N396U

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Western Air Charter, Inc. (W6JA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

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.

3 reports on file, 2008-01-04 – 2019-11-17.

WARNING INDICATION · 2019-11-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2131

Part: CONTROLLER — FAILED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 7,932 hrs · 3,516 cycles

AT FL430 CREW RECEIVED A "CABIN DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE WARNING" REQUIRING AN EMERGENCY DESCENT. CABIN DID NOT REACH AN UNSAFE ALTITUDE AND EMERGENCY OXYGEN MASKS DID NOT DROP. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED CABIN PRESSURIZATION SELECTOR / CONTROLLER FAILED. AS A PRECAUTION THE CABIN PRESSURE TRANSDUCER P/N 2100136-1-10 WAS REPLACED DURING THIS MAINTENANCE EVENT.

Source: SDR W6JA2019112017038
WARNING INDICATION · 2008-01-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7930

Part: OIL SYSTEM — LOW PRESSURE (ENGINE) · airframe 5,086 hrs · 2,198 cycles

30 MINUTE INTO THE FLIGHT OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 7 PSI. NO ASSOCIATED CAS MESSAGE. OIL TEMP WAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN LT ENGINE. FUEL TEMP WAS 19 DEGREES HIGHER THAN LT. DURING DESCENT OIL PRESSURE CAME BACK TO 47 PSI.

Source: SDR FAA011808002
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2008-01-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7321

Part: FUEL CONTROL — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE) · airframe 5,065 hrs · 2,185 cycles

ON APPROACH TO TTN THE AUTO THROTTLES DISENGAGED. THE RT LEVER KNOB WAS ONE KNOB AFT OF THE LT. WHEN RT LEVER WAS ADVANCED FORWARD THE RT ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT.

Source: SDR FAA011808001