N99838
Registered owner: CHILD BENJAMIN HARRISON, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRITT AIRWAYS | Operator | on 1993-03-04 | Operator named in NTSB report |
| CHISUM FLYING SERVICE | Operator | on 1985-06-20 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by BRITT AIRWAYS (per NTSB report)
Operated by CHISUM FLYING SERVICE (per NTSB report)
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.
31 reports on file, 1995-02-06 – 2002-10-26.
Part: PSEU — INOPERATIVE (MLG)
CREW NOTED WITH MLG UP AND LOCKED, RT GEAR SYSTEM NR 2 GREEN LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PSEU, PERFORMED A OPERATIONAL CHECK, NO DEFECTS NOTED AND AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: FUSE — BURNED OUT (CABIN)
IAH- DURING A WEEKLY CHECK IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AISLE PATH LIGHTING FOR POWER SUPPLY 18WL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. IAH- MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FUSE AT LOCATION 18WL, PERFORMED A OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING, NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOIR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: LAMP — BURNED OUT (PAX DOOR STEP)
IAH- DURING WEEKLY CHECK IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PAX DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. IAH- MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LIGHT BULB, PERFORMED A OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM, NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: ENGINE — SMOKE
During takeoff the crew noticed a smoke smell in the cockpit and aborted takeoff. A smoke warning illuminated after aborting the takeoff. The aircraft returned to the gate without incident. Maintenance inspected the aircraft and found the source of smoke to be coming from the #1 engine. The affected engine was removed and replaced and the aircraft was approved for return to service.
Part: FAN — MALFUNCTIONED (E/E BAY)
CREW REPORTED THAT UPON APPROACH TO LCH, AN ELEC SMK MASTER WARNING INDICATION ILLUMINATED. THE CREW PERFORMED THE NECESSARY CHECKLIST FOR AN ELEC SMK INDICATION AND THE WARNING EXTINGUISHED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT LCH WITHOUT INCIDENT. A GROUND RUN OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INDICATIONS ON THE FOLLOWING FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE AT IAH INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND AN ODOR COMING FROM THE ELECTRONIC EXHAUST FAN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFFECTED FAN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG)
IAH- FLIGHT 3806, WHILE PREPARING TO LAND AT IAH, THE CREW NOTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION, THE HANDLE WAS RECYCLED FIVE (5) TIMES, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET, NO EFFECT. THE CREW USED EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR PROX SWITCH, PERFORMED A OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM, NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: CONTROL VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (LT MLG)
IAH- FLIGHT 3806, WHILE PREPARING TO LAND AT IAH THE CREW NOTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION, THE HANDLE WAS RECYCLED FIVE (5) TIMES, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET, NO EFFECT. THE CREW USED EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE, PERFORMED A OPERATIONAL CHECK AND A LEAK CHECK, NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 1995–2001 · 24 reports
2001
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING 3 A INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT ON PASSENGER STAIRS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB AS REQUIRED IAW ATR42 MM 33-50-00. OPS.CHECKED GOOD.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR)
DURING 3A INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT 16WL INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB AS REQUIRED, OPS.CHECKED GOOD IAW ATR42 MM 33-50-00.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 19,012 hrs · 25,180 cycles
EWR---CO3223, CREW REPORTED, GEAR NOT DOWN WARNING IN FLIGHT AT 4000 FEET. STARTED DESCENT AND PULLED POWER LEVERS BACK TO FLIGHT IDLE. AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY IN EWR. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND PERFORMED BITE MEMORY RECALL TEST ON THE PSEU REFERENCE ATR42 MM 32-61-83. NO FAULTS FOUND AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: GOVERNOR — LEAKING (RT ENGINE)
CLE FLIGHT 3054 THE CREW REPORTED THE NR 2 ACW GENERATOR FAULTED ON THE GROUND RESULTING IN LOSS OF GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. NO BRAKES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE OVERSPEED GOVERNOR. THE OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
Part: ATTACH FITTING — FAULTY (WINGS) · airframe 18,491 hrs · 24,669 cycles
YUL---DURING 2C INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND FAULTY TRAILING EDGE ATTACH BRACKETS. REPAIRED THE UPPER SURFACE TRAILING EDGE ATTACHMENT FITTINGS IAW ATR42 SRM 57-50-00 FIGURE 402.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 18,491 hrs · 24,669 cycles
YUL---DURING 2C INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND FIRST TWO CARGO DOOR UPPER FRAMES ARE CRACKED. CRACKED FRAMES REPAIRED IAW ATR42 SRM 52-31-00 FIGURE 402. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICEABLE CONDITION.
Part: MOUNT — CRACKED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 18,491 hrs · 24,669 cycles
YUL---DURING 2C INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND RT ENGINE INBOARD AFT MOUNT CRACKED (CANISTER). REMOVED AND REPLACED RT ENGINE INBOARD AFT MOUNT. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: MOUNT — DAMAGED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 18,491 hrs · 24,669 cycles
YUL---DURING 2C INSPECTION IN MONTREAL, MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFTHAND ENGINE AFT INBOARD ENGINE MOUNT/CANISTER TORN ABOUT 1.5 INCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED MOUNT WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW ATR42 JIC 71-22-01. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: MOUNT — DAMAGED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 18,491 hrs · 24,669 cycles
YUL---DURING 2C INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND RT ENGINE LT LOWER NACELLE ATTACHMENT HAS HOLE ELONGATED. RT FORWARD Z-MOUNT REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW ATR42 JIC 54-11-61.
Part: BUSHING — WORN (LT MLG DOOR) · airframe 18,491 hrs · 24,669 cycles
YUL---DURING 2C INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFTHAND MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR HAS SOME PLAY ON LANDING GEAR LEG ATTACHMENT. LEFTHAND MAIN LANDING GEAR BARREL REBUSHED AT BARREL LUG IAW EXELTECH EO 42/32/27. PLAY REMOVED FROM DOOR ATTACHMENT. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 18,491 hrs · 24,669 cycles
YUL---DURING 2C INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE REPORTED TWO CRACKS FOUND ON JOINING BRACKET AT FRAME 29 STRINGER 2R AND 2L. BRACKETS FABRICATED IAW ATR42 SRM 53-91-80 FIGURE 102 AND INSTALLED IAW ATR42 SRM 51-25-01. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SMOKE — DETECTED (CABIN)
IAH - FLIGHT 3499, THE CREW REPORTED A FAINT SMELL AND SMOKE IN THE CABIN DURING TAXI AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE NUMBER ONE ENINE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE ENGINES AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (RT MLG)
IAH - FLIGHT 3209, THE CREW REPORTED A RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK BOX PROXIMITY SWITCH, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
2000
Part: VALVE — INOPERATIVE (FUSELAGE)
IAH - FLT 3591 - DURING TAXI IN, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE CAPTAINS AND FIRST OFFICERS RIGHT BRAKES WERE INTERMITTENT. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM ON MEL 32-42-02C CONTROL NR 002049, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH ON 9/27/2000 WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ANTI-SKID VALVE IAW ATR42 JIC 32-42-84. REMOVED THE MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
IAH - FLT 3352 - DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, THE CREW REPORTED SEVERAL EMERGENCY CABIN FLOOR LIGHTS TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 AND NR 2 EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS IAW ATR 42 33-51-21. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (FUSELAGE)
IAH - DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE CAPTAINS, AND FIRST OFFICERS RIGHT BRAKE PEDALS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE BLED THE RIGHT BRAKES, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE PROBLEM REPEATED ON 9/5/2000, AND MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BRAKE METERING VALVE, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. NO FURTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM HAVE BEEN NOTED. (M)
Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (CABIN)
IAH - DUIRNG POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE CREW REPORTED THAT SEVERAL AISLE PATH EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFFECTED LIGHT BULBS IAW ATR42-320 JIC 33-51-21, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
IAH - DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, THE LEFT FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED BETWEEN FRAMES 45 ADN 46. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE AFFECTED SKIN IAW ATR 42-320 SRM 53-00-00, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
IAH - DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, THE LEFT STRINGER 11 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED BETWEEN FRAMES 45 AND 46. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE AFFECTED STRINGER IAW ATR 42-320 SRM 53-00-00, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
IAH - DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK AT POSITION 10 WL WAS FOUND TO BE LOW. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFFECTED BATTERY PACK. THE LIGHTING SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. (X)
1999
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (LEFT)
SHV - DURING FLIGHT 3490 FROM IAH TO SHV, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE NR 1 ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SHV WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFFECTED ENGINE, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE (M)
1995
Part: BLADE SHANK — CRACKED (SHANK BUTT)
THE SUBJECT BLADE WAS RECEIVED FOR A TORN DE-ICE BOOT. DURING DYE CHECK OF THE BLADE SHANK, TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND; ONE IN THE FILLET, AND ONE ON THE BUTT OUTSIDE DIAMETER. BOTH CRACKS WERE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE COLLAR PARTING LINE ON THE FACE SIDE, AND WERE PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER. THE CRACKS WERE HAIR LINE IN WIDTH AND DEPTH AND WERE APPROXIMATELY 1.25 INCHES IN LENGTH. THE BLADE IS BEING SCRAPPED FOR THIS CONDITION.
Part: DETECTOR — SHORTED (NR 2 ENGINE)
FLT NR 3637 - SYR-SYR - NACELLE OVERHEAT ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO GATE. AIRCRAFT RELEASED IAW MEL 26-12-3. BDL MAINTENANCE CLEARED MEL BY REMOVING AND REPLACING THE NR 2 OVERHEAT DETECTOR. OPS CHECKED GOOD. (W)
Part: CARBON SEAL — NICKED (RT ENGINE)
FLT NR 3565 - EWR-PHL - RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING WHEN RIGHT ENGINE WAS FEATHERED AT GATE. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE SERVICED ENGINE OIL AND GROUND RAN ENGINE. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED TO BE SAFE FOR A FERRY FLIGHT FROM PHL TO EWR. EWR MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE BREATHER TUBE CARBON SEAL IAW PWA MM 72-20-00. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED TO BE SAFE FOR A FERRY FLIGHT FROM PHL TO EWR. EWR MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE BREATHER TUBE CARBON SEAL IAW PWA MM 72-20-00. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (Z)