N846FE
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.
2 reports on file, 2013-02-13 – 2018-12-18.
Part: BLEED VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 14,244 hrs · 14,892 cycles
WHEN THE PILOT PUSHED THE POWER LEVER UP ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE HEARD TWO LOUD BANGS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE RAMP. THE PRE-TAKEOFF RUN UP WAS UNEVENTFUL. MECHANIC RAN THE ENGINE AND HEARD THE SAME LOUD BANG. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BLEED AIR VALVE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. MECHANIC WITH PARTS TO REPAIR THE AIRCRAFT. GAINED ACCESS TO BLEED VALVE. INSTALLED, TORQUED AND SAFETIED SERVICEABLE BLEED VALVE. CLOSED ACCESS. RAN AIRCRAFT, NO CHANGE, COMPRESSOR STILL STALLS. ADJUSTED BLEED VALVE PER P&W PT6 MM 75-30-00 (C) (1). SAFETIED AS REQUIRED. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: FUEL CONTROL — FAULTY (ENGINE) · airframe 11,674 hrs · 11,930 cycles
FLIGHT 8662, THE CONDITION LEVER WAS ADVANCED AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO TAKEOFF POWER WITH NO POWER LEVER INPUT. WHEN THE PILOT WENT INTO BETA AND BRAKING WHICH RESULTED IN A CHANGE OF NOISE/PITCH WITH NO NOTICEABLE POWER REDUCTION. PILOT RETURNED CONDITION LEVER TO LOW IDLE BUT DID NOT NOTICE ENOUGH CHANGE TO SLOW DOWN. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED BY CONDITION LEVER CUTOFF. AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP BY USE OF AIRCRAFT BRAKES. AFTER COMING TO A STOP A FIRE IMMEDIATELY STARTED AT THE MAIN WHEELS OF AIRCRAFT. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY ONTARIO FIRE PERSONNEL.