N781FE
Registered owner: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP, 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 |
| WEST AIR, INC. (AWHA) | Operator | on 2018-11-23 | Operator named in NTSB report |
| WESTAIR INDUSTRIES INC. | Operator | on 1993-08-28 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by WESTAIR INDUSTRIES INC. (per NTSB report)
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.
3 reports on file, 1995-05-08 – 2025-04-22.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED · airframe 15,565 hrs · 17,587 cycles
PILOT REPORTED A CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING APPROACH INTO ONT. BEGAN MONITORING PARAMETERS, AND HEARD A POP. OIL PRESSURE DROPPED FROM 101 TO 94 PSI. A FEW MOMENTS LATER SHE HEARD TO MORE POPS, THEN OIL PRESSURE WENT 0 AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. PILOT DECLARED AN EMEGENCY AND WAS ABLE TO GLIDE THE AIRCRAFT TO BRACKETT AIRFIELD(KPOC) AND LAND ON RUNWAY.
Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (LT BRAKE)
PILOT REPORTED BRAKE MALFUNCTION ON LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND LT BRAKE CYLINDER, LOWER PORTION CRACKED. APPEARED TO BE IMPACT DAMAGE DUE TO TRACES OF YELLOW PAINT AND SCRATCHES OF CYLINDER HOUSING. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE INCLUDED THE LOWER ANCHOR BOLT BENT AND THE LOWER LUG ON THE TORQUE PLATE CRACKED. INSPECTED RIGHT BRAKE ASSY AND FOUND SPONGY BRAKING ACTION. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE LEFT BRAKE ASSY AND BOTH BRAKES PURGED OF TRAPPED AIR, OPERATIONAL CHECK OF BRAKES WAS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BLADE — BENT (1ST STAGE COMP)
PILOT REPORTED VIBRATION AT LOW RPM. FOUND ONE BLADE ON 1ST STAGE COMPRESSOR BENT AND CRACKED AT LEADING EDGE AT END OF BLADE. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED TO 1ST, 2ND, OR 3RD STAGE COMPRESSORS. SUSPECT CAUSE, ICE INGESTION.