N295WA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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.
46 reports on file, 1995-08-08 – 2002-08-03.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 63,000 hrs · 42,708 cycles
ON LAYOVER FOUND F/C EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED F/C EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHT POWER SUPPLY. TRACK LIGHTS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 62,902 hrs · 42,638 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE 2R DOOR FAILED TO OPERATE DURING EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM TEST DURING LAYOVER CHECK. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSY AND BATTERIES, OP CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (WEATHER RADAR) · airframe 62,835 hrs · 42,595 cycles
WX RADAR PAINTS NO RETURNS NEITHER GROUND NOR PRECIP. REPLACED WX TRANSCEIVER.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (R/H WHEEL WELL) · airframe 62,440 hrs · 42,325 cycles
CRACK ON MLG W/W VERT ANGLE STA. 913 @ "H" BRACKET INSTALL TEMPORARY REPAIR PER M/M 53-11-000-8
Part: COLLAR — LACK OF LUBE (STEERING UNIT) · airframe 61,996 hrs · 42,038 cycles
VERY LITTLE RESPONSE TO RIGHT RUDDER MOVEMENT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF DISCONTINUED AT TAXI SPEED. LUBED STEERING COLLAR, CYCLED STEERING THRU SEVERAL TIMES, MOVEMENT CHECKS GOOD WITH RUDDER PEDALS AND STEERING TILLER.
Part: ENGINE — FIRE (NR 2) · airframe 61,927 hrs · 42,001 cycles
NUMBER 2 ENGINE FIRE IN FLIGHT. FIRE HANDLES PULLED, BOTTLES DISCHARGED. REPLACED ENGINE.
Earlier reports · 1995–2001 · 40 reports
2001
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 61,220 hrs · 41,582 cycles
AFT AIRSTAIR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY AND BATTERIES.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 61,136 hrs · 41,526 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT AT R1 AND CENTER OVERWING. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSY AT R1, REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY AT OVERWING EXIT, OPS CHECKS OK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 61,016 hrs · 41,442 cycles
THE 1R & 1L EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (RT WING L/E) · airframe 60,979 hrs · 41,417 cycles
A/C IN TPA FOR E2 LETTER CK. NBR 7 SLAT ANTIICE T DUCT CUTOUT CRACKED. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-000-8.
Part: FIRE WARNING — FALSE INDICATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 60,288 hrs · 40,993 cycles
ON TAXI OUT AFT CARGO FIRE WARING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH INTERMITTENT BELL. CREW FOLLOWED HARD CARD AND DISCHARGED NR 1 BOTTLE IAW POM. FOUND BAGS WET AND SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER ON FLOOR. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. SUSPECT WATER VAPOR SET OFF ALARM. REPLACED NR 1 BOTTLE. RAN TEST OF DET SYSTEM, CKS GOOD.
Part: GUSSET — CRACKED (RT TORQUE BOX) · airframe 59,358 hrs · 40,339 cycles
INSPECTION OF THE RT TORQUE BOX OF THE VENTRAL STAIRWAY REVEALED A 2 INCH CRACK IN A GUSSET AT FS 1263. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 727-53-0129. THE CRACKED GUSSET WAS REPLACED PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE S/B AND PER ER/A 380187-14AD.
Part: ATTACH ANGLE — CRACKED (SLAT) · airframe 59,358 hrs · 40,339 cycles
A .5 INCH VISABLE CRACK O/B END NR 2 SLAT IN COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE. REPAIR PER M/M 57-54-000-8.
2000
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (LT OVERHEAD) · airframe 58,439 hrs · 39,721 cycles
ON L/O, FOUND EMER LIGHT INOP AT LT OVERWING AFT LIGHT. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (AIRSTAIRS) · airframe 57,958 hrs · 39,386 cycles
AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY LIGHT DID NOT TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OP CKS OK.
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 57,664 hrs · 39,189 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT OVER R-2 DOOR IS INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY, NOW OPS NORMAL.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (S-29R, FS950D) · airframe 56,960 hrs · 38,726 cycles
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH AN AREA OF CORROSION AT STRINGER 29R AND FS 950D. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT IN THE SKIN MEASURING 4.5 X 3.7 INCHES. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH TWO EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS INSTALLED PER ER/A 377107-14, REV A.
Part: KEELBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,960 hrs · 38,726 cycles
THE O/B HORIZONTAL FLANGE OF THE STRINGER 29R KEEL CHORD WAS FOUND CORRODED BETWEEN FS 950D AND 950E. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED BY BLENDING AWAY THE DAMAGED MATERIAL. THE CHORD WAS REPAIRED WITH THE INSTALLATION OF AN ALUMINUM REPAIR STRAP PER ER/A 377147-14.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 56,960 hrs · 38,726 cycles
FOUND DURING MV2 CORROSION VISIT NRC 64, 2 INCH CRACK IN STR S-8 AT FIN STA 157.200 INTERIOR VERTICAL STABALIZER LT SIDE. REPAIRED PER M/M 55-30-0.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (RT TORQUE BOX) · airframe 56,960 hrs · 38,726 cycles
THREE .25 INCH CRACKS IN RT TORQUE BOX WEB. CRACKS EXTEND FROM LIGHTENING HOLES STA 1240, MARKED. REPAIRED PER MM 23-11-0.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (LAVATORY)
LAV SMOKE LIGHT ON S/O PANEL CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY DURING CLIMBOUT WITH NO INDICATIONS OF SMOKE. REPEAT WRITEUP. REPLACED LAV SMOKE DETECTOR.
1999
Part: ENGINE — DAMAGED (#1 ENGINE)
FOUND PIECE OF METAL IN BOTTOM OF COWL. FOUND 4-6 INCH HOLE IN OUTER CASE APPROX 4 FT AFT OF NOSE COWL ATTACH FLANGE. REPLACED NR 1 ENG.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (COCKPIT)
FLIGHT ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO 115 VOLT AC. FUEL FLOW CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. REPLACED FUEL FLOW POWER SUPPLY, PRECAUTIONARY. CHECKED OK ON ENGINE RUN.
Part: INSULATION — SPLIT (NR 1 ENGINE)
ON HUSH-KIT MOD FOUND NUMEROUS LONGITUDINAL SPLITS ON INSULATION OF ALL 3 GEN FEEDER CABLES IN MID PYLON AREA. REPLACED CABLES FROM SPLICES IN LT 48 SEC TO FIREWALL DISC WITH NEWTYPE CABLES BMS 13-58 DL (P/N 012210733) PER BOEING SERVICE LETTER 727-SL-24-026-A.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOP (ROW 26)
AFT ZONE OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS AFT OF SEAT 26 INOP. DURING SVC CK TEST, REPLACED POWER SUPPLY.
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — TRIPPED (GALLEY)
AFT GALLEY FORWARD COFFEEMAKER HAD MILD ELECTRICAL BURNT SMELL. TURNED OFF GALLEY POWER AND PULLED AFT GALLEY C/B. SMELL DISSIPATED. MTC FOUND COFFEEMAKER INTERNAL C/B POPPED. REPLACED SAME, ALL CHECKS NORMAL.
1998
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1212)
FOUND DURING B-2 LETTER CHECK, LWR TORQUE BOX VERT WEB CRACKED FS 1212 LT SIDE AT TOP OF WEB. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0 PAR 19.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1303)
VERT WEB ABOVE S DUCT CRACKED .625 INCH AT STR CUT OUT STA 1303 LT. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 17.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1283)
FOUND DURING B-2 LETTER CHECK, LWR TORQUE BOX VERT WEB CRACKED FS 1283 RT SIDE AT LIGHTENING HOLE. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0 PAR 15.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING L/O, FOUND EMER EXIT LIGHT ASSY AT THE AFT OVERHEAD LIGHT ASSY INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.
1997
Part: SKIN — CORROSION (FUSELAGE)
CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED ON THE INNER SURFACE OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN AROUND THE RT WING SCANNING LIGHT CUTOUT. A 3 BY 2 REGION AROUND THE AFT TOP CORNER OF THE CUTOUT WAS BLENDED TO A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 0.032. A SECOND BLEND AREA ALONG THE LOWER EDGE OF THE CUTOUT MEASURED 1 BY 2 WITH A MAX DEPTH OF 0.015. THIS AREA WAS REPAIRED PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 22 WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THE BOTTOM TWO ROWS OF ADDED FASTENERS WERE DRILLED WITH A SPACING OF 0.065 INSTEAD OF 1.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 680-710)
THE FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA 680 AND 700 AND BETWEEN STR 26L AND 26R WAS FOUND WITH TWO SPOTS OF CORROSION WHICH REQUIRED CUTOUTS. ADDITIONALLY, TWO EXISTING DOUBLER REPAIRS ARE IN THE AREA WITH LESS THAN 1 SEPARATION. ALL DAMAGE WAS REMOVED BY SPLICING IN A NEW SKIN PANEL FWD OF STA 710.
Part: COVE SKIN — CRACKED (NR 3 TE MIDFLAP)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, THE COVE SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED AT I/B AFT FLAP DRIVE ROD CUTOUT. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AND A DOUBLER INSTALLED TO REPAIR THE COVE SKIN.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
STRINGER CRACKED INSIDE VERT STAB ACCESS 9504 2ND BAY DOWN ON LEFT SIDE. REPAIRED PER M/M 55-30-0 FIG 803.
Part: ACT FITTING — WORN (NR 13/14 SPOILER)
BOLTS/NUTS LOOSE AT #13, 14 SPOILER ACTUATOR FITTING TO ATTACH ANGLES. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-42-0 PG. 804.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 5 SLAT)
FOUND ON B2 LETTER CK, .25 INCH CRACK BEYOND PREVIOUS STOP DRILLED CRACK, OUTBD NOSE RIB AT NR 5 SLAT ACTUATOR ROD END. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
1996
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 1 SLAT ACT)
FOUND THE NR 1 SLAT ACTUATOR INBD ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 1 LE SLAT)
FOUND THE NR 1 SLAT LOWER COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED BELOW THE INBD STOP PAD. REPAIRED PER MM 57-50- 4.
Part: ENGINE — FLAME-OUT (NR 1)
NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN ON T/O ROLL AT AT 40 KTS. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FUEL PUMP.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (AFT AIRSTAIRS)
AFT AIRSTAIRS EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY AND BATTERIES. CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: SKIN — PUNCTURE (LT ELEVATOR)
A .25 INCH LONG PUNCTURE HOLE IN LOWER SKIN OF LT ELEVATOR, 14 INCHES AFT OF NR 2 BALANCE BOARD. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 55-20-3 FIG 4, RECALCULATE BALANCE PER SRM 51-80-7.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (WS 656.5)
FROM MV-2 ATL, LT WING INSIDE WS 656.5 FWD STRINGER NR 14 FWD ATTACH TAB CRACKED. VIEWED WITH MIRROR TOP SURFACE OF TAB AT ATTACH HOLE. REPAIRED PER MM 57-13-0 PG 811.
Part: SKIN — GOUGED (RUDDER)
SKIN GOUGED LOWER RUDDER EXT SKIN LT SIDE HAS SEVERAL NICKS AND GOUGES AT AREA OF LETTER 'A' L/E. BLENDED DAMAGE, CHECKED ALLOWABLE LIMITS OF GOUGE, FOUND DEPTH TO BE .019. DRILLED UP DOUBLER, INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 55-20-3.
Part: LANYARD — BROKEN (R1 DOOR)
ON PREFLIGHT, FOUND R-1 DOOR SLIDE GIRT BAR LANYARD BROKEN. REPLACED LANYARD, OPERATION NORMAL.
1995
Part: OXYGEN MASKS — FAILED TEST (CABIN)
REF OPER 6821 - DURING O/2 DROP CHECK, MASK PANELS DID NOT OPEN AT SEATS 2AB, 13ABC, AND 28DEF. FOUND AT F-1 LTR CHECK. REPLACED PSU PANELS, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: COFFEE MAKER — ODOR (AFT GALLEY)
COFFEE MAKER AND AFT FACING OVEN IN AFT GALLEY GIVING OFF INTENSE ODOR, HOT PLASTIC SMELL. SHUT OFF COFFEE MAKER AND OVEN, GOT RID OF ODOR. REMOVED PLASTIC BAGS FROM UNDER COFFEE MAKER AND FROM SIDE OF OVEN FOOD RACK. COFFEE MAKER AND OVEN OPN NORMAL WITH NO ODOR.