AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INC
Also recorded as: AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INC
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by Airtran Airways (per NTSB report)
The flight crew's encounter with convective turbulence. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the operator's dispatch department to provide the flightcrew with current adverse weather information along the planned route of flight. Also contributing was the failure of the flightcrew to provide relevant forecast information to the cabin crew, and their failure to detect and avoid the existing convective conditions.
Operated by AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INC (per NTSB report)
The controller's issuance of an improper climb clearance to the pilot of Berry Aviation flight 510. Contributing to the incident was the controller's distraction while he searched for a misplaced flight progress strip.
Operated by AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INC (per NTSB report)
The failure of the tantalum capacitor and the permanent magnet generator input transformer which resulted in total electrical system failure.
Operated by AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INC (per NTSB report)
the leakage of lavatory fluid from the airplane's forward lavatory onto electrical connectors, which caused shorting that led to a fire. Contributing to the accident were the inadequate servicing of the lavatory and the failure of maintenance to ensure reinstallation of the shield over the fuselage station 237 disconnect panel.
Operated by AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INC (per NTSB report)
(1) the capping of the incorrect hydraulic line by mechanics, which led to the failure of hydraulic system A; (2) the mechanics' lack of experience working with the Boeing 737 hydraulic system; and (3) the maintenance controller's failure to ascertain more information regarding the leaking hydraulic line before instructing the mechanics to cap the line and deactivate the right thrust reverser. Contributing to the cause of the accident were (1) the asymmetric directional control resulting from the deactivation of the right thrust reverser; (2) the depletion of the left and right inboard brake accumulator pressure because of the flight crew's use of the rudder pedals with only the left thrust reverser to control the direction of the airplane down the runway; (3) the failure of the right outboard brake because the airplane was slowed without the use of the left and right inboard brakes and was traveling at a higher-than-normal speed and with heavy gross weight; (4) the failure of the right outboard brake after one of the right outboard pistons overtraveled and unported its o-ring, allowing system B hydraulic fluid to deplete and the left outboard brake to fail; and (5) the mechanics' improper use of the illustrated parts catalog for maintenance and troubleshooting and the maintenance controller's failure to use the appropriate documents for maintenance and troubleshooting.
FAA enforcement actions
51 actions, spanning 1998–2012.
Sanction: $25,000 · case closed 2013-09-06
Sanction: $15,000 · case closed 2013-11-26
Sanction: $116,000 · case closed 2015-11-12
Sanction: $15,000 · case closed 2013-12-04
Sanction: $15,000 · case closed 2013-12-31
Sanction: $10,000 · case closed 2013-12-31
Sanction: $13,000 · case closed 2013-11-26
Sanction: $116,000 · case closed 2013-12-31
Sanction: $10,000 · case closed 2010-08-13
Sanction: $22,000 · case closed 2011-06-01
Sanction: $2,500 · case closed 2007-01-03
Sanction: $4,000
Sanction: $6,000 · case closed 2005-03-29
Sanction: $1,750
Sanction: $3,000
Sanction: $5,500 · case closed 2007-06-07
Sanction: $3,500
Sanction: $5,500
Sanction: $5,000
Sanction: $3,500
Sanction: $22,000 · case closed 2004-08-04
Sanction: $6,000 · case closed 2001-12-05
Sanction: $6,000 · case closed 2001-12-05
Sanction: $10,000 · case closed 2001-12-05
Sanction not stated · case closed 2004-08-04
Sanction: $3,666 · case closed 2001-07-20
Sanction: $6,000 · case closed 2004-08-04
Sanction: $5,500 · case closed 2001-12-05
Sanction not stated · case closed 2003-10-28
Sanction: $11,000 · case closed 2003-10-28
Sanction: $1,000 · case closed 2004-08-04
Sanction: $6,000 · case closed 2001-12-05
Sanction: $5,000 · case closed 2001-02-01
Sanction: $9,500 · case closed 2000-09-27
Sanction: $3,000 · case closed 2001-12-05
Sanction: $3,500 · case closed 2001-09-06
Sanction: $4,500 · case closed 2001-09-06
Sanction: $500 · case closed 2001-09-06
Sanction: $2,500 · case closed 2001-03-16
Sanction: $5,000 · case closed 2001-09-06
Sanction: $3,000 · case closed 2001-09-06
Sanction: $7,500 · case closed 2001-09-06
Sanction: $7,500 · case closed 2001-09-06
Sanction: $42,500 · case closed 2001-03-15
Sanction: $2,000 · case closed 2000-01-03
Sanction: $10,000 · case closed 2001-09-06
Sanction: $5,000 · case closed 2001-12-26
Sanction: $11,000 · case closed 2002-04-16
Sanction: $550 · case closed 2002-05-10
Sanction: $2,500 · case closed 2003-01-23
Sanction: $9,000 · case closed 2003-01-23
Maintenance disclosure history
No maintenance difficulty reports on file. Note: SDR filing is largely voluntary, so absence is not evidence of a clean maintenance history.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N173AT | AIRTIME AIRCRAFT INC CYGNET | 2018 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N826AT | PIPER PA-44-180 | 2002 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N978AT | BOEING 717-200 | 2002 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N994AT | BOEING 717-200 | 2002 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| NEICJW | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report |
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.
- N173AT (AIRTIME AIRCRAFT INC CYGNET) — records 2013 · registered to DONOUGHE DANIEL E (owner ≠ operator)
- N994AT (BOEING 717-200) — records 2009 · registered to DELTA AIR LINES INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N978AT (BOEING 717-200) — records 2004 · registered to DELTA AIR LINES INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N826AT (PIPER PA-44-180) — records 2000 · registered to AVIATION TRAINING LLC (owner ≠ operator)
- NEICJW — records 1998 · no longer on the FAA registry