N393SW
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.
53 reports on file, 1997-11-10 – 2010-09-01.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 30,311 hrs · 44,468 cycles
EMERGENCY MAIN CABIN DOOR LIGHT INOPERATIVE. (FLT 6417) RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 29,848 hrs · 43,797 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT ON CEILING AT ROW 10 INOP. (FLT 6260) RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
Part: FIREWALL — CRACKED (APU BAY) · airframe 30,089 hrs · 44,136 cycles
APU COMPARTMENT FORWARD FIREWALL SKIN IS CRACKED. (C-CHECK) REPAIRED PER SRM.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (WING) · airframe 29,519 hrs · 43,311 cycles
LEFT NR 2 FUEL PANEL FORWARD STRINGER IS CRACKED. (C CHECK) REPAIRED STRINGER WITH NEW SPLICE PER SRM.
Part: FLAP — CRACKED (LEFT) · airframe 29,215 hrs · 42,878 cycles
LEFT NACELLE FLAP OUTBOARD EDGE CRACKED. (C CHECK) REPLACED FLAP PER AMM.
Part: ROLLER — LACK OF LUBE (MAIN DOOR) · airframe 29,211 hrs · 42,870 cycles
MAIN DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN. (FLT 6838) LUBED ROLLERS ON DOOR FRAME.
Part: DOOR — LACK OF LUBE (MAIN DOOR) · airframe 29,130 hrs · 42,756 cycles
MAIN DOOR HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. (FLT 6195) LUBED DOOR.
Earlier reports · 1997–2009 · 46 reports
2009
Part: CONTROL COLUMN — OBSTRUCTED (COCKPIT) · airframe 28,673 hrs · 42,108 cycles
AILERON ROLL CONTROL VERY STIFF. (FLT 6318)REMOVED FOD FROM BETWEEN YOKE AND COLUMN.
Part: LAMP — BURNED OUT (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 27,983 hrs · 41,096 cycles
FLT 6446, FORWARD FLOOR RED EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED.
Part: LIGHT — LOOSE (CABIN) · airframe 27,717 hrs · 40,694 cycles
FLT 6072 - RED EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING AT ROW 2 INOP. REPOSITIONED LIGHT.
2008
Part: FIRE BOTTLE — EMPTY (APU BAY) · airframe 26,022 hrs · 38,398 cycles
APU FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. FLIGHT 5752. REPLACED APU FIRE BOTTLE ASSEMBLY WITH A SERVICEABLE ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (RT WING) · airframe 24,691 hrs · 36,523 cycles
RIGHT WING FUEL PANEL ACCESS HAS A CRACK ON STRINGER 10 BETWEEN FRAMES 8 AND 9. REPAIRED CRACKED AFT STRINGER IAW SRM 57-20-03.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (RT WING) · airframe 24,691 hrs · 36,523 cycles
RIGHT WING FUEL PANEL ACCESS HAS A CRACK ON STRINGER 8 BETWEEN FRAMES 8 AND 9. REPAIRED STRINGER IAW SRM 57-20-03.
2007
Part: WHEEL — BROKEN (NR 2) · airframe 24,451 hrs · 36,169 cycles
FLT 5552 - DURING POST FLIGHT, NOTICED NR 2 MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY APPEARED TO BE BROKEN. REPLACED BOTH LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, PN 3-1446-1 SN OFF 0538 PN 3-1446-1 SN OFF 777.
Part: BUTTSTRAP — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 22,596 hrs · 33,521 cycles
FOUND CORROSION AT RIGHT AND CENTER BUTTSTRAPS NEAR LAV AREA, DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPLACED RIGHT AND CENTER BUTTSTRAPS NEAR LAV AREA IAW SRM 120 51-10-02 PG 3 SEC 3A.
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 22,596 hrs · 33,521 cycles
PAX DOOR HAS A CRACK UNDER LOCK FASTENER FWD AND AFT STRINGER NEXT TO 3RD STEP, DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPLACED CRACKED BRACKETS ON PAX DOOR SECURED IAW EMB 120 SRM 51-40-02.
Part: BUTTSTRAP — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 22,596 hrs · 33,521 cycles
FOUND CORROSION AT PASSENGER DOOR ENTRANCE BUTTSTRAP, DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPLACED BUTTSTRAP AT PASSENGER DOOR ENTRANCE IAW SRM 51-10-02 PG 3 SEC 3A.
Part: BUTTSTRAP — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 22,596 hrs · 33,521 cycles
FOUND CORROSION AT CARGO DOOR ENTRANCE BUTTSTRAP, DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPLACED BUTTSTRAP AT CARGO DOOR ENTRANCE IAW SRM 120 51-10-02 PG 3 SEC 3A.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (LT NACELLE) · airframe 22,596 hrs · 33,521 cycles
FOUND LEFT NACELLE FRAME 1 CRACKED AT INBOARD WEB, DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. INSTALLED NEW LEFT FRAME NR 1 IAW EMB 120 SRM 51-40-02, SB 120-54-0036 PART II AND RII 54-900-1000.
2006
Part: HMU — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 22,023 hrs · 32,706 cycles
RIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER LANDING AND EXITING RUNWAY. REPLACED LEFT HMU AND FUEL CONTROL UNIT IAW MM 73-21-00 AND MM 73-13-00. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS IAW MM 71-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD, HMU PN: 5009986-C SN OFF: 3116.
Part: PULLEY — BINDING (AILERON CONTROL) · airframe 20,557 hrs · 30,545 cycles
PILOT REPORTED SLIGHT DETENT WHEN MOVING AILERONS THROUGH CENTER POSITION. REPLACED RIGHT AILERON WING BOX LOWER PULLEY IAW 27-00-01. REMOVED AILERON AUTOPILOT SERVO AND INSP CLUTCH FOR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOUND GOOD. INSTALLED SERVO, CYCLED AILERONS THROUGH FULL TRAVEL. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
2005
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (RUDDER) · airframe 19,561 hrs · 29,091 cycles
RIGHT RUDDER JAMS AFTER ROTATION. REPLACED BLUE SYSTEM RUDDER ACTUATOR IAW EMB MM 27-22-00 AND 27-22-02. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 19,211 hrs · 28,569 cycles
FLAP DISAGREEMENT DURING FLAP RETRACTION ON AFTER LANDING CHECK. "INBD" LIGHTS FLASHING. REPLACED THE LEFT INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-50-07. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 18,908 hrs · 28,111 cycles
CLIP CRACKED AT FRAME 12A JUST AFT LT DV WINDOW, ITEM FOUND AT C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL AT FRAME 12A AFT OF PILOT'S DV WINDOW PER EMB120 SRM 51-40-02.
2004
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 17,772 hrs · 26,384 cycles
LEFT INBOARD FLAP DROOPS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-50-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: WIRE — CHAFED (CABIN) · airframe 17,542 hrs · 26,028 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT C/B POPS WHEN TESTED. REPAIRED CHAFED WIRE AT EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK NR 2. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 17,298 hrs · 25,649 cycles
RT IB FLAP DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT. REPLACED RT IB FLAP ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-50-07. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (LT IB FLAP) · airframe 17,081 hrs · 25,318 cycles
ON TAXI OUT, SELECTED FLAPS 15 DEGREES, THE LT IB FLAP WENT TO 45 DEGREES CAUSING AN ASYMMETRY. REPLACED LT IB FLAP ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-50-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (T/E FLAP) · airframe 16,179 hrs · 23,876 cycles
DURING APPROACH INTO MRY GOT A DISAGREEMENT WITH FLAP SELECTOR AT 25 FT THE NACELLE FLAPS WERE AT 0 DEGREES SHORTLY AFTER THE BLUE HYD QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WENT TO 0 AND ASSOCIATED LIGHTS. DIVERTED TO SFO. REPLACED LEAKING LEFT NACELLE FLAP ACTUATOR PER MM 27-50-08. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD.
2003
Part: WIRE — CHAFED (FUEL BOOST PUMP) · airframe 15,671 hrs · 23,085 cycles
LEFT FORWARD FUEL BOOST PUMP HAS CHAFED WIRE. DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT FORWARD FUEL BOOST PUMP IAW MM 28-21-02.
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (AUTOPILOT) · airframe 15,612 hrs · 23,003 cycles
AUTOPILOT FAILED WHEN SELECTED TO CAPTAIN'S SIDE. COMPUTER FLAG SHOWING ON CAPTAIN'S ADI. REPLACED CAPTAIN'S AUTOPILOT COMPUTER. OPS CHECK GOOD PER 22-11-00.
Part: CONTROL ARM — LOOSE (LT ENGINE) · airframe 15,277 hrs · 22,489 cycles
LEFT ENGINE DID NOT SHUTDOWN IN FUEL CUT OFF (1ST ATTEMPT). FOUND FUEL CUTOFF SERRATED ARM ON THE HMU TO PCU LOOSE. RETORQUED, SAFETIED AND RAN LT AND RT ENGINES. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — MALFUNCTIONED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 14,662 hrs · 21,531 cycles
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY FROM F/A STATION AND FLIGHT DECK. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY IAW 33-50-00. OPS CHECK OK.
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 AUTOPILOT) · airframe 14,662 hrs · 21,531 cycles
CAPTAIN'S AUTOPILOT SPONTANEOUSLY DISENGAGES WITH CORRESPONDING RED A/P LIGHTS AND AURAL WARNING. CAPTAIN FLIGHT DIRECTOR AND F/O'S A/P OPERATE NORMALLY. REPLACED NR 1 APC-65B. OPS CHECK GOOD.
2002
Part: SEAL — DIRTY (PAX DOOR) · airframe 13,861 hrs · 20,279 cycles
MAIN CABIN DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE. THE RED HANDLES DO NOT MOVE, BUT THE DOOR GOES UP AND DOWN. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED CABIN DOOR SEAL AND LOCKING MECHANISM. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 13,807 hrs · 20,202 cycles
NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INFLIGHT FOR 2 MINUTES, WITH NORMAL OIL PRESSURE OF 63 PSID. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS ALSO NORMAL.REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. CONDUCTED ENGINE RUN. NO LEAKS NOTED. CHECKS GOOD. NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS. IAW EMB120 MM 73-30-00. PROP HEAT CHECKS GOOD.
Part: ACTUATOR — DEFECTIVE (T/E FLAP) · airframe 13,285 hrs · 19,405 cycles
INBOARD FLAPS ARE CYCLING IN AND OUT 1 TO 2 LIGHT BARS AFTER LANDING WHEN FLAPS ARE RETRACTED. REMOVED & REPLACED RIGHT INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR. OPS CHECK GOOD AND NO LEAKS NOTED.
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (LEFT) · airframe 13,212 hrs · 19,303 cycles
WHILE EN ROUTE FROM SAN TO LAX, NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE BEGAN TO SURGE AND AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO YAW BACK AND FORTH. FOLLOWED QRH AND SELECT EEC MANUAL PER QRH. FOUR TO FIVE MINUTES LATER NR 1 ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE AGAIN WITH WIDER PARAMETER SWINGS. ELECTRONIC FUEL CONTROL FAILURE. CHECKLIST CALLED FOR ENGINE SHUTDOWN. SHUTDOWN & SECURED ENGINE PER THE QRH. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PROCEEDED TO LAX. REMOVED & REPLACED LEFT ENGINE ASSEMBLY IAW MM 71-00-00 & 61-10-03.
Part: HMU — FAILED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 13,154 hrs · 19,216 cycles
AFTER START OF TAKEOFF ROLL, AURAL WARNING ENGINE CONTROL SOUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT HMU IAW EMB 120 MM 73-21-00 . OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: GOVERNOR — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 13,154 hrs · 19,216 cycles
LEFT ENGINE DID NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 90 PERCENT NP ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED T/O. RAN UP ENGINES W/EEC ON & OFF WITH SIMILAR RESULTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT OVERSPEED GOVERNOR IAW HS 61-22-00. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: PCU — MALFUNCTIONED (LT PROP) · airframe 12,448 hrs · 18,123 cycles
NP AND TQ FLUCTUATE IN CLIMB AND ON APPROACH ON ENGINE NR 1. TQ 2 PERCENT, NP 0.8 PERCENT. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE LEFT PCU IAW MM 61-21-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS OR LEAKS NOTED.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 12,411 hrs · 18,073 cycles
ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO AUTOFEATHER AURAL WARNING. STATIC TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED WITH AUTOFEATHER ARMED AND THE POWER LEVERS ADVANCED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. PERFORMED EXTENSIVE GROUND RUNS OF BOTH ENGINES WITH EEC'S ON AND OFF. COULD NOT DUPLICATE AUTOFEATHER AURAL WARNINGS.
Part: SENSOR — READS HIGH (LT ENGINE) · airframe 12,343 hrs · 17,984 cycles
LEFT EEC IS INOP. HOOKED UP EEC BREAKOUT BOX, FOUND NH SENSOR READING HIGH. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT NH SENSOR WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. TRIMMED LEFT ENGINE. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED AT THIS TIME.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 12,289 hrs · 17,892 cycles
EEC AURAL WARNING ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED PER SOP. INSPECTED BOTH EEC SYSTEMS. RAN AIRCRAFT. EEC'S OPERATED NORMALLY AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 12,099 hrs · 17,591 cycles
AT BEGINNING OF TAKEOFF ROLL, NR 1 EEC FAILED. WHITE 'MAN' LIGHT, RED `EEC` LIGHT AND AURAL WARNING SOUNDED. ABORTED TAKEOFF. FOUND LOOSE CANNON PLUG TO 1.8 SENSOR. CLEANED, OHM'S CHECKED AND TIGHTENED CANNON PLUG. ALSO OHM'S CHECKED NH & NP SENSORS AND EEC CONTROL CANNON PLUG. CLEANED AND RESET CIRCUIT BREAKERS IAW EMB120 W/M 76-10-00. SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD WITH ENGINE RUN.
2001
Part: BUSHING — STIFF (CONTROL COLUMN) · airframe 11,783 hrs · 17,153 cycles
AILERONS ARE VERY STIFF OUT OF NEUTRAL POSITION. PULLED AILERON DISCONNECT AND DETERMINED THE STIFFNESS IS COMING FROM THE F/O'S SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH BUSHINGS IN RIGHT AILERON CONTROL COLUMN IAW 27-11-01. RERIGGED COCKPIT LOOP IAW 27-10-01. OPS CHECK GOOD WITH NO DISCREPANCIES.
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2) · airframe 11,636 hrs · 16,938 cycles
ON CLIMB OUT OF SEA, 100 PERCENT NP & 84 PERCENT TQ, NP FLUCTUATIONS NOTED ON NR 2 ENGINE. NP SWIFTLY OSCILLATED BETWEEN 96 PERCENT TO 100.5 PERCENT, ACCOMPANIED WITH YAWING. PROP SYNC DESELECTED HAD NO EFFECT. TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS WERE APPROXIMATELY 2-3 PERCENT. APPEARED TO BE RESULT OF NP FLUCTUATION RATHER THAN CAUSE. RETURNED TO SEATTLE.INSPECTED ENGINE AND PROPELLER CONTROL LINKAGES. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN UP. NP FLUCTUATION NOT OBSERVED DURING RUN UP. NP WITHIN LIMITS.
Part: GOVERNOR — LEAKING (PROPELLER) · airframe 11,406 hrs · 16,596 cycles
OIL PRESSURE DROPPED IN FLIGHT. ALTERNATE LANDING IN SNA.FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM OVERSPEED GOVERNOR. REPLACED OVERSPEED GOVERNOR. PERFORMED OPS AND LEAK CHECK. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED.
2000
Part: STRAP — BROKEN (NLG) · airframe 8,573 hrs · 12,600 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION ALOUD RATTLE (ALMOST KNOCKING) CAN BE HEARD FROM UNDER CENTER CONSOLE AND NOSE RETURNED TO SFO. REPAIRED BROKEN BONDING STRAP ON NOSE GEAR.
Part: RCCB — MALFUNCTIONED (ELECTRICAL) · airframe 8,573 hrs · 12,600 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR UP A LOUD RAPID KNOCKING FROM UNDER NOSE OF AC INCREASE IN SPEED NOISE LOUDER ALONG WITH KNOCKING. THE OPPOSITE EFFECT WITH DECREASE IN SPEED WITH GEAR DOWN NOISE AND KNOCKING STOPPED. JACKED AC AND SWUNG GEAR, FOUND GASPER FAN RCCB CLATTERING EXCESSIVELY. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED WITH GEAR SYSTEM. OPS CHECKS GOOD ON GROUND.
1999
Part: UNKNOWN
DE-ICE BOOT FAILURE LEADING EDGE DEVICES LEFT AND RIGHT OUTBOARD STABILIZER ALSO HAD LEFT AND RIGHT MIDDLE AND OUTBOARD WING FAILURE IN FLIGHT. RETURNED TO SEA. TIGHTENED PNEUMATIC LINE ON DE-ICE MANIFOLD. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE STABILIZER EJECTOR VALVE. ALL BOOTS OPS CHECKS GOOD EMB 120 MM 30-10-05.
Part: UNKNOWN
OUTBOARD LEFT AND RIGHT STABILIZER AND MIDDLE AND OUTBOARD RIGHT WING BOOTS FAIL BOTH TIMERS AND CYCLES. FAILURE OCCURED EN ROUTE BLI. RETURNED TO SEA. REPLACED MIDDLE WING BOOT EJECTOR FLOW CONTROL VALVE IAW MM 30-70-04. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE PRESSURE REG IAW MM 30-00-00. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
1997
Part: EJECTOR VALVES — LACK OF LUBE (LT WING)
DE-ICE BOOTS (LEADING EDGES) AND LEFT ENGINE AIR INLET WOULD NOT INFLATE. FAILED ALL DE-ICE TESTS ON TIMER 1 HEAVY CYCLE AND (L) INBOARD AND (L) OUTBOARD BOOTS FAILED ON TIMER 2 (ANY CYCLE). RETURNED TO LAX. LUBED EJECTOR VALVES AND RAN ENGINES. DE-ICE OPS CHECKS GOOD.