N158YV
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
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.
5 reports on file, 1995-01-25 – 1995-08-13.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (RT TE FLAP)
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, A CRACK WAS FOUND FOURTH RIB INBOARD 1.5 INCHES UP FROM TRAILING EDGE. REPAIRED WITH PATCH.
Part: DNLOCK SWITCH — FAILED (NLG)
DURING APPROACH INTO CLARKSBURG, WV, PILOT SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN AND DID NOT GET A NOSE DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NOSE DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — FAILED (NLG)
DURING APPROACH INTO CLARKSBURG, WV, PILOT SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN AND DID NOT GET A NOSE DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NOSE DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (RIGHT)
DURING FLIGHT, CREW REPORTS A FLASH FROM RT ENGINE FOLLOWED BY FLAMES COMING OUT OF EXHAUST STACKS. RT ENGINE WAS THEN SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE, RT ENGINE OIL FILTER WAS FOUND TO HAVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF METAL IN IT AND AXIAL COMPRESSOR WAS UNABLE TO TURN FREELY.
Part: BEARING — FRACTURED (GAS GENERATOR)
THERE ARE 4 AREAS THAT SUBMITTER IS INVESTIGATING. A. A MATERIAL FAILURE OF THE NR 1 BEARING. B. ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE DUE TO THE MAGNETISM ON THE STARTER DRIVE GEAR. C. PLASTIC BEAD MATERIAL. D. THE FIT OF THE NR 1 BEARING ONTO THE REAR STUB SHAFT. FOUND NR 1 BEARING FRACTURED.