N159PC
Registered owner: AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOC, MD (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAIR EXPRESS | Operator | on 1993-03-17 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by USAIR EXPRESS (per NTSB report)
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, 1995-10-17 – 1997-10-27.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED (BAGG COMPT)
CLT/HKY - FLT 5037 - AFTER TAKEOFF, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY DECLARED. ACFT RETURNED TO CLT WITH NO PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE DISPATCHED TO ACFT AND FOUND A BAD SMOKE DETECTOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: HYD LINE — LEAKING (RT PRESS TRANS)
CLT - FLT 5071 - DURING GEAR EXTENSION BOTH HYD PUMPS PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW 1200 PSI AND RIGHT HYD PUMP PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND DID NOT RETURN. FOUND HYD LINE TO RIGHT PRESSURE TRANSMITTER LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED LINE. LEAK CHECK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: VALVE — FAILED (LT OIL COOLER)
CLT - FLT 5121 - AFTER TAKEOFF LEFT ENGINE OIL TEMP WENT INTO THE RED ARC. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT FOR AN UNEVENTRUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE WAS THEN DISPATCHED TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE EFFECTED ENGINE WAS TROUBLE SHOT AND THE LEFT OIL COOLER THERMOSTATIC BYPASS WAS REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS THEN GROUND RAN AND ALL OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SWITCH WIRE — BROKEN (LT MLG)
CLT/HTS - FLT 5112 - ON 2-12-96, SELECTED GEAR UP, ALL 3 INTRANSIT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. TWO INTRANSIT LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED, LT MAIN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE CONTROL CONTACTED AND SUPERVISOR NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. CAPTAIN WAS INFORMED TO RETURN TO CLT SO PROBLEM COULD BE CORRECTED. CAPTAIN INFORMED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OF HIS NEED TO RETURN TO CLT. HE DID NOT DECLARE EMERGENCY. LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND CAPTAIN HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ACFT MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN CLT, AND AFTER PASSENGERS DEPLANED, MX INSPECTED LT MAIN GEAR AND FND BROKEN WIRE ON UPLOCK MICROSWITCH. BROKEN WIRE REPAIRED. EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTION TESTED, AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — FAILED (RT MLG)
CLT/HTS - FLT 5100 - ON 10-17-95, USAIR EXPRESS FLIGHT HAD JUST DEPARTED CLT WHEN THE RT LANDING GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CAPTAIN DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, BUT HE DID REQUEST THAT EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT BE STANDING BY. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SAFE LANDING IN CLT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE RT LANDING GEAR POSITION AND WARNING SYSTEM AND DETERMINED THE UPLOCK MICROSCITCH WAS FAULTY. THE MICROSWITCH WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.