N176SW
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.
3 reports on file, 1995-03-05 – 1995-06-03.
Part: LAMP — FAILED (NLG INDICATING)
NOSE GEAR LANDING POSITION LIGHT (GREEN) DID NOT ILLUMINATE UPON GEAR DOWN. REPLACED LAMPS IN INDICATOR. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO PSP WHERE THE GEAR WAS SWUNG. OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Part: HYD PUMP — FAILED (NR 1)
AIRCRAFT LOST ALL HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. BOTH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND GAUGE AT ZERO. EXTENDED GEAR PER EMERGENCY CHECK LIST. REPLACED THE NR ONE HYDRAULIC PUMP. PURGED AND SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS. RAN THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES. CYCLED FLAPS AND RESERVICED. LEAK CHECKED NR ONE HYDRAULIC PUMP. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKS GOOD.
Part: BYPASS VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE)
NR 2 ENG BYPASSED AT 610 TEMP ON TO. AFTER ABORTING, RAN UP THE ENGINE TO DUPLICATE AND COULD NOT. DECIDED TO TRY TO POWER TO 615 ON NEXT TO AND UNTIL ABOUT 800 FT DID IT BYPASS FUEL AGAIN, HOWEVER, THE BYPASS VALUE WAS STUCK OPEN AND WOULD NOT STOP THE BYPASSING. RAN RIGHT ENG FOR BY PASS PROBLEM. ENG BYPASSES AT 650 DEG WITH SRL ON PERFORMED CHECK SEVERAL TIMES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. LEFT AND RIGHT FF THE SAME ON BOTH SIDES. INSPECTED RIGHT BY PASS VALUE AND WIRES. NO DEFECTED NOTED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON THE GROUND.