N113YS
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
ON MX TEST FLIGHT, CLIMBING THROUGH FL180. HEARD A "POP" AND SAW LT THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATE ALONG WITH THE THRUST REVERSER WARNING HORN. THERE WAS NO YAW, WAS ABLE TO ASCERTAIN THAT THE REVERSER HAD NOT DEPLOYED BUT HAD BECOME "UNLOCKED". ASKED SIC TO GET THE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST "UNLOCK LIGHT IN FLT (THRUST REVERSER NOT DEPLOYED)". FOLLOWED ALL THE STEPS IN THE CHECKLIST WHICH INCLUDED PUSHING THE "EMER STOW" SWITCH. UNABLE TO GET UNLOCK LIGHT TO EXTINGUISH. ELECTED TO DISCONTINUE THE FLT AND RETURN TO APA. APPROACHED THE CRITICAL PHASE OF FLIGHT (LANDING), CHOSE TO DO A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN ON LT ENG TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF THE THRUST REVERSER DEPLOYING WHILE IN THE LANDING REGIME. CONTINUED LANDING WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. ACFT DOES NOT HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF DUMPING FUEL AND AFCT WAS OVER WEIGHT FOR LANDING.
THE LEFT THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK FLASHED ON AFTER ROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE T/R'S WERE PINNED AND THE FLIGHT WAS DISPATCHED. AT THIS TIME A REASON HAS NOT BEEN FOUND.
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT THRUST REVERSER LIGHT FLASHED ON THEN WENT OUT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE UNIT WORKED GOOD ON THE GROUND. THE T/R'S WERE PINNED AND DEFERRED AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AN ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE TO THE INBOARD PNEUMATIC LATCH AND SYSTEM WAS RUN ON THE GROUND AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.