N788DL
Registered owner: SKY WEST AVIATION INC TRUSTEE, NM (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
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.
3 reports on file, 1995-01-05 – 1995-12-02.
Part: REAR SPAR — CRACKED (WING)
CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE REAR SPAR UPPER CAP AND THE UPPER WING-S IN EMANATING FROM THE BAY 8 ROW 6B FATSENER. DAMAGE FOUND WHILE ACCOMPLISHING ME-04 OF SI 7-63370-12AD.
Part: DUCT — SEPARATED (AC COMPARTMENT)
DURING CRUISE, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH CABIN FLOOR AREA, AND AN IMMEDIATE 1000 FT/MIN CABIN ALTITUDE RISE. STARTED EMERGENCY DESCENT, REGAINED CABIN PRESSURE AT 15,000 FEET. RETURNED TO SJU. FOUND DUCT SEPARATED FROM NR 3 ACM. RESECURED DUCT OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: SENSOR — FAULTY (NR 3 PNEUMATICS)
DURING DESCENT, HAD NR 3 ENGINE HP DUCT OVERHEAT WHEN USING AIRFOIL AND ENGINE ANTI-ICE. FOLLWED PROCEDURE PER PDM AND OVERHEAT REOCCURED. SHUTOFF BOTH ENGINE ISOLATION AND HIGH PRESSURE VALVE FOR NR 3 ENGINE, OVERHEAT WENT OUT THEN ENTIRE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. LANDED SLC WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND NR 3 AIR EJECTOR AIR TEMP SENSOR FAULTY. REPLACED SENSOR OPERATION NORMAL.