N159YV

Part: SAFETY SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG) · airframe 17,959 hrs · 27,565 cycles

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FERRT FLIGHT FROM CHS TO CLT FOR MAINTENANCE. ON APPROACH, WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR LANDING, NOSE GEAR DIDNT SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. THE CREW THEN TRIED TO CYCLE THE GEAR A COUPLE TIMES AND ANNUNCIATOR STILL SHOWED NOSE GEAR AS IN TRANSIT. THE CREW THEN TRIED TO PUMP THE NOSE GEAR DOWN MANUALLY, AND STILL RECIEVED NO DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED A "FLY BY" FOR THE TOWER TO CONFIRM THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THEY THEN LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR SAFE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT BULB. ALL OPERATIONS OPS CHECKED NORMAL AT THAT TIME.

Part: RIB — DAMAGED (RT WING) · airframe 17,286 hrs · 26,534 cycles

DAMAGE OCCURED DURING DISASSEMBLY FOR RT AUXILLARY TANK REPAIR. REPAIRED IAW WITH MFG FIELD REPAIR FR-CO-01366.

Part: RIB — DAMAGED (RT WING) · airframe 17,286 hrs · 26,534 cycles

DAMAGE OCCURED DURING DISASSEMBLY FOR RT AUXILLARY FUEL TANK REPAIR. REPAIRED IAW MFG FIELD REPAIR FR-CO-01362 REV. 3

Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (MLG) · airframe 16,653 hrs · 25,657 cycles

UPON FINAL, CREW EXTENDED MAIN LANDING GEAR AND OBSERVED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR GREEN. DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. CREW ACCOMPLISHED TOWER FLY-BY FOR DOWN AND LOCK VERIFICATION AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ACTUATOR.

Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 15,579 hrs · 23,916 cycles

CAPT'S WINDSHIELD SHATTERED IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED WINDSHIELD P/N 10138402521 S/N 98161H7878.

Part: MECHANISM — LACK OF LUBE (EMERGENCY EXIT) · airframe 14,603 hrs · 22,441 cycles

EMERG/EXIT 6C HANDLE ON EXT/PARTLY OPEN W/IN/CLOSE. CLEANED & LUBED EMERG/EXIT 6C L/MECHANISM.

Part: MECHANISM — LACK OF LUBE (EMERGENCY EXIT) · airframe 14,603 hrs · 22,441 cycles

EMERG/EXIT 4C HANDLE NOT FLUSH ON EXT/W/INT FLUSH. CLEANED & LUBED EMERG/EXIT 4C MECHANISM

Part: RIB — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 13,608 hrs · 20,913 cycles

RIB AT CSS 54.026 CRACKED AT STRG P/N 101-640000-37 AND STRG P/N 101-640000-39 (2EA CRACKS ON THIS RIB).

Part: RIB — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 13,608 hrs · 20,913 cycles

RIB AT CSS 39.289 CRACKED AT STRG P/N 101-640000-46 (1EA CRACK ON THIS RIB)

Part: ENGINE — DAMAGED (LEFT) · airframe 13,338 hrs · 20,507 cycles

ON FLIGHT 6848, ON POWER UP FOR TAKEOFF THE LT ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND MAKE NOISES. THE CREW SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND RETURNED TO GATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON RETURN TO GATE, MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PROP WOULD NOT TURN AND DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON EXHAUST STACKS FROM EXITING PARTS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FIRE OR FLUID LEAKAGE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE. MORE INFORMAITON WILL BE AVAILABLE AT A LATER DATE.

Part: ANNUNCIATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 11,940 hrs · 18,429 cycles

UPON LANDING IN PHOENIX, THERE WAS UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION ON MLG (PER BOTTOM ANNUNCIATOR) UPON NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION. THE BOTTOM MAIN GEAR ANNUNCIATOR WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. PERFORMED TOWER FLY BY AND TOWER SAID IT LOOKED OKAY. FINALY GOT A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION (ALL ANNUNCIATORS) AFT THE 3RD ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO PUMP GEAR DOWN. RESISTANCE WAS FELT, BUT STILL NO GREEN AFTER FIRST TWO ATTEMPTS. PERFORMED NORMAL LANDING AND THE GROUND EQUIPMENT TOWED THE AIRPLANE FROM THE RUNWAY. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS THAT THEY INSPECTED THE GEAR INDICATION CHECKED THE ANNUNCIATOR. THEY CYCLED GEAR 5 TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE. PERFORMED CHECK FLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS WERE USED.

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, 1,472. ACFT TC, 4,737.