N179YV
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.
5 reports on file, 1997-10-31 – 1998-05-25.
Part: TURBINE — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
CREW WAS TAXIING OUT TO THE RUNWAY, HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE (LT). FIRST AND SECOND STAGE POWER TURBINE BLADES APPEAR TO HAVE FAILED. (M)
Part: CAM LOCK — LACK OF LUBE (AIRSTAIR DOOR)
SAF/DEN - FLT 7764 - PILOT REPORTED THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS HARD TO OPEN. MAINTENANCE LUBED THE CAM LOCKS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: SHAFT — OUT OF ADJUST (CABIN DOOR)
FMN/DEN - FLT 7557 - ON PRE-FLIGHT CHECK LIST, PILOT NOTICED CABIN DOOR CAMS WOULD NOT ALIGN PROPERLY. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED CAMS. OPS CHECK GOOD AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG)
FMN/DEN - FLT 7557 - ON FINAL APPROACH INTO DEN, THE CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE CREW THEN CYCLED THE GEAR AND CALLED FOR PRECAUTIONARY EMERGENCY MEASURES. THE CREW RECEIVED DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION, AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED SEVERAL RETRACTION TESTS WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: PLACARD — MISSING (ESCAPE HATCH)
FNL/DEN - FLT 7651 - IN DEN, CREW FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT PLACARD FROM SEAT 5A MISSING. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED PLACARD. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)