INTERJET WEST, INC.

Part 125 operator · designator 7IWB

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Also recorded as: INTERJET WEST, INC.

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

No NTSB accidents or incidents linked to this operator.

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

Maintenance disclosure history

Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

Reports span 2015–2021. Most-reported systems: Pneumatic (36) — 2; Fire protection (26) — 1; Navigation (34) — 1; Stabilizers (55) — 1; Wings (57) — 1 (top 5 of 8 systems, covering 6 of 9 coded reports). Most-common natures of condition, as filed: WARNING INDICATION — 3; FALSE WARNING — 2; OTHER — 2; F.O.D. — 1; MULTIPLE FAILURE; WARNING INDICATION — 1.

9 reports on file.

WARNING INDICATION · 2021-02-12 Matched by certificate designator
N383TR · ATA 7532

Part: BLEED VALVE — STICKING (RT ENGINE) · airframe 59,390 hrs · 37,946 cycles

PILOT WRITE-UP; "IN CRUISE "CABIN ALTITUDE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED." AFTER THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED THIS ISSUE, THEY CONTACTED ATC, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND ACCOMPLISHED AN ATB TO KELP FROM WHICH THEY DEPARTED. THE CREW ALSO WROTE UP THAT ON THE BLEED OFF TAKE-OFF, A RT BLEED TRIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MX WAS FLOWN INTO KELP FROM KTOL (WHERE OUR MAIN MX BASE IS LOCATED) TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE RIGHT RT ENGINE HIGH STAGE BLEED VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE STUCK PARTIALLY OPEN AND WAS REPLACED IAW THE AMM. THIS STUCK VALVE WAS THE SOURCE OF THE BLEED TRIP LIGHT DUE TO THE 180 PSI SWITCH IN THE BLEED AIR REGULATOR BEING ACTUATED BY THE 9TH STAGE AIR AT T.O. POWER. THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED PER THE AMM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. DUE TO THE FULL FUEL LOAD, AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS ALSO ACCOMPLISHED IAW THE AMM. THE PIC DEEMED THE LANDING WAS NOT A "HARD LANDING" SO THE AMM WAS FOLLOWED DURING THE OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION.

Source: SDR 7IWB20210212
FALSE WARNING · 2019-03-04 Matched by certificate designator
N209TR · ATA 3610

Part: BLEED AIR SYS — LEAKING · airframe 73,101 hrs · 51,074 cycles

ON 3/2/2019, DEPARTED, APROX 3 MINUTES AFTER TO, THE CREW GOT A NR 1 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION IN THE COCKPIT. THE CREW REDUCED THE POWER SETTING TO IDLE AND THE FIRE INDICATION WENT AWAY. THEY RETURNED TO KMFE SAFELY. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING BY IJW MECHANICS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NO FIRE HAD OCCURRED BUT THAT A BLEED AIR LEAK HAD BLOWN AIR ONTO THE FIRE LOOP AND CAUSED THE FIRE WARNING TO GO OFF.

Source: SDR 7IWB2019F00137
FALSE WARNING · 2019-03-02 Matched by certificate designator
N209TR · ATA 3610

Part: NOT REPORTED — LEAKING (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 73,104 hrs · 51,076 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING CLIMBOUT FROM KMFE, THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED A NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. THEY PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE AND THE WARNING WENT OUT. THEY DUMPED APPROX 5,000 OF FUEL AND LANDED SAFELY BACK AT KMFE. TROUBLESHOOTING ON 3/3/2019 REVEALED THAT A BLEED AIR LEAK CAUSED THIS FIRE WARNING AND NOT AN ACTUAL FIRE EVENT.

Source: SDR 7IWB20190302001
WARNING INDICATION · 2018-12-21 Matched by certificate designator
N209TR · ATA 2612

Part: FIRE WARNING — ILLUMINATED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 72,950 hrs · 51,005 cycles

DURING CLIMB OUT OF KELP, #1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING WENT OFF WITH A SPIKE IN OIL TEMP AND PRESSURE. THE A/C DID AN AIR TURN-BACK AND LANDED SAFELY BACK IN KELP. TO DATE, THERE'S NO CLEAR FAULT FOR WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND THE AIRCRAFT REMAINS IN KELP.

Source: SDR 7IWB20181221002
F.O.D. · 2018-11-24 Matched by certificate designator
N209TR · ATA 7200

Part: FAN — DAMAGED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 72,898 hrs · 50,968 cycles

DURING A ROUTINE SERVICE CHECK, IJW MX FOUND FOD DAMAGE TO THE #1 ENGINE FAN.

Source: SDR 7IWB2018122018001
OTHER · 2016-08-12 Matched by certificate designator
N209TR · ATA 5544

Part: PANEL — CORRODED (RUDDER) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 71,661 hrs · 50,289 cycles

LOWER RUDDER LT SIDE HAS A SPOT OF CORROSION 2.5" IN LENGHT.

Source: SDR FOTR20160812001
OTHER · 2016-07-27 Matched by certificate designator
N209TR · ATA 5720

Part: STIFFENER — CORRODED (RT WING) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 71,661 hrs · 50,289 cycles

RIGHT WING FIXED T/E STA WBL 92.8 STIFFENER LOWER END IS COORODED.

Source: SDR FOTR20160727001
WARNING INDICATION · 2015-12-20 Matched by certificate designator
N209TR · ATA 7930

Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 71,444 hrs · 50,185 cycles

DURING A RECENT FLIGHT, AT A POINT APPROXIMATELY 100 NM SW OF DESTINATION AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF 28,000 FT, THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW REDUCED THRUST TO ABOUT 70 PERCENT N1 AND THE LIGHT BENT OUT. THE NR 2 OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT THEN CAME BACK ON. THE THROTTLE WAS THEN PLACED TO IDLE AND ABNORMAL SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE NR 2 ENGINE, IJW MAINTENANCE FOUND THE THERMAL ANTI-ICE TUBE BROKEN AND SOME CARBON BUILD-UP IN THE MAIN OIL FILTER. BOTH THE ANTI-ICE TUBE AND OIL FILTER WERE CHANGED ALONG WITH THE OIL FILTER BYPASS SWITCH. THE ENGINE WAS RAN TO ENSURE THAT NO FAULTS WERE STILL PRESENT IN THE OIL FILTER BYPASS WARNING SYSTEM, NONE WERE NOTED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED BACK TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 7IWB2016020800003
MULTIPLE FAILURE; WARNING INDICATION · 2015-09-20 Matched by certificate designator
N209TR · ATA 3400

Part: UNKNOWN — MULTIPLE FAIL · airframe 71,318 hrs · 50,122 cycles

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, ACFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CAPTAIN'S AIRSPEED INDICATOR, ALTIMETER, IVSI, TAWS, NR 1 TRANSPONDER FOLLOWED BY A CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR ILLUMINATION, FOLLOWED BY RT AFT NR 2 FUEL BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED FOLLOWED BY BOTH CAPTAIN'S AND F/O'S ATTITUDE INDICATORS IN DISAGREEMENT WITH THE EMERGENCY HORIZON WITH GYRO FLAGS DISPLAYED ON BOTH CAPTAIN'S AND FIRST OFFICER'S ATTITUDE GYROS. THE FLIGHT WAS TERMINATED BY NOT CONTINUING ON TO THE PLANNED DESTINATION, AND INSTEAD DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND LANDING AT THE CLOSEST AIRPORT THAT COULD ACCOMMODATE THE ACFT. SECTION 5 AND 6 BELOW WILL NOT BE COMPLETED AS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE DEFECT HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. MAINTENANCE HAS NOT YET TAKEN PLACE ON THE ACFT.

Source: SDR 2015FA0000458

Linked aircraft

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Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate

Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.

  • N383TR (BOEING 737-3B7) — records 2021 · registered to CAREER AVIATION COMPANY INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N209TR (BOEING 727-223) — records 2015–2019 · registered to CAREER AVIATION CO INC (owner ≠ operator)