N124GP
Registered owner: ALPINE AVIATION INC, UT (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suburban Air Freight, Inc. (JDWA) | 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.
3 reports on file, 1995-02-04 – 2023-10-31.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 37,900 hrs · 47,865 cycles
NORMAL TAXI/RUN UP/TAKEOFF / CLIMB. AS I WAS LEVELING OFF FUEL PRESSURE LOW ON RH ENG ILLUMINATED, SWITCHED ON STANDBY PUMP AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED LOOKED FOR AND FOUND NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS OF IMPENDING FAILURE. REDUCED POWER TO CRUISE SETTING AND SCANNED INSTRUMENTS AGAIN. THIS TIME THE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE AND VERY SLOWLY START TO DECREASE. REDUCED POWER FURTHER ON THE RH ENGINE TO OBSERVE THE RESULT. OIL PRESSURE CONTINUED TO DROP. ONCE THE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS REACHED LOWER REDLINE THE OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED (TOOK ABOUT 2 MINUTES FOR OIL PRESSES TO DROP TO REDLINE). IMMEDIATELY SECURED ENGINE USING THE IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS AND THEN COMPLETED APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS. REQUESTED RETURN TO KBIL AND LANDED SINGLE ENGINE UNEVENTFULLY. SWAPPED OUT AIRCRAFT AND COMPLETED LATE TO BZN.
Part: WINDOW — BLEW OUT (COCKPIT) · airframe 35,836 hrs · 45,472 cycles
A PORTION OF THE COPILOT SIDE WINDOW DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING CLIMB AT 15,000 FT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. UPON INSPECTION, THE AIRFRAME STRUCTURE AND WINDOW FLANGE WERE NOT DAMAGED. THE REMNANTS OF THE EXISTING WINDOW WERE REMOVED, AND A NEW WINDOW WAS INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURERS MAINTENANCE MANUAL.
Part: WINDOW — BROKEN (AFT CARGO DOOR)
FLT NR 2375 - DEPARTING DEN WAS UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEN WHERE GP EXPRESS MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM. LATER THAT DAY GP EXPRESS MAINTENANCE FOUND THE INSPECTION WINDOW FOR THE AFT CARGO DOOR LOCK MECHANISM BROKEN. WINDOW WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM CHECKED SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.