N408CW
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.
8 reports on file, 2005-12-28 – 2008-02-01.
Part: RING — CRACKED (RT ENGINE INLET)
DURING INSP, MAINT FOUND THE RT ENGINE INLET RING CRACKED BETWEEN THE 1200 AND 0100 O CLOCK POSITION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE INLET RING.
Part: COALESCER BAG — DIRTY · airframe 5,146 hrs · 4,340 cycles
DURING CRUISE, PAX REPORTED AN ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER IN THE CABIN. CREW DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE COALESCER SOCK DIRTY AND REPLACED IT.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSPECTION THE RT IB HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, THE LT AND RT RIBS AND BRACKETS WERE FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN MFG COMMUNIQUE' NR 70. BOTH RIB ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED.
Part: ARM — CRACKED (THRUST REVERSER)
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE EVENT, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A LARGE CRACK ON THE UPPER OB THRUST REVERSER ARM OF THE LT ENGINE. SDR WILL BE UPDATED UPON COMPLETION OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION.
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (MLG) · airframe 4,567 hrs · 3,838 cycles
CYVV - WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED THE CREW DID NOT RECEIVE A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE GEAR INDICATION BULB TESTED GOOD. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AN ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN KALB WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED DAMAGED WIRING AT SWITCH S017, AND SERVICED THE GEAR ALTERNATE EXTENSION NITROGEN BOTTLE. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED WHEN SEVERAL SWING CYCLES OF THE LANDING GEAR WERE PERFORMED.
Part: SERVO — INTERMITTENT (YAW DAMPER)
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED PILOTS CONTROL WHEEL TRIM INTERRUPT/AUTOPILOT DISENGAGE SWITCH NOT DISCONNECTING YAW DAMPER ON FINAL APPROACH. FOUND CONTROL WHEEL SWITCH OPERATIONS NORMAL. REPLACED SVO-85C YAW DAMPER SERVO WITH OVERHAULED UNIT. ALSO, REPLACED NR 1 FCC-850 CARD WITH OVERHAULED UNIT TO CORRECT ADDITIONAL AUTOPILOT INTERMITTENT PITCH TRIM FAILURE FAULT. GROUND AND FLIGHT TESTS SATISFACTORY. (K)
Part: CIRCUIT CARD — INTERMITTENT (FCC)
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AUTOPILOT PITCH TRIM FAILURE ANNUNCIATION CAME ON DURING CLIMB WITH AUTO PILOT DISCONNECTED. AIRCRAFT REPPORTED TO HAVE PITCH-UP MOVEMENT. FOUND NR 1 FCC-850 CARD INTERMITTENTLY NOT CROSS-TALKING TO NR 2 FCC-850 CARD. REPLACED NR 1 FCC 850 CARD WITH OVERHAULED UNIT. GROUND/FLIGHT CHECKS SATISFACTORY. (K)
Part: SWITCH — FALSE INDICATION (ZONE 700) · airframe 4,219 hrs · 3,515 cycles
AFTER MLG RETRACTION, RED UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED A FLY-BY OF TOWER & ADVISED RT MLG DOOR DOWN. A/C LANDED W/O INCIDENT. RT MLG DOOR REMAINED DOWN. MX REPLACED RT MLG DOOR. DOOR & UPLOCK MECHANISM ADJUSTED. MLG EXTENSION & RETRACTION CHKS NORMAL & A/C RTS. RECEIVED A MLG UNSAFE LIGHT AFTER EXTENDING MLG. MLG CYCLED & RECEIVED SAME INDICATION. A/C DIVERTED & AN EMERG MLG DOOR RETRACTION PERFORMED. A NORMAL LANDING MADE & ON TOUCHDOWN MLG HANDLE LIGHT WENT OUT. MX REPLACED LT & RT MLG UPLOCK SWITCHES. RT DOOR ACT RIGGED, & A BENCH CHK PERFORMED ON PCB A-162, K-1 RELAY & SHUTTLE VALVE. DIODES OF HYD PACK WIRING CHKED. MLG OPS CHKS GOOD, & A SATIS CHK FLT PERFORMED. ACFT RTS.