N115TB
Registered owner: JOHNSON FERRY VENTURES LLC, GA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSINESS JET SERVICES, LTD. (ZLWA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
AFTER REFITMENT, NLG FAILED TO EXTEND TO LAND POSITION. AC HAD BEEN UNDERGOING WORK TO SATISFY AD. AFTER WORK, GREEN NOSE WHEEL INDICATOR WOULD NOT ILLUM. FLYBY OF TWR, NLG WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED TO ANGLE OF 45 DEGREES. RECYCLING STILL FAILED TO EXTEND NLG BEYOND 45 DEGREES. PWROFF LANDING WAS EXECUTED, NLG COLLAPSED, AC CAME TO REST ON 2 PROP BLADES, NOSE WHEEL BAY DOORS. LANDING HAD PUSHED NLG BACK TOWARD RETRACTED POSITION BUT WITH PART OF TIRE PROTRUDING THROUGH PARTIALLY OPEN NOSE BAY DOORS. PIN ATTACHING NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR TO NOSE LEG WAS REMOVED. GEAR FELL UNHINDERED AND UNAIDED TO DOWNLOCKED POSITION. INSP OF NLG, WHEN NG ACTUATOR IS AVAILABLE, (SHAFT BENT 45 DEGREES IN ACCIDENT) . (K)
FIRST FLT AFTER ENG REFITMENT NLG FAILED TO EXTEND TO LANDING POS. ON FIRST FLT, GREEN NOSE WHEEL INDICATOR WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. NLG WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED TO ANGLE OF SOME 45 DEGREES. EMERGENCY EXTENSION PRECEDURES CARRIED OUT BY PILOT STILL FAILED TO EXTEND NLG BEYOND 45 DEGREES. PWROFF LANDING WAS EXECUTED WHERE UPON NLG COLLAPSED AND AC CAME TO REST ON 2 OF 3 PROP BLADES NOSE WHEEL BAY DOORS. AC NOSE WAS LIFTED. LANDING HAD PUSHED NLG BACK TOWARD RETRACTED POSITION BUT WITH PART OF TIRE PROTRUDING THROUGH PARTIALLY OPEN NOSE BAY DOORS. PIN ATTACHING NOSE GEAR ACT TO NOSE LEG WAS REMOVED. ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION IS BEING CARRIED OUT WHICH AT THIS TIME HAS FAILED TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE. (K)