FOUND MAIN CABIN BS 218-589 RBL44 SEAT TRACK HAS DEEP CORROSION AND GOUGES. REMOVED CORROSION AND BLENDED OUT GOUGES ON RBL44.5 SEAT TRACK IAW SRM VOL II 51-10-03 PARA 26. FOUND SEAT TRACK TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM VOL I 53-40-01 FIG 4,. REMOVED DAMAGE SEAT TRACK FROM BS 200-342 AND REPLACED SECTIONS IAW VOL I 53-40-06 FIG 6.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1155-1174) · airframe 39,396 hrs · 22,231 cycles
FOUND LT INBD SEAT TRACK HAS CORROSION BETWEEN BS 1155-1174. REMOVED AND REPLACED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK 1145-1364 IAW SRM VOL I 53-40-01 FIG 6.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 200 RBL 22) · airframe 39,396 hrs · 22,231 cycles
FOUND PAX CABIN FWD ENTRY BS 200 RBL 22 SEAT TRACK HAS PITTING CORROSION. REPLACED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK FROM BS 200-465 RBL 22 IAW SRM 53-40-01 FIG 6 VOL I.
Part: SEAT TRACK — GOUGED (BS 218-560 LBL24) · airframe 39,396 hrs · 22,231 cycles
FOUND MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK LBL 24 HAS GOUGED SCALLOPS BS 218-560. REMOVED AND REPLACED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK FROM BS 200-334 IAW SRM 53-40-01, FIG 6, VOL I STA 300-560 FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-40-01 FIG 4.
Part: BULKHEAD — CORRODED (BS 1395 29L-29R) · airframe 39,396 hrs · 22,231 cycles
FOUND AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD FWD FACE LOWER CHORD DOUBLER HAS CORROSION FROM L29L TO L29R. LOWER CHORD DOUBLER FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01 FIG 3 VOL I. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER CHORD DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-10-05 AND 51-30-05 VOL II.
Part: TEE FITTING — CORRODED (BS 1437) · airframe 39,396 hrs · 22,231 cycles
FOUND BS 1437 TEE FITTING RT SIDE OF APU DUCT IS CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED TEE FITTING FRAME IAW SRM 51-30-02 AND 51-30-05 VOL II.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1155-1174) · airframe 39,396 hrs · 22,231 cycles
FOUND LT OUTBD SEAT TRACK BETWEEN BS 1155-1174 IS CORRODED. REPLACED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK FROM BS 1145-1364 IAW SRM 53-40-01 FIG 6 VOL I.
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1064-1307) · airframe 39,396 hrs · 22,231 cycles
FOUND AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BS 1064 TO 1307 LT CARGO TRACK HAS DEEP CORROSION BLEND OUTS THROUGHOUT ITS FULL LENGTH. REPLACED SECTION ON CARGO TRACK AND SPLICE REPAIR IAW SRM 53-40-01, FIG 7 VOL 1.
Part: BEAM — CORRODED (BS 1193-1290) · airframe 39,396 hrs · 22,231 cycles
FOUND AFT PIT LOWER DOOR JAMB INBOARD HEADER BEAM FROM STA 1193-1290 HAS AREAS OF CORRSION L29R MRB 53-123-02. REMOVED AND EXISTING INBD HEADER BEAM AND INSTALLED NEW HEADER BEAM IAW DWG 5930483 REV AK.
Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (BS 1250 L30) · airframe 39,396 hrs · 22,231 cycles
FOUND AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT L30 CORRODED AT BS 1250. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS PER ER/A 501868-14 REV ORIG.