N16SU
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.
9 reports on file, 1999-05-20 – 2012-12-11.
Part: VERTICAL GYRO — FAULTY (NR 2) · airframe 8,643 hrs · 6,113 cycles
ON POWER UP CREW NOTED NR 2 ATTITUDE INDICATOR FLAG WON'T CLEAR. CREW CYCLED POWER SEVERAL TIMES, WITH NO CHANGE. CREW CONTACTED MAINTENANCE. TROUBLESHOT TO NR 2 VERTICAL GYRO. REPLACED NR 2 VERTICAL GRYO WITH INSPECTED UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: O-RING — FAILED (SPOILER VAVLE) · airframe 8,642 hrs · 6,112 cycles
DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION CREW NOTED HYDRAULIC FLUID ON BELLY OF AIRCRAFT. CREW CONTACTED MAINTENANCE. JET CENTER TO TROUBLESHOT, FOUND HYDRAULIC LEAK AT FITTING ON THE SPOILER HOLD DOWN VALVE. REPLACED O-RING. LEAK CHECK GOOD.
Part: SQUAT SWITCH — FALSE ACTIVATION (MLG) · airframe 8,411 hrs · 5,956 cycles
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MKE FOR RST. AT APPROXIMATELY 6,000 FT THE "NO TAKEOFF" WARNING ACTIVATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. FOUND RIGHT SQUAT SWITCH OUT OF RIG. ADJUSTED RIGHT SQUAT SWITCH. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: CONNECTOR — CORRODED (ITT) · airframe 7,936 hrs · 5,682 cycles
ON APPROACH TO BED THE RIGHT ITT INDICATOR TAPE STARTED FLUCTUATING. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT BED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND ITT CONNECTOR IN ENGINE PYLON HAD LITE CORROSION. CLEANED AND RESECURED CONNECTOR. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — FAILED (LT MLG)
AFTER DEPARTING PBI PILOT SELECTED LANDING GEAR UP. LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND HANDLE IN-TRANSIT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER, LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY IN TRANSIT LIGHT EXTINGUISHING AND LEFT MAIN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT ILLUMINATING. PILOTS SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND RETURNED TO PBI. LANDING GEAR WAS UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS AND A RETRACTION TEST WAS PERFORMED. IT WAS DETERMINED THE UPLOCK SWITCH HAD FAILED WHICH PREVENTED SOLENOID VALVE FROM OPENING AND APPLYING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO UPLOCK ACTUATOR. UPLOCK SWITCH REPLACED. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: FIRE LOOP — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
FIRE LOOP SHOWED FAILED ON DEPT FROM SSI. RECEIVED FERRY PERMIT FROM FAA. FOUND FIRE LOOP FAILED, PN 9914092-1. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW PN 9914092-1. (X)
Part: TIRE — FAILED (NR 1 WHEEL ASSY)
UPON POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION, PILOT NOTED NR 1 TIRE SHREDDED. REPLACED WHEEL ASSY, PN 3-1399-3, SN 2293, OFF. INSTALLED LOANER WHEEL ASSY, PN 3-1399-3, SN 1152, AND TIRE, P/N 226K08-4. LANDINGS: 211 (X)
Part: HOUSING — FAILED (OIL FILTER)
PILOT NOTED LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION ON NR 1 ENGINE. PILOT LANDED AT LNK WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOT TO CRACK IN OIL FILTER HOUSING. REMOVED OIL FILTER HOUSING P/N 3072231-1 AND INSTALLED P/N 3072231-4 PER GARRETT SB 72-3635. SOAP SAMPLE TAKEN. GROUND RAN AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS. PILOT CONTINUED TRIP TO LAS.
Part: PUMP — CRACKED (HYDRAULIC SYSTEM)
PILOT NOTED HYDRAULIC LEAK ON TAIL. TROUBLESHOT TO LEAKING AUXILIARY HYDRAULIC PUMP. REPLACED PUMP P/N 9914119-3, S/N 124 OFF, S/N 0037 ON. OPERATIONS CHECKED OK.