N138YV

Part: OIL SYSTEM — OVERSERVICED (ENGINE)

A/C RETURNED TO FIELD DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND FOUND THE ENGINE OIL TO BE OVER SERVICED. NO PARTS WERE USED.

Part: SAFETY SWITCH — FAILED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 20,335 hrs · 33,500 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW COULD NOT RETRACT THE FLAPS. RETURNED TO FIELD WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE THEN REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT FLAP SAFETY SWITCH. THE FLIGHT WAS A REPOSTION FROM ICT TO MCI, NO PAX ON BOARD.

Part: SPAR CAP — CORRODED (RT WING) · airframe 20,320 hrs · 33,477 cycles

CORROSION RIGHT SPAR CAP NEAR WS 124.588. FOUND DURING INSPECTION.

Part: MOTOR — ODOR (TE FLAPS) · airframe 20,479 hrs · 33,706 cycles

DURING TAXI OUT, FLAPS STUCK BETWEEN ZERO AND 17 DEGREES. THE CREW NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE CABIN AREA AND RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLAP MOTOR/GEARBOX.

Part: SPAR CAP — CORRODED (LT WING) · airframe 20,320 hrs · 33,477 cycles

CORROSION LEFT MAIN SPAR CAP FWD FLANGE NEAR WS 124.588. FOUND DURING INSPECTION.

Part: CONTROL SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 19,140 hrs · 31,831 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW OBSERVED FLAPS WILL NOT RETRACT TO ZERO. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CHECKED RIGGING AND CLEAND FLAP SPLIT FLAP SAFETY SWITCHES. THEREFORE NO PARTS WERE USED.

Part: SPRING — BROKEN (AILERON/RUDDER) · airframe 19,041 hrs · 31,714 cycles

CREW REPORTED DURING INTERMEDIATE CLIMB, IT TOOK FULL RIGHT AILERON TRIM TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT WINGS LEVEL. CREW NOTED NO CONTROLLABILITY PROBLEMS. CRUISE TRIM SETTING APPEARED MORE NORMAL AT 3 RIGHT. AIRCRAFT REQUIRED NO AILERON RETRIMMING DURING DESCENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FORWARD AILERON/RUDDER INTERCONNECT SPRING BROKEN. THE BREAK OCCURRED BETWEEN THE HOOK OF THE SPRING AND THE COILS OF THE SPRING. REPLACED FORWARD SPRING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BEECH CRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL. A TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (DOWNLOCK) · airframe 16,861 hrs · 28,623 cycles

ON APPROACH NLG VISUAL TO CONFIRM GEAR DOWN. LANDED NO FURTHER INCIDENT. NSP'D NLG REPAIRED WIRES ON DOWNLOCK

Part: STARTER GEN — INOPERATIVE (RIGHT) · airframe 16,670 hrs · 28,379 cycles

SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING, THE RT GENERATOR FELL OFF-LINE. CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO FIELD, LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED HALL EFFECT DEVINE. REPAIRED SENSE LINE ON LT STARTER/GENERATOR. OPS CK NORMAL.

Part: RIB — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 15,874 hrs · 27,362 cycles

DURING THE D-6 INSPECTION THERE WERE TWO CRACKS FOUND AT THE LOWER RT SIDE VERTICAL RIB ON JOGGLE THROUGH RIVET HOLE. REPAIRED CRACKS IAW BMM. P/N 101-640000-21, 54.026

Part: RIB — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 15,874 hrs · 27,362 cycles

DURING THE D-6 INSPECTION. THERE WAS TWO CRACKS FOUND AT THE UPPER RIB LT AT BOTH SLOTS FOR STRINGER. REPAIRED CRACKS IAW BMM. P/N 101-640000-17,69.184

Part: RIB — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 15,874 hrs · 27,362 cycles

DURING THE D-6 INSPECTION THERE WAS TWO CRACKS FOUND ON THE RIB ON RT SIDE AT STRINGER. CRACK LOCATED AT END OF RIVET ON JOGGLE OVER STRINGER. RIB NR 3 FROM TOP. REPAIRED CRACKS IAW BMM. P/N 101-640000-25, 39.289

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (ENGINE) · airframe 14,968 hrs · 26,157 cycles

THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUNNING A FIRE LOOP TEST. DURING FLIGHT, THE LEFT FIRE LOOP FAILED THE TEST. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TIGHTENED THE CANNON PLUG ON AFT FIREWALL. THEN, MAINTENANCE SYSTEM CHECKED IT AND IT WAS FINE. NO PARTS WERE USED, THEREFORE NO TEARDOWN REPORT WILL BE REQUIRED.

Part: ENGINE — FAILED (LEFT) · airframe 14,546 hrs · 25,611 cycles

WHEN CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON FLIGHT 9492, THE CREW ADDED POWER FOR TAKEOFF THEY HEARD AN ODD SOUND FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. IT SOUNDED LIKE A MUFFLED SHOTGUN BLAST. THE CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE ITT AND PROP RPM VARIED UP AND DOWN ON THE TAXI IN. ON SHUTDOWN THE LEFT ENGINE MADE A LOUD VACUUM CLEANER SOUND. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ENGINE. TEARDOWN REPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT A LATER DATE.

Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (NLG)

PIT/JHW - FLT 5991 - UPON APPROACH INTO JHW, CREW REPORTED UPON GEAR EXTENSION, THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CREW MANUALLY EXTENDED THE GEAR, BUT STILL DID NOT RECEIVE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, THE JHW ATC TOWER OBSERVED THE NOSE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED SWITCH, OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

Part: ATTACH BRACKET — EXCESS WEAR (LT FLAP)

FLEET CAMPAIGN, 'MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LT AND RT OTBD FLAP ATTACHMENT BRACKETS AND THE AFT ROLLER BEARING IAW RAYTHEON ACFT CO (RAC) SAFETY COMMUNIQUE NR 137 DATED MAY, 1997. FOUND ATTACHMENT BRACKETS WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR AND AFT ROLLER BEARINGS BINDING. AFFECTED COMPONENTS P/NS ARE BRACKET, LT INBD AND RT INBD, INBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-31. BRACKET, LT LTBD AND RT INBD, INBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-30. BRACKET, LT INBD AND RT OTBD, OTBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-35. BRACKET, LT OTBD AND RT INBD, OTBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-34. AFT BEARING ASSY, PN 114-521039-1. REF: CONTROL NR MASA97045. PART CYCLES, 7,808. ACFT TC, 7,808.

Part: ATTACH BRACKET — EXCESS WEAR (RT FLAP)

FLEET CAMPAIGN, 'MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LT AND RT OTBD FLAP ATTACHMENT BRACKETS AND THE AFT ROLLER BEARING IAW RAYTHEON ACFT CO (RAC) SAFETY COMMUNIQUE NR 137 DATED MAY, 1997. FOUND ATTACHMENT BRACKETS WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR AND AFT ROLLER BEARINGS BINDING. AFFECTED COMPONENTS P/NS ARE BRACKET, LT INBD AND RT INBD, INBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-31. BRACKET, LT LTBD AND RT INBD, INBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-30. BRACKET, LT INBD AND RT OTBD, OTBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-35. BRACKET, LT OTBD AND RT INBD, OTBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-34. AFT BEARING ASSY, PN 114-521039-1. REF: CONTROL NR MASA97045. PART CYCLES, 7,808. ACFT TC, 7,808.