N498SW
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.
18 reports on file, 2001-06-01 – 2003-05-16.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (STAB TRIM) · airframe 5,602 hrs · 4,401 cycles
STAB TRIM CH1 INOP STATUS MESSAGE INFLIGHT - WILL NOT RESET. REPLACED HSTA AND MCU IAW MM 27-42-01 AND 27-42-05. OPS CHECK OF SYSTEM TEST OK, REF. MM 27-40-00. ACTUATOR P/N: 8396-3 S/N OFF: 698 MCU P/N: 7082-3 S/N OFF: 734.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAILED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 5,423 hrs · 4,272 cycles
ON DEPARTURE, WE RECEIVED A STAB CH 1 INOP STATUS MESSAGE. STAB TRIM WILL RE-ENGAGE, BUT ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. INTERROGATED MDC AND FOUND HSTCU CH NR 1 FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED HSTCU IAW 27-40-00.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 5,459 hrs · 4,296 cycles
STAB CHANNEL NR 2 WILL NOT ENGAGE. PERFORMED SELF TEST ON HSTCU AND FOUND NO FAULTS. HSTCU GREEN TEST PASSED. ENGAGED STAB CHANNEL NR 2, OPERATED HST FROM PILOT AND COPILOT'S TRIM BUTTONS. OPERATE GOOD. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Earlier reports · 2001–2002 · 15 reports
2002
Part: IDG — MALFUNCTIONED (#2) · airframe 4,559 hrs · 3,634 cycles
ON BEGINNING OF TAKEOFF ROLL WE GOT A CONFIG. SPOILERS AURAL WARNING FOLLOWED BY GEN 2 OFF CAUTION MESSAGE. ABORTED TAKEOFF ROLL AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURE WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS. SPOILERS NEVER DID DEPLOY. INSPECTED THE SPOILERS AND COULD NOT FIND ANY FAULTS. SUSPECT THE SPOILERS FAULTED UPON POWER SWITCHING. DEFERRED THE #2 GENERATOR IAW 24-11-1B. REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 IDG IAW CRJ MM 24-11-01. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED AT THIS TIME. P/N OFF: 755471E S/N OFF: 1163
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 4,452 hrs · 3,548 cycles
FS 621 LT FLOOR SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED. FOUND DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. DAMAGE REPAIRED IAW CRJ REO 601-53-61-117.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 4,452 hrs · 3,548 cycles
FS 484.0 RT INTERCOSTAL INBOARD ANGLE RBL 27.0 CRACKED. FOUND DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. ANGLE REPLACED IAW CRJ REO 601R-53-41-059.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 4,452 hrs · 3,548 cycles
FS 625.0 RT STR 14 INTERCOSTAL ANGLE CRACKED. FOUND DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. ANGLE REPLACED IAW CRJ SRM 51-40-11, 51-42-06 & RII 53-401.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 4,452 hrs · 3,548 cycles
FS 280 RBL 9.0 INBOARD FLOORBEAM ANGLE CRACKED. FOUND DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. ANGLE REPLACED IAW CRJ SRM 51-40-11, 51-42-06 & 51-42-21 USING ORIGINAL HARDWARE.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 3,995 hrs · 3,196 cycles
STAB CH 1 INOP STATUS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON CLIMB OUT. REENGAGED CH 1 AND MESSAGE WENT OUT. REILLUMINATED ON LANDING, WOULD NOT REENGAGE. PERFORMED OPS CHECK ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS CONTROL SYSTEM IAW A/C MM 27-41-00. NO FAULTS FOUND. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 3,913 hrs · 3,133 cycles
STAB CH 1 INOP STATUS MESSAGE CLIMBING THROUGH 15,000. RETURNED TO SLC. PERFORMED SELF TEST OF HSTCU AND STAB TRIM CHANNEL NR 1. ALL TEST NORMAL. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY.
Part: CONTROL PANEL — MALFUNCTIONED (AUTOPILOT SYS) · airframe 3,403 hrs · 2,734 cycles
AFTER LANDING, AILERON TRIM WOULD NOT TRIM TO RWD. TRIMS OK TO LWD. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AILERON AND RUDDER TRIM CONTROL PANEL. BOTH SYSTEMS OPERATE NORMALLY.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (SPOILER) · airframe 3,177 hrs · 2,558 cycles
SPOILERON FAULT WITH ASSOCIATED INBOARD GROUND SPOILERS FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 SECU IAW 27-61-04. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: FIRE LOOP — MALFUNCTIONED (LEFT ENGINE) · airframe 2,995 hrs · 2,410 cycles
LEFT 14TH STAGE DUCT LEAK MESSAGE. COMPLIED WITH QRH SHUTDOWN OF LEFT ENGINE. RETURNED TO SLC. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE 14TH STAGE FIRE LOOP A58WK, A99WK IAW CRJ MM 36-21-04. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: SERVICE DOOR — OPEN · airframe 2,399 hrs · 1,938 cycles
LOUD SQUEAL INFLIGHT. RETURNED TO SLC. FOUND SERVICE PANEL DOOR OPEN. CLOSED DOOR. NO DAMAGE NOTED. OK FOR FURTHER FLIGHT.
Part: SHUTOFF VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (A/C BAY) · airframe 2,336 hrs · 1,887 cycles
LEFT PACK OVER PRESSURIZED AND AUTO SHUTDOWN. FOLLOWED MEL PROCEDURES, COULD NOT RESET. RETURNED TO DFW. SWAPPED LEFT AND RIGHT PRSOV'S FROM SIDE TO SIDE. CHECKED SYSTEM FOR LEAKS. CHECKED SYSTEM PER MM 21-51-00, OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED INFLIGHT FUNCTION CHECK OF LEFT PACK FOR HIGH PRESSURE. FUNCTIONS NORMAL FOR SINGLE PACK OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY — DEFECTIVE (E/E BAY) · airframe 2,230 hrs · 1,800 cycles
MAIN BATTERY CHARGER STATUS MESSAGE CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO DFW. SWAPPED APU BATTERY CHARGER S/N 2248 AND MAIN BATTERY CHARGER S/N 1973 FOR TROUBLESHOOTING IAW MM 24-32-03. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN BATTERY IAW MM 24-32-01. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 2,159 hrs · 1,747 cycles
DURING FLIGHT OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE ILLUMINATED, ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN PER QRH. DIVERTED TO IDA. INSPECTED RIGHT ENGINE FOR OIL LEAKAGE AND PROPER OIL SERVICE LEVEL. PERFORMED VISUAL OIL LEVEL INSPECTION OF AGB. RAN AIRCRAFT ON GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.
2001
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (STALL WARNING) · airframe 150 hrs · 146 cycles
AFTER TAKE OFF, DURING FLAP RETRACTION, THE STALL FAIL CAUTION MESSAGE CAME ON. POWERED DOWN A/C, POWERED UP A/C. PERFORMED SELF TEST OF FLAP CONTROL, PASSED TESTS. RESET STALL COMPUTER. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.