N172MJ
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
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.
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.
RIGHT AUTOFEATHER ACTIVATED ON APPROACH WITH NORMAL POWER SETTING.
RIGHT AUTOFEATHER ACTIVATED ON APPROACH WITH NORMAL POWER SETTINGS.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
RT EMERGENCY INNER DOOR PANEL COMING LOOSE ON BOTTOM. SECURED INNER DOOR PANEL IAW 52-20-00.
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.
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.
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.
LT ELEVATOR, ONE LOOSE RIVET ON THE OUTBOARD HINGE BRACKET AND ONE LOOSE RIVET ON THE CENTER HINGE BRACKET.
AILERON STIFF TO OPERATE. LUBED AILERON TRIM ACTUATOR.
AILERON TRIM NOT MOVING. INSPECTED AND LUBED TRIM KNOB.
FLAMES VISIBLE UNDER CENTER PEDESTAL NEAR RUDDER TRIM CONTROL KNOB.
LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, MANUAL EXTENSION PERFORMED. REPLACED HYD POWER PACK IAW MM, OP AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.
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.