N238WA
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.
28 reports on file, 1995-02-16 – 2006-04-29.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CRACKED (FUSLEAGE) · airframe 52,865 hrs · 40,895 cycles
THE LBL 24 FLOOR SUPPORT IS CRACKED AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF A CHANNEL AND WEB DOUBLER FOR COMPLIANCE WITH AD 2001-17-18. OVERSIZED THE CRACKED HOLE AND REPLACED THE WEB DOUBLER AND CHANNEL REF AD 2001-17-18.
Earlier reports · 1995–2004 · 27 reports
2004
Part: CONNECTOR — SHORTED (COFFEEMAKER) · airframe 47,630 hrs · 37,089 cycles
FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED EGG ODOR WHICH DEVELOPED INTO AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. ENGINES WERE OFF AND APU RUNNING WITH PACKS ON. FOUND ODOR EMINATING FROM AFT GALLEY COFFEE DISPENSER. REPLACED AND OPERATED BOTH DISPENSERS. FOUND NR 2 DISPENSER CONNECTOR SHORTED, NR 1 CHECKS OK. CAPPED CONNECTOR AND PULLED C/B FOR NR 2 DISPENSER, NEED CONNECTOR P/N 253204211 AND POTTING COMPOUND 033201107. WDM REF 25-31-94 FWD NR 2 DISPENSER TO MCO AND PLAC PER MEL 25-00-10A.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 47,442 hrs · 36,935 cycles
A GOUGE WAS NOTED ON THE UPPER SKIN LAP SPLICE AT S26R AT BS 440. DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED PER ERA 386070-14.
Part: BEAM — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 47,442 hrs · 36,935 cycles
DAMAGE INCURRED TO THE VERTICAL FLANGE OF THE LOWER CHORD AT RBL 63, IN THE BS 639 STUB BEAM. DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED PER ERA 386099-14.
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 47,442 hrs · 36,935 cycles
BS 951 FRAME SUSTAINED DAMAGE IN THE RADIUS AT WL 203. DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED PER ERA 386060-14.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 47,442 hrs · 36,935 cycles
DURING INSPECTION AND REWORK OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LUGS, SEVERAL LUGS WERE REWORKED BEYOND PUBLISHED LIMITS. CORROSION REMOVED AND LUGS REWORKED IAW ERA 386090-14AD.
Part: KEELBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 47,442 hrs · 36,935 cycles
CORROSION WAS NOTED AT BS 606 ON THE LWR SURFACE OF THE RIGHT KEELBEAM INBOARD FLANGE. CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND AREA REPAIRED PER ERA 386066-14.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 47,442 hrs · 36,935 cycles
DURING CROWN INSPECTION FOUR FASTENERS HOLES WERE NOTED WITH CRACK INDICATIONS. DISCREPANCIES WERE REPAIRED PER ERA 386057-14AD.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 47,442 hrs · 36,935 cycles
DENTS WERE NOTED IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AROUND L2 DOOR CUTOUT. DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED PER ERA 386075-14.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 47,442 hrs · 36,935 cycles
THE FUSELAGE SKIN IN THE KEEL AREA BETWEEN FS 661 & 727 WAS FOUND WITH CRACKS AT SEVERAL OF THE ACCESS CUTOUTS IN THE PANEL. THE CRACKING IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 737-53-1104. THE SKIN PANEL WAS REMOVED AND A MODIFIED PANEL MANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER THE S/B AND PER ER/A 386067-14.
2001
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (LAVATORY) · airframe 47,335 hrs · 36,889 cycles
FWD LAV UNDERSINK COUNTER SMOKE DETECTOR UNIT WOULD NOT TEST. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE CONNECTOR AT TEST SWITCH.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 45,570 hrs · 36,148 cycles
DURING REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS, BS 178 BULKHEAD WEB FOUND WITH ADDTIONAL CRACKS. EXISTING REPAIR REMOVED, AND NEW REPAIR INSTALLED TO INCORPORATE EXISTING AND NEW DAMAGE LOCATIONS. EXISTING REPAIR DOCUMENT HAS BEEN SUPERCEDED BY ER/A 379924-14AD.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 45,266 hrs · 36,020 cycles
THE FS 178 BULKHEAD WEB WAS FOUND WITH TWO 1 INCH CRACKS AT RBL 5.7 AND WL 213. THE WEB HAD A PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER FOR CRACKS AT RBL 5.7, WL 200 & BL 0, WL 190. THE EXISTING REPAIR WAS REMOVED AND A NEW ALUMINUM DOUBLER FABRICATED AND INSTALLED TO ENCOMPASS ALL DAMAGE CUTOUTS. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 379924-14AD, REV A.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 45,265 hrs · 36,019 cycles
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE FS 178 BULKHEAD INSPECTIONS PER AD 2000-05-29, CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE ADJACENT FLOOR WEB AT WL 207 & LBL 25. THE CRACKS ARE TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 737-53A1173. THE CRACKED WEB WAS REMOVED AND A NEW WEB INSTALLED PER THE BAC S/B AND PER ER/A 379940-14AD.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 45,182 hrs · 35,984 cycles
EN ROUTE TO TPA 1L EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT BATTERY FAILED. REPLACED SAME.
2000
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 43,696 hrs · 35,353 cycles
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND BADLY DENTED AT FS 380 BETWEEN STRINGERS 17L & 18L. THE DENT WAS CUTOUT WITH A 12.5 X 8.5 CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER. INSTALLED PER ER/A 378322-14, REV A.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (MLG) · airframe 42,166 hrs · 34,679 cycles
THE BORES OF THE LT & RT MAIN LANDING GEAR SIDE STRUT SUPPORT FITTINGS AT FS 685 WERE FOUND WITH CORROSION. THE BORES WERE OVERSIZED TO REMOVE THE CORROSION AND STEEL REPAIR BUSHINGS INSTALLED TO RETURN THE HOLES TO B/P DIAMETER. THE REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 369520-14.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (E/E BAY)
NR 1 & NR 2 COM WERE INTERMITTENTLY INOP. AFTER NORMAL OPS DURING TAKEOFF, UNABLE TO RECEIVE APPROACH CONTROL AFTER BEING AIRBORNE APPROX 3 MINS. SWITCHED TO NR 2 COM WHICH INTERMITTENTLY FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AND THEN DID NOT WORK. REPLACED AUDIO ACCESS UNIT, BOTH VHF TRCVS, C/P AUDIO SEL PNL, BOTH FREQ CONT PNLS.
1998
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (R1 DOORWAY)
TOOLING DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT A FASTENER LOCATION UNDER THE FWD CORNER OF THE R1 DOOR CUTOUT. THE SUBJECT FASTENER WAS LOCATED UNDER THE DOOR LOWER THRESHOLD PLATE. REPAIR PER ER/A 332212-14.
Part: SEAT TRACK — GOUGED (BS 543)
SEVERAL LIGHTENING HOLES IN THE UPPER SHORD OF THE RBL 25 OVERWING SEAT TRACK WERE DAMAGED DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE PART. THE DAMAGED HOLES ARE LOCATED BETWEEN BS 543 TO 769. REPAIRED PER ER/A 332203-14.
Part: SKIN — WORN (CARGO DOORWAY)
THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND BEAR STRAP WAS FOUND WITH WEAR ON THE C1 DOOR CUTOUT FORWARD EDGE JUST ABOVE STRINGER 22R. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED BY ER/A 332204-14.
Part: SKIN — WORN (CARGO DOORWAY)
DURING INSPECTION OF CARGO DOOR CUTOUT, FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE C1 DOOR CUTOUT AFT EDGE SKIN BETWEEN STRINGERS 22-23R. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED BY ER/A 332205-14.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (R1 DOORWAY)
THE R1 DOOR FRAME INTERCOSTAL AT STR 8A WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER BOEING S/B 737-53A1108 WITH A MINOR DEVIATION ON THE FINISH.
Part: SPINDLE — BROKEN (RT TE FLAP)
WITH A/C FULLY CONFIGURED FOR LANDING, 30 DEGREES FLAPS, GEAR DOWN, THE AILERONS REQUIRED 12 DEGREES LEFT TRIM FOR LEVEL FLIGHT. NO CROSSWIND. EACH PROGRESSIVE FLAP SETTING REQUIRED MORE AILERON INPUT. FOUND RT O/B FLAP CARRIAGE SPINDLE BROKEN, REPLACED.
1997
Part: OXYGEN MASK — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
JUMPSEAT O2 MASK FITTING WILL NOT SEAT. REPLACED MASK ASSY.
1996
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (BS 178)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SI 3-69482-12, TWO CRACKS FOUND ON THE FORWAD FACE OF THE FS 178 BULKHEAD WEB. THE FIRST CRACK IS LOCATED NEAR THE RBL 5.7 VERTICAL STRAP AT APPROX WL 198, THE SECOND IS LOCATED NEAR THE BL 0 VERTICAL STRAP AT APPROXIMATELY WL 189. BOTH CUTOUTS MEASURE 1 INCH DIA. REPAIRED PER ERA 304107-14A.
Part: TRANS RELAY — FAILED (EE COMPT)
AT CRUISE 33,000 FT, ALT LOST ALL ELECT POWER AND CAPT INSTRUMENTS WERE COMPLETELY OUT FOR APPROX 20 MIN. RECOVERED F/O INSTR AND EVENTUALLY CAPT INSTRUMENTS RETURNED. REPLACED NR 1 TXFR RLY R-3 CPN 243201020. FOUND NR 2 ALT TXFR BUS C/B POPPED AND WOULD NOT RESET. REPLACED SAME. REPLACED NR 1 GEN BRKR CPN 243001013 S/N TF7130. ALSO, REPLACED NR 1 BTB S/N 172A CPN 243001008 AND BUS PROT PANEL S/N 6836 CPN 243001013. OPERATION NOW NORMAL.
1995
Part: GEARBOX — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM ATL, HAD LOSS OF NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE, SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE RETURNED ATLANTA. FOUND OIL FILTER CAP AND STUDS BLOWN LOOSE FROM N-2 GEARBOX. UNABLE TO REPAIR, REPLACED GEARBOX ASSEMBLY, RETURNED TO SERVICE.