N14JH
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC (Q5QA) | 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.
2 reports on file, 2011-09-13 – 2023-05-25.
Part: MAGNETO — DAMAGED (ZONE 400) · airframe 13,429 hrs · 16,061 cycles
DURING A PRE-TAKE OFF MAGNETO CHECK THE PILOT OBSERVED HIS #2 ENGINE RIGHT MAGNETO HAD A 1100 RPM DROP AND WAS FAILING HIS MAGNETO CHECK. THE PILOT THEN RETURNED THE BEECH BARON 58 TO MAINTENANCE. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM COMPLETED A RUN-UP OF THE AIRCRAFT CONFIRMING THAT THE MAGNETO HAD A PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE EFFECTED MAGNETO AND OPENED IT FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT THE MAGNETO TIMING GEAR HAD ENCOUNTERED THE COIL CASE GROUNDING WIRE AND RUBBED THROUGH IT OPENING THE CIRCUIT WHICH FAILED THE COIL. BECAUSE THE MAGNETOS WERE SO CLOSE TO THE 500-HOUR INSPECTION THE LEFT MAGNETO WAS ALSO OPENED FOR INSPECTION, IT WAS THEN FOUND THAT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM EXISTED IN THAT MAGNETO. THE BACKGROUND ON THIS IO550-C71B WAS THAT IT WAS OVERHAULED BY TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL WITH A 478.7 TSO AND THE MAGNETOS WERE NEW AT OVERHAUL. THE LEFT MAGNETO P/N 10-500556-1 WITH A S/N OF D19GA114 AND THE FAILED MAGNETO WITH THE SAME P/N AND A S/N OF D19GA108.
Part: IMPULSE COUPLING — FAILED (MAGNETO)
THE SPRINGS IN THE IMMPULSE COUPLING FAILED. THE PAWS TO ENGAGE THE MAGNETO WOULD NOT EXTEND. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE IMPLUSE COUPLING WAS NOT SNAPPING DURRING A 100 HR INSPECTION. MAGNETO WAS R/R'D TO CORRECT DISCREPANCY.