N959BP
Registered owner: EASTERN AIR EXPRESS LLC, MO (owner ≠ operator)
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.
22 reports on file, 2011-11-17 – 2023-03-06.
Part: SLIDE — DEPLETED (ZONE 200) · airframe 14,089 hrs · 10,052 cycles
DURING WEEKLY SERVICE CHECK FOUND L1 ESCAPE SLIDE LOW BOTTLE PRESSURE AND OUT OF RANGE.
Part: CIRCUIT BOARD — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 13,864 hrs · 9,906 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTING EXIT SIGN ASSEMBLY AFT OVERHEAD CABIN HAS A STRING OF LIGHTS INOP. FOUND DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. SUSPECT BAD CIRCUIT BOARD. REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE.
Earlier reports · 2011–2022 · 20 reports
2022
Part: LAMP — BURNED OUT (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 13,639 hrs · 9,795 cycles
FOUND ONE LAMP BURNT OUT @ R/H LOWER OVERWING EXIT IDENTIFIER.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 13,639 hrs · 9,795 cycles
EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT STA 727C INOP. EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY BATTERY DISCHARGED
2021
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 12,857 hrs · 9,424 cycles
WHILE PERFORMING FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM BATTERY PACKS, THE AFT RH EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK FAILED. R & R BATTERY PACK.
2020
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 12,401 hrs · 9,231 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK FAILED FROM STOCK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — NO TEST (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 12,401 hrs · 9,231 cycles
BATTERY TEST WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 12,326 hrs · 9,198 cycles
GROUND ILLUMINATION BATTERY PACK OVER 2L DOOR FAILS TO HOLD A CHARGE.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (ZONE 200) · airframe 12,255 hrs · 9,164 cycles
OVERWING ESCAPE GROUND ILLUMINATION LIGHT POWER SUPPLY DISCHARGES TOO QUICKLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. THIS REPORT WAS FILED IN THE SDR SYSTEM ON 1/27/2020 BUT WAS NOT RECORDED IN THE SYSTEM DUE TO FAA IT ISSUES AT THE TIME OF ENTRY.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (ZONE 200) · airframe 12,255 hrs · 9,164 cycles
OVERWING ESCAPE GROUND ILLUMINATION LIGHT POWER SUPPLY DISCHARGES TOO QUICKLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. THIS REPORT WAS FILED IN THE SDR SYSTEM ON 1/27/2020 BUT WAS NOT RECORDED IN THE SYSTEM DUE TO FAA IT ISSUES AT THE TIME OF ENTRY.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — NO TEST (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 12,255 hrs · 9,164 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY FAILED TIME CHECK DURING INSPECTION.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 12,255 hrs · 9,164 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY DISCHARGES TOO QUICKLY.
2019
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 12,245 hrs · 9,156 cycles
EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK FAILED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (BS 1096-1129) · airframe 12,239 hrs · 9,153 cycles
APU COMPARTMENT LT TORQUE BOX LOWER ANGLE ASSY CORRODED. CORROSION DAMAGE COMMON TO APU TORQUE BOX LOWER ANGLE BETWEEN BS 1096 AND BS 1129, AT LBL 25.0. CORROSION DAMAGE COMMON TO THE P/N 148A8615-55 ANGLE BETWEEN STA 1104 AND STA 1121. THE CORROSION DAMAGE HAS BEEN REMOVED PER THE PROCEDURES OF THE SRM. THE REWORK EXCEEDS THE LIMITS OF B737-700 SRM 53-80-13 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 2. THE REWORK HAS BEEN FLOURESCENT DYE PENETRANT INSPECTED IAW BOEING SOPM 20-20-02. NO CORROSION REMAINING. THE MINIMUM REMAINING MATERIAL THICKNESS COMMON TO THE REWORK HAS BEEN DETERMINED USING UT PER B737 NDT MANUAL PART 4, 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 2. THE MINIMUM REMAINING MATERIAL THICKNESS IS .054-INCH.
2018
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 11,584 hrs · 8,701 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN AFT R/H CABIN FAIL FUNCTION TEST TWICE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK REF: AMM 33-51-06 OPS CHECKED GOOD.
2016
Part: SCREW — SHEARED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 9,044 hrs · 6,794 cycles
MIGRATION/FAILURE OF SCREW IN GUIDE ARM ASSY, LT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR, THE FAILURE WAS IDENTIFIED BY GROUND SERVICE CREWS BEING UNABLE TO OPEN THE CABIN L1 DOOR, THE DOOR BECAME JAMMED & REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO OPEN. INSPECTED DOOR HINGE AND ROLLER COMPONENTS. FOUND THE RADIUS LINK PIN RETENTION SCREW HEAD SHEARED AND JAMMING THE ROLLER CHANNEL. NO FURTHER DAMAGE FOUND. REPLACED THE RADIUS LINK PIN, WASHER, KEYWASHER AND RETENTION SCREW. TORQUED RETENTION SCREW TO 20 LBS/IN. DOOR OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW AMM 52-11-21 AND SB 737-52-1175.
2015
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CORRODED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 8,739 hrs · 6,563 cycles
PITTING FOUND ON UPPER FORWARD ATTACH POINT ON LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. REPAIRED IAW SERVICE REQUEST 4-3014640753.
Part: BELTFRAME — DENTED (ZONE 100) · airframe 8,739 hrs · 6,563 cycles
DENT FOUND ON RADIUS OF BELTFRAME OUTER ANGLE AT BS 727B S-22R. REPAIRED IAW MFG SERVICE REQUEST 4-3016189532.
2013
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (BS 312-328) · airframe 6,414 hrs · 4,738 cycles
DURING 1C AND 3C HEAVY MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND INTERCOSTAL, CRACKED. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (BS 344-360) · airframe 6,414 hrs · 4,738 cycles
DURING 1C AND 3C HEAVY MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND INTERCOSTAL BS 344-360 BL0 CRACKED, REPLACED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-40-02. .
2011
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 4,143 hrs · 2,988 cycles
FUSELAGE SKIN CHAFING WAS NOTED BELOW DORSAL FAIRING, BLENDED AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS AT BS 847 IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOEING SR NO. 1-2034146972, MESSAGES XDV-ATR-11-0002-01C, DATED NOVEMBER 8, 2011, XDV-ATR-11-0002-05B, DATED NOVEMBER 10, 2011, AND XDV-ATR-11-0002-06C, DATED NOVEMBER 10, 2011 PER BOEING ODA-300064-NM APPROVED FORM 8100-9, DATED NOVEMBER 11, 2011. NOMINAL THICKNESS 0.640 INCH, REMAINING 0.036 INCH, MAX MATERIAL REMOVED 0.004 INCH.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 4,143 hrs · 2,988 cycles
FORWARD MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR WET AREA INTERCOSTAL AT BS 312 - BS 328, LBL 46 REPLACED WITH NEW P/N 141A5410-12 IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOEING STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL (SRM) D634A201, REV 44, CHAPTER 51-40-02.