N13
Registered owner: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, OK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flight Program Operations (RU3A) | 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.
10 reports on file, 2010-11-05 – 2019-08-14.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 2,502 hrs · 2,061 cycles
NO R/H GEAR DOWN INDICATION. LANDING GEAR HANDLE RED. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES C/W. UPON LANDING R/H GREEN ILLUMINATED AND RED HANDLE EXTINGUISHED
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 2,328 hrs · 1,817 cycles
RIGHT MAIN GEAR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS ILLUMINATED WITH TWO RED LIGHTS INDICATING A GEAR UNSAFE CONDITION. AFTER CYCLING THE GEAR RECEIVED THREE GREEN LIGHTS, WITH NO RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT IN HANDLE.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (NLG) · airframe 2,202 hrs · 1,605 cycles
NOSE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED BUT LEFT MAIN, RIGHT MAIN DID NOT ILLUMINATE. HANDLE STAYED RED.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (RT MLG) · airframe 2,152 hrs · 1,537 cycles
RT MAIN GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE, GEAR HANDLE STAYED ILLUMINATED.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — OUT OF RIG (RT MLG) · airframe 2,122 hrs · 1,498 cycles
RIGHT MAIN GEAR, NO GREEN LIGHT WITH HANDLE DOWN, GEAR WILL NOT COME UP WITH HANDLE UP. RIGGED DOWNLOCK SWITCH AS NECESSARY. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD IAW 32-61-07-501.
Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED (RIGHT) · airframe 2,088 hrs · 1,449 cycles
RIGHT LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATOR NOT ILLUMINATED & GEAR UNSAFE WARNING IN GEAR HANDLE. ADVISORY TO SELECT FULL FLAPS AS ANOTHER VERIFICATION, RECEIVED 3 GREEN NO RED. IN MAINTENANCE AT THIS TIME
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — OUT OF RIG (RT MLG) · airframe 1,333 hrs · 704 cycles
ON LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR, THE RT MLG GAVE UNSAFE INDICATION. PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, UNEVENTFUL LANDING. CHECKED HYD PAK, MOTOR, WIRING RELAYS NO DEFECTS FOUND. CHECKED RT MLG ACTUATOR AND MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS BUT ALSO FOUND TO BE ON OUTER EDGE OF LIMITS OPPOSITE TO EACH OTHER. RIGGED BOTH COMPONENTS TO MORE CENTER OF LIMITS ENSURING CLOSER TO EACH OTHERS TOLERANCE, CYCLED GEAR AND OPERATED WITH NO. PERFORMED TEST FLIGHT, CYCLED AND LANDED ACFT NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.
Part: LANDING GEAR — INOPERATIVE (RIGHT) · airframe 1,319 hrs · 746 cycles
RT MLG DID NOT COME DOWN AND LOCK DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS. USED EMERGENCY EXTENTION TO LOWER GEAR DOWN AND MAKE SAFE. MADE UN-EVENTFUL LANDING.
Part: WHEEL — CRACKED (MLG) · airframe 207 hrs · 153 cycles
WHEEL WAS REJECTED BY NDT SHOP DUE TO A CRACK IN TIE BOLT HOLE.
Part: FLEX HOSE — BROKEN (INTAKE ANTI ICE) · airframe 141 hrs · 96 cycles
(UA2R) RT ENGINE HAS BROKEN AIR DUCT INBD FLEX TUBE. R & R.