N987FE
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 |
| WEST AIR, INC. (AWHA) | Operator | on 1995-12-12 | 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.
2 reports on file, 2011-05-16 – 2018-12-17.
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 12,442 hrs · 14,488 cycles
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THE NR 3, 5, AND 6 BOLT HOLE LOCATIONS IN THE RT UPPER AFT WING FITTINGS ATTACHMENT TO THE FUSELAGE AS REFERENCED IN THE NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING MANUAL 53-20-06. REMOVAL OF THE CORROSION REQUIRED THE REAMING OF THREE BOLTS HOLE TO SPECIFIED HOLE DIAMETERS TO REMOVE THE CORROSION THAT WAS FOUND DURING INSPECTION. SPECIFICALLY, THE REPAIR INCREASES THE SIZE OF THREE SPECIFIC HOLES IN THE FITTING FROM A CLOSE TOLERANCE 1/4" BOLT TO CLOSE TOLERANCE 0.391â & 0.344". BOLT HOLE 3 WAS REAMED TO 0.391â BOLT HOLE 5 & 6 WERE REAMED TO 0.344â AFTER REAMING A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED UTILIZING A NR 10 POWER GLASS. SUBSEQUENT EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED AND FOUND AREAS TO BE FREE OF CORROSION OR CRACKS. NAS6605-38Y BOLT WAS INSTALLED IN THE NR 3 LOCATION. NAS6606-38X BOLTS WERE INSTALLED IN THE 5 & 6 LOCATIONS. FASTENERS WERE ASSEMBLED WET WITH ANTI-SEIZE COMPOUND AND TORQUED TO STANDARD TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS.
Part: MASTER CYLINDER — FAILED (BRAKE SYS)
PILOT REPORTED DURING STRAIGHT TAXI TO LOADING POSITION, THE LT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR 3 TIMES. THE ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN AND SECURED AND THE PILOT CALLED MX. 30 MINUTES LATER, THE PILOT CALLED AND REPORTED THE LT BRAKE OPERATED NORMALLY. MX REPLACED THE LT MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION.