N239NW
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.
4 reports on file, 2000-05-29 – 2006-12-19.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 62,949 hrs · 9,933 cycles
DURING PRE-FLIGHT F/E ADVISED THAT EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST DOES NOT TEST. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY ALSO LIGHT ASSY ON RT DOOR 1 IAW MM 33-51.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (AFT CARGO BAY) · airframe 62,115 hrs · 9,813 cycles
DURING CRUISE, THE LOWER CARGO NR 3 SMOKE DETECTOR ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE COM, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND DIVERTED THE FLIGHT TO NRT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE AUXILLARY WARNING AND CAUTION CONTROLLER, AND THE NR 3 AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR. Â
Part: COWLING — SEPARATED (NR 2 THRUST/REV) · airframe 50,390 hrs · 8,213 cycles
DURING LANDING A PORTION OF THE NR 2 ENGINE RT THRUST REVERSER TRANSLATING COWL SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE SEPARATED PART CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE RT THRUST REVERSER ASSEMBLY.
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — RUPTURED (LT WING) · airframe 40,280 hrs · 6,819 cycles
DURING CLIMB AT 4000 FEET (BOM), LOST NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED HOLE IN LEFT WING. DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO BOM. INSPECTION REVEALED TIRE BLOWN SEVERING HYDRAULIC LINES AND DAMAGING WING AND FLAP AREA. WORK IN PROGRESS.