N1940
Registered owner: LAUDANI ALAN A, OR (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
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.
2 reports on file, 2002-01-15 – 2005-06-08.
Part: OUTFLOW VALVE — DEFECTIVE (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 5,080 hrs · 4,056 cycles
(REF: 1940060805JC) CLIMBING THROUGH 12,000 FEET, CABIN PRESSURE PANEL DISPLAYED A FAULT LIGHT. SIMULTANEOUSLY AN EMERGENCY PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION SYS ACTIVATION. CABIN ALT ONLY REACHED APPROX 6000 FT INDICATED. CREW THEN PROCEEDED TO FOLLOW CHECKLIST PROCEDURES. AC WAS INSPECTED AND PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION GROUND CHECKS. FOUND AUTO PRESS SYS FAILED. AUTO SYS PLACED ON MEL. UPON FURTHER TESTING AT MFG, FOUND DEFECTIVE FLOW CONTROL VALVE. REPLACED VALVE. ALL OPS CHECKS PERFORMED SATISFACTORY. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE. AC DIVERTED AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. (K)
Part: SQUAT SWITCH — FAILED (LT MLG)
ON TAKEOFF CLIMB, LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT, TRANSPONDER DID NOT REPORT, CABIN FAILED TO PRESSURIZE. INSPECTED AND FOUND DEFECTIVE LEFT MAIN GEAR SQUAT SWITCH. REMOVED LEFT SQUAT SWITCH AND INSTALLED A NEW UNIT IAW LEAR 60 MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK, GOOD. UNEVENTFUL PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.