N118AX
Registered owner: ALASKA CENTRAL EXPRESS INC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALASKA CENTRAL EXPRESS INC (YADA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
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.
13 reports on file, 2015-05-02 – 2022-12-27.
Part: BELLCRANK — DAMAGED (ELEVATOR) · airframe 37,621 hrs · 39,671 cycles
PILOT REPORT - FLIGHT CONTROLS, ELEVATOR FEEL LIGHT DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED ELEVATOR WEIGHT BROKEN OFF FROM ELEVATOR BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO STRONG GROUND WIND VERY RECENTLY. FAILED BELLCRANK TO BE RETURNED TO MFG FOR TESTING.
Earlier reports · 2015–2020 · 12 reports
2020
Part: SCAVENGE PUMP — CAVITATES (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 33,726 hrs · 37,026 cycles
NR 2 ENGINE OIL LEAKING. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LEAK TO BE COMING FROM THE OIL SCAVENGE PUMP HOUSING. REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL SCAVENGE PUMP. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF REMOVED OIL SCAVENGE PUMP, THERE WAS CAVITATION INSIDE OF THE HOUSING ITSELF.
Part: ACTUATOR — CRACKED (NLG) · airframe 29,143 hrs · 34,399 cycles
NLG ACTUATOR END CAP FAILED ULTRA SOUND INSPECTION.
2018
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 30,604 hrs · 35,122 cycles
PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT HAD A RIGHT HAND ENVIRONMENTAL FAIL INDICATION AND PERFORMED UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT HOME STATION. MAINTENANCE IS CURRENTLY TROUBLESHOOTING.
2017
Part: WINDSCREEN — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 28,834 hrs · 33,738 cycles
PILOTS WINDSCREEN CRACKED IN FLIGHT.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (TEE HANDLE) · airframe 28,076 hrs · 33,154 cycles
PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT FIREWALL FUEL VALVE FIRE WARNING LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HOME STATION, MAINTENANCE REPLACED BULB IN LEFT SIDE TEE HANDLE, OPERATIONAL CHECK OF FIRE WARNING SYSTEM WAS SUCCESSFUL.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 29,912 hrs · 33,030 cycles
FORWARD AIR STAIRS DOOR FRAME CRACKED ALONG BOTTOM AFT SECTION BEHIND FUSELAGE HALF OF THE HINGE.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (WING) · airframe 27,685 hrs · 32,846 cycles
DURING MAINTENANCE, COLLECTOR TANK INSPECTION. CORROSION WAS FOUND ON STRINGER STATION 305.7.
2016
Part: CIRCUIT BOARD — BURNED (TAIL STROBE) · airframe 26,951 hrs · 32,258 cycles
TAIL STROBE CIRCUIT BOARD BURNED.
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 26,586 hrs · 31,964 cycles
COPILOT WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED COPILOT WINDSHIELD
Part: RIB — CORRODED (LT WING) · airframe 26,084 hrs · 31,582 cycles
CORROSION FOUND BY X-RAY INSPECTION ON LOWER FLANGE LT ENG RIB PN 118-110050-5, ADJACENT TO FWD SPAR LOWER CAP. BLENDED & TREATED AREA.
2015
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — LEAKING (ZONE 500) · airframe 25,102 hrs · 30,794 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF & LG RETRACTION, PILOT NOTICED HYD POWER PACK RUNNING EXCESSIVELY, THEN LOW HYD WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. MANUALLY EXTENDED THE LG & RETURNED TO ORIGINAL AIRPORT FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. AFTER LANDING, HYD FLUID WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE HYD POWER PACK WING PANEL & ON THE BACK OF THE WING. LOCATED THE SOURCE OF THE FLUID LEAK TO THE FWD B NUT ON LG RETRACT SOLID LINE, PN 114-580047-1. THIS FITTING WAS TIGHTENED & A CONICAL SEAL WAS INSTALLED TO ELIMINATE LEAKAGE. THE LG WAS MANUALLY CYCLED, THE SYS SERVICED & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. INVESTIGATION CONTINUES THROUGH THE COMPANY SMS REPORTING & ANALYSIS SYS.
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 24,035 hrs · 29,904 cycles
AFTER DEPARTURE, LT FWD WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE CRACKED. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO ORIGINAL AIRPORT & MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD.