N1419D
Registered owner: AIR AMERICA FLIGHT CENTER LLC, FL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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, 1997-03-21 – 2019-03-22.
Part: FUEL LINE — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 6,309 hrs
DURING NORMAL CRUISE FLIGHT PILOT REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND ASSUMED A SPARK PLUG HAD FAILED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION DETERMINED THE NR 1 ENGINE CYLINDER, FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLE FAILED. THE INJECTOR LINE FAILED AT THE BRAZED PORTION CLOSEST TO THE FUEL NOZZLE. NO FIRE WAS REPORTED. THESE FUEL INJECTOR LINES ARE SUBJECT TO REPETITIVE INSPECTION REQUIRED BY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AD 2015-19-07. THIS LINE HAD BEEN INSPECTED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS 27.6 FLIGHT HOURS PRIOR TO FAILURE. THE FAILED LINE HAD 429 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE (TIME SINCE NEW)
Part: BULB — LOOSE (COCKPIT)
ORD - FLT 0653 - AFTER TAKEOFF SWF WHEN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, LT MAIN LANDING GEAR GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RE-CYCLED GEAR AND GREEN LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND NO OTHER INDICATIONS ON MFDU OF UNSAFE GEAR CONDITION. CREW CONTACTED TULSA TECH AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO USE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES BEFORE LANDING ORD. ACCOMPLISHED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE AND AIRCRAFT LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND TWO LOOSE BULBS LAYING BEHIND LEFT GEAR LIGHT CAPSULE SHORTING CENTER CONTACT TO GROUND CAUSING GREEN LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. REMOVED BULBS AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BULBS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: CONTROL CABLE — DEFECTIVE (LT ENGINE)
DFW - FLT 830 - AT THE GATE DURING ENGINE START FOR DEPARTURE, LEFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED TAIL PIPE FIRE. LEFT ENGINE FUEL SHUTOFF/START LEVER WOULD NOT RETURN TO SHUTOFF DETENT. ACTIVATED LEFT ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE AND GROUND CREW ASSISTED WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND WAS CONTAINED IN TAIL PIPE. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE AND LEFT FUEL SHUTOFF TELEFLEX CABLE. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE. ACCOMPLISHED LEAK AND GROUND CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED GROUND ENGINE RUN WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEMS GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)