N958VJ
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. AIR | Operator | on 1989-10-07 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
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.
31 reports on file, 1995-01-20 – 2001-01-19.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (L1 DOOR)
IND - THE PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–2000 · 30 reports
2000
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DAY - THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE ACTIVATED LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (M)
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN)
PHL - THE ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY BRACKET WAS BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY. (M)
Part: COALESCER BAG — CONTAMINATED (ACM BAY)
DTW-PIT - FLT 2201 - ON APPROACH INTO PIT, AN OIL LIKE SMELL IN THE CABIN WAS REPORTED COMING FROM BOTH PACKS WITH SMOKE DETECTORS IN LAVATORY SOUNDING OFF. FLIGHT LANDED AT PIT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED INTAKES AND TURBINES OF BOTH ENGINES. NO OIL SERVICE REQUIRED. REPLACED BOTH WATER SEPARATOR BAGS. RAN ENGINES WITH PACKS ON. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
1999
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (PAX DOOR)
IND - THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR SLIDE ACTIVATED EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (M)
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (LEFT)
ATL/PIT - FLT 7880 - AFTER ROTATION, THE LEFT ENGINE EGT CONTINUED TO CLIMB TO 600 DEGREES CELSIUS BEFORE ROLLING BACK. THE CREW REDUCED POWER WHEN THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ENGINE. (X)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (CARGO BAY)
IND - THE RIGHT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY. (M)
1998
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERABLE (CARGO BAY)
DAY - THE RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERABLE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY. (X)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CARGO BAY)
PIT - THE LEFT AND RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NACELLE LIGHT EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS. (X)
Part: SLIDE — FAILED (FUSELAGE)
PIT - THE AFT ESCAPE SLIDE MECHANISM FAILED TO DEPLOY THE SLIDE DURING FUNCTIONAL TEST. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SLIDE ASSY. (M)
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (COCKPIT)
PIT - DURING UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, PILOT REPORT FOUND CORROSION LEVEL 1 AT LOWER F/O EYEBROW WINDOW FRAME 3.25 INCH BY 9.5 INCH. INSTALLED TEMPORARY WINDOW PANEL AND INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DOUBLERS PER EA 49467. (M)
1997
Part: O-RING — FAILED (NLG STRUT)
PIT - FL 1006 - AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD UPON RECEIVING A NOSE GEAR UNSAFE WARNING LIGHT ON GEAR RETRACTION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE O-RING ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SCHRADER VALVE AND SERVICED THE STRUT. (M)
Part: BATERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
PHL - SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DAY - FOUND THAT THE LAST THREE EMERGENCY LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN A/C IS POWERED DOWN. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR AFT CENTER AISLE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS. (M)
1996
Part: FLOOR BEAM — CORRODED (BS 996)
PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 CHECK, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION AT STATION 996 FLOOR BEAM. INSTALLED NEW BEAM AND MFG DOUBLERS PER SRM 53-05 PAGE 212A FIG 72. CORROSION LEVEL 2. CORROSION TASK NR C58-53300. (M)
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 CHECK, FOUND 1.5 INCH CRACK IN LEFT VERTICAL FIN DRAG ANGLE AT FS 1132. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS PER SRM 53-05 FIG 23 AND 23A. (M)
Part: CUSP — DAMAGED (BS 658-680)
PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 CHECK, FOUND HOLE MADE IN CUSP MEMBRANE BETWEEN STATION 658-680 (20 INCH) SECTION. REPLACED SECTION OF SKIN AREA FROM FACTORY SPLICE TO FACTORY SPLICE. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 1095)
PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN LEFT FS 2095 LONGERON L3/L4. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER EA 33693. (M)
Part: T-CAP — CORRODED (BS 996)
PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 CHECK, FOUND LEVEL 1 CORROSION AT T-CAP AT FS 996 AFT T-CAP BETWEEN LONGERON L29 TO R29. SPLICE IN SECTION OF T-CAP PER SRM 53-03 FIG 37 AND EA 33802A. CORROSION LEVEL 1. (M)
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (STATION 639)
PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 CHECK, FOUND SEVERAL CRACKS BETWEEN STATION 639 AND STATION 737. SPLICED IN LONGERON FROM STATION 639 TO STATIO N737 PER SRM 53-02 FIG 2. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 1038)
PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 CHECK, FOUND .75 INCH CRACK IN RIGHT FUSELAGE SKIN FS 1038 LONGERON R14. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 18. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 427)
PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 CHECK, FOUND .375 INCH CRACK IN SKIN AT DOOR JAMB FS 427 R27. INSTALLED DOUBLERS PER SRO DWG 9530117. (M)
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 229)
PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 CHECK, FOUND LONGERON CRACKED AT 23R AT STATION 229. INSTALLED SPLICE PER SRM 53-02 FIG 2. (M)
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 522)
PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK AT FASTENERS AT STATION 522, 17L LONGERON. REPLACED 20 INCH PIECE OF LONGERON AND DOUBLERS INSTALLED PER SRM 53-10-17 TYPICAL REPAIR. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (WS 214)
PIT - DURIGN Q-4/C-6 CHECK, FOUND 4 INCH CRACK RIGHT WING AT XRS 214 OUTBOARD NR 5 SLAT TRACK CUT OUT RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE. 12 INCH BY 7 INCH DOUBLER REPAIR INSTALLED PER SRM 57-06 FIG 4. (M)
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB)
PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 CHECK, FOUND 1.25 INCH CRACK IN RIGHT DRAG ANGLE AT FS 1132 VERTICAL FIN DRAG ANGLE. INSTALLED DOUBLERS PER SRM 53-05 FIG 23 AND 23A. (M)
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 CHECK, FOUND 1.5 INCH CRACK IN LEFT DRAG ANGLE AT FS 1095 LEFT VERTICAL FIN. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-05 FIG 23B. (M)
Part: CUSP — CRACKED (BS 598)
PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 CHECK, FOUND 4 INCH CRACK IN CUSP MEMBRANE AT STATION 598 18R. REPLACED SECTION OF METAL REMOVED AT FACTORY SPLICE PER EA 33707. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 1095)
PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 CHECK, FOUND .75 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN RIGHT FS 1095 BETWEEN LONGERON R3/R4. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-04 FIG 27. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (LT WING)
PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 CHECK, FOUND LEVEL II CORROSION AT NR 1 SLAT TRACK CUT OUT OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF LEFT WING. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER 9 INCH BY 7.5 INCH PER SRM 57-06 FIG 4. CORROSION LEVEL 2, COROSION TASK NR C11-57300. (M)
1995
Part: VOR RECEIVER — INOPERATIVE (NR 1)
CLT - FLT 8028 - THE NR 1 NAV IS 45 PERCENT OFF. IT IS TO TTHE RIGHT OF THE NR 2 NAV. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE VOR REC SYSTEM. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD. (Z)