N737SW
Registered owner: AZTEC WORLDWIDE AIRLINES INC, DE (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZTEC WORLDWIDE AIRLINES INC (1AZA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
2 reports on file, 1998-04-01 – 2010-12-28.
Part: DRAG BRACE — CRACKED (MLG)
PILOT, REPORTED A NORMAL LANDING. TAPPED ON BRAKES, RT MLG COLLAPSED. ACFT REMOVED FROM ACTIVE RUNWAY. SECURED & INSPECTED RT MLG. INSPECTION REVEALED FAILURE DUE TO BROKEN DRAG BRACE. DRAG BRACE BROKE APPROX 3 " FROM BOTTOM HINGE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO RT STRUT. IT APPEARS DRAG BRACE DEVELOPED AN INTERNAL CRACK WHICH CAUSED STRUCTURE OF DRAG BRACE TO WEAKEN CAUSING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. BOTTOM HINGE GREASE FITTING LOOSE. HINGE BUSHING FROZEN IN-PLACE & SHOWED SIGNS OF CORROSION ON INSIDE WALLS OF BUSHING. BUSHING BOLT WORN DUE TO SPINNING IN BUSHING. TOP HINGE BUSHING HAD MINOR SCORING CORROSION INSIDE WALLS OF BUSHING. DRAG BRACE TUBE SHOWS SIGNS OF CORROSION INSIDE WALLS OF TUBE.
Part: LINING — FAILED (RT MLG)
ON TAKEOFF, BRAKE LINING SEGMENT BROKE INTO PIECES CAUSING WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND SUBSEQUENT TIRE FAILURE.