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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.
11 reports on file, 1997-01-04 – 1999-03-04.
Part: BRACKET — FAILED (FIRE BOTTLE)
ON TAKEOFF, CONTROLS FELT LIKE HALF CONTROL ON YOKE WITH AILERONS AND STABILIZER. FULL FORWARD AND AFT TO CONTROL ACFT. RETURNED TO EWR, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX CHECKED AILERON CABLES, ALL CHECKED NORMAL. THE ELEVATORS CHECKED NORMAL IAW MM 27-10-00. THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. THE ELEVATOR FEEL MECHANISM WAS FOUND DAMAGED DURING INSPECTION OF THE ELEVATOR SYSTEM. THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY IMPACT FROM THE NR 2 ENGINE/APU O/B FIRE BOTTLE. THE BOTTLE THERMALLY DISCHARGED, BROKE LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNTING BRACKETS AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK THE FEEL MECHANISM. THE ELEVATOR FEEL MECHANISM, FIRE BOTTLE AND FIRE BOTTLE MOUNTING BRACKETS WERE REPLACED.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
INSPECTION FOUND THE RED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 21 LK INOPERATIVE. THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 33-50-00.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
INSPECTION FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRES AT DOOR R-1 BROKEN. THE WIRES WERE REPAIRED IAW 20-30-00.
Part: MEGAPHONE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
INSPECTION FOUND PORTABLE MEGAPHONE INOPERATIVE. THE MEGAPHONE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT TE FLAP)
INSPECTION FOUND A 7 INCH CRACK IN RT WING INBOARD FLAP UPPER SURFACE. A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5750-02830, SRM 57-10-00, FIGURE 7, AND SRM 51-31-01.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (LT HORIZ STAB)
THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE STRAPS HAD AN INTERIM REPAIR INSTALLED DUE TO A DENTS AND THE ITEM HAD BEEN PLACED ON DIP. THE DENTS WERE LOCATED AT STA XFS 172.161 AND 241.289. A PERMANENT REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5510-01352.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (NR 3 PYLON)
INSPECTION FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK IN NR 3 PYLON UPPER SPAR WEB UNDER ENGINE FUEL AND HYDRAULIC LINES AT STA YN222. REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5410-01465.
Part: CARBON SEAL — LEAKING (NR 3 GEARBOX)
THE NR 3 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO ACCOMPANIED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE OIL LOW PRESSURE LIGHT WHILE EN ROUTE FROM FCO TO EWR. THE NR 3 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, FUEL WAS DUMPED AND THE A/C WAS DIVERTED TO LGW WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE NR 3 ENGINE LT HYDRAULIC PUMP/GEARBOX CARBON OIL SEAL LEAKING. THE CARBON SEAL AND SEAL MATING RING WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE NR 3 ENGINE LT HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS RUN AND LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WOULD NOT TEST. THE AFT ZONE OVERHEAD BATTERY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BATTERY CHARGER — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
THE L-2 AND R-2 OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE MID EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT POWER SUPPLY AT FAULT. THE BATTERY CHARGER FOR THE EXIT LIGHTS WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: BATTERY CHARGER — INOPERATIVE (GALLEY)
THE FORWARD GALLEY EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. A NEW BATTERY CHARGER ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED.