N533SW
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.
7 reports on file, 2000-04-21 – 2010-07-13.
Part: BULKHEAD — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 32,142 hrs · 52,307 cycles
LT BOTTOM SKIN ON AFT BULKHEAD HAS HOLE DUE TO CORROSION. REPAIRED HOLE IAW RD 53-387A AND RD53-387A 8110.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · airframe 32,142 hrs · 52,307 cycles
AFTER REMOVING ACCESS COVER FOR AIR-CONDITIONING RELAYS, FOUND CORROSION ON SIDE WALL. REMOVED EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE PLATE FROM INTERCOSTALS. REPLACED INTERCOSTALS. REPLACED POWER RECEPTACLE PLATE. NOTE: 533SW IS A SEAPLANE WITH A ELEVATED EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE (STC SA06-80).
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 30,645 hrs · 47,516 cycles
CAPTAIN ATTITUDE INDICATOR FAILED DURING FLIGHT. BURRING ODOR NOTED IN CABIN DURING FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED BAD ATTITUDE (LT SIDE) INDICATOR IAW MM 34-20. IDENTIFIED BURRING ODOR COMING FROM BAD ATTITUDE INDICATOR NR1.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (LT NACELLE) · airframe 30,036 hrs · 45,674 cycles
LT ENG NACELLE INBOARD LONGERON CRACKED 10.5 INCHES AFT OF THE FWD END. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT ENG INBOARD LONGERON IAW AC 43.13-1B CH 4, RD 6-54-036. (S)
Part: ADAPTER — CRACKED (HORIZ STAB) · airframe 29,748 hrs · 44,842 cycles
(CLOSE) LT AFT HORIZONTAL WEB ADAPTER CRACKED FOUND DURING SB 454 PART A EMERGENCY MEASURES EXECUTED. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED, REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AFT WEB ADAPTOR.
Part: RELAY — SHORTED (CABIN)
FLT 9658 - VIJ/SJU - SPARKS NOTICED AT ROW 2EF OVERHEAD PANEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 STARTER GENERATOR RELAY. (M)
Part: RELAY — STUCK (RT ENGINE)
FLT 9644 - RIGHT ENGINE INDICATED FIRE, FIRE BELL WARNING SOUNDED, PULLED FIRE HANDLE DISCHARGED ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE PER ENGINE FIRE INSTRUCTIONS. DETERMINED GENERATOR RELAY TO HAVE FAILED IN THE ENGAGED MODE, CAUSING THE STARTER/GENERATOR TO REMAIN IN THE STARTER MODE AND NOT RELEASED TO THE GENERATOR MODE. REPLACED THE GENERATOR RELAY, STARTER/GENERATOR, AND THE DISCHARGED ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE ASSEMBLY. (M)