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
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.
21 reports on file, 2003-12-30 – 2013-05-31.
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.
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.
Part: SWITCH — LOOSE (THROTTLE QUADRAN)
RIGHT AUTOFEATHER ACTIVATED ON APPROACH WITH NORMAL POWER SETTING.
Part: SWITCH — ACTIVATED (AUTOFEATHER SYS) · airframe 27,699 hrs · 40,270 cycles
RIGHT AUTOFEATHER ACTIVATED ON APPROACH WITH NORMAL POWER SETTINGS.
Earlier reports · 2003–2012 · 17 reports
2012
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.
2008
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.
2007
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.
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.
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.
2006
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2005
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.
Part: ACTUATOR — LACK OF LUBE (AILERON TRIM) · airframe 18,783 hrs · 28,233 cycles
AILERON STIFF TO OPERATE. LUBED AILERON TRIM ACTUATOR.
Part: TRIM SYSTEM — LACK OF LUBE (AILERONS) · airframe 18,751 hrs · 28,177 cycles
AILERON TRIM NOT MOVING. INSPECTED AND LUBED TRIM KNOB.
Part: ANNUNCIATOR — ACTIVATED (E/E BAY DOOR) · airframe 18,047 hrs · 27,067 cycles
CABIN DOOR ANNUCIATOR IN FLIGHT.
Part: PEDESTAL — FIRE (COCKPIT) · airframe 17,993 hrs · 27,012 cycles
FLAMES VISIBLE UNDER CENTER PEDESTAL NEAR RUDDER TRIM CONTROL KNOB.
2004
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.
2003
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.