N857FE
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 |
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, 2012-01-24 – 2015-02-19.
Part: BOLT — SHEARED (MLG BRAKE) · airframe 11,641 hrs · 13,418 cycles
THE RT BRAKE CALIPER UPPER ANCHOR BOLT SHEARED DURING BRAKING ACTION ON LANDING. THIS ALLOWED THE BRAKE CALIPER TO ROTATE AFT ABOUT THE AXIS OF THE LOWER ANCHOR BOLT & CONTACT THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE MLG TIRE. APPLICATION OF RT BRAKE HAD NO AFFECT DUE TO THE PISTON PUSHING OUT OF THE CALIPER HOUSING LOOSING PRESS & HYD FLUID. THE ANCHOR BOLT SHEARED IN THE THREADED AREA ADJACENT TO THE NUT. HE REMAINING STUD MOVED OUTWARD THROUGH THE TORQUE PLATE & CONTACTED THE MAIN WHEEL TIE BOLTS DAMAGING THE HEADS OF BOLTS
Part: REMOTE SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (ELT) · airframe 10,374 hrs
THE PILOT REPORTED ON TAXI THE ELT ACTIVATED. MX MANUALLY RESET THE ELT AND DEFERRED THE SYSTEM. ON SECOND TAXI OUT THE ELT ACTIVATED AGAIN. ELT WAS DEACTIVATED AND REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE ELT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT THE DEFERRAL CLEARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. DURING THE NEXT FLIGHT THE ELT ACTIVATED EN ROUTE. RESET FROM THE COCKPIT. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT THE ELT ACTIVATED AGAIN BUT WOULD NOT RESET. MX DEACTIVATED THE ELT REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AND DEFERRED THE SYSTEM. THE ELT REMOTE WAS REPLACED AND A LOOSE CONNECTOR PIN NR 7 AT THE ELT WAS FOUND LOOSE AND POSSIBLY GROUNDING OUT.