N124AX
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
WHILE PERFORMING A COMPANY FLEET CAMPAIGN DISCOVERED FORWARD ELEVATOR BELLCRANK CRACKED WEB.
PILOT REPORT - CAPTAINS LEFT BRAKE PEDAL LOOSES PRESSURE AND GOES TO FLOOR - NO BRAKE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CAPTAINS LEFT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.
PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON TAXI OFF THE BLOCK THAT AFTER LIFTING THE LEFT HAND POWER LEVER INTO GROUND FINE, IT BECAME STUCK. THE LEFT POWER LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE AND NEITHER WOULD THE RIGHT POWER LEVER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PARKING BLOCK AND ENGINE WERE SHUT DOWN WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES. MAINTENANCE FOUND DURING TROUBLESHOOTING THAT THE POWER LEVER DETENT SUPPORT BLOCK WAS MISSING A SCREW THAT HELD IT IN PLACE ON THE CENTER COLUMN AND CAUSED THE THROTTLE GUIDE PINS TO BIND. RESET THROTTLES AND INSTALLED NEW SCREW AND ENGINE OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SUCCESSFUL.
LEFT HAND CONDITION CABLE ASSEMBLY SUFFERED AN INCREASE IN FRICTION TO POINT OF ROD END FAILURE AT THE CONTROL LEVER WITH IN 30 DAYS OF INSTALL.
PILOT REPORT: UPON DEPARTURE, THE LEFT ENGINE SURGED TO MAX TRANSIENT POWER WHERE WE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. IT WAS STARTING TO SHAKE AND DEEMED UNSAFE. TORQUE READING INDICATED 5000 LBS AND 840 ITT FOR ABOUT 13 SECONDS UNTIL MANUALLY SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE. RIGHT ENGINE DID NOT EXCEED ANY LIMITATIONS. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED OVERWEIGHT BUT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING AND FOUND NR 1 ENGINE FUEL CONTROL ROD, AFT ROD END HAD SEPARATED AT BEARING AND CAUSED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER LEVER CONTROL. PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE.
PILOT REPORTED THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS OBSERVED TO BE SHOWING 65 PSI AFTER TAKEOFF. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE MAIN OIL FILTER AND THEN CLEANED CONTAMINATION OUT OF THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER CONNECTOR. GROUND RAN, AND OBSERVED THE CORRECT OIL PRESSURE AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. LANDING GEAR RELAY CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO ATTEMPT TO RAISE GEAR. NOSE GEAR CAME UP. MAIN REMAINED LOCKED DOWN. PUMPED NOSE GEAR DOWN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ORIGIN AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED DISCREPANCY ON FIRST RETRACTION TEST, AND THEN COULD NOT DUPLICATE. AIRCRAFT REMAINS IN MAINTENANCE.
MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT & POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER LANDING GEAR RELAY. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED CHAFED WIRES ON LANDING GEAR POWER PACK AS WELL AS REPLACED OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FOR COMPANY CONVENIENCE.
PILOT REPORTED LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF, CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. RETURNED TO ORIGIN (ANC) AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.