N205SW
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.
29 reports on file, 1995-05-23 – 2001-05-07.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 24,401 hrs · 32,167 cycles
T6 AURAL WARNING AND WARNING LIGHT FOR T6 BOTH CAME ON DURING CLIMBOUT. T6 WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR 5 MINUTES EVEN WITH POWER REDUCED 30 PERCENT TQ. RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE T6 INDICATOR. P/N: SEL-0C19EG, S/N: 6066.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 24,307 hrs · 32,024 cycles
ON TAKEOFF ROLL WITH POWER AT 100 PERCENT TORQUE, GOT A T6 WARNING. BOTH ENGINES T6 GAUGES WERE LESS THAN 816 DEGREES. NO RED LIGHTS CAME ON THE GAUGE. ABORTED TAKEOFF. REPLACED AURAL WARNING COMPUTER. PERFORMED OPS CHECKS. OPS CHECKS GOOD. P/N 8-0557-11, S/N ON 0427, S/N OFF 0467.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (FLAPS) · airframe 24,135 hrs · 31,763 cycles
DURING DESCENT AND DURING CLIMBOUT FLAP ADVANCED SWS AND CONTROL FAULT INDICATIONS (BOTH NACELLE PAIRS FLASHING) ILLUMINATED WITHOUT HAVING SELECTED FLAP MOVEMENT (RESET PER QRH PROCEDURE). REPLACED FLAP CONTROL UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD. P/N ON 347200-1001, S/N ON 6148, S/N OFF 0208.
Earlier reports · 1995–2000 · 26 reports
2000
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 23,474 hrs · 30,798 cycles
''TRIM'' AURAL WARNING WHEN POWER ADDED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED. CREW REPORTED ERRONEOUS TRIM WARNING WITH TRIM AT UPPER LIMIT OF GREEN BAND. INSPECTED TRIM AURAL WARNING SYSTEM. GROUND CHECK TEST NORMAL. RESET TRIM TO GREEN BAND.
Part: RELAY — UNSERVICEABLE (MLG) · airframe 22,786 hrs · 29,823 cycles
UPON RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR, LOUD BANGING NOISE NOTES AS AIR SPEED INCREASED. UPON GEAR EXTENSION, NOISE WENT AWAY. RETURNED TO SLC FOR LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR RELAY BOX WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT IAW MM 32-31-02. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CHECKS GOOD. P/N ON: 12043270-501, S/N ON: 120277, S/N OFF: 120069.
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (TE FLAP ACTUATOR) · airframe 21,770 hrs · 28,452 cycles
FLAP DISAGREEMENT WHEN RETRACTING FLAPS FROM 15 TO 0. RETURNED TO YVR. FOUND DEICE FLUID IN OUTBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR CANNON PLUGS. CLEANED CANNON PLUGS, OPERATED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
1998
Part: AHRS — FAILED (NR 2)
NR 2 AHRS FAILED IN FLIGHT. RETURNED TO SFO. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE AHRS NR 2, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: PUMP — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOSS OF FLUID WITH SUBSEQUENT LOW PRESSURE INDICATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP. RAN ENGINE AND SYSTEM OPS CHECKS GOOD. SERVICED GREEN SYSTEM.
Part: RMI — FAILED (NR 2)
AFTER TAKEOFF STARTED SMELLING A STRONG ODOR AND SMOKE COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONING. NOTICED SMOKE ALSO COMING FROM BEHIND PANEL AND RMI CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE NR 2 RMI. RAN FOR 15 MINUTES. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: RELAY — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR)
INBOUND ANTISKID LIGHT ILLUMINATED JUST AFTER GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN. THIS OCCURED ON APPROACH TO OXR WHICH HAS A RUNWAY THAT IS TOO SHORT, SO RETURNED TO LAX. REMOVED AND REPLACED K0021 AND K0255 LANDING GEAR POSITION RELAYS WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TESTS MULTIPLE TIMES. OPS CHECKS GOOD WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAILED (TE FLAPS)
IN THE APPROACH AREA BOUGHT FLAP LEVER TO 15 DEGREES CONTROL FAULT AND STALL WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING. FOLLOWED QRH TRIED TO RESET BUT WOULDN'T. CALLED MX CONTROL, VIA ALTERNATE RADIO AND TOLD US BRING FLAP LEVER UP AND THEN FLAPS WOULD NOT COME UP. OUTBOARD FLAP PAIR FLASHING THROUGHOUT. DIVERTED FROM CLD TO LAX. REPLACED FCU. CYCLED FLAPS TEN TIMES. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: ANN UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS)
ON APPROACH, CONTROL FAULT ON OUTBOARD FLAP. FLAPS WERE STUCK AT 6 DEGREES AND WE COULD NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT. UNABLE TO LAND IN OXNARD. RETURNED TO LAX. REPLACED FLAP ANNUNICATOR UNIT. CLEARED FAULT HISTORY AND CYCLED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: SOLENOID VALVE — FAILED (LANDING GEAR)
ON APPROACH, LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. PERFORMED ELECTRIC OVERRIDE. SLAVED IN GEAR CONTROL BOX GEAR RELAY BOX AND CHANGED GEAR SOLENOID VALVE. REPLACED SOLENOID SELECTOR VALVE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. SYSTEM STILL CHECKS BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE A DOWN PROXIMITY SENSOR WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT IAW MM 32-61-01. PERFORMED GEAR SWING, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
1997
Part: BEAM — CORRODED (CENTER)
CENTER FORWARD OMEGA BEAM CORROSION PARTS SRM LIMIT. INSTALLED NEW OMEGA BEAM ON FORWARD CENTER SRM 51-00-00.
Part: STRAP — CORRODED (CABIN)
CORRODED BUTT STRAP 2ND AFT OF CABIN/COCKPIT PARTITION CENTER. INSTALLED NEW BUTT STRAP IAW SRM 51-40-00.
Part: STRAP — CORRODED (CABIN)
CORRODED BUTT STRAP JUST AFT OF COCKPIT/CABIN PARTITION CENTER. INSTALLED NEW BUTT STRAP IAW MM 51-00-00.
Part: STRAP — CORRODED (CABIN)
CORRODED BUTT STRAP JUST AFT OF COCKPIT/CABIN PORTION LEFT SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BUTT STRAP JUST AFT OF COCKPIT/CABIN LEFT SIDE IAW SRM 51-40-02.
Part: BEAM — CORRODED (LEFT)
LEFT FWD OMEGA BEAM CORRODED PAST SRM LIMIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT FWD OMEGA BEAM IAW SRM 51-40-02.
Part: STRAP — CORRODED (CABIN)
CORRODED BUTT STRAP 2ND AFT OF CABIN/COCKPIT PORTION LEFT SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED 2ND AFT BUTT STRAP OF CABIN COCKPIT LEFT SIDE, IAW MM 51-40-02.
Part: STRAP — CORRODED (CABIN)
CORRODED BUTT STRAP JUST AFT OF CABIN/COCKPIT PORTION RIGHT SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BUTT STRAP WITH A NEW BUTT STRAP ON RIGHT SIDE UNDER LAV AREA IAW SRM 51-40-02.
Part: CAMLOCK — WORN (FUEL DOOR)
ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO SERVICE DOOR LIGHT. FOUND FOWARD FUEL DOOR CAMLOCK WORN. REPLACED CAMLOCK ON INBOARD FUEL DOOR WITH A SERVICEABLE CAMLOC, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
1996
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (GREEN HYD SYST)
AFTER TAKEOFF, NOISE CAME FROM FO SIDE, SIDE CONSOLE MUCH LIKE RELAY CHATTER WHICH INTENSIFIED. UPON RETURN TO LAND THE RELAY CHATTER QUIT AS REDUCED POWER FOR DESCENT, WINDSHIELD HEAT APPEARED TO WORK NORMALLY WITH CORRECT INDICATION WITH SWITCH POSITION. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, FOUND LOOSE CANNON PLUG ON GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCH, WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. TIGHTENED AND CLEANED CANNON PLUG, OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Part: SERVO — FAILED (AUTO PILOT TRIM)
DURING LANDING FLARE, AILERONS BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF ALMOST AS THOUGH AUTO PILOT WAS STILL ENGAGED. PRESSING CAPTS A/P TRIM DISC HAD NO EFFECT. STIFFNESS CAUSED ROLL OSCILLATION. STIFFNESS BROKE LOOSE BY MOVING AILERONS AFTER LANDING AND FELT LIKE A/P DISCONNECTED. REPLACED AUTO PILOT AILERON SERVO. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: UPLOCK ROLLER — LACK OF LUBE (NLG)
AFTER SELECTING GEAR UP ON TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE, TWO RED LIGHTS. CYCLED GEAR TWICE AND GOT SAME INDICATION. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND CYCLED GEAR, ALL INDICATIONS AND RETRACTION NORMAL. CHECKED UPLOCK HOOK RIGGING PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL, CHECKED GOOD. FOUND UPLOCK ROLLER DRY, LUBED UPLOCK ROLLER AND HOOK. ALSO, SERVICED NOSE STRUT WITH HYD FLUID AND N2. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, GEAR RETRACTION AND DOOR OPERATION NORMAL.
1995
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (LT MLG DOOR)
LT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT MAIN GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR I/B. OPERATED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.
Part: UP LOCK HOOK — OUT OF ADJUST (RT MLG DOOR)
RT A AND B LIGHTS ON RT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT GO OUT ON RETRACTION, RECYCLED 2 TIMES. SOUNDS LIKE A GEAR DOOR WAS ANGLE DOWN, HEAVY WIND NOISE. ADJUSTED THE RT MLG UPLOCK HOOK/ACUATOR ROD END IAW MM 32-32-09. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CKS GOOD.
Part: CONTROL CABLE — WORN (RUDDER)
RT RUDDER INBD AFT CABLE WORN. REPLACED CABLE IAW MM 27-00-00, OPS CKS GOOD.
Part: CONTROL CABLE — WORN (RUDDER)
RT RUDDER OUTBD AFT CABLE WORN. REPLACED CABLE IAW MM 27-00-00, OPS CKS GOOD.
Part: SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ELEV TRIM)
ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO TAKEOFF TRIM AURAL WARNING. TRIM WAS SET AT ABOUT 34 PERCENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT ELEVATOR TRIM SENSOR. OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 27-70-20.