N68SW
Registered owner: REGISTRATION PENDING, NH (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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.
15 reports on file, 1995-04-25 – 1999-12-13.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP ON BOTH AFT CABIN DOORS. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER PER MM.
Part: INDICATOR — DISLODGED (SLIDE)
AFT ENTRY DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE PRESSURE INDICATOR OUT OF VIEW. REPOSITIONED SLIDE ASSY PER MM.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 13 reports
1998
Part: COOLING FAN — SMOKING (CABIN)
AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW REPORTED A ELECTRICAL SMELL OF HOT PLASTIC AT FL280 TURNED LEFT PACK COLDER AND GASPER FAN ON. SMOKE APPARENT IN FRONT HALF OF CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 EQUIPMENT COOLING FAN PER BOEING MM.
1997
Part: LINE — BLOWN (NR 2 ENGINE)
AFTER TAKEOFF, NR 2 ENGINE FLAMED OUT. CREW PERFORMED INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST. RETURNED TO MDW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND P AND D VALVE MANIFOLD FUEL LINE BLOWN OUT OF B-NUT TO ATOMIZERS. REPLACED P AND D VALVE LINE PER BOEING M/M.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVCE CHECK, FOUND AFT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP AT BOTH DOORS. REPLACED BOTH BATTERY PACKS PER BOEING M/M.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (AFT SERV DOOR)
DURING SCHEDULED C1 CHECK, FOUND AFT SERVICE DOOR SKIN CRACKED AT UPPER HINGE CUT-OUT. REPAIRED PER SWA RA 1-252-0267.
1996
Part: COFFEEMAKER — FAILED (AFT GALLEY)
AT GATE, NOTED A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR AT AFT GALLEY AREA. INSPECTED GALLEY AREAS, REPLACED COFFEEMAKERS AND RESET BREAKERS PER M/M, ALL NORMAL.
Part: AIR DISTR — ODOR (AFT GALLEY)
ON LANDING, F/A NOTED AN ELECTRICAL TYPE ODOR IN AFT GALLEY. AFT GALLEY C/B'S PULLED. INSPECTED AREA AND COFFEEMAKERS, RESET C/B'S AND NO PROBLEMS NOTED.
Part: CHARGER — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
AT GATE, HAD BURNT SMELL IN COCKPIT. BATTERY CHARGER C/B TRIPS AND WOULD NOT RESET. REPLACED CHARGER PER BOEING M/M.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 1121)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4 D-CHECK, FOUND STRINGER 14R AT BS 1121 CRACKED. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: GUSSET — CRACKED (BS 259)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4 D-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN RADIUS OF NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR AFT SUPPORT FITTING REINFORCING GUSSET AT BS 259 NLG W/W CEILING. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: CEILING — CRACKED (NOSE W/W)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4 D-CHECK, FOUND .75 INCH CRACK AT PREVIOUS REPAIR IN NOSE W/W CENTER WEB REPAIR, EXTENDING FROM UNDER RIVET HEAD. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (HORIZ STAB)
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4 D-CHECK, FOUND RT HORIZ STAB GOUGED AND DENTED AT 4 PLACES ON LOWER SURFACE, 122 TO 130 O/B FROM FUSELAGE, 10 FWD OF REAR SPAR. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED SERVICE CHECK, FOUND LT AND RT CENTER CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT WALL LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER BOEING M/M.
1995
Part: SPAR WEB — PUNCTURED (BS 616)
DURING SCHEDULED C2 CHECK, FOUND SPAR WEB PUNCTURED AT BS 616, 4 INCHES FROM BOTTOM NEXT TO O/B SIDE OF O/B AUX TRACK OF NUMBER 1 SLAT. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM.