N981AX
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.
65 reports on file, 1995-06-22 – 2008-05-27.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 73,977 hrs · 87,003 cycles
COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED EMERGENY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES IAW DC9 AMM 33-53-00. (A)
Earlier reports · 1995–2006 · 64 reports
2006
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (RT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 72,773 hrs · 85,865 cycles
SURFACE CORROSION FLAP OB LEADING EDGE LOWER SURFACE. REPAIRED AREA IAW SRM 57-01.
Part: PITOT HEAD — CORRODED (PITOT STATIC) · airframe 72,773 hrs · 85,865 cycles
ALT PITOT STATIC PORT HAD DEBRIS FALLING FROM HOLE, CORRODED. REPAIRED CORRODED AREA IAW REA B593-54745.
2004
Part: ATTACH ANGLE — CRACKED (LT ENG PYLON) · airframe 71,946 hrs · 85,072 cycles
NR 2 PYLON UPPER ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED STA 980 LONGERON 14. REPAIRED NR 2 PYLON UPPER ATTACH ANGLE STA 930 LONGERON 14 IAW DC-9 SRM 54-04-10. INSTALLED FASTENERS IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5 AND PROTECTED AREA AGAINST CORROSION IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-3.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 71,946 hrs · 85,072 cycles
SKIN CRACKED STA 980 BETWEEN LONGERON 13 LEFT AND 14 LEFT. REPAIRED SKIN IAW DC-9 SRM 53-04.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 71,946 hrs · 85,072 cycles
CRACKED SHEAR TIE AT FS 945 LONGERON 15 RT. REPLACED SHEAR TIE ON EA 53110008-202.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 71,946 hrs · 85,072 cycles
CRACKED SHEAR TIE AT FS 945 LONGERON 14 RIGHT. REPLACED SHEAR TIE ON EA 53110008-202. REPLACED SHEAR TIE ON E.A. 53110008-202.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 71,946 hrs · 85,072 cycles
LONGERON 29 LEFT CRACKED AT STA 579 THROUGH KIDNEY PANELS. INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF LONGERON 29 FS 579 TO 600 IAW REA D953-50039, DC-9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
Part: TEE FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 71,946 hrs · 85,072 cycles
CRACKED AND CORRODED TEE ANGLE, AFT OF LT KIDNEY PANEL AT STA 606. REPLACED ANGLE IAW SRM 51-30-2.
2003
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (ELEVATOR HINGE) · airframe 71,185 hrs · 84,288 cycles
DURING A LINE MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND THE RT ELEVATOR GEARED TAB CENTER HINGE BEARING BRACKET CRACKED. REPLACED RIGHT GEARED TAB IAW DC-9 MM 27-30-04-2-0001.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (LT MLG WW) · airframe 71,185 hrs · 84,288 cycles
DURING A LINE MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND THE LT WW SLANT PANEL ATTACH FITTING CRACKED 1.75 INCH LONG. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-30-1.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 71,185 hrs · 84,288 cycles
DURING A LINE MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND THE LT WHEEL WELL SLANT PANEL INBOARD ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AND EXFOLIATED. CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY 3" LONG. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-30-1.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (LT ELEVATOR TAB) · airframe 71,185 hrs · 84,288 cycles
DURING A LINE MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND THE RIGHT ELEVATOR GEARED TAB INBOARD HINGE BEARING BRACKET CRACKED. REPLACED RIGHT GEARED TAB IAW DC-9 MM 27-30-04-2-0001.
2002
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 70,927 hrs · 84,034 cycles
FRAME AT STA. 180, LONGERON 4 LEFT, CRACKED FROM INBOARD LONGERON FASTENER. REPAIRED IAW DC-9 SSRM AND DRAWING K05159.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FWD. CARGO) · airframe 70,927 hrs · 84,034 cycles
LONGERON 30 CRACKED AT STA. 408 - 427. REPAIRED CRACKED LONGERON 30 IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 70,927 hrs · 84,034 cycles
AFT LOWER CARGO DOOR OUTER PANEL CRACKED AND HAD IMPROPER EDGE DISTANCE AT THE NR 2 BEAM FORWARD SIDE. (HOLD OPEN LATCH AREA) REPLACED AFT LOWER CARGO DOOR ASSEMBLY IAW SRM.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 70,927 hrs · 84,034 cycles
FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR LOWER AFT STOP FITTING INTERCOSTAL CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. REPLACED FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR IAW SRM.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 70,757 hrs · 83,848 cycles
NEED TO REMOVE AND REPLACE MAIN FRAME AT FS 718, DUE TO REPAIR ANGLE THAT WAS INSTALLED. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN FRAME AT FS 718 IAW JC EA 53400324-001-2.
Part: WIRE — DISCONNECTED (COCKPIT) · airframe 70,742 hrs · 83,830 cycles
CAPTAIN'S YOKE CLIPBOARD LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. SHORTED OUT WITH SPARKING AND THEN THE LIGHT BLEW. RECONNECTED THE CENTER WIRE ON THE CLIPBOARD RHEOSTAT. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 MM.
Part: JACKSCREW — CORRODED (HORIZ STAB) · airframe 70,454 hrs · 83,571 cycles
VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE JACKSCREW ASSEMBLY THREADED AREA SHOWED PITTING ALONG TOP FLANGE OF THREADS. REPLACED THE JACKSCREW ASSEMBLY IAW DC-9 MM 27-40-01-4-001.
2001
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 69,951 hrs · 83,062 cycles
EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS POWER SUPPLY IAW DC-9 MM. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: DOOR — MISSING (NACELLE) · airframe 69,779 hrs · 82,889 cycles
DURING MAINTENANCE WALKAROUND INSPECTION, THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL SERVICE DOOR WAS NOTED TO BE MISSING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE NR 2 ENGINE AND AIRFRAME FOR DAMAGE. NONE WAS NOTED. A REPAIR WAS COMPLETED IAW ABX REA D954-40560, AND A DEFERRAL WAS INITIATED FOR THE ITEM. *S/D* ON 04/03/01 MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LOWER NR 2 ENGINE OIL ACCESS DOOR IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1. THE DEFERRAL WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
2000
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 69,489 hrs · 82,651 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY IAW DC9 MM 33-53-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (RIGHT) · airframe 69,413 hrs · 82,577 cycles
RIGHT ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. NO FIRE INDICATION. RETURNED TO ICT. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE.
1999
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 718)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT MAIN FRAME CRACKED AT STATION 718. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D953-32765MR.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 737)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT MAIN FRAME CRACKED AT STATION 737. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D953-32765MR.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (LT MLG DOOR)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INBOARD DOOR INNER PAN CRACKED. REPLACED DOOR IAW DC9 MM.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 778)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CORRODED AT STATION 778 AND LONGERON 2 RIGHT TO LONGERON 30. REPLACED SKIN IAW DC9 SRM.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 965)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 17 RIGHT CRACKED AT STATION 965. REPLACED LONGERON SECTION IAW DC9 SRM 53-02-00.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 965)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 16 RIGHT STATION 965 CRACKED. REPLACED LONGERON SECTION STATION 950 - 996 IAW DC9 SRM 53-02-1.
Part: PANEL — CORRODED (LT MLG WW)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT SLANT PANEL CORRODED. FABRICATED SLANT PANEL AND INSTALLED IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1 AND DACO DWG NR 5956065.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 699)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND STATION 699 LEFT MAIN FRAME CRACKED. REPAIRED CRACK IAW ABX REA D953-32765MR.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 718)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT MAIN FRAME AT STATION 718 CRACKED IN THE FORWARD AND AFT POCKETS. INSTALLED DOUBLERS IAW DACO SERVICE BULLETIN 53-100 AND DACO DWG 5934375.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR UPPER AFT STOP FITTING CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DACO DWG DC9 5910141.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 945)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 17 LEFT CRACKED AT STATION 945. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 51-10-2 1ND 51-10-5.
Part: SPAR CAP — CRACKED (WS 267)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT WING LOWER REAR SPAR CAP TANG, STATION XRS 267 CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-10 AND ABX REA 957-32858 MR.
1997
Part: PANEL — CORRODED (BS 699)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RT SLANT PANEL AT STA 699 AND RBL 22 TO 44 CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SLANT PANEL IAW DACO DWG 5956065 AND DC9 SRM 51-30-2.
Part: DIAPHRAGM — CORRODED (BS 200-218)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND SUBFLOOR HEAVILY CORRODED FROM BL 0.0 TO RBL 44 STA 200 TO 218. REPLACED SUBFLOOR DIAPHRAGM IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2, 51-30-5, 51-30-8.
Part: BULKHEAD FITTING — CRACKED (BS 945)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CRACKED FITTING IN THE LT LOWER CORNER AFT INBD SIDE OF THE FWD PYLON BULKHEAD STA 945 ADJACENT TO LONGERON 18L. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
Part: DIAPHRAGM — CORRODED (BS 160-200)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND SUBFLOOR HEAVILY CORRODED FROM BL 0.0 TO LBL 22 STA 160 TO 200. REPLACED SUBFLOOR DIAPHRAGM IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2, 51-30-5, AND 51-30-8.
Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (BS 160-218)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 30 CORRODED FROM STA I60 TO 218. REPLACED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 51-10-2 AND 51-10-1.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CORRODED (BS 965-980)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND INTERCOSTAL CORRODED BETWEEN STA 965 TO 980 AND LONGERON 28R. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
Part: BULKHEAD ANGLE — CORRODED (WS 69)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE CENTER WING RIGHT OUTBOARD BULKHEAD AT WS 69 LOWER CAP ANGLE INSIDE THE RT WING CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED THE LOWER CAP IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (BS 965)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT FWD SIDE OF FLOORBEAM AT STA 965 AND RBL O.O. REPAIRED INTERCOSTAL ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM DWG K05159.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (BS 351)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE FRAME AT STA 351 CORRODED FROM LONGERON 29L TO 29R. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 53-03.
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CRACKED (RT PYLON)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT AFT PYLON BULKHEAD WEB CRACKED AT APPROX LONGERON 11R. REPAIRED WEB IAW REA D953-21791.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (BS 505)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND INTERCOSTAL AT BL O.O AND STA 505 CRACKED THROUGH THE LOWER MOUNT FLANGE. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL IAW DACO DWG 9957914.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 408-427)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 30 CRACKED BETWEEN STA 408 AND 427. REPLACED LONGERON FROM STA 380 TO 415 IAW DC9 SRM 53-02.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 427)
DURING D-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT CUSP WEB JUST FWD OF STA 427 CRACKED. REPAIRED CUSP WEB IAW DC9 SRM 53-01.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (BS 408)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE FRAME AT STA 408 CORRODED AT LONGERON 30. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-03.
Part: CUSP WEB — CRACKED (BS 218-237)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT CUSP WEB CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE BETWEEN FS 218 AND 237. REPLACED CUSP WEB IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (COCKPIT)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE CAPTAINS OUTBD AFT SEAT TRACK SEVERELY CORRODED. REPLACED CAPTAINS SEAT TRACK IAW ABX REA D953-22026-MR.
Part: WINDOW FRAME — CRACKED (BS 639-658)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE RIGHT WINDOW FRAME BETWEEN STA 639 AND 658 CRACKED AT THE AFT LOWER HI-LOCK. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D953-21769.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 427)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE FUSELAGE SKIN UNDER THE RADIO ALTIMETER ANTENNA STA 427 AND LONG 30 HEAVILY CORRODED. REPAIRED SKIN IAW ABX REA D953-22014-MR.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 522)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE FRAME AT STA 522 AND LONGERON 23R FORWARD LOWER FLANGE CRACKED. REPAIRED FRAME IAW ABX REA D953-22002-MR.
Part: AIR DISTRIBUTION — ODOR (COCKPIT)
ON APPROACH HAD A BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT. SMELLED LIKE VINYL OR PLASTIC HOT SMELL. POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH USE OF AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT USING BOTH AIR CONDITIONING PACKS, RAN APU AND BOTH ENGINES. INSPECTED FWD ELECT COMP AND AFT EQUIPMENT COMP, NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: AIR DISTRIBUTION — ODOR (CABIN)
STINGING, BURNING ODOR ON SHORT-FINAL AND TAXI -IN. SMELLED LIKE BURNING INSULATION. CHECKED COCKPIT LIGHTING FOR BURNT WIRING AND OPERATION. RAN APU AND BOTH AIR CONDITIONING PACKS. NO BURNING SMELL NOTED.
Part: BATTERY PACK — CORRODED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN AFT OVERHEAD WEAK. CLEANED CORROSION FROM BATTERY PACK CONTACTS, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
1996
Part: DRAIN LINE — PLUGGED (LEFT)
CABIN PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT ON AT FL 310, OUTFLOW VALVE FULLY CLOSED, BOTH AIR CONDITIONING PACKS NORMAL PRESSURE, CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB DURING DESCENT TO 12,000 FEET. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT COALESCER BAGS, REPLACED LEFT WATER SEPARATOR TEMPATURE CONTROL VALVE. FOUND THE LEFT WATER SEPARATOR DRAIN LINE NOT DRAWING PROPERLY, ADJUSTED DRAIN LINE. RAN LEFT AND RIGHT PACKS, PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 4 PSID, OPS CK GOOD.
Part: SKIN SPLICE — CORRODED (BS 967)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND THE T-CAP FOR WATER LINE SKIN SPLICE CORRODED AT STA 967, LONGERON 18L. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D953-14995-MR.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 950)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND THE FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT STA 950, BETWEEN L14L AND L15L. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D953-14980-MR.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (BS 965)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND THE FLOOR BEAM ANGLE AT STA 965 CORRODED AT LBL 45. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D953-14971-MR.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 990)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT STA 990, BETWEEN L16L AND L15L. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D953-14986-MR.
Part: VANE — DELAMINATED (RT TE FLAP)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT FLAP INBOARD FIXED VANE DELAMINATED. REPLACED THE VANE IAW DC-9 MM 27-51-3.
1995
Part: BULB — DEFECTIVE (MLG DOOR)
ON APPROACH, THE GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED BULB, RECYCLED GEAR, SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. CHECKED LAMP FOR CORRECT LAMP P/N, CYCLED MAIN GEAR DOOR SEVERAL TIMES, SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC 9 MM.