N976BA
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.
28 reports on file, 2016-08-03 – 2018-09-06.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 90,597 hrs · 15,621 cycles
L5 DOOR FWD LOWER FRAME CRACKED ON AIRPLANE SIDE STA 2231.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 90,597 hrs · 15,621 cycles
R5 DOOR LOWER FWD FRAME IS CRACKED.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (BS 700) · airframe 90,597 hrs · 15,621 cycles
FWD CARGO, BS 700, LBL 10. FRAME WEB STIFFENER NEAR BOTTOM WAS CRACKED.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 480) · airframe 90,597 hrs · 15,621 cycles
FOUND A CRACK AT BS 480, ON STRINGER 10R
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 480) · airframe 90,597 hrs · 15,621 cycles
FOUND A CRACK AT BS 480 ON STRINGTER 10.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1760) · airframe 90,597 hrs · 15,621 cycles
AFT CARGO BAY, BS 1760, LBL 30, JUST BELOW FLOOR LINE, WEB WAS FOUND CRACKED
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1780) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 90,597 hrs · 15,621 cycles
MAIN DECK SEAT TRACK AT BS 1780, LBL 100 HAD EVIDENCE OF CORROSION.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1920) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 90,597 hrs · 15,621 cycles
MAIN DECK SEAT TRACK AT BS 1920, LBL 100 HAD EVIDENCE OF CORROSION.
Part: PIN — CRACKED (RT MLG SUPPORT) · airframe 90,597 hrs · 15,621 cycles
RIGHT MLG SUPPPORT BEAM FUSE PIN FOUND CRACKED.
Part: PIN — CORRODED (LT MLG SUPPORT) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 90,597 hrs · 15,621 cycles
LEFT WING LANDING GEAR SUPPORT BEAM FUSE PIN FOUND TO BE CORRODED.
Part: FIRE WARNING — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 90,442 hrs · 15,598 cycles
FIRE WHEEL WELL. PERFORMED FIRE WARNING SYSTEM TEST IAW AMM 26-17-00. TEST PASS. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Earlier reports · 2016–2017 · 17 reports
2017
Part: PSEU — FAULTY (ZONE 800) · airframe 88,314 hrs · 15,196 cycles
UPPER DECK DOOR FLIGHT LOCK. REPLACED PSEU PER AMM 32-09-03. GROUND TEST PASSED, OKAY FOR SERVICE.
Part: FIRE WARNING — FALSE ACTIVATION (MLG WW) · airframe 88,104 hrs · 15,153 cycles
WHEEL WELL FIRE INDICATION. PERFORMED FIRE SYSTEM GROUND TEST IAW AMM 26-11-00, NO FAULTS. GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF WHEEL WELL FIRE LOOPS IAW 26-17-02, NO FAULTS. OKAY FOR SERVICE.
Part: BATTERY PACK — UNBALANCED (EMERGENCY EXIT)
LEFT UPPER DECK EMERGENCY ESCAPE DOOR BATTER CHECK FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 52-23-14. BATTERY TEST PASSED.
Part: BATTERY PACK — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 87,996 hrs · 15,128 cycles
LEFT UPPER DECK EMERGENCY ESCAPE DOOR BATTERY CHECKS FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT UPPER DECK DOOR EMERGENCY POWER SYSTEM BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 52-23-14. TESTED OKAY IAW AMM 52-23-14.
Part: FIRE WARNING — FALSE ACTIVATION (MLG WW) · airframe 87,885 hrs · 15,108 cycles
FIRE IN WHEEL WELL WARNING MESSAGE. SHORT ABORTED TAKE OFF PRIOR TO TAKE OFF AND NOTED FIRE WARNING. ACCOMPLISHED B747 AMM 5-51-10 AND FIM 26-17 TASKS 801 AND 802. NO FAULTS OR DISCREPANCIES NOTES.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 87,854 hrs · 15,100 cycles
CRACK LOCATED FWD OF EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE DOOR.
Part: BATTERY PACK — FAILED (DOOR) · airframe 87,854 hrs · 15,100 cycles
RT UPPER DECK DOOR EMERGENCY OPENING SYSTEM BATTERY PACK CHECK FAILS. NO "BATTERY OK" LIGHT ILLUMINATES.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 86,711 hrs · 14,870 cycles
LOWER FUSELAGE, FWD PIT BULGED AT 46L STRINGER BS 749.00 HAS CORROSION.
Part: SPLICE STRAP — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 86,711 hrs · 14,870 cycles
LOWER FUSELAGE, FWD PIT BILGE AT STRINGER 46L BS 741 HAS CORROSION ON THE SPLICE STRAP.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 86,118 hrs · 14,788 cycles
L1 DOOR FWD SILL LIGHT INOP.
2016
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED · airframe 85,159 hrs · 14,616 cycles
RT UPPER DECK EMERGENCY DOOR OK TEST INOP.
Part: GUARD — BROKEN (CONTROL PANEL) · airframe 85,159 hrs · 14,616 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH GUARD BROKEN ON P5 PANEL.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 1318) · airframe 85,159 hrs · 14,616 cycles
R3 MAIN ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT UPPER AFT CORNER BS 1318 BETWEEN STRINGERS 16 R & 17R HAS A CRACK IN THE SKIN AND BEARSTRAP
Part: TENSION TIE — CRACKED (BS 1180) · airframe 85,159 hrs · 14,616 cycles
BS 1180 AFT TENSION TIE CRACKED.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED · airframe 85,159 hrs · 14,616 cycles
FRAME BS 2231 STR 17L, HAS A CRACK INDICATION.
Part: STRAP — CRACKED (DOOR FRAME) · airframe 85,159 hrs · 14,616 cycles
BS 800 STRINGER 16L INBD VERTICLE STRAP ON L2 DOOR FRAME CRACKED.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (STRINGER) · airframe 85,159 hrs · 14,616 cycles
FWD SIDE BS 2598 STRINGER 6L, STRINGER END FITTING CRACKED WERE IT ATTACHES TO THE BS 2598 BULKHEAD