N235WA
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.
25 reports on file, 1995-01-25 – 2001-05-05.
Part: SUPPORT FITTING — CORRODED (LT MLG) · airframe 44,036 hrs · 38,337 cycles
THE WL 188.5 LUG ON THE LT MLG SIDE STRUT SUPPORT FITTING AT FS 685 WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION IN THE LUG BORE. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED BY OVERSIZING THE LUG BORE. AN ALUMINUM REPAIR BUSHING WAS INSTALLED TO RESTORE THE LUG DIAMETER PER ER/A 380741-14.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,036 hrs · 38,337 cycles
A 1.2 INCH LONG CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE BONDED SKIN ASSY AT THE LOWER FWD CORNER OF THE AFT GALLEY DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT IN THE SKIN. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER ER/A 380732-14, REV B.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,036 hrs · 38,337 cycles
A TYPICAL CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF THE AFT ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS IN THE BONDED SKIN ASSY AND THE UNDERLYING BEAR STRAP. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 2.5 X 1 INCH CUTOUT. THE AREA WAS REPAIRED WITH THREE EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS INSTALLED PER ER/A 380730-14, REV A.
Earlier reports · 1995–2000 · 22 reports
2000
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 42,952 hrs · 37,451 cycles
THE UPPER CAP OF THE BL 0.07 LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM WAS FOUND WITH CRACKS COMMON TO THE FLOOR PANEL ATTACH HOLES BETWEEN FS 660 & 664. THE CRACKS ARE TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 737-57-1210. THE CAP CRACKS WERE REPAIRED WITH ALUMINUM REPAIR ANGLES PER THE S/B AND PER ER/A 379246-14.
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (TAKEOFF WARNING) · airframe 42,811 hrs · 37,344 cycles
AS POWER WAS PUSHED UP FOR TAKEOFF ABOVE 1.4 EPR TAKEOFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED INTERMITTENT TONE. TAKEOFF WAS DISCONTINUED AT AROUND 20 - 30 KTS. A CHECK SHOWED AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION PERFECTLY NORMAL, FLAPS 5, SPEEDBRAKE DOWN, TRIM 5.0 ETC. AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY SPEEDBRAKE WAS CYCLED UP AND DOWN, THEN TWO RUNUPS WERE MADE UP TO 1.5 EPR WITH NO WARNING HORN. REPLACED SPOILER TAKEOFF WARNING SWITCH PER M/M. PERFORMED TAKEOFF WARNING TEST PER M/M 31-26-0.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE R1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A 1.75 INCH TYPICAL CRACK IN THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER AND A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN THE UNDERLYING BEAR STRAP. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN STACK UP AND REPAIRED WITH 3 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER THE PROCEDURES OF B737 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 26 AND ER/A 369206-14, REV A.
1999
Part: OVERHEAT DET — INOPERATIVE (APU)
APU LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON T/O. PULLED HANDLE, LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON TAXI BACK. REJECTED TAKEOFF. REPLACED APU TAILPIPE OVERHEAT DET CONNECTOR D1878 AND WIRE W765-451-18R DUE TO HIGH RESISTANCE SHORT. OPS TEST AND RUN TEST CHECK GOOD. CONNECTOR (P/N 878581-01).
Part: LIGHT — INOP (L1 DOOR)
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ABOVE L1 DOOR INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY, OP CKS GOOD.
Part: LIGHT — INOP (ROW 12D)
EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSY SEAT 12D INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY, TEST GOOD PER MM.
1998
Part: ACTUATOR — BROKEN (NR 8 SPOILER)
ON TAXI IN, A-SYS HYD WENT TO ONE GALLON. REPLACED NR 8 SPOILER ACTUATOR.
Part: ENGINE — OVER TEMP (NR 2)
ENGINE IN FLIGHT, SHUT DOWN DUE TO OIL TEMP EXCEEDED RED LINE. ENGINE WAS REPLACED.
1997
Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (BS 807)
SKIN, FRAME AND STRINGERS 27 LT AND RT WERE FOUND WITH CORROSION AT STA 807. REPAIRED PER ERA 330955-14.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (BS 520)
FLOORBEAM AT FS 520 WAS FOUND CRACKED AT RBL 25 AND LBL 45. REPAIRED PER SB 737-53-1120, R 1.
Part: KEEL BEAM — CRACKED (BS 680/696)
TWO 1.5 INCH CRACKS FOUND IN THE KEEL BEAM LWR SKIN AT STA 680 AND TWO ADDITIONAL AT STA 696. CRACKS LOCATED AT L/RBL 5. REPAIR PER ERA 363005-14, REV A.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 334)
R1 DOOR FRAME INTERCOSTAL AT STGR 8A WAS CRACKED IN TYP MANNER SHOWN IN SB 737-53A1108, R5, AT APPROX FS 334. ALSO, THE INTERCOSTAL AT STGR 11 WAS CRACKED. REPAIRED PER SB 737-53A1108, R5.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 727)
CRACK FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 727A AND STR 16R. REPAIR PER ERA 330976-14.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (C2 DOORWAY)
FUSELAGE SKIN FOUND WITH A SMALL CRACK IN THE UPPER AFT CORNER OF THE C2 DOOR CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER ERA 330960-14.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 747-767)
THE RT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FS 747 AND 767 AND S-18R AND S-19R WAS FOUND WITH TWO CRACKS. REPAIRED PER DELTA ER/A 362945-14 AND B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 6.
1996
Part: TEST MODULE — INOPERATIVE (NR 2 ENGINE)
NR 2 GENERATOR WOULD NOT HOOK UP TO BUS DUE TO NO VOLTAGE. FREQUENCY WAS NORMAL. REPLACED POWER TEST MODULE, OPS CK OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: MAIN TIRE — FAILED (NR 3)
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, A HYD SYS PRESS FAILED AND QTY WENT TO ZERO. ACCOMPLISHED CHECKLIST AND RETURNED FOR LANDING. AFTER LANDING FOUND NR 3 MAIN TIRE HAD COME APART AND DAMAGED 2 HYDRAULIC LINES. ALSO, TIRE DAMAGED RT WING AND I/B SPOILER ABOVE RT MAIN GEAR.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS BATTERY PACK INOP. REPLACED, CHECKS GOOD.
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CRACKED (BS 178)
BULKHEAD 178 WAS FOUND CRACKED BENEATH THE VERTICAL STIFFENERS AT LBL 5.7 AND RBL 5.7. DAMAGE REMOVAL RESULTED IN CUT OUTS ON THE LT SIDE 3.5 AND 6 ABOVE WL 195, SAME FOR THE RT SIDE. THE WEB IS MANUFACTURED FROM 0.040 CLAD 2024-T3. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 303381-14.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LAYOVER, EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOR OVERWING EMERGENCY EXITS FAILED TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATION NORMAL.
1995
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FS 380-400)
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS GOUGED BETWEEN FS 380 AND FS 400. THE DAMAGE CUT OUT MEASURES APPROX 4.9 BY 23.1. THE NEWLY DAMAGED SECTION IS BETWEEN 2 PREVIOUSLY DAMAGED SKIN SECTIONS, REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A'S 230787-14 AND 230789-14. IN ADDITION, AN EXISTING DENT HAS BEEN CUT OUT FWD OF FS 380, ABOVE STR 19R, 2.8 BY 5. THIS ER/A SUPERSEDES PREVIOUS SUBJECT ER/A'S. THE SKIN IS MANUFACTURED FROM 0.036 2024-T3 CLAD SHEET WITH A BONDED 0.036 2024-T3 CLAD WAFFLE DOUBLER. INSTALLED NEW REPAIR PER DL ERA 302905-14.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FWD CARGO DOOR)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, A 0.70 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE INNER RADIUS OF THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR FRAME. THE CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE DOOR BETWEEN DOOR STOP NR 4 & NR 5. REPAIRED PER ERA 270046-14AD.