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 | on 2019-06-12 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by Ameristar Jet Charter, Inc. (per NTSB report)
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.
3 reports on file, 2015-06-02 – 2025-07-31.
Part: OIL SYSTEM — LOW PRESSURE (RT ENGINE) · airframe 11,748 hrs · 10,961 cycles
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.
Part: AXLE — MISSING (RT MLG) · airframe 11,424 hrs · 10,715 cycles
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.
Part: RUDDER MAST — DAMAGED (RUDDER) · airframe 11,116 hrs · 10,389 cycles
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.