N987AX
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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, 1995-05-23 – 2004-10-09.
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (COCKPIT WINDOW) · airframe 54,722 hrs · 56,290 cycles
CAPTAIN'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN, PREVENTING IT'S USE AS AN EMERGENCY EXIT. FOUND CAPTAIN'S AFT WINDOW TRIM DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. CUT AWAY DAMAGED AREA. CLEARVIEW WINDOW OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (FUSLAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,418 hrs · 55,974 cycles
SPLICE ANGLE CORRODED AT STA 229, LONGERON 18 RIGHT. REPLACED SPLICE ANGLE IAW REA D953-49615.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 54,418 hrs · 55,974 cycles
LT CUSP WEB CRACKED AT FS 965. REPAIRED LT CUSP WEB AT FS 965.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 54,418 hrs · 55,974 cycles
RIGHT AFT MAIN FRAME AT STA. 737 WAS CRACKED AT POINTS E TO D AND G TO J. REPAIRED MAIN FRAME STA. 737 RIGHT IAW EA 30686.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 54,418 hrs · 55,974 cycles
ANGLE FORWARD OF CENTER WINDSHIELD AT LOWER RT OUTBOARD CORNER CRACKED. APPROXIMATE LENGTH 1.5 INCHES. REPAIRED ON REA D953-49620MR.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (AFT CARGO) · airframe 54,418 hrs · 55,974 cycles
FLOORBEAM CORRODED AT RIGHT BUTT LINE 44 STA. 965. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM IAW DC-9 SRM 53-05.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 54,418 hrs · 55,974 cycles
MAIN ENTRY DOOR PAN CRACKED AT FORWARD LOWER STOP. REPAIRED DOOR IAW DC-9 SRM.
Part: BEAM — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 54,418 hrs · 55,974 cycles
CRACK INDICATION FOUND ON FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR NR 2 BEAM TEE FORWARD END AT SKIN RIVET. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM K05159 AND DC-9 SRM 51-30-5.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,418 hrs · 55,974 cycles
STA 965 FLOORBEAM STRAP CORRODED. REMOVED DAMAGED FLOORBEAM AT STA. 965 FROM LBL 54 - RBL 54. FABRICATED NEW FLOORBEAM IAW DACO DWG. 9912243.
Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,418 hrs · 55,974 cycles
ANTENNA SUPPORT CORRODED BETWEEN STA. 522 - 503, LONGERON 30 - 29 LT. REPLACED DOUBLERS AROUND THE ANTENNA IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2.
Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,418 hrs · 55,974 cycles
ANTENNA SUPPORT CORRODED BETWEEN STA. 465 - 446 LONGERON 30 - 29 LT. REPLACED DOUBLER 5911412-53 AND 5911412-55 AIW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2 AQND 51-30-5.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,418 hrs · 55,974 cycles
CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE STA 851 ABOUT 6 INCHES ABOVE LONGERON 15 RIGHT. REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW DC-9 SRM.
Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (CABIN) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 54,418 hrs · 55,974 cycles
CORROSION AT STA. 226, LONGERON 18 RIGHT ON ANGLE DOUBLER. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM.
Earlier reports · 1995–2002 · 47 reports
2002
Part: CLIP — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 53,434 hrs · 54,900 cycles
RIGHT AFT OVERWING EXIT DOOR HAD CRACKED ATTACH CLIP INSIDE UPPER FORWARD LIGHTENING HOLE. INSTALLED NEW ATTACH CLIP IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 53,434 hrs · 54,900 cycles
SHEARTIE AT F.S. 1059, LONGERON 15 RIGHT WAS CRACKED. REPAIRED SHEARTIE IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5 AND ABX DRAWING #K05159.
2001
Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE · airframe 52,959 hrs · 54,383 cycles
ON GEAR EXTENSION, NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITH ASSOCIATED RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER CYCLING GEAR TWICE TO GET NORMAL INDICATION. NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH LEVER MECHANICALLY BINDING. REPLACED DOWNLOCK SWITCH IAW DC-9 MM.
Part: COOLING FAN — FAULTY (CABIN) · airframe 52,564 hrs · 53,987 cycles
THE RIGHT HEAT EXCHANGER COOLING FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENED ON TAKEOFF. FOLLOWED BY AN UNUSUAL ODOR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE GROUND COOLING FAN IAW DC-9 MM. NO UNUSUAL ODORS WERE NOTED.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 52,416 hrs · 53,840 cycles
FLOORBEAM OUTBOARD ATTACH BRACKET WAS CRACKED AT FUSELAGE STATION 389 RBL 50. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE BRACKET IAW DC-9 SRM 21-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 52,416 hrs · 53,840 cycles
INTERCOSTAL WAS CRACKED AT FUSELAGE STATION 440 LONGERON 29L. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE INTERCOSTAL IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 52,416 hrs · 53,840 cycles
EXFOLIATION FOUND ON ATTACH ANGLE AT THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR PAN, FUSELAGE STATION 389. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE ATTACH ANGLE IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 52,416 hrs · 53,840 cycles
INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION 541-560 HAD LEVEL 1 CORROSION AND WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE INTERCOSTAL IAW DC-9 SRM 51-10-3.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (PYLON) · airframe 52,416 hrs · 53,840 cycles
RIGHT PYLON ELECTRICAL BAY AFT UPPER SKIN TO VERTICAL WEB ANGLE WAS CRACKED AT THE OUTBOARD BOLT HOLE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE PYLON IAW DC-9 SRM 54-01 FIG 2 SHEET 3.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 52,416 hrs · 53,840 cycles
LEFT FUSELAGE FRAME AT STATION 718 WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FRAME IAW DC-9 SB 53-131 AND ABX REA D953-40166-MR.
Part: DOOR — CRACKED (ENTRY DOOR) · airframe 52,416 hrs · 53,840 cycles
LOWER FORWARD ENTRY DOOR WAS CRACKED BEHIND THE LOWER HINGE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR.
Part: CLIP — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 52,416 hrs · 53,840 cycles
LEFT FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR HAD A CRACKED ATTACH CLIP ON THE UPPER PAN, AFT OF THE RELEASE HANDLE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE ATTACH CLIP IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5, AND 51-10-3B.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 52,416 hrs · 53,840 cycles
CUSP WEB LOCATED AT FUSELAGE STATION 598R WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE WEB IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-2.
Part: ATTACH ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 52,416 hrs · 53,840 cycles
A CRACK WAS FOUND ON RIGHT SIDE OF VERTICAL STABILIZER, STABILIZER TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE CRACKED ATTACH ANGLE IAW ABX REA D953-40145.
Part: CAP — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 52,416 hrs · 53,840 cycles
LONGERON END CAP AT FUSELAGE STATION 996, LONGERON 29L WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LONGERON END CAP IAW DC-9 SRM.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 52,416 hrs · 53,840 cycles
EXFOLIATION CORROSION FOUND UNDER NUT PLATE ON FLOOR SUPPORT AT STA 851, BETWEEN LONGERON 28 AND 27L. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BRACKET AT STA 851 IAW DC-9 SRM.
Part: JACKSCREW — CORRODED (HORIZ STAB) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 52,416 hrs · 53,840 cycles
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER JACKSCREW THREADS HAVE PITTING CORROSION AND THE SCREW WAS GOUGED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE JACKSCREW ASSEMBLY AND ACME NUT IAW DC-9 MM.
2000
Part: INDICATOR — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT) · airframe 52,003 hrs · 53,439 cycles
ON LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. RECYCLED GEAR, NOSE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR BULBS, CLEANED CANNON PLUG TO NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH. GEAR OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY.
1999
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING PREDEPARTURE CHECK AT BNA, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES.
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGANCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 980)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 17 RIGHT CRACKED AT STATION 980. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 192)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 192 AND LONGERON 22 LEFT. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-04.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (BS 179)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND INTERCOSTAL CRACKED IN E & E COMPARTMENT CEILING AT STATION 179 AND BL 20 LEFT. REPAIRED INTERCOSTAL IAW DC9 SRM 53-05.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 965)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 16 RIGHT CRACKED AT STATION 965. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02-00.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 980)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 17 RIGHT CRACKED AT STATION 980. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02-00.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 996)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CUSP WEB ANGLE CLIP CRACKED AT LONGERON 18 LEFT AND STATION 996. REPLACED CUSP WEB ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (LT WING)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT WING SPOILER OUTBOARD ATTACH FITTING CORRODED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 160)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 4 LEFT CRACKED AT STATION 160. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 1 PYLON)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND NR 1 PYLON LEFT LOWER ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT STATION 990. REPAIRED ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 54-04.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 965)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 16 LEFT CRACKED AT STATION 965. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CRACKED (BS 945)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE FRAME SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT STATION 945 BETWEEN LONGERON 14 LEFT AND 16 LEFT. REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (LT SPOILER)
DURING C-CHECK, LEFT SPOILER ASSY WAS FOUND DELAMINATED IN AREA 12 BY 8 UPPER AND LOWER SKINS. REPLACED UNIT AND REPAIRED SPOILER ASSY IAW DC9 SRM.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING SERVICE CHECK, EMERGENCY LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN ALL POWER WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES IAW DC9 MM, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
1997
Part: TAB — DELAMINATED (LT AILERON)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE LEFT AILERON CONTROL TAB DELAMINATED. REPLACED LEFT AILERON CONTROL TAB IAW DC-9 MAINT MANUAL CHAPTER 27-10-2.
Part: SPAR CAP — CORRODED (WS 164)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE RIGHT WING REAR SPAR CRACKED AT STATION 164 FLAP HINGE FITTING, LOWER INBOARD ATTACH STUD. REPAIRED RIGHT WING REAR SPAR IAW ABX EA 57110027-002, SERVICE BULLETIN 57-146 AND DOUGLAS SERVICE REWORK DRAWING J060271.
Part: BULKHEAD GUSSET — CORRODED (AFT PRESS BLKHD)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR JAMB LOWER LEFT GUSSET CORRODED. REPLACED GUSSET IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
Part: RIB — CORRODED (WS 133)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE RIGHT WING TRAILING EDGE RIB CORRODED AT WING STA XRS 133. REPLACED RIB IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (VERT STAB)
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER CHAFED AND GOUGED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. REPLACED SKIN PANEL IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-8.
Part: ROD END — WORN (LT MLG DOOR)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH AD 91-22-07, FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR OUTBOARD DOOR LINKAGE. REPLACED ROD END IAW DC9 OVERHAUL MANUAL 32-10-6.
Part: BUSHINGS — WORN (RT MLG DOOR)
WHILE COMPLYING WITH AD 91-22-07, FOUND RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR OUTBOARD DOOR HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN LINKAGE. REPLACED BUSHINGS IAW DC9 OVERHAUL MANUAL 32-10-6.
1996
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (NLG)
WITH THROTTLES AT IDLE, NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT NOT ON. WHEN GEAR EXTENDED, NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT NOT ON. RECYCLED GEAR, ALL THREE GREEN LIGHTS CAME ON. REPAIRED THE BROKEN STRANDS OF WIRE AND REPLACED THE GROUNDING LUG AT WIRE NR G213-24N. THE INDICATION SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: TERMINAL BLOCK — DIRTY (RT WINDSHIELD)
AFTER TAKEOFF, A BRIGHT FLASH AND POPPING SOUND OCCURED ON FIRST OFFICERS SIDE OF COCKPIT. ELECTRICAL SMOKE WAS SMELLED. AFTER LANDING, RIGHT WINDSHIELD HEAT CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. CLEANED THE DIRTY TERMINAL BLOCK AT THE FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD.
Part: SKIN — GOUGED (FWD FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND HOLD OPEN POCKET GOUGED AT THE SERVICE DOOR. REPAIRED SKIN IAW DC-9 SRM 53-04, REPLACED POCKET IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 980)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND A CRACK IN THE UPPER PYLON ATTACH ANGLE AT STA 980. REPAIRED IAW DC-9 SRM 54-04, FIGURE 10.
Part: UPLIMIT SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (NLG)
CREW REPORTS NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE INITIALLY INTO TRI. HAD TO CYCLE GEAR THEN WORKED OK, ALSO CHECKED GOOD ONTO GSP. REPLACED NOSE GEAR UP LIMIT SWITCH PER SUPPLEMENTAL MM 32-60-01. OPS CHECK GOOD.
1995
Part: BOLT — WORN (RT MLG)
DURING COMPLIANCE OF AD 91-22-07, ASB 32-244, FOUND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR OUTBOARD DOOR LINKAGE HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY. REPLACED WORN BOLT AT DOOR HINGE BRACKET IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1.