N302WA
Registered owner: WESTERN AIRCRAFT INC, ID (owner ≠ operator)
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.
24 reports on file, 1995-11-11 – 2005-02-14.
Part: CONNECTOR — DAMAGED (PAX SEAT 22D/E/F) · airframe 54,705 hrs · 36,928 cycles
EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING INOP AT 22D/E/F. FOUND ON ROUTINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION. REPAIRED DAMAGED SIDEWALL CONNECTOR AT 22D/E/F.
Earlier reports · 1995–2004 · 23 reports
2004
Part: ODOR — DETECTED (GALLEY) · airframe 53,178 hrs · 36,055 cycles
FLIGHT ATTENDANT SMELLS BURNING ODOR IN AFT GALLEY. INSPECTED AFT GALLEY EQUIPMENT FOR DEFECTS, NONE NOTED. NO SMELL PRESENT. APPLIANCES AND LIGHTS ALL CHECK NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (S-23R, FS 727D) · airframe 52,104 hrs · 35,474 cycles
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK JUST BELOW STRINGER 23R ALONG THE EDGE OF THE BONDED SKIN WAFFLE DOUBLER BETWEEN FS 727D & 727E. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH 2 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS PER ER/A 386104-14, REV A.
Part: TIRE — CUT (NR 2) · airframe 52,030 hrs · 35,435 cycles
ON L/O FOUND NR 2 MLG TIRE CUT BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 MLG TIRE PER MM.
2003
Part: WIRE HARNESS — INOPERATIVE (AFT OVERHEAD) · airframe 51,287 hrs · 35,014 cycles
WHILE REPOSITIONING HARNESS AT SEAT ROW 27 PINS PULLED OUT OF HARNESS AND SHORTED POWER SUPPLY. REPLACED HARNESS AT SEAT ROW 27 AND POWER SUPPLY/BATTERY PER M/M.
2002
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CORRODED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 47,495 hrs · 32,691 cycles
THE VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH LUGS AND THE FUSELAGE CLEVIS LUGS WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED DURING AN INSPECTION. THE LUG BORES WERE OVERSIZED AND THE FACES SPOTFACED TO REMOVE THE CORROSION AND OVERSIZED BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED.
2001
Part: SAFETY SWITCH — OUT OF ADJ (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 46,299 hrs · 31,932 cycles
UPON DEPARTURE ATL LDG WOULD NOT RETRACT. GEAR HANDLE WOULD ONLY RAISE TO THE OFF POSITION. ADJUSTED AND TESTED GROUND SPOILER INTERLOCK AND SAFETY SWITCHES. REF MM 27-62-51-5 AND E2-09-01-5. ALL CHECKS OK.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 45,322 hrs · 31,294 cycles
INSPECTIONS OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CUTOUT SURROUND STRUCTURE REVEALED A CRACK IN THE STRINGER 12L STRAP. ADDITIONAL TOOLING DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE STRINGER 12L UPPER CHORD. THE DAMAGED SECTION OF CHORD WAS REMOVED. THESTRAP WAS REPAIRED WITH A DOUBLER AND A NEW SECTION OF STRINGER CHORD SPLICED WITH AN ALUMINUM ANGLE PER ER/A 380274-14, REV A.
2000
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 43,277 hrs · 29,948 cycles
THE FS 178 BULKHEAD WEB WAS FOUND WITH TYPICAL FASTENER CRACKING IN THE WEB AT WL 234 AT LBL AND RBL 9. THE CRACKS ARE TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 737-53A1173. THE CRACKED AREAS OF WEB WERE TRIMMED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER B737 SRM 53-10-08, FIG 209 AND ER/A 377245-14AD.
Part: VALVE — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM)
HYD SYS B PRESS DROPPED TO ZERO WITH ASSOCIATED LOW PRESS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. REPLACED B SYSTEM PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE.
1999
Part: CONTROL PANEL — FAILED (COCKPIT)
ON DESCENT, AUTO PRESS FAIL MADE UNPRESSURIZED LANDING. REPLACED PRESS CONTROL PANEL. CKS NORMAL.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (NOSE GEAR)
AFTER INITIAL GEAR RETRACTION, NOSE GEAR RE-EXTENDED WITH GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. RECYCLED GEAR HANDLE HAD NO EFFECT. NOSE GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED. FOUND NOSE GEAR UPLOCK ACT UPPER LINE LEAKING HYD FLUID. LINE REPLACED.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (LT COCKPIT)
THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND UNDERLYING STEEL GUSSET WERE FOUND WITH A .20 INCH CRACK AT THE UPPER AFT CORNER OF THE L1 COCKPIT WINDOW CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH A STEEL DOUBLER AND ALUMINUM TRIPLER. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 366614-14, REV C.
1998
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHT WIRE AT SEAT ROW 25DEF FOUND DAMAGED. PERFORMED APPROVED REPAIR PER BOEING STANDARD WIRING MANUAL. SYSTEM OPERATES NORMAL.
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CORRODED (BS 1016)
AFT PRESSURE BLKHD AT FS 1016 WAS FOUND CORRODED AND CRACKED AT BL 0. REPAIRED PER ERA 331673-14.
Part: SKIN — WORN (FUSELAGE)
FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE BLADE SEAL FUSELAGE INTERFACE WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN EXISTING REPAIR (REF 5-72770-3). WEAR WAS FOUND FWD OF THE REPAIR. REPAIRED PER ERA 331664-14.
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CRACKED (BS 178)
FOUR CRACKS FOUND IN THE BLKHD WEB AT FS 178. THE CRACKS ARE LOCATED AT WL 200 AND WL 188, BETWEEN LBL 5.7 AND RBL 5.7. REPAIRED PER ERA 331672-14.
1997
Part: BOOT SEAL — FAILED (APU PRESS DOME)
LOST ALL PRESSURIZATION AT 30000 FEET, NORMAL DUCT PRESS. NO BLEED OR PACK TRIP. FOUND RUPTURED BOOT SEAL ON APU P DOME PRESSURE DUCT. REPLACED SEAL. PRESSURIZED A/C TO 6 PSI. CKS NORMAL. NO FURTHER LEAKS FOUND.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
WHILE PERFORMING NR 5 AD SVC CK ON SHIP 202, FOUND EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING INOP FROM ROW 1 IN F/CLASS TO ROW 12 IN Y/CLASS INOP. FOUND POWER SUPPLY FOR EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING INOP. REPLACED PWR SUPPLY, EMERGENCY EVACUATION LIGHTS SYS OPS NML.
1996
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 379)
THE SKIN AT THE COOLING DUCT CUTOUT, FS 379 BL 0, WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE AFT EDGE OF THE CUTOUT. THE CRACK IS APPROX .5 IN LENGTH AND IS TYPICAL OF CRACKS DESCRIBED IN BACO S/B 737-53-1117 R-1. THE CRACK WILL BE STOP DRILLED AND A PERMANENT REPAIR WILL BE INSTALLED PER THE BACO S/B. DURING ACCOMPLISHEMENT OF REPAIR, SKIN WAS DAMAGED JUST FORWARD OF FS 380, AT STR 27L, REQUIRING A SMALL CUTOUT. THE S/B DOUBLER WILL BE INCREASED IN SIZE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ADDTIONAL DAMAGE.
Part: BALLAST — SMOKING (CABIN)
SIDEWALL LIGHTS ROW 23 TO 25 MOMENTARILY WENT OUT AND SMOKED. PULLED AND COLLARED C/B FOR RT SIDE, FWD TO MCO. REPLACED BALLAST AND RELAMPED, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: DOOR — CRACKED (FWD CARGO)
DURING OVERHAUL, THE AFT LOWER FRAME ON THE C1 DOOR WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN THE RADIUS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH BACO S/B 737-52-1100 REV 2, THE CROSS BEAM WAS MODIFIED AND THE FRAME WAS REPLACED.
Part: CONTROL CABLE — LOOSE (GEAR HANDLE)
GEAR DOWN 3 RED AND 3 GREEN LIGHTS. RECYCLED OK 3 GREEN, HAPPENED ON 2 APPROACHS. CORRECTED CABLE TENSION FOR LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR, GEAR SWING NORMAL.
1995
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACK (BS 794.3)
THE AFT CARGO DOOR OPENING FORWARD FRAME WAS FOUND WITH A .5 INCH CRACK AT THE NR 5 STOP FITTING. THE FRAME IS MADE FROM A 0.071 7075-T6 CLAD MATERIAL. THIS ER/A WILL ALLOW THE USE OF THE SRM TYPICAL FORMED SECTION REPAIR.