N763FE
Registered owner: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, TN (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST AIR, INC. (AWHA) | 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.
5 reports on file, 2002-11-22 – 2011-12-13.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (BRAKE SYSTEM) · airframe 9,408 hrs · 10,842 cycles
THE PILOT REPORTED AS HE WAS TAXIING N763FE BACK TO THE PARKING SPACE AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE LEFT BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HE STATED HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT WITH LEFT BRAKE AND A LITTLE REVERSE. AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN A RIGHT BRAKE FAILURE THE WEEK PRIOR AND IS SUSPECTED AIR MAY HAVE ENTERED THE LEFT BRAKE SYSTEM DURING PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE.
Part: MASTER CYLINDER — FAILED (BRAKE SYSTEM) · airframe 9,393 hrs · 10,827 cycles
PILOT FOR FLIGHT 7706 REPORTED AS HE WAS TAXIING FROM THE RAMP FOR DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING NORMAL, WINDS AT THE TIME WERE FROM 02 AT 14G22KTS (TAXIING WITH A TAILWIND). UPON REACHING FOR TAKEOFF AND MAKING A RT TURN FOR DEPARTURE THE RT BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE AC WITH LT BRAKE AND A LITTLE REVERSE. HE EXITED THE RUNWAY AND TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP. ON THE WAY BACK HE TRIED TO PUMP UP THE RT BRAKE. IT CAME UP A LITTLE, BUT WAS STILL VERY SOFT. AFTER PARKING AT THE RAMP, TRIED THE RIGHT BRAKE ONCE MORE. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS A LITTLE BETTER BUT WAS STILL SOFT. THE RT MASTER CYLINDER IS ORIGINAL TO THE AIRCRAFT INSTALLED IN 1991 WITH 9392.9 TSN.
Part: ATTACH FITTING — ROTATED (AILERON CONTROL) · airframe 7,803 hrs · 8,917 cycles
PILOT REPORTED BINDING AND NOISE IN THE OVERHEAD IN AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM. FLIGHT CONTINUED NORMAL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE ATTACH BLOCK OF THE AILERON CONTROL CABLE LOOP SYSTEM ROTATED AND WAS STRIKING THE LOWER BELL CRANK QUAD ASSEMBLY. THE BLOCK WAS REPOSITIONED TO ACHIEVE CLEARANCE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: COUPLING — CORRODED (ENG DRV FUEL PMP)
PRECAUTIONARY INSPECTION OF THE FUEL PUMP DRIVE SPLINE IAW MM. FUEL PUMP COUPLING IN SITU INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FUEL PUMP FUEL PUMP DRIVE SPLINE CORRODED. THE FUEL PUMP ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)
Part: WIRE — SHORTED (HOUR METER)
THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE THE HOUR METER OPTION INSTALLED. HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT IS WIRED FOR THIS OPTION, CLOCK OR HOUR METER. MAINTENANCE HAS FOUND AT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER CB75 BOTH OPTIONS POWERED AND THE WIRE DF2 TERMINAL IMPROPERLY STOWED. THE TERMINAL END OF WIRE DF2 IS NOT PROTECTED FROM SHORTING AND IMPROPER TIE WRAPPING ALLOWS THE TERMINAL END TO FLOP AROUND. TERMINAL END DF7 IS A GROUNDED CIRCUIT AND IS STOWED WITH DF2 TERMINAL. FOUND THIS AIRCRAFT WIRING TIES BEHIND CO-PILOTS INSTRUMENTS PANEL. DF2,DF7 TERMINAL ENDS LOOSE. C/A: MAINTENANCE IS DISCONNECTING TERMINAL DF1 AT CB75, HEAT SHRINKING TERMINAL END FOR PROTECTION AND PROPERLY STOWING WIRE.