N737LE
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polaris Aviation Solutions, LLC (2PSA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
2 reports on file, 2018-10-17 – 2022-02-02.
Part: AUTOBRAKE SYS — NO TEST · airframe 7,795 hrs · 3,072 cycles
AUTOBRAKE FAIL-FAULTS POWER AB - CA: AS A FOLLOW-UP WE WERE ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY TAKING THE BBJ TO ALOFT AEROARCHITECTS WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE AUTO-BRAKE DISARM RELAY (R1) MOUNTED ON THE BACK OF THE AUTO-BRAKE CONTROL PANEL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INSTALLED BACKWARDS. WE BELIEVE THIS OCCURRED DURING EARLY TROUBLESHOOTING AT A 2ND MRO. THE POINT IS IT SHOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO INSTALL THIS RELAY BACKWARDS BUT THERE'S NO KEY WAY AND NO GUIDE PIN TO PREVENT THIS ERROR (NOT MURPHY PROOF). THAT'S A POOR DESIGN AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IN THE INTERIM THERE SHOULD BE A NOTICE TO OPERATORS THAT THIS UNSAFE CONDITION EXISTS. WE SPENT A WEEK OF TROUBLESHOOTING AND THEN HAD TO FLY IT TO ALOFT WHEN WE WERE GOING TO RUN INTO FLIGHT SCHEDULE CONFLICT PROBLEMS IF WE DIDN'T FIX IT FAST. ALOFT WAS ABLE TO COMPARE THE INSTALLATION TO OTHER AIRCRAFT AND FINALLY FIGURE OUT THE RELAY WAS INSTALLED BACKWARDS.
Part: FRAME — GOUGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 7,050 hrs · 2,743 cycles
FRAME 500A RT HAS GOUGES BEHIND "EXO GRID" AT APPROX WL 230. GOUGES ARE 0.003" AND 0.015" DEEP X 0.200" WIDE.