N593SW
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, 1999-10-15 – 2003-06-04.
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (FLAP SELECTOR) · airframe 30,626 hrs · 33,864 cycles
WHEN FLAPS 15 WERE SELECTED FCU INDICATES CONTROL FAULT WITH FLAP AND ASWS LIGHTS ON MAP. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP HANDLE WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (FLAP SELECTOR) · airframe 30,444 hrs · 33,596 cycles
WITH FLAPS SELSECTED TO 15 DEGREES FLAP CONTROL FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP SELECTOR HANDLE WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. RAN FLAPS FULL SCALE MULTIPLE TIMES. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 30,211 hrs · 33,223 cycles
ON TAKEOFF THE ANALOG FLAP INDICATOR BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 0-15 DEGREES, SETTING OFF THE TAKEOFF AURAL WARNING SYSTEM. ALSO, EACH TIME IT WENT TO 0 DEGREES, RECEIVED FLAP AND ADVANCED SWS WARNINGS ON THE MAP. OPERATED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP CONTROL UNIT IAW EMB120 MM 25-50-06 FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (LEFT) · airframe 30,098 hrs · 33,060 cycles
ON CLIMBOUT HEARD AND FELT A LOUD THUMP AND SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE. ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER RECEIVED AN 'OIL' MAP AND AURAL WARNING. OIL PRESSURE WAS '0'. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN AND RETURNED TO SEA. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE AS PER MM 71-00-00.
Earlier reports · 1999–2002 · 14 reports
2002
Part: LOCKWASHER — BROKEN (LT MLG ACTUATOR) · airframe 29,709 hrs · 32,444 cycles
AFTER DEPARTURE, LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. RETURNED TO RDM. FOUND TANG BROKEN ON LOCKING WASHER FOR LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR. REPLACED TANG WASHER AND RIGGED LEFT MAIN GEAR IAW MM 32-32-11. PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 29,188 hrs · 31,631 cycles
FLOOR LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND EXIT LIGHT IN ROW 9 WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT ELBP WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: CONTROL PANEL — MALFUNCTIONED (AUTOPILOT SYS) · airframe 29,188 hrs · 31,631 cycles
WITH AUTOPILOT SELECTED TO EITHER SIDE AND AUTOPILOT ENGAGED, RECEIVED AN AURAL TRIM FAIL WITH ASSOCIATED MAP LIGHT ON AP PANEL, RED AP & E LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. REPLACED APP-65 WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD. RERACKED APC65. BOTH SIDES TESTED. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (T/E FLAP) · airframe 28,770 hrs · 30,981 cycles
FLAP CONTROL FAULT ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE WITH FLAP SELECTOR IN UP POSITION. ANNUNCIATOR PANEL SHOWED SECOND SEGMENTS ONLY OF INBOARD LEFT AND RIGHT FLAPS ILLUMINATED. QRH PROCEDURE WOULD NOT CORRECT FAULT. INSTALLED LEFT INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-50-07. INSTALLED RIGHT INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-50-07. OPS CHECKED IAW 27-50-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: WIRE — CHAFED (T/E FLAP) · airframe 28,759 hrs · 30,965 cycles
AFTER ENGINE START, CONTROL FAULT FLAP AND ADV SWS ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT RESET. INSPECTED RIGHT INBOARD WIRE BUNDLE FROM P1756 TO P0366 AND FOUND WIRES CHAFING INTO W602-0007-22. REPAIRED WIRE AND RECONNECTED. OPS CHECKED FLAPS 20 TIMES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECK GOOD ON GROUND.
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (LT WING BOOT) · airframe 28,734 hrs · 30,928 cycles
LEFT MIDDLE WING DEICE BOOT FAILS DURING CLIMBOUT AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS. RETURNED TO PDX. REPLACED 16 PSI SWITCH FOR LEFT MID WING BOOT PER MM 30-00-00. OPS CHECK OK.
2001
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAILED (LT INLET) · airframe 28,282 hrs · 30,253 cycles
LEFT ENGINE INLET DEICE BOOT FAILS IN FLIGHT. REPLACED AND SECURED LEFT INLET DEICE BOOT PRESSURE SWITCH. COMPLIED WITH ENGINE RUN OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — OUT OF ADJ (RT MLG) · airframe 27,204 hrs · 28,628 cycles
ON APPROACH TO YUM, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR A-SYSTEM RED LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. A-SYSTEM GREEN LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. INSTALLED GEAR PINS AND SECURED. INSPECTED ALL PROXIMITY SENSORS, FOUND RIGHT MLG DOWNLOCK PROXIMITY SENSORS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED IAW MM 32-61-01. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: WINDOW FRAME — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 26,610 hrs · 27,780 cycles
WINDOW FRAME CRACKED ON PILOTS SIDE. DISCOVERED DURING LINE INSPECTION. INSTALLED WINDOW FRAME REPAIR ON PILOTS SIDE PER SB 120-053-0010.
2000
Part: FCU — INOPERATIVE (TE FLAPS) · airframe 25,831 hrs · 26,608 cycles
FLAP CONTROL FAULT INBOARD PAIR WILL NOT RESET. REMOVED AND REPLACED FCU IAW MM 27-50-06. S/N: 0013, S/N OFF: 0178.
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN) · airframe 25,123 hrs · 25,607 cycles
ENTRANCE EMERGENCY BOARDING LIGHT INOP. INSTALLED NEW MAIN ENTRANCE EMERGENCY BOARDING LIGHT BULB, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: ANNUNCIATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 24,486 hrs · 24,673 cycles
DURING FLIGHT WITH FLAPS UP AT 9000 ADVANCE STALL WARNING SYSTEM AND FLAP LIGHT CAME ON, MAP AND FLAP WARNING INDICATION OVERHEAD DISAGREEMENT, CONTROL FAULT ASYMMETRY LIGHTS. RETURNED TO LAX. REPLACED FLAP ANNUCIATOR, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: HARNESS — FAILED (UPLOCK SYSTEM) · airframe 24,440 hrs · 24,607 cycles
RIGHT MAIN FORWARD GEAR DOORS WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO RDM REMOVED AND REPLACED THE A SYSTEM UPLOCK HARNESS (RIGHT MAIN).
1999
Part: RETRACT MECH — DIRTY (RT TE FLAPS)
FLAP DISAGREEMENT ON TAKEOFF WOULD NOT CLEAR. RETURNED TO RDM. CYCLED FLAPS MULTIPLE TIMES, COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. INSPECTED AND CLEANED FLAP TRACKS AND ROLLERS. FOUND SOME OLD STICKY HYDRAULIC FLUID ON RIGHT INBOARD FLAP TRACK. SEALED RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR CANNON PLUG. REPLACED FCU IAW MM 27-00-00, OPS CHECKS GOOD.