N176TW
Registered owner: SIERRA AMERICAN CORPORATION, DE (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERISTAR JET CHARTER, INC. (HAEA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| AMERISTAR JET CHARTER, INC. (HAEA) | Operator | 2019-06-12 – 2019-06-12 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Maintenance disclosures
DEPARTED GYH-ADS, AT FL180 PILOT NOTED SPARKS BY THE RT ENGINE AND THEN THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED AND PRESSURE GAUGE SHOWED 0. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, ATC CONTACTED AND PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT.
ON DEPARTURE FROM KGVT THE CREW HEARD A NOISE FROM THE RH WING AREA, NOT SURE WHAT IT WAS THEY LEFT THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND PERFORMED A FLY BY THE TOWER AND DETERMINUED THE RH M/L/G PISTON/AXLE ASSEMBLY WAS MISSING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO KAFW WHERE THE CREWED PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING.
DURING PHASE 1 ACFT INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THE RUDDER TO BELL CRANK RT ATTACH BOLT MISSING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE BOLT HAD FAILED. AN INSPECTION OF THE RUDDER TORQUE TUBE WAS CONDUCT & IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ATTACH HOLES OF THE BELL CRANK & RUDDER WERE ELONGATED. PARTS MENTIONED WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW & AS A PRECAUTION REPLACING THE UPPER & CTR RUDDER HINGE & HARDWARE. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.