N962AX
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
60 reports on file, 1997-05-07 – 2007-10-08.
Part: DOOR FRAME — GOUGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 41,332 hrs · 43,628 cycles
DOOR JAMB STA 200, LONGERON 15 RIGHT GOUGED. REPAIRED DOOR JAMB IAW DC9 SRM.
Part: REPAIR — CRACKED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 41,332 hrs · 43,628 cycles
MAIN ENTRY DOOR FORWARD LOWER CORNER REPAIR CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED REPAIR IAW DC9 SRM 52-01 FIG 4.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 41,332 hrs · 43,628 cycles
MAIN ENTRY DOOR UPPER AFT CORNER, ANGLE CRACKED INSIDE LIGHTENING HOLE. REPAIRED MAIN ENTRY DOOR UPPER AFT ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (AFT CARGO BAY) · airframe 41,332 hrs · 43,628 cycles
AFT LOWER CARGO DOOR BEAM END FITTING WAS CRACKED AFT END OF NR 2 BEAM. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5.
Part: CUSP WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 41,332 hrs · 43,628 cycles
CUSP WEB CRACKED ON LEFT SIDE AT STA 980. REPAIRED CRACKED WEB IAW REA E-43520.
Part: CUSP WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 41,332 hrs · 43,628 cycles
CUSP WEB CRACKED AT STA 1022 - 1036. REPLACED CUSP WEB AS REQUIRED IAW DC9 SRM.
Part: WHEEL — SEPARATED (NR 4 MLG) · airframe 41,325 hrs · 43,623 cycles
AIRCRAFT BLOCKED IN WITH NR 4 MAIN TIRE FLAT. FOUND NR 4 WHEEL RIM SEPARATED. REPLACED NR 4 MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY, NR 4 BRAKE AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR PISTON AND AXLE ASSEMBLY IAW DC9 MM CHAPTER 32.
Earlier reports · 1997–2006 · 53 reports
2006
Part: TORQUE TUBE — DAMAGED (MLG DOOR) · airframe 40,034 hrs · 42,376 cycles
LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION, GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR HANDLE DOWN & 3 GREEN WHILE IN FLIGHT. LANDING GEAR WAS RECYCLED. REPLACED GEAR DOOR, TORQUE TUBE AND DOOR SEQUENCE DRIVE ARM IAW DC9 MM 32-11-03-2-02-1.
2005
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (BS 218-237) · airframe 39,888 hrs · 42,220 cycles
FORWARD LOWER CARGO LEFT TRACK HAD EXFOLIATED CORROSION AT TWO ATTACH FASTENERS BETWEEN STA 218 AND 237. REPLACED BAD SECTION OF TRACK IAW DC-9 SSRM K05159 DRAWING.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 39,888 hrs · 42,220 cycles
AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR UPPER LT CORNER 13 DOUBLER HAD RADIAL CRACK EXTENDING FROM STOP DRILL. CRACK EXCEEDED APPLICABILITY AND CRACK REPAIR LIMITS FOR PREVIOUS J060088-1 ANGLE REPAIR. STOP DRILLED CRACKS AND REPAIRED IAW SRM.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (BS 1114-1133) · airframe 39,888 hrs · 42,220 cycles
AFT ASSY COMPARTMENT INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN FS 1114 AND FS 1133, LONGERON 17 RIGHT AND LONGERON 16 RIGHT HAD A CRACK ON BOTTOM FORWARD SIDE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE AS REQUIRED IAW DC-9 SRM K05159 DRAWING.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 579) · airframe 39,888 hrs · 42,220 cycles
FUSELAGE SKIN BULGED AT STA 579, LONERON 30, EVIDENCE OF CORROSION INTERNAL. REMOVED INTERNAL CORRODED DOUBLER / INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER IAW SRM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 1087) · airframe 39,888 hrs · 42,220 cycles
FUSELAGE CRACK AT STA. 1087, LONGERON 2 LEFT. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53-01.
2004
Part: PRESSURE PANEL — LEAKING (MAIN CABIN) · airframe 38,997 hrs · 41,549 cycles
DESCENDING, PASSING FL 180, AUTOPILOT WITH HEADING MODE ENGAGED, NOTICED A/C DRIFTED 20 DEGREES LT OF COURSE WITH NOSE DOWN, SWITCHED TO TURN KNOB, A/C WOULD NOT RESPOND. DISENGAGED AUTOPILOT, YOKE STILL IN LT/FWD POSITION. WENT TO ROLL WINGS LEVEL BUT YOKE JAMMED. USED FORCE & YOKE BROKE FREE THEN JAMMED IN RT ROLL. YOKE THEN FREED UP. LATER IN DESCENT, ENGAGING SPEED BRAKES CAUSED SEVERE ROLL TO RT. FOUND OUTBD PULLEY CLUSTER FROZEN, INSPECT FLT CONTROL CABLES & THAWED OUT PULLEYS. PERFORMED LEAK CHK OF SLANT PRESS PNL IAW JC 9079020. FOUND SLANT PNL SPRAYING WATER DIRECTLY ON PULLEY CLUSTER. REMOVED CABIN FLOORBOARD PNL & SEALED LT SLANT PRESS PNL. PERFORMED LEAK TEST, NO WATER SPRAYING ON PULLEY CLUSTER.
Part: LINK — DAMAGED (RT WING) · airframe 38,510 hrs · 41,155 cycles
AIRCRAFT VIBRATES AT 320 KTS AT LOW ALTITUDE CLIMB AND CRUISE REGARDLESS OF POWER SETTINGS. REPLACED RT WING TO STRUCTURE TRAILING LINKS AND HARDWARE DUE TO EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT IAW MM 20-10, 20-15 & 20-16.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (PRESS BULKHEAD) · airframe 38,182 hrs · 40,926 cycles
AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD FORWARD RIGHT STIFFENER, 4TH FROM TOP, WAS CRACKED AT TEE. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SSRM K05159.
2002
Part: LINK — CRACKED (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 36,937 hrs · 39,965 cycles
NR 1 ENGINE UPPER RIGHT LINK THRUST REVERSER CRACKED. REPLACED IAW MM.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (RT. O/B STAB.) · airframe 36,416 hrs · 39,566 cycles
RIGHT STAB. INTERIOR, #3 UPPER STRINGER, WAS CRACKED AT XHS 158, 1" INBOARD TO OUTBOARD OF RIB. REPAIRED #3 STRINGER IAW DC-9 SRM 55-02.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (RT. O/B STAB.) · airframe 36,416 hrs · 39,566 cycles
RIGHT STAB. INTERIOR #2 UPPER STRINGER, WAS CRACKED AT XHS 204.1, APPROXIMATELY 1.5" INBOARD TO OUTBOARD OF RIB. REPAIRED #2 STRINGER IAW DC-9 SRM 55-02.
2000
Part: CONTROL BOX — FAILED (E/E BAY) · airframe 33,920 hrs · 37,913 cycles
ON TAKEOFF, THE GREEN NOSE LANDING GEAR LIGHT WAS OUT WITH THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE RED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WITH THE GEAR HANDLE UP. RECYCLED THE GEAR AND ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES. THE UNSAFE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. REPLACED THE PROXIMITY CONTROL BOX.
Part: CONTROL — FAILED (E/E BAY)
LEFT MAIN GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE POSITION ON GEAR EXTENSION. MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH INDICATES GREEN. GEAR WARNING HORN COULD NOT BE SILENCED. PULLED P26 AND SILENCED HORN. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. CREW RECYCLED GEAR. RERACKED PROX CONTROL BOX. OPS CHECKED GOOD. EVIDENCE OF WATER ON TOP OF BOX. REPLACED WITH PROX CONTROL BOX FROM FLY AWAY KIT. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC9 MM 32-60-01.
1999
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY.
1997
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (CENTER WING)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE CENTER WING TANK LOWER KEEL DOUBLER HAD NUMEROUS CORROSION BLENDOUTS BEYOND SRM LIMITS. REPAIRED CENTER WING LOWER KEEL DOUBLER IAW ABX REA D957-19608-MR.
Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (BS 1114)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND LONGERON 25 LEFT TEE ANGLE CORRODED AT FS 1152. REPAIRED LONGERON 25 IAW ABX REA D953-20348-MR.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BS 737)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND KEEL FITTING AT FS 737 CRACKED. REPLACED KEEL FITTING AT FS 737 IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTER 51-30-1, 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
Part: JAMB — CRACKED (BS 737)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR FORWARD JAMB CRACKED AT UPLOCK SWITCH. REPAIRED DOOR JAMB IAW ABX REA D953-20150.
Part: BRACKET — CORRODED (BS 675)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE SLAT CONTROL VALVE PULLEY BRACKET CORRODED AT FS 675. REPLACED SLAT CABLE PULLEY BRACKET AND RIGGED SLAT CONTROL SYSTEM IAW DC-9 MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHAPTER 27-80-2.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (LT PYLON)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE PYLON UPPER BEAVERTAIL FITTING CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT BEAVERTAIL FITTING AND REPAIRED AREA IAW ABX REA D954-20135-MR AND DC-9 SRM CHAPTER 51-30-5.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (RT PYLON)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE PYLON LOWER BEAVERTAIL FITTING CORRODED. REPAIRED RIGHT PYLON LOWER BEAVERTAIL IAW ABX REA D954-19607-MR.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (LT PYLON)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE PYLON LOWER BEAVERTAIL FITTING CORRODED. REPAIRED LEFT LOWER BEAVERTAIL IAW ABX REA D954-20074 AND DC-9 SRM CHAPTER 53-04, FIGURE 13.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (RT PYLON)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT PYLON UPPER BEAVERTAIL EXCESSIVELY CORRODED. REPAIRED RIGHT UPPER BEAVERTAIL IAW ABX REA D954-19607-MR.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (LT MLG WW)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE LEFT LATERAL CONTROL MIXER BRACKET CRACKED AND CORRODED. REPLACED LEFT LATERAL CONTROL MIXER BRACKET IAW DC-9 MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHAPTERS 20-16-0 AND 27-61-4.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (RT WING)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT WING NR 2 SLAT TRACK INBOARD RIB CRACKED AT AFT LOWER FLANGE. REPLACED NR 2 RIB IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 58)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND TWO FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKS AT RIVETS AT FS58 ON LEFT HAND SIDE. REPAIRED IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTER 53-01.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (LT WING)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STATION XIS 136 CORRODED. REPLACED WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT XIS 136 IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
Part: BULKHEAD JAMB — CRACKED (BS 1072)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD IAW AD 85-01-02 PER SB 53-137, FOUND THE BULKHEAD DOOR JAMB CRACKED JUST BELOW THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF DOOR CUTOUT. REPLACED CRACKED DOUBLER IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTER 51-30-5.
Part: JAMB — CORRODED (BS 1133-1163)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT VENTRAL DOOR JAMB FRAME CORRODED FROM FS 1133 TO FS 1163. REPLACED THE UPPER JAMB CAP AND DOOR STOP FITTINGS IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
Part: BULKHEAD CLIP — CRACKED (BS 1072)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD FORWARD LATERAL STIFFENER END CLIP CRACKED AT LONGERON 9 LEFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
Part: BULKHEAD CLIP — CRACKED (BS 1072)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD LATERAL STIFFENER CRACKED AT LONGERON 7R. REMOVED AND REPLACED END CLIP IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
Part: FORMER — CRACKED (BS 675)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND A FRAME FITTING CRACKED AT FS 675 JUST INBOARD OF LEFT CANTED KEEL. REPAIRED FRAME FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTER 53-03, FIGURE 12.
Part: BULKHEAD CLIP — CRACKED (BS 1072)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD LATERAL STIFFENER END CLIP CRACKED AT LONGERON 9 RIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED END CLIP IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-30-1.
Part: SLAT — CORRODED (LT WING)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE NR 1 LEFT SLAT CORRODED AT CENTER ATTACH FITTING. REPLACED NR 1 LEFT SLAT IAW DC-9 MAINTENANCE MANUAL, CHAPTER 27-80-1.
Part: KEELBEAM — CORRODED (BS 665)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE KEEL BEAM HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION BLENDOUTS AT FS665.0. REPAIRED KEEL BEAM IAW ABX REA D953-19727-MR.
Part: BRACKET — CORRODED (VERT STAB)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE LOWER RUDDER HINGE BRACKET CORRODED. REPLACED HINGE BRACKET IAW DC-9 MM 20-16-0.
Part: BULKHEAD SKIN — CRACKED (BS 1072)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR JAMB CRACKED ON RIGHT SIDE. REPAIRED DOOR JAMB IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTER 53-05.
Part: FORMER — CRACKED (BS 660)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND A FORMER CRACKED AT FS660 IN RIGHT CANTED KEEL AREA. REPLACED FORMER AND CLIP IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 47.8)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE LEFT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR FORWARD FUSELAGE MOUNTED HINGE INTERIOR FITTING HAD EXFOLIATED CORROSION. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
Part: BULKHEAD CLIP — CRACKED (BS 1072)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD FORWARD LATERAL STIFFENER END CLIP CRACKED AT LONGERON 12 RIGHT. REPLACED END CLIP IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
Part: BULKHEAD CLIP — CRACKED (BS 1072)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD FORWARD LATERAL STIFFENER END CLIP CRACKED AT LONGERON 15 LEFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED END CLIP IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
Part: BULKHEAD CLIP — CRACKED (BS 1072)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD FORWARD LATERAL STIFFENER END CLIP CRACKED AT LONGERON 14 LEFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED END CLIP IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
Part: BULKHEAD CLIP — CRACKED (BS 1072)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD FORWARD LATERAL STIFFENER END CLIP CRACKED AT LONGERON 14 RIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED END CLIP IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
Part: BULKHEAD CLIP — CRACKED (BS 1072)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD FORWARD LATERAL STIFFENER END CLIP CRACKED AT LONGERON 15 RIGHT. REPLACED END CLIP IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
Part: PANEL — DELAMINATED (WS 353)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE TRAILING EDGE PANEL JUST INBOARD OF LEFT AILERON SECTOR CORRODED AND DELAMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED PANEL IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-30-1, 51-30-2 AND 51-30-3.
Part: SPAR CAP — CORRODED (WS 240)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND THE LEFT WING UPPER FRONT SPAR CAP CORRODED AT XOS240. REPAIRED FRONT SPAR UPPER CAP IAW ABX REA D957-19643.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 58)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND A FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK AT FS 58 ON RIGHT SIDE. REPAIRED CRACK IAW DC-9 SRM 53-01.
Part: DOOR — CORRODED (LT MLG)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH 'D' INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT MAIN GEAR FLYING DOOR CORRODED ON LOWER FORWARD CORNER. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-30-1, 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5 AND DC-9 MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHAPTER 32-12-1.
Part: DOOR — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND OVERWING DOOR CRACKED AT STOPS NR 5, 8 AND 12. REPAIRED IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2 AND ABX REA D952-19962-MR.
Part: DOOR — CRACKED (OVERWING EXIT)
OVERWING EMERGENCY DOOR HAD PAN CRACKED AT STOP NR 14. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D952-19965-MR.
Part: DOOR — CRACKED (EMER EXIT)
OVERWING EXIT DOOR HAS PAN CRACKED AT STOP NR 14. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D952-19963-MR AND SRM 51-10-3.
Part: DOOR — CRACKED (OVERWING EXIT)
OVERWING EMERGENCY DOOR HAD PAN CRACKED AT STOP NR 14. REPAIRED CRACK IAW ABX REA D952-19964-MR.