N9337
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES AIRWEST | Operator | on 1969-04-24 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
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.
29 reports on file, 1995-04-26 – 2008-03-18.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 86,234 hrs · 98,547 cycles
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN LIGHT FOR THE AFT OVERWING HATCHES WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS BATTERY PACK (B5-25) AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED THE SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 1995–2005 · 28 reports
2005
Part: ACM — SMOKE (LEFT) · airframe 91,087 hrs · 94,619 cycles
AFTER DEPARTURE, THE FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE SMOKE CLEARED WHEN THE LT PACK WAS SECURED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLT RETURNED TO A NORMAL SAFE LANDING BACK AT DTW. NO FIRE OR IMMEDIATE SOURCE OF SMOKE WAS FOUND. MAINTENANCE FOUND BOTH OF THE WATER SEPARATOR SOCKS TO BE OILY AND REPLACED THEM. THE LEFT HAND ACM WAS ALSO REPLACED DUE TO HIGH TIME. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 26AUG AND HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY REPEAT SYSTEM PROBLEMS.
2001
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 82,014 hrs · 87,803 cycles
DURING LNE CHECK, FOUND CATWALK EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
2000
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (TAIL) · airframe 79,591 hrs · 85,999 cycles
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND CATWALK EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE IN TAIL COMPARTMENT. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
1999
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND AFT LOWER CEILING AND TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5-28 AT POWER SUPPLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
1997
Part: PRESSURE WEB — CRACKED (BS 110)
DURING L-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL HORIZONTAL PRESSURE PANEL AT FS 110. REPAIRED PER EA 99-153376.
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND FORWARD CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES IN POWER SUPPLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (RIGHT)
DURING CLIMB AT 15,000 FEET, THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY BEGAN DECREASING WITH AN ASSOCIATED INCREASING OIL TEMPERATURE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING TAXI THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE.
Part: FAN — FAILED (RT PACK)
DURING AIRCRAFT BOARDING, A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR AND SLIGHT HAZE OF SMOKE BEGAN FILLING CABIN. ELECTRICAL BUS AND TRANSFER ABNORMALITIES ALSO OCCURRED. PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED THROUGH MAIN CABIN DOOR WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND RIGHT PACK HEAT EXCHANGER FAN FROZEN. REPLACED FAN, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: RETRACT MECH — OUT OF ADJUST (RT MLG)
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MSP, GEAR HANDLE COULD NOT BE RAISED TO RETRACT GEAR. PERFORMED COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL PROCEDURES AND GEAR REMAINED DOWN. GROUND SHIFT AND ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS APPEARED NORMAL. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN CLAMP IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL ON THE RETRACT MECHANISM HITTING B-NUT ON HYDRAULIC LINE. REPLACED CLAMP AND CHECKED LINES FOR DAMAGE. GEAR OPERATION CHECKS GOOD.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND THREE AFT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS, EMERGENCY LIGHT FORWARD OF MID CABIN EXIT SIGN, AND BOTH FORWARD OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT BATTERIES FOR AFT LIGHTS AND BATTERY PACK AND POWER SUPPLY FOR OVERWING EXIT LIGHTS. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: FLASHLIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED AFT FLASHLIGHT NOT BLINKING. REPLACED FLASHLIGHT AND BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND FUSE. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
1996
Part: EPR TRANS — INOPERATIVE (RT ENGINE)
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT 20 KNOTS, THE RIGHT ENGINE EPR INDICATION BECAME INOPERATIVE. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE EPR TRANSMITTER, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: GEAR HANDLE — JAMMED (COCKPIT)
LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS JAMMED IN THE UP POSITION AFTER TAKEOFF. FLIGHT RETURNED TO ATL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES WERE UTILIZED FOR LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED COMPLETE GEAR SYSTEM AND PERFORMED GEAR SWING UP TO TEN TIMES. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.
Part: BULKHEAD T CAP — CORRODED (FS 604)
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION IN THE FS 604 BULKHEAD T-CAP BETWEEN LONGERONS 29R - 30. REPAIRED T-CAP (P/N 5914865-29) PER EA 99-109084.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FS 585)
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE LONGERON 24L FITTING AT FS 585. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-30-5, SRM 51-30-2.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR)
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE AFT CARGO DOOR FORWARD UPPER END FITTING. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-30.
Part: HINGE FITTING — CORRODED (NR 2 TE FLAP)
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE LEFT WING UPPER OUTBOARD NR 2 FLAP FORWARD HINGE FITTING. REPLACED FITTING (P/N 5919218-505) PER CITEXT 09-5740-1-9800.
Part: STOP FITTING — CRACKED (AFT CABIN DOOR)
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE AFT CABIN DOOR LEFT CENTER DOOR STOP FITTING. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 57-30-2.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (FS 237)
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FS 237 FRAME TO LONGERON 18R FLOOR BEAM ATTACH FITTING. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-30-1.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (DOOR STOP)
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND TWO CRACKED AFT CABIN DOOR STOP FITTINGS, RIGHT SIDE LOWER AND CENTER FITTINGS. REPLACED FITTINGS PER SRM 51-30-2.
1995
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (FUSELAGE)
DURING CLIMB, THE RUDDER UNRESTRICTED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MEM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE RUDDER LIMITER ACTUATOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: EEL CONTACTS — DIRTY (CABIN)
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND FORWARD OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. CLEANED BULB CONTACTS.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND AISLE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ROWS 5 TO 10 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES AND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: EPR IND/TRANS — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE)
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, LEFT ENGINE EPR WAS FROZEN AT 1.6 TO 1.7. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE EPR INDICATOR AND TRANSMITTER. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK ON ENGINE RUN AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: PT7 TUBE — BROKEN (LT ENGINE)
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, LEFT ENGINE EPR DECAYED TO APPROXIMATELY 1.6. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. REPLACED BROKEN PT7 LINE ON LEFT ENGINE. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK ON ENGINE RUN AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (LONGERON 1L)
DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK, FOUND WATER DRIPPING FROM COMMUNICATIONS JACK BOX, FOUND SEALANT MISSING FROM UPPER LAP SEAM AND CORROSION AND CRACK IN LONGERON 1L FORWARD END SHOVEL FITTING. REPLACED SHOVEL FITTING PER SRM 51-30-2 AND RESEALED LAP SEAM.