N920FE
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, 2019-07-22 – 2021-04-15.
Part: BLEED PORT — LEAKING (RT BRAKE) · airframe 15,399 hrs · 17,561 cycles
ON LANDING THE PILOT REPORTED THE RIGHT BRAKE FADED. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED AND FOUND THE RIGHT BRAKE LEAKING FLUID AT THE BLEEDER SCREW. MAINTENANCE SERVICED AND BLEED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: POWER LEVER — OUT OF RIG (ZONE 400) · airframe 14,592 hrs · 16,654 cycles
DURING POST COMPRESSOR WASH ENGINE RUN MAINTENANCE FOUND PROP STARTING TO GO INTO BETA WHEN THE POWER LEVER WAS AT THE GATE. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE CONTROLS WERE OUT OF RIG AND ADJUSTED REAR CLEVIS AND 11" ROD AS NEEDED AND SAFETIED. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT FOR AUTOPILOT SERVO MAINTENANCE. AFTER TAKE-OFF AT ABOUT 100â AGL THE ENGINE POWER ROLLED BACK UN-COMMANDED TO MIN FLOW (FLIGHT IDLE) AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE CONTROLS AND DETERMINED FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS WERE NEEDED. RE-RIGGED POWER LEVER, INPUT LEVER, TRACK POINT AND RE-ADJUSTED FORWARD REVERSE LINKAGE AND REAR CLEVIS. RAN ENGINE AT TAKE OFF POWER FOR 5 MINUTES. OPS CHECK GOOD. ALL ABOVE ITEMS SAFETIED AND COTTER PINNED AS REQUIRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FLIGHT TO COMPLETE THE ORIGINAL AUTOPILOT CHECK. THE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.