N957AS
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.
44 reports on file, 1995-08-14 – 2002-10-21.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
OKC - FOUND DURING 30K CHECK, AFT CARGO BAY UPPER SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT FS 1155, LONGERON 30 TO 29R. REPLACED UPPER SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-10-2. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–2001 · 43 reports
2001
Part: LANYARD — BROKEN (L1 DOOR)
L1 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE CABLE ATTACH TO GIRT BAR BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANYARD ASSY ON L1 DOOR IAW MM CH 25-60-00. (M)
Part: NOSE BULLET — DAMAGED (ENGINE)
AUTOTHROTTLES OFF AND EQUAL ERP, THE LEFT EPR VALUE DECREASES .11 AND THE RIGHT EPR INITIALLY INCREASES .02 THEN DECREASES .03 LEAVING AN EPR SPLIT OF .08 N1 AND N2 BOTH CHANGE BY APPROXIMATELY EQUAL AMOUNT. WITH AUTOTHROTTLES ON AND SYNC ON THE EPR SPLIT IS .16 (N1 AND N2 ARE MATCHED) WITH ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON FOR ABOVE CONDITIONS. CHANGED IN EPR NOTED ABOVE OCCUR WHEN ENGINE ANIT-ICE IS TURNED ON. CRUISE AUTOTHROTTLES/SYNC AND ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON THE RIGHT EPR IS AT MAXIMUM/BOTH N1'S MATCHED AUTHOTHROTTLES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN .76M (FL350) UNLESS AUTOTHROTTLES ARE TURNED OFF AND LEFT THROTTLE ADVANCED. FOUND HOLE IN NR 2 NOSE BULLET REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM CH 71-00-00. (M)
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (E/E BAY)
FLL - FLT 679 - EN ROUTE NR 1 DFGC FAILED CREW SWITCHED TO NR 2 DFGC TO RESTORE NORMAL. FUNCTION PER FCOM PROCEDURES, QRH PROCEDURES. AUTOPILOT AND AUTO THROTTLE SIMULTANEOUSLY DISENGAGED. TRANSFER TO DMI NR 0019634-3 NR 1 DFGC AS PER MEL 22-14-00. CAT ''C'' PLACARDS INSTALLED. (M)
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (E/E BAY)
FLL - FLT 679 - NR 1 DFGC WENT INTO RESET/TEST AT CRUISE KICKING OFF AUTO PILOT AND AUTO THROTTLES. THEN AGAIN ON DESCENT. CARRY OUT DFGS STATUS/TEST. RETURN TO SERVICE IAW MM 22-01-05. CHECKED NORMAL. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. (M)
Part: AUTOPILOT SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
FLT 623 - MLB - AUTOPILOT WILL NOT ENGAGE ON COMPUTER 1 WORKS FINE ON COMPUTER 2. ENT TO DIM NR 0013692-1 IAW MEL 22-14-0 CAT C AMEND 1800Z HK. (M)
Part: ADI — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
FLT 679 - FLL - AUTOPILOT WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED WHEN SELECTED TO NR 1 POSITION. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAINS ADI. OPS CHECK OK IAW MM 34-24-00. ALSO PERFORMED RTS CHECK. NO FAULTS, NO FAILURES. AUTO PILOT ENGAGES NORMAL. (M)
Part: AUTOPILOT SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
FLL - FLT 679 - AUTOPILOT WILL NOT STAY ON THE NR 1 DFGS. WORKS ON NR 2 DFGS. TRANSFERRED TO DIM NR 0003269-2 IAW MEL 22-14-0. CAT ''C'' PLACARDED. (M)
Part: AUTOPILOT SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
LGA - FLT 600 - AUTO PILOT WILL NOT STAY CONNECTED IN DFGC NR 1 POSITION. TRANSFERRED TO DMI NR 0013680-1, PER MEL REF 22-15-00. PLACARDS INSTALLED CAT C. (M)
Part: BRAKE — INOPERATIVE (MLG)
RSW - FLT 1525 - FOUND APPEARS AS IF NR 1 BRAKE IS NOT OPERATING. BLED AIR FROM NR 1 BRAKE ASSEMBLY IAW MD-80 MM 32-40-00. GROUND CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: LIMITER — FAILED (CABIN TEMP)
FLL - SMELLED SMOKE IN CABIN DURING FLIGHT. LIGHT MISTY SMOKE WITH SMELL. REMOVED AND REPLACED THERMAL TEMP LIMITER IAW MD-80 MM 21-65. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: CONTROL VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (AC BAY)
ACY - FLT 529 - AFTER TAKEOFF IN CLIMB, RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING PACK WENT FULL HOT. MANUAL CONTROL WOULD NOT CONTROL VALVE. SMOKE FILLED THE AIRCRAFT. WENT HP BLEED OFF ON RT PACK AND RAM AIR ON AND SMOKE CLEARED. LANDING WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT. INSPECTED RT ACM AND ASSOCIATED DUCTING. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATED RT A/C SYSTEM USING APU AND ENGINE SUPPLY AIR. ALL SYSTEMS OPS CHECK GOOD. ALL IAW MD-80 MM 21-31-00. (M)
1999
Part: HANDLE — ROUGH (L2 DOOR)
PDX - FLT 419 - AFTER ARRIVAL, CREW REPORTED THE L2 DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. FOUND EXTERIOR HANDLE CATCHING ON DOOR STRUCTURE. REMOVED BURR FROM HANDLE AND SMOOTHED AREA AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (X)
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 16 TO 19 WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: MECHANISM — OUT OF ADJUST (L1 DOOR)
PDX - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLIGHT 461, CREW REPORTED THE L1 DOOR WAS FOUND TO RUB ON THE FRAME WHEN CLOSING. ADJUSTED THE L1 DOOR TORQUE TUBE MECHANISM AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: ROTATION ROD — OUT OF ADJUST (L1 DOOR)
SEA - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLIGHT 376 - CREW REPORTED THE L1 DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO LOCK AND UNLOCK. ADJUSTED L1 DOOR ROTATION ROD IAW DC9 MM AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE FORWARD PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 1155-1174)
LCQ - DURING C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT LOWER ANTENNA MOUNT AT FS 1163. REMOVED DAMAGED MATERIAL AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER IAW ASA EA 5330-01361. (M)
1998
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OF FLIGHT 342, CREW REPORTED THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT IN THE FORWARD ENTRY AND THE EMEGENCY LIGHT IN THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: MECHANISM — OUT OF ADJUST (PAX DOOR)
SEA - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLIGHT 435, CREW REPORTED THE L1 DOOR CATCHING AT SEAM. ADJUSTED L1 DOOR BAYONET AND LOCK MECHANISMS AND ADJUSTED DOOR HORIZONTAL POSITION AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: INTERLOCK — OUT OF ADJUST (PAX DOOR)
OAK - PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OF FLT 9001, CREW REPORTED THE L1 DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. ADJUSTED THE FORWARD ENTRY STAIR DOOR INTERLOCK ARM AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: FUEL SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)
PDX - FLT 648 - DURING CLIMB-OUT, CREW REPORTED THE RT ENGINE FLAMED OUT PASSING 25,000 FT. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURE, ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. RETURNED TO PDX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED RT ENGINE INLET AND EXHAUST, NO DEFECT NOTED. MANUALLY ROTATED ENGINE, ROTATES FREELY. MOTORED ENGINE, ALL MOTORING PARAMETERS NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE START, ALL START AND IDLE PARAMETERS NORMAL. DURING ENGINE RUN WITH FUEL HEAT SELECTED, FOUND ENGINE WOULD SHUTDOWN AFTER FUEL HEAT 60 SECOND TIME DELAY. REPLACED ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND FILTER, FUEL PUMP, AND FUEL HEATER. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN UP, ALL PARAMETERS AND OPERATIONS NORMAL. (M)
Part: FUEL CONTROL — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)
PDX - FLT 648 - DURING CLIMB-OUT, CREW REPORTED THE RT ENGINE FLAMED OUT PASSING 25,000 FT. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURE, ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. RETURNED TO PDX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED RT ENGINE INLET AND EXHAUST, NO DEFECT NOTED. MANUALLY ROTATED ENGINE, ROTATES FREELY. MOTORED ENGINE, ALL MOTORING PARAMETERS NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE START, ALL START AND IDLE PARAMETERS NORMAL. DURING ENGINE RUN WITH FUEL HEAT SELECTED, FOUND ENGINE WOULD SHUTDOWN AFTER FUEL HEAT 60 SECOND TIME DELAY. REPLACED ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND FILTER, FUEL PUMP, AND FUEL HEATER. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN UP, ALL PARAMETERS AND OPERATIONS NORMAL. (M)
Part: FUEL PUMP — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)
PDX - FLT 648 - DURING CLIMB-OUT, CREW REPORTED THE RT ENGINE FLAMED OUT PASSING 25,000 FT. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURE, ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. RETURNED TO PDX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED RT ENGINE INLET AND EXHAUST, NO DEFECT NOTED. MANUALLY ROTATED ENGINE, ROTATES FREELY. MOTORED ENGINE, ALL MOTORING PARAMETERS NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE START, ALL START AND IDLE PARAMETERS NORMAL. DURING ENGINE RUN WITH FUEL HEAT SELECTED, FOUND ENGINE WOULD SHUTDOWN AFTER FUEL HEAT 60 SECOND TIME DELAY. REPLACED ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND FILTER, FUEL PUMP, AND FUEL HEATER. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN UP, ALL PARAMETERS AND OPERATIONS NORMAL. (M)
Part: LATCH — LACK OF LUBE (L1 DOOR)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE L1 DOOR WAS FOUND DIFFICULT TO RELEASE FROM THE LOCKED OPEN POSITION. LUBRICATED THE DOOR HOLD OPEN LATCH MECHANISM AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: LATCH — LACK OF LUBE (L1 DOOR)
PDX - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLT 281, CREW REPORTED THE L1 DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO RELEASE FROM THE LOCKED OPEN POSITION. LUBRICATED THE DOOR HOLD OPEN LATCH AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
LAX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE FORWARD PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE VERY DIM AT THE AFT GALLEY. REPLACED BATTERIES AND LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE AFT CABIN WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
1997
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT IDENTIFIER IN THE AFT GALLEY AREA WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LIGHT BASE ASSEMBLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (X)
Part: PIN — BROKEN (AFT ENTRY DOOR)
SJD - PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OF FLT 99 - CREW REPORTED THE AFT ENTRY DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. REPLACED THE AFT ENTRY DOOR LOWER HINGE PIN AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: LATCH MECHANISM — OUT OF ADJUST (LT COCKPIT)
SEA - PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OF FLT 410, CREW REPORTED THE FLT COMPARTMENT LT SLIDING WINDOW WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. ADJUSTED THE LT SLIDING WINDOW LATCH MECHANISM AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 29 TO 33 WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: APU — DEFECTIVE (APU COMPT)
SEA - AIR TURN BACK OF FLT 442 - CREW REPORTED HYDRAULIC FLUID ODOR IN CABIN. REPLACED BOTH WATER SEPARATOR COALESCERS, NO CONTAMINATION OR ODOR NOTED. ODOR APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING PACK. REPLACED RIGHT COOLING TURBINE, ODOR STILL PRESENT. RELEASED WITH RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE PER MEL 21.1. OPERATED AIR CONDITIONING PACKS WITH ENGINES AND APU AS AIR SOURCE. FOUND ODOR TO BE COMING FROM APU. REPLACED APU AND OPERATED PACKS WITH APU AS AIR SOURCE, NO ODOR OR DEFECT NOTED. (M)
Part: HINGES — LACK OF LUBE (L2 DOOR)
LAX - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLT 253 - CREW REPORTED, THE L2 DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE. LUBRICATED THE DOOR HINGES AND MECHANISM AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: CABLE — BROKEN (ESCAPE SLIDE)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE L1 DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE GIRT BAR ATTACH CABLE WAS FOUND BROKEN. REPLACED THE CABLE ASSEMBLY. (M)
Part: LANYARD — DISCONNECTED (TAILCONE)
PDX - DURING INSPECTION OF THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE THE AUTOMATIC DEPLOY LANYARD WAS FOUND DISCONNECTED FROM THE GIRT TAB. CONNECTED THE AUTOMATIC DEPLOY LANYARD TO THE GIRT TAB. (M)
1996
Part: ESCAP ROPE CLIP — LODGED IN DOOR (RT EMER EXIT)
PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE FORWARD RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR WAS FOUND DIFFICULT TO OPEN. FOUND ESCAPE ROPE CLIP LODGED BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME. STOWED ESCAPE ROPE CLIP IN PROPER POSITION AND DOOR OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE FORWARD PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (X)
Part: EMERG EVAC SLIDE — FAILED TEST (R1 DOOR)
OAK - DURING 15K CHECK, THE R1 DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHTS FAILED TEST. REPLACED THE R1 DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE. (X)
Part: TUBE ASSY — BROKEN (R1 DOOR)
SEA - FLT 92 - AFTER ARRIVAL, CREW REPORTED THE R1 DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. FOUND LOWER SEAL ACTUATOR TUBE ROD END BROKEN. REPLACED TUBE ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTED ROD END AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (X)
1995
Part: BATTERIES — LOW CHARGE (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE TAILCONE AREA WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES AND LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
Part: EEL BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FORWARD CABIN WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES AND LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)