N969AX

Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 59,670 hrs · 56,246 cycles

EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE WITH SWITCH IN "ON" POSITION. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES IAW DC9 AMM 33-53-00-8.

Part: PUSHROD — DAMAGED (NLG) · airframe 59,406 hrs · 55,981 cycles

UNABLE TO RAISE GEAR HANDLE PAST UPLATCH POSITION. NOSEWHEEL STEERING STILL ENGAGED AFTER TAKEOFF. FOUND GROUND SHIFT LOWER SECTOR PUSH ROD BOLT WITH MISSING HARDWARE. REMOVED AND REPLACED GROUND SHIFT LOWER SECTOR PUSH ROD BOLT AND HARDWARE IAW DC9 MM 20-16-00. INSPECTED GROUND SHIFT CABLES, LINKAGE AND GROUND SENSING MECHANISM. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED POSITION AND WARNING TEST IAW DC9 MM 32-60-00-2. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

Part: CONTROL SYSTEM — FAILED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 59,378 hrs · 55,953 cycles

RAPID DECOMPRESSION AT TOP OF DESCENT WHEN POWER LEVERS RETARDED. UNRECOVERABLE IN MANUAL, POWER LEVELED AT IDLE, OXYGEN USED. PERFORMED PAR 3, DC-9 MM 21-31-09-2, ADJUST/TEST SINGLE ENGINE SECOND SEGMENT CLIMB SWITCHES. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (SUBFLOOR) · airframe 59,053 hrs · 55,600 cycles

CRACK IN SUBFLOOR STA 160 RBL 6. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53-01.

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 59,053 hrs · 55,600 cycles

LEFT AFT MAIN FRAME HAD A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCH IN LENGTH AT POINT E FORWARD FLANGE. CRACK WAS WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS IAW DC-9 SERVICE BULLETIN 53-131 AND ES00913.

Part: SUPPORT FITTING — CRACKED (WING) · airframe 59,053 hrs · 55,600 cycles

RIGHT OUTBOARD TORSION BAR OUTBOARD SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED AT UPPER FORWARD FASTENER. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-30-2.

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,033 hrs · 54,528 cycles

CRACKS IN SKIN JUST AFT OF CANTED FRAME 1197 BELOW LG 13 L. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53-01.

Part: WINDOW — UNSECURE (COCKPIT) · airframe 58,017 hrs · 54,513 cycles

EN ROUTE, CREW REPORTED LOUD AIR NOISE IN COCKPIT. NOISE WAS SO LOUD CREW COULD NOT HEAR. DESCENDED TO 10K AND CONTINUED UNPRESSURIZED. RESECURED AND RESEALED CAPTAIN'S EYEBROW WINDOW IAW DC-9 AMM. PRESSURIZED TO 4 PSID AND NO LEAKS NOTED.

Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 57,992 hrs · 54,481 cycles

TURBINE DAMAGE (T-1) ON NR 1 ENGINE. BLADE TIP MISSING. REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE IAW DC-9 MM.

Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 56,956 hrs · 53,413 cycles

LONGERON 17 RIGHT WAS CRACKED AT F.S. 408. CRACK WAS LOCATED AT LOWER HI-LOCK AND WAS APPROXIMATELY .50 INCHES LONG. REPAIRED LONGERON 17 RIGHT IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02.

Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (SPOILER) · airframe 56,956 hrs · 53,413 cycles

INBOARD SPOILER UPPER SURFACE WAS DELAMINATED. REPLACED RIGHT WING INBOARD SPOILER PANEL IAW DC-9 MM 27-61-1-4-0001.

Part: MIXER BOX — BINDING (AILERON CONTROL) · airframe 56,452 hrs · 52,951 cycles

DURING PRE-DEPARTURE CHECKS, THE AILERON CONTROL YOKE WOULD BIND WHEN RETURNING FROM LEFT TO CENTER POSITIONS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED, CLEANED, AND LUBRICATED THE LEFT AND RIGHT AILERON MIXER ASSEMBLIES. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 55,954 hrs · 52,534 cycles

EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 1 PYLON) · airframe 5,508 hrs · 52,193 cycles

NR 1 PYLON LOWER ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT STATION 1066. REPAIRED ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 54-04.

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 756) · airframe 55,508 hrs · 52,193 cycles

LEFT FRAME STATION 756 INBOARD FLANGE CRACKED IN FORWARD LOWER POCKET. REPAIRED IAW DC9 S/B 53-100 AND ABX REA D953-36206-SB.

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (RT MLG WW) · airframe 55,508 hrs · 52,193 cycles

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL FORWARD JAMB INBOARD AFT MOUNT FITTING CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5 AND DOUG DWG 4915864.

Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (WS 58) · airframe 55,508 hrs · 52,193 cycles

RIGHT WING BRACKET AT STATION XRS 58.00 CRACKED. REPLACED BRACKET IAW DC9SRM 51-30-05.

Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (WS 58) · airframe 55,508 hrs · 52,193 cycles

LEFT WING BRACKET AT STATION 58.00 CRACKED. REPLACED BRACKET IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5.

Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 389)

DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 17R CRACKED AT STATION 389. REPLAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02.

Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (BS 1244)

DURING C-CHECK, FOUND INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT STATION 1244, LEFT SIDE BELOW SERVICE LIGHT SWITCH. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5.

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BS 1117)

DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FITTING ON AFT FACE OF THE LEFT AFT PYLON BULKHEAD, STATION 1117, AT LONGERON 15L CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (CARGO DOORWAY)

DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE FORWARD LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR FRAME CRACKED FORWARD OF AFT HINGE. REPLACED FRAME WEB IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.

Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 160)

DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 4L CRACKED AT STATION 160. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02.

Part: SHEAR TIE — CRACKED (BS 1021)

DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE FRAME SHEAR TIE STATION 1021 CRACKED BETWEEN LONGERONS 15L - 16L AND 14R - 15R. REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-05.

Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CRACKED (BS 1117)

DURING C-CHECK, FOUND BULKHEAD WEB AT STATION 1117 CRACKED AT LONGERON 13L. REPAIRED BULKHEAD WEB IAW DC9 SRM 53-11 AND DWG 9912246.

Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 237-256)

DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 17R CRACKED AT STATIONS 237, 256 AND 313. REPLACED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02.

Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 1041)

DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 13L CRACKED AT HI-LOCK AT STATION 1041. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02.

Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 1 PYLON)

DURING C-CHECK, FOUND ANGLE CRACKED INSIDE NR 1 PYLON ABOVE AFT OUTBOARD CORNER OF PANEL 8105. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 54-01 AND 51-30-2.

Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (LT HORIZ STAB)

DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE THIRD STRINGER UPPER FLANGE EXFOLIATED IN INTERIOR OF THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AT STATION XHR 7. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D955-24651 MR.

Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 1117)

DURING C-CHECK, FOUND ANGLE ON AFT FACE OF THE LEFT AFT PYLON BULKHEAD STATION 1117 AT LONGERON 15L CRACKED. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.

Part: SHEAR TIE — CRACKED (BS 1021)

DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE FRAME SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT STATION 1021 AND LONGERONS 15R AND 16R. REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-30-2.

Part: COALESCER BAG — MISINSTALLED (CABIN)

AFT SMOKE DETECTOR ILLUMINATED ON SHORT FINAL. EVACUATED AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING. SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN AFT UPPER COMPARTMENT. FIRE DEPT CLEARED AIRCRAFT, REPLACED NR 11 SMOKE DETECTOR. INSPECTED AND FOUND RIGHT COALESCER BAG NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. REPLACED COALESCER BAG. INSPECTED DUCTING IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED FREIGHT WITH NO CAUSE OF SMOKE FOUND. SUSPECT SMOKE WAS ACTUALLY MOISTURE/CONDENSATION.

Part: CONTROL COLUMN — CRACKED (COCKPIT)

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING AD 90-01-12, THE RIGHT CONTROL COLUMN WAS FOUND CRACKED. CONTROL COLUMN WAS REPLACED IAW DC-9 S/B 27-288 AND ABX REA D927-23891.

Part: TORQUE TUBE — DAMAGED (LT MLG)

LOWERED LANDING GEAR AND GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES. WHEN GEAR CYCLED UP, LEFT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. LOWERED GEAR AND HAD 3 GEAR SAFE LIGHTS AND GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONTINUED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND LANDED. REPLACED THE SHEARED RIVETS ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORQUE TUBE AND DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED AND REASSEMBLED THE LEFT PUSH/PULL CABLES, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 SUPP MM 32-60-00.

Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 418/430)

DURING C-CHECK, THE WING LEADING EDGE RIBS AT STA 418 AND 430 WERE FOUND CRACKED. THE RIBS WERE REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5.

Part: BULKHEAD DOOR — CRACKED (AFT PRESS BLKHD)

DURING C-CHECK, WHILE ACCOMPLISHING S/B 53-137 A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE UPPER RT DOOR CORNER OF THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. THE BULKHEAD WAS REPAIRED IAW REA D953-17604-MR.

Part: BEARING CUP — CORRODED (RUDDER)

DURING C-CHECK, THE RUDDER BEARING SUPPORT CUP WAS FOUND CORRODED. THE CUP WAS REPLACED IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2.

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (RT SPOILER)

DURING COMPLIANCE OF AD 90-18-03; SB'S 27-228, REV 4, 27-229, REV 3 AND 27-240, REV 5, FOUND INBOARD SPOILER AFT ATTACH FITTING HAD A CRACK INDICATION. REPLACED INBOARD SPOILER ATTACH FITTING IAW DC-9 SUPP MM 27-61-1.

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BS 1041)

DURING C-CHECK, THE UPPER CARGO FLOOR STRUT ATTACH FITTING WAS FOUND CRACKED AT STA 1041. THE STRUT WAS REPLACED IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1.

Part: BULKHEAD SKIN — CRACKED (AFT PRESS BLKHD)

DURING C-CHECK, WHILE ACCOMPLISHING AD 85-01-02 THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE RT DOOR JAMB 2 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR LINE. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 53-05, FIGURE 76.

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 737)

DURING C-CHECK, WHILE ACCOMPLISHING AD 78-07-05, THE MAIN FRAME AT STA 737 LT WAS CRACKED AT THE FORWARD AND AFT FLANGES. THE FRAME WAS REPLACED IAW REA D953-17588-MR.

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (NR 1 PYLON)

DURING C-CHECK, THE PYLON FRONT SPAR UPPER BEAVER TAIL FITTING WAS CRACKED. THE FITTING WAS REPLACED IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1.

Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (BS 200)

DURING C-CHECK, THE FRAME AT STA 200 OUTBOARD OF SERVICE DOOR BAYONET ROLLERS WAS FOUND DENTED AND BULGED. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1.

Part: BLKHD STIFFENER — CRACKED (AFT PRESS BLKHD)

DURING C-CHECK, WHILE ACCOMPLISHING AD 85-01-02 A STIFFENER ON THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD, UPPER LEFT CORNER WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE STIFFENER WAS REPLACED IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2.

Part: EEL POWER SUPPLY — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)

EMERGENCY LIGHTS COME ON WHEN POWER IS TURNED OFF. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS POWER PACK. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 M.M., CHAPTER 33.

Part: SKIN — WRINKLED (FS 945)

DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND EXTERIOR SKIN WRINKLED AT STA 945 TO 965, LONGERON 25R. REPAIRED ABX REA D953-11561-MR.

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FS 1072)

DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FRAME 1072 CRACKED AT LONGERON 7R. REPAIRED FRAME IAW ABX REA D953-11564-MR.

Part: RECEIVER — DEFECTIVE (NR 1)

DURING APPROACH, ALL NAVIGATIONAL RADIOS LOST. AIRCRAFT HAD MODERATE ICING AT THE TIME. CDI NEEDLES WERE ERRATIC DURING PREVIOUS HOLDING PATTERN. CHECKED NAV ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR CONTINUITY AND SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD. CHECKED NAV ANTENNA COAXIAL CONNECTIONS IN AFT BAG BIN FEED THROUGH. CLEANED COAXIAL CONNECTIONS AT NAV ANTENNA ON VERTICAL STABILIZER. CHECKED GOOD, REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 NAV RECEIVERS. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 MM 34-32.

Part: RECEIVER — DEFECTIVE (NR 2)

DURING APPROACH ALL NAVIGATIONAL RADIOS LOST. AIRCRAFT HAD MODERATE ICING AT THE TIME. CDI NEEDLES WERE ERRATIC DURING PREVIOUS HOLDING PATTERN. CHECKED NAV ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR CONTINUITY AND SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD. CHECKED NAV ANTENNA COAXIAL CONNECTIONS IN AFT BAG BIN FEED THROUGH. CLEANED COAXIAL CONNECTIONS AT NAV ANTENNA ON VERTICAL STABILIZER. CHECKED GOOD. REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 NAV RECEIVERS. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 MM 34-32.