N1776H
Registered owner: STARS & STRIPES 1 INC, UT (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
Maintenance disclosures
PILOTS SIDE WINDSHIELD HEAT ELECTROSTATIC FILTER PRODUCED SMOKE DURING OPERATION AND OPENED CIRCUIT BREAKER.
DURING TAXI TO RUNWAY THE CREW WAS ALERTED TO LOW OIL PRESSURE IN THE NR 1 ENGINE BY THE MWS ANNUNCIATORS. THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WAS VERIFIED BY THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. TECH WAS CALLED IN TO TROUBLESHOOT/REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE ENGINE LUBRICATION SYS WAS INSPECTED AND TESTED IAW THE LMM WITH NO ABNORMAL FINDINGS. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
DURING APPROACH, MLG SELECTOR HANDLE WOULD NOT GO TO DOWN POSITION & ENGAGE DETENT. MLG HANDLE BINDING APPROX 1 INCH FROM BOTTOM DETENT. CYCLED MLG BUT HANDLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE DOWN DETENT. 3 GREEN DOWN & LOCKED LIGHTS & 3 RED MLG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. MAIN AUX MLG LIGHTS GREEN & NLG MECH IND PIN INDICATING THE NLG DOWN & LOCKED. ELECTED TO DIVERT TO PERFORM A TOWER FLYBY & VISUALLY CONFIRM MLG DOWN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND AN OBJECT THAT RESEMBLED A INK PEN CAP LODGED BETWEEN FLOORBOARD & MLG HANDLE BELLCRANK IMPEEDING TRAVEL. OBSTRUCTION REMOVED & MLG SELECTOR CONTROL ADJUST PERFORMED IAW 800A MM. FOUND TO BE OK. RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)