ABX AIR INC
Also recorded as: ABX AIR INC, ABX Air
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CAPT PITOT HEAT FAILED IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THEN QUICKLY LOST CAPT AIR DATA INSTRUMENTS. CREW ACCOMPLISHED QRH AND AIR DIVERTED TO RFD (DIV) TO AVOID ICING CONDITIONS AT ORIGINAL DESTINATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPT PITOT PROBE AS PER AMM 34-11-00. OPS TEST & LEAK CHECK GOOD AC REMAINS NO ETOPS. HEAT CHECKS OPS TEST GOOD PER AMM 30-31-00. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
ON TAXI, EADI ON CAPT'S SIDE BLANKED OUT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE (BTB). PERFORMED FIM 34--22 FAULT TREE 804 SYSTEM OPERATION NORMAL. ACFT DOWNGRADED CAT I PENDING 30/40 TEST. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
AFTER BLOCK OUT ON TAXI, RECIEVED DATA LINK LOSS MESSAGE. RAN QRH 5.1 AND CONSULTED MAINT DISCREPANCY FLOWCHART. RETURNED TO THE GATE (BTB). DEFERRAL CPDLC SAT COM DATA LINK IAW B767 MEL 23-25-1-8B NO MX PROCEDURES REQUIRED PLACARD INSTALLED MBCB 10/28/2026 NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
LEFT ENG FIRE LP1 STATUS MESSAGE INTERMITTENTLY. ITEM PLACED ON MEL 26-11-1-1 PLACARD INSTALLED MBCB 07/10/2026 A/C REMAINS NO ETOPS. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
LEFT ENG OVERHEAT LOOP STATUS MSG IN FLIGHT. DEFERRED PER MEL 26-11-2-1. MBCB 07/10/2026 PLACARD INSTALLED. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
ON TAXI OUT, R GEN OFF EICAS MESSAGE APPEARED WITHIN 1-2 SECONDS OF TAKEOFF POWER APPLICATION. A/C ABORTED TAKE OFF (ATO) AND RETURNED TO GATE (BTB). MTX GROUNDED A/C AND TROUBLESHOT. REMOVED AND REPLACED R/H GCU IAW AMM 24-22-02. OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED IDLE RUN AND IDG OPS GOOD WITH .51 LOAD IAW AMM 71-00-00. A/C REMAINS NO ETOPS. RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE.
DURING CREW PREFLIGHT, L ENG FIRE LP 2 STATUS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. MTX DEFERRED IAW ABX B767 MEL 26-11-1-1. PLACARDS INSTALLED. MX PROCEDURES C/W. MBCB 07/09/26. A/C REMAINS NO ETOPS. RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE.
INTERNAL MTC REQUEST, REPLACE BOTH PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. REMOVED AND REPLACED 2 EA PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IAW AMM 26-26-02. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING INSP/MAINT, NR 1 CREW O2 BOTTLE WILL NOT CLOSE FULLY, CONTINUES TO LEAK AFTER BEING SHUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE #1 CREW O2 BOTTLE IAW B767 AMM 35-31-01. OPS CHECK GOOD 1780 PSI C/W MAB B767-35-1. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND FOR 5 MINUTES, GEAR DISAGREE EICAS APPEARED.CREW THEN ABORTED APPROACH (AAP). AND WENT AROUND , NOSE GEAR EXTENDED AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES.MTX GROUNDED A/C. MTX DEFERRED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION IAW MEL ABX-32-30-1. AND RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE , AC FLEW TO BASE WITH GEAR PINS INSTALLED.
DURING TAXI, CENTER HYD SYSTEM PRESSURE 1070 PSI WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING, A/C RETURNED TO GATE (BTB) AND MTX GROUNDED A/C. TROUBLE SHOT AND REMOVED AND REPLACED CENTER PRESSURE AND CASE DRAIN MODULE IAW B767 AMM 29-11-19, OPS TEST GOOD, NO LEAKS NOTED AT THIS TIME, PERFORMED TEST 3 OF LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES 71-00-00, ALL PRESSURES ABOVE 3000 PSI AT THIS TIME.AND RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE.
RIGHT ENGINE FIRE LOOP NR 1Â ILLUMINATED, CREW DEFERRAL IAW MEL 26-11-1-1. MTX PERFORMED VISUAL INSP AND OPS TEST OF ENGINE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IAW AMM 26-11-00 NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME OPS CHECK GOOD.AND RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE
OXYGEN MASK INTERPHONE SYSTEM WILL NOT TEST ON GROUND. WILL NOT WORK WHEN SPEAKING DIRECTLY INTO OXYGEN MASK WITH THE PTT SWITCH IN THE "INT" POSITION. CAPT'S AND FO'S OXYGEN MASK INTERPHONE NOT WORKING. SWAPPED CAPTAIN & C SUPERNUMERARY, O2 BOX & MASK IAW AMM 35-11-51. OPS CHECK GOOD. SWAPPED F/O & L SUPER NUMERARY O2 BOX & MASK IAW AMM 35-11-51. OPS CHECK GOOD. L AND CTR SUPERNUMARY SEAT O2 MASK MICS DEFFERED IAW MEL ABX-25-25-3. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
R PACK OFF STATUS MESSAGE AFTER START. FLOW AND CHECK LIST WILL NOT WORK DESPITE RESET ATTEMPT OFF GATE. CREW RETURNED TO GATE (BTB). MTC DEFERRED IAW MEL 21-51-1-1. MX ACTION C/W PLACARDS INSTALLED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING TAXI, TE FLAP DISAGREE EICAS MESSAGE FLAP STUCK IN 2 POSITION. CREW RETURNED TO THE GATE (BTB). MTC RAN FLAPS ELECTRICALLY AND HYDRAULICLY PER B767 AMM 27-51-00 NO FAULTS NOTED OPS CK GOOD AT THIS TIME. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING TAXI, STS MSG "LDG GEAR MONITOR" "MN CARGO DOOR IND". CREW RETURNED TO THE GATE (BTB). AFTER INTERROGATE PSEU MSG CODE 006 SHOWS R/R PSEU IAW AMM 32-09-04 OPS CHECK OK MESSAGES CLEARED. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING INSP/MTC, FIRE/OVERHEAT TEST FOUND SYS FAIL/RESET SWITCH STICKY. REMOVED AND REPLACED FIRE/OVHT TEST PANEL ASSY PER B767 AMM 26-11-01. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY. ACFT REMAINS ETOPS 180. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
ENTRY DOOR LIGHT WON'T EXSTINGUISH WHEN ENTRY DOOR IS CLOSED. MTX DEFERRED L1 DOOR INDICATION FOR DEPARTURE IAW MEL ABX-52-71-1-1 .RETURNED AC TO SERVICE ,THEN LATER REPLACED PSEU IAW AMM 32-09-04.
DURING CRUISE LEFT ENG LOST PARTIAL PWR, WOULD NOT ADVANCE BEYOND 67.5 N1 AND 22 FF ON FINAL PWR APPEARED TO RESTORE. ACFT DIVERTED TO ORD AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENG HMU IAW B767 AMM 73-21-14 OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. VERIFIED A/C RELEASED NO ETOPS. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, APU WAS DEFERRED. DURING CRUISE, R GEN OFF EICAS & L/R UTILITY EICAS MESSAGE APPEARED. RT GEN OFF DISPLAYED THEN RESET, DISPLAYED A SECOND TIME. REQUIRED LANDING AT NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT PER QRH. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND AIR DIVERTED TO COS (DIV). MTC DEFERRED PER MEL 24-00-1-1. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
L ENG OH-LP 2 MESSAGE. PERFORMED T/S IAW B767 FIM 26-11 F/T 804 AND AMM 26-10-01. SWAPPED CARDS M688 AND M690. FAULT DID NOT FOLLOW AND IT'S STILL FAULTY. REPOSITIONED CARDS TO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITIONS. ITEM DEFERRED IAW MEL 26-11-2-1. NO MX PROCEDURES APPLIED. PLACARD INSTALLED. A/C NO ETOPS. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
PIN TO COCKPIT FIRE EXTINGUISHER NEAR LAV DISCOVERED ON FLOOR BY MTC. REATTACHED PIN TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER HANDLE USING BREAKAWAY WIRE. PLACARDS INSTALLED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
AFTER PUSHBACK, DURING TAXI, LT REV ISLN VALVE. RETURNED TO GATE (BTB). PLACED LEFT T/R ON DI PER MEL 78-31-1 MBCB 07/02/2026 PLACARD INSTALLED A/C DOWNGRADED TO CATIIIA. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING TAXI, APU FAULT NO PNEUMATIC PRESSURE. RETURNED TO GATE (BTB). MX PROCEDURES CW. PLACARD INSTALLED. MBCB 7/2/26. A/C REMAINS NO ETOPS. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING MTC/INSP, L ENG OH LP 2 STATUS MSG. OVHT / FIRE TEST PANEL SWITCH STICKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED PANEL IAW AMM 26-11-01 ALL OPS NORMAL. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
TRAILING EDGE FLAP DISAGREE DISPLAYED 5 TIMES DURING THE TAXI TO TAKEOFF AND THEN WENT AWAY. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF (ATO) AND CONFERENCED WITH THE FOO AND MX. CAPTAIN OK TO CONTINUE FLIGHT SINCE MESSAGE WASN'T PRESENT BEFORE TAKING OFF. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE AND DEPARTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
ON PREFLIGHT HAD A STATUS LEVEL L ENG FIRE LP1 THRT WOULD NOT CLEAR. MTX GROUNDED A/C AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF FIRE OVHT. MSG CLEARED. AIRCRAFT REMAINS NO ETOPS IAW B767 AMM 26-11-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. MTX RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE.
DURING TAXI, FO INTERCOM INOP. UNABLE TO TRANSMIT. RETURNED TO GATE (BTB). F/O MASK WAS DISTURBED DURING PRE-FLIGHT CHECKLIST. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW B767 35-11-00. F/O AUDIO PANEL OPS CHECK PER AMM 23-51-00 B767. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING TAXI OUT TO TAKE OFF T/E DISAGREE KEPT POPPING UP AND A/C RETURNED TO THE GATE AND MTX GROUNDED A/C . AFTER TROUBLR SHOOTING REMOVED AND REPLACED FSEU IAW AMM 27-51-01OPS CHECK GOOD NO FAULTS NOTED AT THIS TIME AND RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE.
DURING TAXI, AFTER BLOCK OUT, L AFT FUEL PUMP EICAS MESSAGE APPEARED ACCOMPLISHED QRH. RETURNED TO GATE (BTB). DEFERRED L AFT FUEL PUMP IAW MEL 28-22-1. PLACARDS INSTALLED. ACFT DOWNGRADED TO ETOPS 120. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
LT ENG FIRE LP 1, STATUS MESSAGE IN FLIGHT ACFT LANDED NO PROBLEMS, MTX GROUNDED ACFT AND DEFERRED LP 1 LOOP IAW MEL ABX-26-11-1-1 AND RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE.
DURING TAXI, RT ENGINE HOT START-563 DEGREES FOR 6 SECONDS. RETURNED TO THE GATE (BTB). PER ABX AMM 71-00-00 & FIM 71-08 FAULT TREE 816 . MOTORED RT ENG FOR 30 SECONDS. STARTED ENGINE WITH A MAX EGT OF 381. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.
AIRPLANE DOES NOT HOLD PRESSURE AT 350 PRES. DIFF VARIES BETWEEN 7.8 - 8.6. CABIN ALT VARIES 5400 - 8000 FEET RATE VARIES BETWEEN & AND - 500 FT. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE SELECTOR IAW AMM 23-31-01. OPS CHECK OK. C/W A/C PRESSURIZATION IAW AMM 05-51-24. NO DEFECTS NOTED. A/C REMAINS E180. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING TAXI, CREW RECEIVED NO LAND 3 AND C RAD ALT INDICATION. RETURNED TO THE GATE (BTB). MTC DEFERRED RAD ALT PER MEL 34-33-1-2A-1 MX PROCEDURES APPLIED. PLACARD INSTALLED ACFT DOWNGRADED TO CAT II. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING TAXI, FWD CARGO DOOR EICAS CARGO DOORS DISCRETE ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO THE GATE (BTB). MTC DEFERRED FWD CARGO DOOR INDICATION SYSTEM PER MEL 52-71-1-1. PLACARDS INSTALLED. VERIFIED DOOR CLOSED AND LOCKED. VERIFY DOOR CLOSED AND LOCKED PRIOR TO EACH DEPARTURE. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING ENGINE START, LT ENGINE START VALVE INOPERATIVE. ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE (BTB). DEFERRED LT START VALVE IAW MEL 80-00-2-1. MX ACTIONS ACCOMPLISHED PLACARDS INSTALLED A/C REMAINS ETOPS 180. REMOVED AND REPLACED L ENG STARTER VALVE IAW B767 AMM 80-11-02 PLACARDS REMOVED. NO REACTIVATION PROCEDURES APPLIED. A/C REMAINS ETOPS 180 ENGINE START GOOD VALVE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. DEFERRED L/H ENG START VALVE LIGHT PER MEL 80-00-1-1. PLACARDS INSTALLED A/C REMAINS ETOPS 180. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING CREW PREFLIGHT, CREW SAID THE RT PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BY LAV MOUNTED ON GROUND HAD A CROOKED PRESSURE GAUGE AND WAS WORRIED IT COULD RUPTURE IN FLIGHT OR ON USE. PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER R & R IAW AMM 26-26-02. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
ON FINAL APPROACH, AFT CARGO DOOR EICAS MSG. DEFERRED IAW MEL 52-71-1-1, PLACARDS INSTALLED, MBCB 6/25/26. REINSPECT EVERY CYCLE. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
RETURN TO GATE-PRIME AIR REPORTED CARGO DOOR NOT CLOSED COMPLETELY. NO CARGO DOOR LIGHT ON. AFTER INSPECTION FOUND CARGO DOOR ALL SECURE. REPORTED ERROR PROBALY CAUSED BY MISSING PAINT/DARK STAIN. MTX GROUNDED ACFT AND INSPECTED, PERFORMED GVI OF ALL CARGO DOORS, VERIFIED ALL DOORS WERE AND ARE CLOSED. VERIFIED ALL DOOR INDICATIONS ARE NORMAL, DOORS CLOSED. A/C RELEASED FOR NORMAL OPERATIONS.
DURING C5 CHECK IN TAMPA WHILE PREPARING TO ACOMPLISH THE SIP MOD ON LT PYLON A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE AFT MIDSPAR WEB.INBOARD SIDE . MTX REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 PYLON MIDSPAR WEB, INBD SIDE IAW ABX-REA-5440-65835-00 AND SRM-51-40-02. AND RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE.
DURING C5 CHECK IN TAMPA WHILE PREPARING TO ACOMPLISH THE SIP MOD ON RH PYLON A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE AFT MIDSPAR WEB.INBOARD SIDE . MTX REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 PYLON MIDSPAR WEB, I/B SIDE IAW ABX-REA-5400-66011-00 AND SRM-51-40-02. AND RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE.
SUPERNUMERARY LEFT SEAT OXYGEN MASK BOX RESET TAB INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUPERNUMERARY LEFT HAND SEAT OXYGEN MASK BOX IAW B767 35-11-51. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO REACTIVATION PROCEDURE REQUIRED. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING MTC/INSP, NR 2 ENG FIRE EXTINGUISHING DISCHARGE TUBE FOUND CHAFED IN UPPER PYLON UNDER PANEL 611PT. INSTALLED NEW FIRE EXTINGUISHING TUBE FOR NR 2 ENG IN PYLON UNDER PANEL 611PT PER B767 AMM 20-11-00. ACFT REMAINS NO ETOPS. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
AFTER PUSH BACK IN KSCK RIGHT ADI WAS COLLAPSED AND AFTER TOTAL RESET ON DE-ENERGIZING THE PLANE STILL PERSISTED THE PROBLEM AC RETURNED TO THE GATE (BTB) AND MTX GROUNDED A/C MTX DEFERRED R IRU IAW ABX MEL 34-21-1-1-2B MX ACTIONS COMPLIED WITH, PLACARD INSTALLED MBCB 06-22-2026 MUST BE REINSPECTED EACH FLIGHT DAY. A/C DOWNGRADED TO CAT 3A. AND RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE.
DURING MTC/INSP, WHEEL WELL AFOLTS TEST INOP. PUT STBY POWER SWITCH IN AUTO. WHEEL WELL FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD PER AMM 26-17-00. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING TAXI, CREW RECEIVED R ENG BLEED OFF R PACK OFF NO R DUCT PRESSURE. CREW RETURNED TO THE GATE (BTB). MTX TROUBLE SHOT AND REMOVED AND REPLACED PRV CONTROLLER RH ENGINE IAW B767-300 AMM 36-11-19-004-001-002. OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED RH ENG RUN PER AMM 71-00-00 OPS CHECK GOOD . AND RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE.
DURING INS/MTC, PERFORM F/U CHECK FOR PREVIOUS STATUS MSG "FWD CARGO DET 1". C/W LWR CARGO COMPART SMOKE DETECT OPS TEST IAW AMM 26-16-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO MSG PRESENTED IN EICAS STS. PER MAINTENANCE CONTROL REQUEST, FWD CARGO DETECT 1 SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. REPLACED FWD CARGO DET 1 SMOKE DETECTOR WITH SERVICABLE UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW B767 AMM 26-16-01 A/C IS ETOPS 180. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING INS/MTC, FWD CARGO DET 1 EICAS MESSAGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 DET A FROM FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT IAW B767 AMM 26-16-01. OPS CHECK GOOD THIS CLOSES D.I. #74022, PLACARD REMOVED. NO REACTIVATION PROCEDURE REQUIRED. A/C REMAINS ETOPS 180. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING CREW PREFLIGHT, APU FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. REMOVED + REPLACED APU FIRE BOTTLE IAW B767 AMM 26-22-02 OPS CHECKS PASSED. THIS ACTION CLEARS DI MX PROCEDURES C/W PLACARDS REMOVED REF RII FORM 26-02-1. REF: 39434-59/1. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
ON LANDING, CREW RECEIVED FLAP/SLAT ELEC WARN STATUS MSG. PERFORMED FIM 27-51 FT 836. FOUND PREV FAULT # 27810047. CHECKED FLAP/SLAT SHUTOFF VALVE CONDITION IAW AMM 27-51-48. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO FAULTS NOTED. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.