N291WA
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
63 reports on file, 1995-01-04 – 2003-02-19.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 63,176 hrs · 31,418 cycles
DURING C-4 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED LT. INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STA. 947.5 AND STA. 967 CORRODED AT APPROXIMATELY LBL 48. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT INTERCOSTAL PER EA 53-737-178 AND SRM 51-30-02.
Earlier reports · 1995–2002 · 62 reports
2002
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 64,996 hrs · 44,145 cycles
AFT AISLE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: BEAM — WORN (RT WING) · airframe 64,587 hrs · 43,903 cycles
FOUND ON F-2 LETTER CHECK, WEAR AT RT MLG WALKING BEAM I/B END. REPAIRED PER MM 57-43 000-8.
2001
Part: SLIDE — UNSERVICEABLE (L2 DOOR) · airframe 64,026 hrs · 43,551 cycles
DURING LAYOVER CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY SLIDE 2 LEFT PRESSURE LOW. REPLACED SLIDE.
Part: CHARGER — SMOKE (E/E BAY) · airframe 63,595 hrs · 43,276 cycles
FOUND ESS TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER INOP AND SMOKING. REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER DUE TO SMOKING AND BATTERY AND BUS PROTECTION PNL AND ESS TR.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (RUDDER) · airframe 62,147 hrs · 42,327 cycles
DURING CRUISE FLT, NR 1 ENG HYD PUMP LOW PRESS LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER FOLLOWED BY A RAPID DECREASE IN A HYD SYS QUANTITY TO ZERO. FOUND LOWER RUDDER PWR ACTUATOR EH VLV LEAKING. REPLACED PLATE SEALS AND O-RING. SERVICED HYD SYS AND LEAK CHECKED OK.
2000
Part: MODULE — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 61,720 hrs · 42,059 cycles
DURING FLIGHT LEFT GEAR WARNING ON FWD INST PANEL ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED POM. PRIOR TO LANDING WITH GEAR DOWN LEFT RED AND GREEN GEAR INDICATION ILLUMINATED. REPLACED LANDING GEAR ASSY MODULE, SYSTEM CKS NORMAL.
Part: SENSOR — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 60,005 hrs · 40,871 cycles
ON GEAR RETRACTION, GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT GO UP. NECESSARY TO USE OVERRIDE TO RETRACT GEAR. GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY AFTER OVERRIDE WAS USED. EXTENSION WAS NORMAL. REPLACED AIR/GROUND SENSE LINKAGE FOR WEAR. ADJUSTED TARGETS.
Part: HINGE — CORRODED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 59,836 hrs · 40,758 cycles
THE I/B LUG OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER PIVOT HINGE AT LBL 10 WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION IN THE HOLE BORE AND ON THE I/B FACE OF THE LUG. THE BORE WAS OVERSIZED AND THE FACE LIGHTLY SPOTFACED TO REMOVE THE CORROSION. THE LUG WAS REPAIRED WITH A REPAIR BUSHING INSTALLED PER ER/A 369498-14, REV A.
1999
Part: SKIN — BULGED (BS 500)
SKIN BULDGED FS 500 BETWEEN STR 27R AND 26R. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3 (TIME LIMITED).
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 336)
TWO CRACKS AT FUSE SKIN APPROX .875 IN AND .625 IN AT RIVET HEAD STA 336 LEFT SIDE JUST BELOW STR 22. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3 (TIME LIMITED ).
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 913.5)
STA 910 AND STA 913.5 ANGLES CRACKED AT MLG UPLOCK. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0 PAGE 834.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 8 SLAT ACT)
A 1.75 INCH CRACK AT NR 8 SLAT ACTUATOR O/B ATTACH ANGLE. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21.
Part: FUEL PUMP — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 ENGINE)
ENGINE NR 1 FLAME OUT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. REPLACING NR 1 ENGINE FUEL AND FUEL PUMP IN PROGRESS.
Part: BEARING — RUSTED (AILERON CONTROL)
DURING TAXI CONTROL CK WAS NORMAL, AFTER T/O AILERONS WERE VERY HEAVY AND ABRUPT MOVEMENT CAUSED WHAT FELT LIKE MANUAL REVERSION. GROUND CHECKS AFTER LANDING SHOWS HEAVIER THAN NORMAL. FAST INPUT STILL SHOWS TENDENCY TO LOCK UP. REPLACED AILERON CENTERING SPRING BEARING. CHECKED CABLES AND SPRING CARTRIDGE AILERON FORCES WITHIN MM LIMITS.
1998
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FOUND ROWS 10-19 EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1227)
.125 INCH CRACK ON LIGHTING HOLE FOR AIRSTAIR CUTOUT AT STA 1227 LEFT. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-00 PG 828. 3/16 IN CRACK ON LIGHTNING HOLE FOR AIRSTAIR CUTOUT AT STA 1238 LEFT. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-00 PG 828. .3/8 INCH CRACK ON LIGHTNING HOLE FOR AIRSTAIR CUTOUT AT STA 1228 LEFT. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-00 PG 832.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
FOUND DURING C2 LETTER CHECK, CRACK AT FASTENER, VERT STAB STA 180.6 STR 10 LEFT SIDE AND CRACK AT FASTENER, VERT STAB STA 180.6 STR 9 LT SIDE. BOTH REPAIRED PER ERA 365310-14.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
FWD FLASHLIGHT INOP. REPLACED FLASHLIGHT ASSY.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (AFT STAIRWAY)
AFT STAIRWAY EMER EXIT LIGHT INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY, OPS NML.
1997
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 950)
FUSELAGE, STRINGER FS 950E STRINGER 29R, SPLICE REPAIR FOR CORRODED STRINGER, STRINGER 29R BETWEEN FS 950D PLUS 10 AND 950E PLUS 10 WAS FOUND BADLY CORRODED. THE SECTION OF STRINGER WAS CUT OUT AND A NEW SECTION SPLICED IN PER ER/A 363375-14, REV A.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
L1 EMERGENCY DOOR LIGHT INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.
1996
Part: TRACK LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
THREE EMERGENCY EXIT TRACK LIGHTS INOP AT AFT GALLEY DOOR. REPAIRED TRACK LIGHTS, OPS NORMAL.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 2 LE SLAT)
NR 2 SLAT COVE SKIN ANGLE AT TAI DUCT CRACKED .5 INCH. FOUND DURING A-2 LTR CK, REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
1995
Part: VALVE — LEAKING (FLAP CONTROL)
ON TAKEOFF, A-SYSTEM HYD QTY AND PRESS WENT TO ZERO. FOUND OUTBD FLAP CONTROL VALVE LEAKING. REPLACED SAME, NOW CKS OK. CHECKED FILTERS FOR METAL, NONE FOUND AND AC OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: DOOR — CRACKED (C 1 DOOR)
AFT FRAME SECTION CRACKED AT AFT TORQUE TUBE CRANK ARM CUTOUT OF C-1 DOOR. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-40-3.
Part: EEL WIRES — BROKEN (CABIN)
DURING LAYOVER, FLOOR ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS INOP AT ROWS 11 TO 20. FOUND BROKEN WIRE IN TRACK, SPLICED WIRE AND OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: VALVE — STUCK (RT PACK)
A/C UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PRESSURIZATION CLIMBING THROUGH FLT LEVEL 300. DESCENDED TO FLT LEVEL 190, FOUND RT PACK INOP. OFF LANDED IN ABQ DUE TO NOT ENOUGH FUEL TO REACH DFW AT FTL LEVEL 190. FOUND RT PACK VALVE STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION. REPLACE VALVE, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT ELEV)
RT ELEVATOR HAS 2.5 INCH CRACK AT LWR RT SKIN I/B SIDE. FOUND DURING A-1 LETTER CHECK, REPAIRED PER SRM 55-20-3 PG 9.
Part: START SWITCH — WORN (FLT DECK)
ON CLIMB-OUT FROM LIT NR 1 START VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHUTDOWN NR 1 RETURNED LIT. INSPECTED STARTER, CLEANED CANNON PLUG COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. AS A PRECAUTION REPLACED START VALVE. ON A SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT START VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY AFTER TURNING ANTI-ICE AND IGNITION SWITCH TO OFF. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. FOUND NR 1 ENGINE START/IGNITION SWITCH SPONGY, WOULD NOT LOCK IN OFF POSITION. REPLACED START PANEL, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FS 600)
DURING HMV, FOUND THE FRAME CRACKED AT STA 600 BETWEEN STRINGER 25L THROUGH STRINGER 24 L, REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-4 PG 87.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 7 LE SLAT)
DURING HMV, FOUND AN ANGLE CRACKED AT TAI CUTOUT ON THE NR 7 LEADING EDGE SLAT, REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-0 PG 807A.
Part: MLG PRESS DECK — CRACKED (FS 940-950)
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION AT HMV, THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL PRESSURE DECKS WERE FOUND TO HAVE APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH LONG CRACKS AT STATION 949 AND BL 60 (ONE CRACK ON EACH SIDE). THE CRACKS ARE ON THE AFT END OF THE BEADS BETWEEN STA 940 AND 950 IN EACH CASE. THE CRACKS WILL BE REPAIRED PER BACO MODIFICATION 65-89360-135.
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (WS 910/913)
DURING HMV, FOUND THE RT UPLOCK FRAMES AT STA 910 AND 913 HAVE TEMPORARY REPAIRS. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (LWR FUSELAGE)
DURING HMV, FOUND CORROSION DAMAGE ON T-ANGLE ANT HINGE ATTACH AREAS FOR LOWER FUSELAGE ACCESS PANEL 3448R. REPAIRED PER MM 53-30-1 PG 801.
Part: UPLOCK FRAME — DAMAGED (WS 910/913)
DURING HMV, FOUND THE RT UPLOCK FRAMES AT STA 910 AND 913 HAVE TEMPORORARY REPAIRS, REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0.
Part: LE SKIN — WORN (NR 1 FORE FLAP)
NR 1 LT OB FOREFLAP HAS WEAR ON LEADING EDGE 54 INCHES FROM OB END, FOUND THIS DURING HMV SHOP INSPECTION. REPAIRED PER SRM 57504.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (LT WS 686.5)
DURING HMV, LEFT WING STA 686.5 STRINGER NR 2 WAS FOUND CRACKED REPAIRED STRINGER PER MM 57-13-0 PG 803.
Part: LE SKIN — CRACKED (NR 1 FORE FLAP)
NR 1 LT OB FORE FLAP HAS CRACK JUST FORWARD OF OB CUP, FOUND THIS DURING HMV SHOP INSPECTION. REPAIRED PER SRM 57504.
Part: BEAM FLOOR — CORRODED (FS 400)
DURING HMV, FOUND STATION 400 FLOOR BEAM BL 0 TO RBL 4 CORRODED, REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-8 FIGURE 3.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FS 450-480)
AT HMV, FOUND LOWER FUSEALAGE STRINGER 28R CORRODED AT FS 450 TO FS 480. REPLACED STRINGER PER SRM 51-10-1 FIG 1.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FS 450-480)
AT HMV, FOUND LOWER FUSELAGE STRINGER 28L CORRODED AT FS 450 TO FS 480. REPLACED STRINGER PER SRM 51-30-1 FIG 1.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
DURING HMV, FOUND IN THE VERTICAL STABILIZER INTERIOR AT STA 1303 WEB CRACKED ON LEFT SIDE ABOVE 'S' DUCT, REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-4 FIGURE 12.
Part: BEAM FLOOR — CORRODED (FS 344)
DURING HMV, FOUND FLOOR BEAM CORRODED AT FUSELAGE STATION 344 LBL 32 TO LBL 60, REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-8 FIGURE 8.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (L-1 DOOR)
DURING HMV, FOUND WEB CRACKED INSIDE THE LOWER FWD CORNER OF L-1 DOOR, REPAIRED PER M/M 52-11-0 FIG 803 ON NR 429.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
DURING HMV, FOUND IN THE VERTICAL STABILIZER INTERIOR AT STA 1303 WEB CRACKED ON RT SIDE ABOVE 'S' DUCT, REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-4 FIGURE 12.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FS 720)
AT HMV, FOUND CORROSION DAMAGE TO LOWER FUSELAGE STRINGER 27R AT FS 720F. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FS 580-600)
AT HMV, FOUND CORROSION DAMAGE TO LOWER FUSELAGE STRINGER 28L AT FS 580 TO FS 600. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (L-1 DOOR)
DURING HMV, FOUND THE L-1 DOOR LOWER FORWARD CORNER SKIN CRACKED VIEW INSIDE ACCESS HOLE, REPAIRED PER M/M 52-11-0 FIG 803.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (SERVICE DOOR)
DURING HMV, R-2 SERVICE DOOR WAS FOUND WITH SKIN CRACKED AT UPPER HINGE ARM CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER SRM 52-40-2 PG 15.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FS 500)
DURING HMV, FOUND LOWER FUSELAGE STRINGER 27L CORRODED AT FS 500 TO 520. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3 PG 3.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (L 1 DOOR)
DURING HMV, FOUND THE L-1 DOOR AFT FRAME SKIN ON DOOR AT UPPER ROLLER GUIDE FITTING SKIN CRACKED. REPAIRED PER ERA 300996-14.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FS 660)
AT HMV, FOUND FRAME FS 660 CRACKED ABOVE LT FIXED FLOOR. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-4, PG 21.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (FS 720)
DURING HMV, FOUND STRINGER CRACKED FORWARD AND AFT OF RT LEADING EDGE FLOOD LIGHT AT STRINGER 15 STA 720 B AND 720 C, REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3 FIGURE 1 DETAILS 1 AND 2.
Part: BEAM — CRACKED (LT SPOILER)
DURING HMV, FOUND SPOILER BEAM WEB CRACKED JUST OUTBOARD OF NR 7 SPOILER ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING, REPAIRED PER M/M 57-55-00.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT TE FLAP)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK IN L/E SKIN AT 153 IN FROM O/B END. RIGHT WING FLAP PANEL. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-50-4 FIG 1.
Part: SPAR — CRACKED (NR 2 MID FLAP)
DURING HMV, A NR 2 MID FLAP BN 186 WAS ROUTED TO THE SHOP FOR RESTORATION. SHOP INSPECTION FOUND THE AFT SPAR RAIL TO BE CRACKED AT THE AFT DRIVE ROD CUT. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER MM 57-52-0 PG 807.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (RT TE FLAP)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, FOUND TO BE DELAMINATED AT LOWER SKIN I/B TRAILING EDGE. RIGHT WING FLAP PANEL, REPAIRED PER SRM 57-50-1 WITH REF TO 51-40-6.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (RT TE FLAP)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, DELAMINATION FOUND LOWER SKIN 25 IN FROM O/B END. RIGHT WING FLAP PANEL, REPAIRED PER SRM 57-50-1 WITH REF TO SRM 51-40-6.
Part: SPAR — CRACKED (NR 2 MID FLAP)
DURING HMV, A NR 2 MIDFLAP WAS ROUTED TO SHOP FOR RESTORATION. SHOP INSPECTION FOUND THE AFT SPAR RAIL CRACKED 41 INCHES TO 55 INCHES FROM I/B END. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER M/M 57-52-0 PG.807
Part: SKIN — WORN (LT TE FOREFLAP)
DURING SHOP VISIT, FOUND THE NR 2 FOREFLAP HAS APPROX .5 INCH WORN AREA APPROX 2 INCHES FROM O/B END. THE DAMAGE IS LOCATED ON LEADING EDGE OF FLAP. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER 727 SRM 57-50-4.
Part: PANEL — GOUGES (NR 7 SPOILER)
DURING HMV FOUND NR 7 SPOILER PANEL TO HAVE NUMEROUS HOLES AND DEEP GOUGES ON LOWER SURFACE. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM 51-40-6.
Part: FOREFLAP — WORN (LEFT WING)
NR 1 LT OB FOREFLAP HAS WORN AREA 98 INCHES FROM OB END ON LEADING EDGE, FOUND THIS DURING HMV SHOP INSPECTION. REPAIRED PER SRM 57504.