N172MJ

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Accident & incident history

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.

Maintenance disclosures

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21 reports on file, 2003-12-30 – 2013-05-31.

WARNING INDICATION · 2013-05-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6123

Part: AUTOFEATHER SYS — INOPERATIVE · airframe 27,719 hrs

ALL PRE-FLIGHT AND RUN-UP SYSTEM CHECKS HAD BEEN NORMAL, AND ALL SYSTEMS HAD BEEN OPERATING NORMALLY FOR ALL PREVIOUS LEGS OF THE FLIGHT. ON APPROACH REDUCED THE POWER TO APPROX 600 LBS OF TORQUE PER SIDE TO SLOW DOWN TO FOLLOW PRECEDING TRAFFIC. THE AUTOFEATHER WAS ARMED AND THE DESCENT CHECKLIST CONFIRMING THIS HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. WHEN THE POWER REACHED 600 LBS, THE NR 2 ENGINE STARTED TO CYCLE IN AND OUT OF AUTOFEATHER AS IT WOULD DO WHEN TESTING THE AUTOFEATHER ON THE GROUND. BUMPED THE POWER UP TO ABOUT 1000 LBS OF TORQUE PER SIDE, TURNED THE AUTOFEATHER OFF AND LEFT IT OFF FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL.

Source: SDR 2013FA0000313
OTHER · 2013-05-30 Unresolved
ATA 6123

Part: SWITCH — LOOSE (COCKPIT) · airframe 27,719 hrs

ON APPROACH, REDUCED POWER TO 600LBS., THE NR 2 ENGINE STARTED TO CYCLE IN AND OUT OF AUTOFEATHER AS IT WOULD DO WHEN TESTING THE AUTOFEATHER ON THE GROUND.

Source: SDR EHAA20130530006
OTHER · 2013-05-21 Unresolved
ATA 6123

Part: SWITCH — LOOSE (THROTTLE QUADRAN)

RIGHT AUTOFEATHER ACTIVATED ON APPROACH WITH NORMAL POWER SETTING.

Source: SDR EHAA20130521005
OTHER · 2013-05-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6123

Part: SWITCH — ACTIVATED (AUTOFEATHER SYS) · airframe 27,699 hrs · 40,270 cycles

RIGHT AUTOFEATHER ACTIVATED ON APPROACH WITH NORMAL POWER SETTINGS.

Source: SDR 2013F00123
Earlier reports · 2003–2012 · 17 reports

2012

WARNING INDICATION · 2012-01-20 Unresolved
ATA 3150

Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 26,265 hrs · 38,359 cycles

DURING FLIGHT AT FL235, 'LT BLEED AIR FAIL' ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. LT BLEED AIR WAS TURNED OFF, WHICH INDUCED A CABIN CLIMB. ACFT FT DESCENDED TO FL 175 BUT CABIN WOULD NOT DESCEND TO BELOW 14,000 ELEVATION. DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND TURNED ON CABIN OXYGEN. ACFT FLEW AT FL 175 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Source: SDR 2012F00046

2008

WARNING INDICATION · 2008-03-10 Unresolved
ATA 3230

Part: POWERPACK — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG)

AIRCRAFT DECLARED EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND, CREW PERFORMED CHECKLIST AND MANUALLY EXTENDED GEAR, AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. REPLACED LANDING GEAR POWER PACK IAW MM 32-30-02, OPS CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR NSVA2008009

2007

OTHER · 2007-08-14 Unresolved
ATA 6123

Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (AUTOFEATHER SYS) · airframe 22,416 hrs · 33,297 cycles

AUTOFEATHER SYSTEM WILL NOT ARM. FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED, CLEANED SOLENOID AND LUBRICATED. RAN A/C IAW BEECH MM 61-21-00. OPS CHECK GOOD, NO FAULTS NOTED.

Source: SDR NSVA20070213
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2007-05-24 Unresolved
ATA 7321

Part: FUEL CONTROL — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 21,962 hrs · 32,681 cycles

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO POWER LOSS ON LT ENG. AT APPROX 40 KNOTS, LT ENG APPEARED TO ROLLBACK TO IDLE. INSPECTED NR 1 ENGINE FUEL CONTROL LINKAGES, GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT IAW PW MM 71-00-00, COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY, OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.

Source: SDR NSVA20070137
NO WARNING INDICATION · 2007-04-06 Unresolved
ATA 5230

Part: HINGE — UNKNOWN (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 21,817 hrs · 32,475 cycles

CARGO DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT. NO WARNING FROM CWP OR MASTER WARNING REMOVED COATING PANEL ABOVE CARGO DOOR. OPS CHECK OF WARNING SYSTEM GOOD IAW REPS 52-30-00. REINSTALLED COATING PANEL ABOVE CARGO DOOR IAW AMM 20-08-00, W/O 0300978, CARGO DOOR HINGES ARE DAMAGED. REMOVED CARGO DOOR HINGES IAW AMM 52-30-00. PERFORMED LIQUID PENETRANT INSPECTION OF CARGO DOOR TRAILING EDGE AND UNDER THE CARGO DOOR HINGE ATTACHMENT SKIN AREA IAW STRUCTURAL INSPECTION MANUAL STANDARD PRACTICES DOCUMENT DQG069565/JMP/ 0628-07. NO FAULT FOUND. REPLACED HINGE IAW SRM 51-90-01, CARGO DOOR HANDLE HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY REMOVED CARGO DOOR HANDLE IAW MM 52-30-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED CARGO DOOR HANDLE IAW REPS 52-30-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR NSVA20070091

2006

PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2006-11-05 Unresolved
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — POWER LOSS (NR 2) · airframe 21,195 hrs · 31,681 cycles

PARTIAL POWER ON NR 2 ENGINE DURING TAKEOFF. TRQ COULD NOT EXCEED 2500 LBS REGARDLESS OF POSITION. TAKEOFF ABORTED. ADJUSTED LOST MOTION LINK REF 76-10-00. RUN UP OPS CHECK NORMAL.

Source: SDR NSVA200600196
OTHER · 2006-11-02 Unresolved
ATA 5220

Part: PANEL — LOOSE (EMERGENCY DOOR) · airframe 21,185 hrs · 31,666 cycles

RT EMERGENCY INNER DOOR PANEL COMING LOOSE ON BOTTOM. SECURED INNER DOOR PANEL IAW 52-20-00.

Source: SDR NSVA200600193
OTHER · 2006-07-20 Unresolved
ATA 3260

Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 20,702 hrs · 30,962 cycles

LANDING GEAR INDICATION CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED TWICE. SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND FOUND THAT THE CB DOESN'T POP BUT THE LANDING GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED EVEN THOUGH GEAR IS UP AND LOCKED. WHEN LANDING GEAR HANDLE IS SELECTED DOWN, ALL SYSTEMS OPS CHECK NORMALLY. UPON INVESTIGATION OF UPLOCK SWITCHES THE RT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH HAS SEVERAL WIRES THAT ARE CHAFED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH, OPS CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR NSVA200600113
FALSE WARNING · 2006-04-17 Unresolved
ATA 2612

Part: FIRE LOOP — DEFECTIVE (FIRE WARNING) · airframe 20,135 hrs · 30,234 cycles

RT FIRE LOOP ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. ONE MINUTE LATER, RT FIRE LOOP ANNUN EXTINGUISHED AND NR 2 ENG FIRE HANDLE ILLUMINATED. NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF FIRE OBSERVED FROM ENGINE GAUGES OR EXTERNALLY FROM COCKPIT OR FROM CABIN. FIRE HANDLE FLICKERED SEVERAL TIMES OFF AND ON, AND THEN EXTINGUISHED. REMAINED EXTINGUISHED FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. NO OTHER INDICATION NOTED. R&R RT FWD FIRE LOOP AND CLAMPS. OPS CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR 04172006E
OTHER · 2006-01-01 Unresolved
ATA 3414

Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (AIRSPEED IND.) · airframe 19,659 hrs · 29,542 cycles

ABORTED TO DUE TO COPILOT'S AIRSPEED AT 0 KNOTS INITIATED DECELERATION AT 80 KNOTS WHILE DECELERATING COPILOT'S AIRSPEED NEEDLE POPPED UP, MATCHING PILOT'S SIDE AT ABOUT 60 KNOTS AND DECELERATING. PERFORMED PITOT STATIC TEST, SYSTEM OPERATING NORMAL. TESTED AND OPERATED SYSTEM 6 TIMES TO 180 KNOTS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

Source: SDR 01092006D

2005

FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2005-08-07 Unresolved
ATA 2730

Part: ELEVATOR — DAMAGED · airframe 18,958 hrs · 28,517 cycles

LT ELEVATOR, ONE LOOSE RIVET ON THE OUTBOARD HINGE BRACKET AND ONE LOOSE RIVET ON THE CENTER HINGE BRACKET.

Source: SDR 08082005C
INADEQUATE Q C · 2005-06-27 Unresolved
ATA 2711

Part: ACTUATOR — LACK OF LUBE (AILERON TRIM) · airframe 18,783 hrs · 28,233 cycles

AILERON STIFF TO OPERATE. LUBED AILERON TRIM ACTUATOR.

Source: SDR 06272005B
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2005-06-17 Unresolved
ATA 2710

Part: TRIM SYSTEM — LACK OF LUBE (AILERONS) · airframe 18,751 hrs · 28,177 cycles

AILERON TRIM NOT MOVING. INSPECTED AND LUBED TRIM KNOB.

Source: SDR 06172005B
WARNING INDICATION · 2005-01-16 Unresolved
ATA 5270

Part: ANNUNCIATOR — ACTIVATED (E/E BAY DOOR) · airframe 18,047 hrs · 27,067 cycles

CABIN DOOR ANNUCIATOR IN FLIGHT.

Source: SDR 160105
FLAME/FIRE · 2005-01-04 Unresolved
ATA 3110

Part: PEDESTAL — FIRE (COCKPIT) · airframe 17,993 hrs · 27,012 cycles

FLAMES VISIBLE UNDER CENTER PEDESTAL NEAR RUDDER TRIM CONTROL KNOB.

Source: SDR 0107200501

2004

WARNING INDICATION · 2004-01-13 Unresolved
ATA 2910

Part: POWERPACK — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 16,193 hrs · 24,352 cycles

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, MANUAL EXTENSION PERFORMED. REPLACED HYD POWER PACK IAW MM, OP AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR 017041

2003

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2003-12-30 Unresolved
ATA 6121

Part: SWITCH — SPARKS (PROP SYNC SYS) · airframe 16,111 hrs · 24,236 cycles

WHEN THE NR 2 FLIGHT DIRECTOR PITCH SYNC BUTTON WAS PUSHED IT CAUSED ELECTRICAL SPARKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 FLIGHT DIRECTOR PITCH SYNC BUTTON, SPARKS WHERE CAUSED BY LOOSE BUTTON WHICH SHORTED AGAINST YOKE.

Source: SDR 364032