N304WA
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, 1995-11-14 – 2005-04-02.
Part: FIRE LOOP — FAULTY (APU) · airframe 53,564 hrs · 36,029 cycles
APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT/ALARM BELL IN FLIGHT APPROX 1 TO 2 MINS AFTER APU SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT AT 10 TO 12,000 FT ALT FIRE BOTTLE USED. REMOVED APU SHROUD, APU INSPECTED FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. REPLACED AFT DETECTOR LOOP.
Earlier reports · 1995–2004 · 23 reports
2004
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 52,448 hrs · 35,373 cycles
FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED AT STA 827 BETWEEN STR 26R - 28R. REPAIRED IAW ERA 093986-14.
2003
Part: HOSE — LEAKING (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 48,636 hrs · 33,217 cycles
ON ARRIVAL DEN FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM RT ENGINE. INSP FOUND MAIN FUEL LINE FROM PYLON TO ENG FUEL PUMP LEAKING AT SWEDGED END / PYLON SIDE. REPLACED SAME.
Part: FIRE LOOP — UNSERVICEABLE (APU) · airframe 48,604 hrs · 33,196 cycles
DURING PUSHBACK APU FIRE WARNING CAME ON APU SHUTDOWN AND INDICATION EXTINGUISHED APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES LATER. FIRE INDICATION RETURNED AND REMAINED ON. CREW FIRED APU EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE AND FIRE LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT. INSPECTED APU AND COMPARTMENT AREA NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE DETECTED BY GROUND OR FIRE RESPONSE PERSONNEL. DEFERRED APU FIRE DETECTION AND EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM TO MEL, APU INOPERATIVE. TESTED FIRE LOOP SYSTEM, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.
Part: CONTROL MODULE — FAILED (APU FIRE DETECT) · airframe 48,590 hrs · 33,190 cycles
AT 8000 FT APU FIRE LIGHT AND BELL SOUNDED, C/W PROC LIGHT STILL ON. AIR TURNBACK TO OAK. REPLACED FIRE DETECTOR CONTROL MODULE.
2002
Part: SPAR — CORRODED (T/E FLAP) · airframe 47,862 hrs · 32,750 cycles
DURING OVERHAUL THE NR 1 MID-FLAP WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION IN THE REAR SPAR LOWER CHORD. REPAIR PER ER/A 417872-14.
Part: BEAM — CORRODED (PYLONS) · airframe 46,426 hrs · 31,846 cycles
CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE CROWN BEAM LUG BORES ON THE #1 AND #2 PYLONS. THE BORES WERE OVERSIZED TO REMOVE THE CORROSION AND REPAIR BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT HMV.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (SPOILER) · airframe 46,426 hrs · 31,846 cycles
UPPER SKIN OF THE OUTBOARD SPOILER WAS FOUND DELAMINATED IN TWO AREAS. REPAIR PER ER/A 411104-14 NORDAM EWO E0037119 REV I/R.
2001
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,637 hrs · 30,710 cycles
THE FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN WAS GOUGED, DENTED AND PUNCTURED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS BETWEEN FS 400 & 470 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 26L & 26R.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,637 hrs · 30,710 cycles
DURING INSPECTION PER SB 737-53A1173 REVISION 3, FOUND COCKPIT FLOOR WEBS JUST AFT OF 178 BULKHEAD CRACKED.
Part: ATTACH FITTING — BROKEN (NLG) · airframe 44,291 hrs · 30,484 cycles
DURING GEAR EXTENSION THE NOSEGEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THE VALVES COULD BE HEARD SHIFTING BUT THE NOSEGEAR REMAINED UP. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED 3 TIMES WITHOUT MOVING THE NOSE GEAR. THE MLG OPERATED NORMALLY. FOLLOWED POM PROCEDURES ON THE 4TH ATTEMPT THE NOSEGEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY WITH PROPER INDICATION AND LOCKED. FOUND NLG LOCK ACTUATOR DAMAGED. REPLACED NOSEGEAR ACT PER MM.SWING NLG CHECKS OK.
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 44,055 hrs · 30,333 cycles
AT TOP OF DESCENT ALL COCKPIT INSTRUMENTS AND INDICATORS EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER - ON ENGINE GENERATORS, VISUAL CONDITIONS. POWER WAS RESTORED IMMEDIATELY WITH NO CREW ACTION. REMAINDER OF FLIGHT NORMAL. REPLACED NR 2 GENERATOR BREAKER.
Part: COALESCER BAG — ODOR (ACM BAY) · airframe 43,690 hrs · 30,106 cycles
BIRD STRIKE NR 2 ENGINE IN CLIMBOUT. HIT BIRD AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL. ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL, BAD ODOR IN AIRCRAFT. PERFORMED BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION PER MM PROCEDURES. FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE NR 2 ENGINE. NO DAMAGE NOTED. REPLACED COALESCER BAG RT PACK/RAN ENGINE. ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL PER MM BORESCOPE OF ENGINE. DELAYED 10 CYCLES OR 15 HOURS. ATL NOTIFIED.
1999
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (SMOKE DETECTOR)
FIRST CLASS LAV SMOKE DETECTOR INOP. REPLACED BROKEN WIRES AT SWITCH DETECTOR.
Part: PCU — FAILED (RUDDER)
AT FL370, MACH .76 THE ACFT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED YAW, (TWO SEPARATE SHARP INPUTS). YAW DAMPER SWITCH TURNED OFF. MTC IN PROGRESS REPLACING RUDDER PCU, YAW DAMP COUPLER AND WIRING CHECKOUT.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)
PAX AT 2C SMELLED SLIGHT ODOR IN CABIN, F/O REPORTED A FAINT ODOR, BUT COULD NOT RECOGNIZE WHAT TYPE. RECIRCULATION FAN AND CABIN BALLAST LIGHT TURNED OFF. NR 2 TR C/B POPPED, DID NOT RESET DUE TO PREVIOUS WRITE-UP. ON PREVIOUS FLT 1450 IAH, REPLACED NR 2 TR FOR POPPED C/B. BORROWED TR PN 244001015 SN 4066. THIS PART FAILED ON FLT 1895 SLC CAUSING SMOKE IN CABIN. REPLACED BORROWED TR SN 4066 WITH DL PART SN 2299. CKD WIRING PER WDM FROM NR 2 TRCB TO TR. ALL PWR AND GNDS CHKD GOOD. PHASE TO PHASE GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (LE FLAPS)
DURING FLAP EXTENSION HAD L/E INTRANSIT LIGHT FOR NR 4 SLAT AND L/E FLAPS/SLAT INTRANSIT LIGHT ON FWD PANEL. WITH FLAPS AT 15 DEG THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN AIR NOISE, LEVEL AND A/C YAWED. EMERGENCY DECLARED, FLAPS RECYCLED INDICATION REOCCURED BUT NO YAW. FOUND PROX SWITCH OUT OF ALIGNMENT. ADJUSTED SAME. LUBED FLAPS, ALL CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: OVERHEAT LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (NR 1 ENGINE)
ON APPROACH COS, NR 1 ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW DISCHARGED BOTH BOTTLES, LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVEN AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PARTS ARRIVING FROM SLC AND DFW. REPLACED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES, FIRE TEST MODULE AND LOWER LOOP.
1998
Part: LINE — LEAKING (LEFT)
AIR TURNBACK DUE TO ELECTRICAL SMELL IN CABIN. MTC TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THE LEFT PACK WAS OVERHEATING. ITEM THEN FWD TO MCO. FOUND HYDRAULIC LINE LEAK. TIGHTENED NUT AND CLEANED AREA.
Part: BATTERY CHARGER — DAMAGED (E/E COMP)
NORMAL BLOWER POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER. LEFT PACK TRIP TWICE. NR 1 GENERATOR VOLT/FREQUENCY ZERO. ELECTRICAL SMELL IN CABIN. FOUND BATTERY CHARGER BURNT. REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER.
1997
Part: PROX SENSOR — FAILED (NLG)
UNABLE TO RETRACT GEAR. REPLACED PROX SENSORS ON NOSE GEAR AND RT MLG, PERFORMED GEAR SWING.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED (LAVATORY)
FWD LAV SMOKE BELL WARNING AFTER PUSH OUT. REPLACED FWD LAV SMOKE DET.
1995
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR)
THE C-1 DOOR, LWR AFT FRAME HAS A 2.5 INCH LONG CRACK IN THE OUTBOARD RADIUS BELOW STOP NUMBER 4 AND OUTBOARD OF THE LOWER TORQUE TUBE. THE LOWER FWD FRAME HAS A 0.75 INCH CRACK ON THE INBOARD RADIUS JUST ABOVE STOP NUMBER 5. THIS ER/A INSTALLS A STEEL REPAIR ANGLE FOR THE AFT FRAME AND REPAIRS PER SRM 51-70-11 FIGURE 1 FOR THE FWD FRAME, PER DL ERA 302763-14.
Part: EEL POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
BOTH OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, OPERATION NORMAL.