N957U
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.
25 reports on file, 1995-03-02 – 2005-11-13.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOR FIRST CLASS OVERHEAD INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS OVERHEAD. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ATL - FORWARD ENTRY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT B523 FOR FORWARD ENTRY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: APU — LEAKING (APU BAY)
DFW - AIRCRAFT HAD A HAZEY LOOK THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CABIN AND THERE WAS A MUSTY TYPE SMELL. THE HAZEY LOOK BECAME VERY THICK AND THE SMELL GOT MUCH STRONGER. FOUND APU LEAKING OIL. REPLACED THE APU. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Earlier reports · 1995–2004 · 22 reports
2004
Part: LINE — CRACKED (NR 1 ENGINE OIL) · airframe 47,464 hrs · 24,901 cycles
THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT DUE TO LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY GOING TO ZERO. REPLACED THE OIL LINE TO THE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH. CHECK-C 10-25-2003 STL.
2003
Part: BRAKE — LOCKED (NR 2 WHEEL) · airframe 45,081 hrs · 23,436 cycles
WHILE TAXIING TO GATE AFTER NORMAL LANDING AND NORMAL BRAKING THE LEFT INBOARD BRAKE LOCKED UP. PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON TAXI WAY. THE BRAKE WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH NUMBER 1 AND 2 WHEEL ASSEMBLIES. THE NUMBER 2 WHEEL TRANSDUCER WAS ALSO REPLACED PRECAUTIONARY. CHECK-C 11-23-02 STL.
2002
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED · airframe 43,835 hrs · 22,701 cycles
EMERGENCY EGRESS EXIT SIGN INOP IN TAIL SECTION. REPLACED BATTERY IN EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN. LAST CHECK C PERFORMED IN STL 11/27/2001. --CLOSED--
2001
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (AFT CARGO BAY) · airframe 39,400 hrs · 20,062 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN AFT CARGO COMPT FOUND CORROSION ON LOWER SIDE OF FLOOR SUPPORT AT STA 1212, LONGERON 28L TO 29R. REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT. INSTALLED WET PER SRM 51-10-3 FASTENERS PER SRM 51-30-0.
Part: SUPPORT BRACKET — CORRODED (AFT CARGO BAY) · airframe 39,400 hrs · 20,062 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CORROSION ON AFT CARGO COMPT TRACK SUPPORT, RT SIDE, FROM STA 1117 TO 1155, RBL 16. MADE NEW 2 ANGLE PER DRAWING 5936660 ITEM 167 FROM 7-75-0 24 HOUR HEAT TREAT OF 0.090 X 4 X 40.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (RUDDER) · airframe 39,400 hrs · 20,062 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND RUDDER WITH DAMAGE SPOT ON RT SIDE, FWD OF RUDDER TAB UPPER HINGE AREA, GROUND THRU FLAME SPRAY. REPAIRED DAMAGE PER SRM 51-70-1A, FIG 58. RUDDER PAINTED AND BALANCED.
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (AFT CARGO BAY) · airframe 39,400 hrs · 20,062 cycles
DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN AFT CARGO COMPT THE LT TIE DOWN TRACK WAS CORRODED FROM STA 1155 TO 1320. REMOVED CORROSION PER SPM 6-80-1. FABRICATED NEW TRACKS PER SPM 6-70-01 AND ORIGINALS. INSTALLED SPLICE AND TRACK PER SRM 53-05 FIG 4G. FASTENERS PER SRM 51-30-1.
2000
Part: POWER SUPPLY — WORN (CABIN) · airframe 38,395 hrs · 19,465 cycles
THE EGRESS LIGHTS IN THE CENTER OF THE AIRCRAFT STARTING AT ROW 17 WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY. CHECK-C 12-6-99 STL.
Part: BUNGEE CYLINDER — BROKEN (LT MLG) · airframe 37,731 hrs · 19,091 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BDL, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT FULLY RETRACT, HAD WARNING INDICATION AND AIR NOISE. CONTINUED WITH GEAR DOWN TO PWM. REPLACED THE LT GEAR BUNGEE CYL DUE TO BROKEN ROD END. CHECK-C 12-6-99 STL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (ROW 22)
THE EGRESS LIGHTS FROM ROW 22 BACK TO THE GALLEY WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. CHECK-C 12-6-99.
1999
Part: SLIDE — WORN (R1 DOORWAY)
DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND THE ESCAPE SLIDE AT THE FORWARD RT SIDE DOOR HAD DISCONNECTED AND WAS STARTING TO COME APART. REPLACED THE SLIDE. CHECK-C 12-23-98 STL.
1998
Part: CONTROLLER — WORN (RT WINDSHIELD)
SFO - FLT 422 - AFTER DEPARTURE FROM SJC, SMOKE APPEARED AT FWD EDGE OF GLARESHIELD BY CENTER WINDSHIELD. TURNED OFF WINDSHIELD HEAT AND SMOKE STOPPED. MAKE UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT SFO. CHECKED WINDSHIELD SENSORS AND TERMINALS, AND REPLACED WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROLLER. CHECK-C 12-22-97 MCI. (M)
Part: CONTROLLER — FAILED (CABIN)
IAD - FLT 123 - DURING CRUISE AT 27,000 FT, LOST PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PRESSURIZATION CONTROL REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 PRESS CONTROL, MFG NR 2117180-2. (M)
1997
Part: FLOOR BEAM — CRACKED (BS 1287-1309)
MCI - DURING OP-16 FOUND AFT CARGO SHEAR WEB CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES BETWEEN FRAME, STATION 1287 AND 1309, RBL 58, TOP OF CABIN FLOOR BEAM. REPAIRED WITH DOUBLER INSTALLATION PER SRM 53-2-0, AND REPLACED FASTENERS PER SRM 51-30-2. (M)
Part: FLOOR TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1208)
MCI - DURING OP-16, FOUND CORROSION IN CABIN ON FLOOR TRACK, STATION 1208, LBL 55. REPLACED FLOOR TRACK PER SRM 51-60-0 AND SRM 51-00. (M)
Part: DOOR FLANGES — CORRODED (BS 160-200)
MCI - DURING OP-16, FOUND CORROSION IN MAIN CABIN ON R1 DOOR FLANGES, STATION 160-200. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW PART PER SRM 51-30-0, PAGES 1 AND 2. (M)
Part: FLOOR TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1117-1136)
MCI - DURING OP-16, FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR TRACK, LBL 36 STATION 1117-1136. REMOVED AND REPLACED TRACK PER SRM 51-10-3 AND SRM 20-10-13. (M)
Part: FLOOR TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1193-1211)
MCI - DURING OP-16, FOUND CORROSION ON AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FLOOR TRACK, STATION 1193-1211, LEFT SIDE. INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF TRACK PER SRM 53-05, FIGURE 4. (M)
Part: FLOOR TRACK — CORRODED (BS 200-237)
MCI - DURING OP-16, FOUND CORROSION ON CABIN FLOOR TRACK, RBL 22, STATION 200-237. REPLACED PER SRM 51-00 FROM STATION 200-225, AND INSTALLED SEAT TRACK PER SRM 53-05, AT STATION 275, RBL 22. (M)
Part: FLOOR TRACK — GOUGED (BS 527-786)
MCI - DURING OP-16, FOUND FLOOR TRACK MID-CARGO BIN GROUNDED AND GOUGED, STATION 527-786, BL 17L. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW FLOOR TRACK PER SRM 53-05. (M)
1996
Part: OVEN — SMOKING (GALLEY)
STL - FLT 224 - DURING CRUISE, GALLEY OVEN EMITTED SMOKE. SHUT OFF OVEN. FOUND SPILLED FOOD IN OVEN. CLEANED OVEN AND OVEN OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL. CHECK C-1D - 5-16-96 - JFK.
1995
Part: DEFLECTOR — DAMAGED (LT MLG)
LAX - FLT - 210 - ON TAKEOFF, WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED, LT MLG RED LIGHT AND DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED FLIGHT HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. FOUND DEFLECTOR ASSEMBLY (P/N 5937042-501) BENT AND CONTACTING HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR. REPLACED DEFLECTOR ASSEMBLY AND LANDING GEAR OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL. CHECK C-1D - 1-13-94 - MCI.