RHOADES AVIATION INC.

Operated by RHOADES AVIATION INC — Flag carrier (121), Supplemental Operator Does Business As: Transair (per NTSB report)

The flight crewmembers’ misidentification of the damaged engine (after leveling off the airplane and reducing thrust) and their use of only the damaged engine for thrust during the remainder of the flight, resulting in an unintentional descent and forced ditching in the Pacific Ocean. Contributing to the accident were the flight crew’s ineffective crew resource management, high workload, and stress.

Operated by RHOADES AVIATION, INC (per NTSB report)

THE PILOT'S DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION.

Operated by RHOADES AVIATION INC. (per NTSB report)

THE USE OF AN IMPROPER GRADE OF FUEL, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE CAPTAIN AND RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUIRNG CLIMBOUT AND AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

Operated by RHOADES AVIATION (per NTSB report)

Operated by RHOADES AVIATION (per NTSB report)

Sanction: $31,000 · case closed 2020-02-04

Sanction: $98,450 · case closed 2016-10-12

Part: NONE — CORRODED · airframe 54,061 hrs · 39,602 cycles

CORROSION FOUND AT LH WING REAR SPAR LOWER CHORD UPPER HORIZONTAL FLANGE WBL 162

Part: SPAR — CRACKED (LT WING) · airframe 54,061 hrs · 39,602 cycles

CRACK FOUND ON NO.5 FASTENER HOLE AT REAR SPAR UPPER CHORD OF LH WING AS MARKED. (STA RSS 222)

Part: SPAR — CRACKED (RT WING) · airframe 54,061 hrs · 39,602 cycles

CRACK FOUND ON NO.5 FASTENER HOLE AT AFT SUPPORT FITTING AND REAR SPAR UPPER CHORD OF RH WING RSS 222

Part: OVERHEAT SENSOR — DIRTY (MLG WW) · airframe 37,244 hrs · 52,996 cycles

IN FLIGHT, CREW HAD WHEEL WELL OVERHEAT LIGHT AS WELL AS MASTER FIRE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. UPON LANDING, MAINTENANCE INSPECTION DETERMINED OVERHEAT SENSING LOOP CONNECTION WAS DIRTY, CLEANED AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM- 26-17-00. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL. NO FURTHER DEFECTS REPORT AFTER SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS.

Part: BEAM — CRACKED (REFER TO DESCRIP) · airframe 54,061 hrs · 39,602 cycles

LONGITUDINAL FLOOR LONGITUDINAL FLOOR BEAM FOUND TWO CRACKS BETWEEN BS705 AND 715 RBL 24.82, CRACKS SIZE 3.0 INCH AND 1.5 INCH IN AREA.

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (LT WING) · airframe 54,061 hrs · 39,602 cycles

CORROSION AT L/H WING SURGE TANK DRAIN VALVE (W STA 536)

Part: SPAR — CORRODED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 54,061 hrs · 39,602 cycles

CORROSION AT FWD UPPER R/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FRONT SPAR AT STAB. STA. 68~75

Part: SPAR — CORRODED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 54,061 hrs · 39,602 cycles

CORROSION AT FWD UPPER L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FRONT SPAR AT STAB. STA. 68~79

Part: BATTERY — WEAK (REFER TO DESCRIP) · airframe 54,061 hrs · 39,602 cycles

EMER EXIT LIGHT BATTERY WEAK ON MAIN ENTRY DOOR UP SIDE. NRC:CA1251-01-014

Part: BATTERY — NONE (REFER TO DESCRIP) · airframe 54,061 hrs · 39,602 cycles

ELT BATTERY TIME DUE ON 2021/JULY. NRC:CA1251-01-015

Part: SPAR — CORRODED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 54,061 hrs · 39,602 cycles

BULGE AT UPPER SKIN OF LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AT STAB. STA. 71~79 AND FROM REAR SPAR +1"

Part: BEAM — CORRODED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 54,061 hrs · 39,602 cycles

CORROSION AT LH SIDE THRUST BEAM UPPER SURFACE AT STA. 1105 ~ 1130. (5EA)

Part: SPAR — CORRODED (LT WING LE) · airframe 54,061 hrs · 39,602 cycles

CORROSION AT L/H WING L/E FRONT SPAR LOWER CHORD HORIZONTAL LEG BETWEEN FSS 431 AND FSS 452

Part: EPR SYSTEM — FALSE INDICATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 53,581 hrs · 38,628 cycles

UPON APPLYING T/O THRUST NR 2 EPR GAUGE DID NOT RESPOND. T/O CLEARANCE CANCELLED, EXITED RUNWAY FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, NO RELIEF. CHECKED MEL, NO RELIEF, RETURNED TO RAMP.

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (LT WING) · airframe 36,826 hrs · 52,155 cycles

CORROSION WAS FOUND AT LT WING BOTTOM SKIN LOWER SURFACE AT WS 475 TO WS 525.

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (LWS 315-475) · airframe 36,826 hrs · 52,155 cycles

CORROSION WAS FOUND AT AT LT WING BOTTOM SKIN LOWER SURFACE AT WS 315 TO WS 475.

Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 36,826 hrs · 52,155 cycles

EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERABLE ON FWD ENTRY DOOR AND FWD GALLEY SERVICE DOOR.

Part: BATTERY — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 36,826 hrs · 52,155 cycles

EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERABLE ON FWD ENTRY DOOR AND FWD GALLEY SERVICE DOOR.

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (LT WING) · airframe 36,826 hrs · 52,155 cycles

CORROSION WAS FOUND AT LT WING BOTTOM SKIN LOWER SURFACE AT INBOARD TO WS 195.

Part: FRAME — CORRODED (BULKHEAD) · airframe 36,826 hrs · 52,155 cycles

CORROSION WAS FOUND AT AFT CARGO FWD BULKHEAD LOWER CHORD AT BS 727 BETWEEN S-25L AND 25R.

Part: SPAR — CORRODED (LT WING) · airframe 36,826 hrs · 52,155 cycles

CORROSION WAS FOUND AT LT WING LEADING EDGE FRONT SPAR LOWER CHORD HORIZONTAL LEG AT FSS 135.

Part: KEELBEAM — CORRODED (BS 727) · airframe 36,826 hrs · 52,155 cycles

CORROSION WAS FOUND AT KEEL BEAM LOWER CHORD AT AFT CARGO BS 727 S-27L (LENGTH: 3" WIDTH: 1"). REFER TO NRC CA1174-02-010.

Part: SPAR — CORRODED (LT WING) · airframe 36,826 hrs · 52,155 cycles

CORROSION WAS FOUND AT LT WING LEADING EDGE FRONT SPAR LOWER CHORD HORIZONTAL LEG AT FSS 307.

Part: SPAR — CORRODED (LT WING) · airframe 36,826 hrs · 52,155 cycles

CORROSION WAS FOUND AT LT WING LEADING EDGE FRONT SPAR LOWER CHORD HORIZONTAL LEG AT FSS 422.

Part: SPAR — CORRODED (LT WING) · airframe 36,826 hrs · 52,155 cycles

CORROSION WAS FOUND AT RT WING FRONT SPAR LOWER CHORD AT FSS 416.8.

Part: SPAR — CORRODED (RT WING) · airframe 36,826 hrs · 52,155 cycles

CORROSION WAS FOUND AT RT WING FRONT SPAR LOWER CHORD AT FSS 442.3.

Part: LUG — CORRODED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 36,826 hrs · 52,155 cycles

CORROSION WAS FOUND AT FWD & AFT SURFACE OF RT SIDE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR UPPER LUG.

Part: SUPPORT ANGLE — CORRODED (LBL 70 - RBL 70) · airframe 51,063 hrs · 47,862 cycles

CORROSION WAS FOUND BETWEEN WING CENTER SECTION UPPER PANEL AND PRESSURE WEB SUPPORT ANGLE 65-82682-1 AT EACH BAY (FROM LBL 70 ~ RBL 70).

Part: BEAM — CORRODED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 51,063 hrs · 47,862 cycles

CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THRUST BEAM UPPER SURFACE AT HS CENTER SECTION STA. 1112.

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (LT WING) · airframe 51,063 hrs · 47,862 cycles

CORROSION WAS FOUND ON LT WING LOWER SKIN UPPER SURFACE AT WS 155 NEAR FUEL BOOST PUMP ACCESS DOOR CUTOUT AREA.

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (LT WING) · airframe 51,063 hrs · 47,862 cycles

CORROSION WAS FOUND ON LT WING LOWER SKIN TRAILING EDGE AREA AT WS 450.

Part: DOOR SILL — CORRODED (BS 500) · airframe 51,063 hrs · 47,862 cycles

CORROSION WAS FOUND ON MAIN CARGO DOOR BODY UPPER SILL.

Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 52,823 hrs · 37,055 cycles

PILOT OBSERVED #2 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT IN FLIGHT AND PERFORMED IN FLIGHT SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES

Part: PUMP — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 71,706 hrs · 67,194 cycles

NR 1 ENGINE FAIL AT AROUND 2000FT. ON FINAL PERFORMED ENGINE FAILURE/SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST (QRH).

Part: CONNECTOR — BROKEN (FIRE LOOP) · airframe 52,299 hrs · 35,898 cycles

NUMBER 2 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. MX DISCOVERED BROKEN NUMBER 2 ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR LOOP CONNECTOR. ITEM PREVIOUSLY MEL'D PER MEL 737071618-1. PERFORMED SYSTEM OPS CHECKS PER AMM 26-11-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 69,602 hrs · 63,024 cycles

LEFT HAND FWD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXIT LIGHT AND OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 33-51-02.

Part: PUMP — BROKEN (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 71,067 hrs · 65,911 cycles

NR 1 ENGINE FAILED DURING TAKEOFF, GOT 3 BACK FIRING BEFORE ENGINE SHUTDOWN, QRH COMPLETED. REMOVED FUEL PUMP AND DISCOVERED IT HAD A BROKEN SHAFT. INSTALLED NEW FUEL PER MM 72-00-61 AND OPS CHECKED IT PER AMM 71-09-100.

Part: GASPER FAN — MALFUNCTIONED (ZONE 100) · airframe 49,814 hrs · 45,381 cycles

IN FLIGHT, SMOKE IN COCKPIT WITH STRONG SMELL OF ELECTRICAL BURNING. EMERGENCY DECLARED, REQUESTED RETURN TO AIRPORT. COMPLIED WITH QRH. CAPTAIN PUT ON QUICK DOM OXYGEN MASK. SMOKE DISSIPATED AFTER 1 MINUTE. FOUND AIR GASPER FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED OPEN UPON INSPECTION ON POST FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY IN SERVICE FLYING UNDER RAI MEL NR 306040517-1 REF 21-24 CAT D DUE DATE: 08/03/2017. THE DEFECTIVE PART (GASPER FAN) S/N WILL BE ESTABLISHED UPON REMOVAL. REPLACEMENT PART ON ORDER.

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (LT WING)

DURING A C1 CHECK, FOUND THE LEFT WING UPPER SURFACE WAS CORRODED ON REAR SPAR BETWEEN WS 150 - 205. CORROSION WAS BLENDED OUT BEYOND SRM LIMIT. REPAIRED IAW DOCUMENT ROO3 REV 01.

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 1016)

DURING INSPECTION IAW CARD 53-30-00-101, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 1016 BETWEEN STRINGERS 24R - 25R WAS CORRODED. A REPAIR WAS CARRIED OUT IAW DOCUMENT 2016R002.

Part: SLIDING WINDOW — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 50,895 hrs · 32,968 cycles

COCKPIT L2 WINDOW CRACKED. APPEARS HEATING ELEMENT SHORTED, CRACKED OUTER PANE DETERMINED NON STRUCTURAL, FLIGHT CONTINUED, LANDED WINDOW INSPECTED AND ACFT RETURNED TO HOME BASE UNDER SPECIAL FERRY PERMIT. RESTRICTIONS, UNPRESSURIZED, BELOW 10,000FT. UNIT WAS A USED INSPECTED SERVICEABLE ITEM OF UNKNOWN LIFE AND HISTORY. INSPECTED AND SIGNED FOR, PERFORMED 42 PROCEDURES AT INSTALL, PASSED ALL INSPECTIONS AND RESISTANCE TESTING, OPERATED SUCCESSFULLY FROM 4/19/2016, FAILED THIS DAY 5/25/2016.

Part: SELECTOR VALVE — STICKING (MLG) · airframe 50,894 hrs · 32,966 cycles

UNCOMMANDED LT MLG EXTENSION IN FLIGHT AT 315 KNOTS. REDUCED AIRSPEED AND REDUCED ALTITUDE. CORRECTED SEVERE YAW. SELECTED GEAR DOWN, 3 DOWN & LOCKED. CONTINUE TO DESTINATION. FLY-BY CONFIRMED GEARS DOWN AND PERFORMED A SAFE LANDING. JACKED ACFT, AND TROUBLESHOOT TO FAULTY INTERNALS, TIGHT ACTUATING PISTON IN MLG SELECTOR VALVE. REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE, GEAR SWUNG MULTIPLE TIMES, COULD NOT DUPLICATE MAIN GEAR UNCOMMANDED EXTENSION. SERVICED HYDRAULICS AND RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.

Part: SLIDING WINDOW — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 50,834 hrs · 32,835 cycles

COCKPIT L2 SLIDING WINDOW CRACKED. APPEARS HEATING ELEMENT SHORTED, CRACKED OUTER PANE DETERMINED NONSTRUCTURAL, FLIGHT CONTINUED & LANDED. WINDOW INSPECTED, ACFT RETURNED TO HOME BASE ON SPECIAL FERRY FLIGHT PERMIT, ISSUED 4 19 2016. REPLACEMENT WINDOW INSTALLED. NOTE TOTAL TIME & CYCLES UNKNOWN, 10000 HRS & CYCLES USED ONLY FOR COMPLETION OF THIS SDR.

Part: CHECK VALVE — LEAKING (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 69,968 hrs · 63,854 cycles

RIGHT FUEL TANK DUMPING FUEL INTO CTR TANK IN FLIGHT. TURNED ON CTR TANK RT BOOST PUMP & TURNED OFF RT TANK FUEL PUMPS. LANDED WITH 5400 LBS LT TANK, 4000 LBS RT TANK & 2000 LBS IN CTR TANK. FLIGHT BEGAN WITH 16000 LBS FUEL ON BOARD & CTR TANK ALMOST EMPTY. CARGO FLIGHTS ARE OF 30 MINS DURATION & CTR FUEL TANK ALMOST NEVER USED AT ALL. ACFT TURNED AROUND & LANDED BACK AT AIRPORT. TOTAL FLIGHT TIME 0.6 HRS, BLOCK 8. REPLACED CTR TANK ON WAY FUEL CHECK VLV. FLAPPER RETURN SPRING WAS BROKEN, TOP & BOTTOM FLAPPERS REMAINED OPEN ALLOWING FUEL MIGRATION BACK INTO CTR TANK FROM RT WING TANK. FUEL MIGRATION ISSUES NOW RESOLVED.

Part: KEELBEAM — CORRODED (BS 540-580)

INSPECTION FOUND LT KEEL BEAM LOWER CHORD, LBBL 6.30, CORRODED BETWEEN BS 540-BS 580. THE CORRODED HORIZONTAL FLANGE SECTION WAS BLENDED AND TRIMMED OUT. INSTALLED REPAIR FILLERS, REPAIR STRAP AND REPAIR ANGLE IAW REPAIR PLAN 121083-R041, REV 02.

Part: KEELBEAM — CUT (BS 668-672)

INSPECTION FOUND LT KEEL BEAM LOWER CHORD, LBL 6.30, CORRODED AND CRACKED BETWEEN BS 668 - 672. THE KEEL BEAM LOWER CHORD WAS CUT AT BS 625 AND THE KEEL BEAM AFT SEGMENT WAS REMOVED AND THEN REPLACED WITH NEW PART BETWEEN BS 625-BS 727+16 IAW REPAIR PLAN NR 121083-R041, REV 02.

Part: FUEL TANK — CORRODED (CENTER)

INSPECTION FOUND CENTER TANK LOWER SKIN CORRODED BETWEEN S-4C TO S-5C, LBBL 6.30 TO RBBL 6.30. THE CORRODED SKIN AREAS WERE BLENDED. THE AREA WAS FOUND OUT OF SRM ALLOWABLE LIMIT AND REPAIRED IAW REPAIR PLAN 121083-R043, REV 06.

Part: FITTING — CORRODED (BS 1016)

INSPECTION FOUND STRINGER FITTING AT STRINGER 27R, BS 1016 BULKHEAD CORRODED. THE DAMAGED STR FITTING WAS R & R BY INSTALLING A NEW FITTING IAW SRM 51-3-02, REV 108.

Part: FUEL CELL — CORRODED

INSPECTION FOUND CENTER TANK LOWER SKIN CORRODED BETWEEN S-9C TO S-10C, LBBL 6.30 TO RBBL 6.30. THE CORRODED SKIN AREAS WERE BLENDED. THE AREA WAS FOUND OUT OF SRM ALLOWABLE LIMIT AND REPAIRED IAW REPAIR PLAN 121083-R043, REV 06. EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED UNDER SKIN PANEL FOR BLEND OUT AREA BETWEEN S-9C TO S-10C.

Part: FITTING — CORRODED (BS 1016)

INSPECTION FOUND STRINGER FITTING AT S-25R, STA 1016 BULKHEAD CORRODED. THE DAMAGED STRINGER FITTING WAS R & R BY INSTALLING A NEW FITTING IAW SRM 51-3-02, REV 108.