N194WA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERIFLIGHT, LLC (JIKA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| Wiggins Airways, Inc. (AXSA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
AIRCRAFT WAS ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT. PILOT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM OVERHEAD PANEL. AT ABOUT 9:45PM HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. LANDING SAFELY. THE ACFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. INSPECTED OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL PANEL AND FOUND CAUSE OF SMOKE TO BE 2 EA LIGHT BULBS ARCING OUT ON RIVET IN UPPER LT CORNER. FURTHER INSPECTION OF REMOVED PANEL SHOWED CAUSE TO BE CORROSION BRIDGING ACROSS COPPER TRACKS, CREATING 2 SHORT CIRCUITS.
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MHT PILOT TRIED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR AND NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. PILOT TRIED TO RETRACT ONE ADDITIONAL TIME AND CB POPPED. CB WAS RESET AND GEAR EXTENDED WITH THREE GREEN INDICATIONS. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED INVESTIGATION OF PROBLEM AND FOUND WATER IN HYDRAULIC FLUID. HYDRAULIC POWER PACK, AND ALL THREE LANDING GEAR ACTUATORS WERE REPLACED. HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WAS FOUND TO HAVE ICE IN IT ALONG WITH A CRACKED BOTTOM. RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS PURGED AND THEN SERVICED WITH NEW CLEAN FLUID. SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND RIGGING CHECKED PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR P/N: 99-580073-1; LEFT MAIN ACTUATOR P/N: 99-388008-1; RIGHT MAIN ACTUATOR P/N: 99-388008-1; NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR P/N: 99-388000-1.
LEW - WHILE LANDING AT LEW ON A 2 MILE FINAL, PILOT SELECTED A NOTCH OF FLAPS AND STARTED TO SMELL ELECTRICAL SMOKE. THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. PILOT SHUT BATTERY AND GENERATORS OFF. AIRCRAFT HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A BAD LANDING GEAR MOTOR. MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND TESTED PER AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
FLIGHT 1060 MHT-PWM DURING APPROACH FOR RWY 29 PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN (3 GREEN LIGHTS INDICATED) AND NOTED THE SMELL OF SMOKE. THE COCKPIT BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE AND THE PILOT NOTED THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AND UNLOADED AND COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED. A FERRY PERMIT WAS OBTAINED FROM PWM FSDO AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO MHT. INSPECTION REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC POWER PACK SEIZED CAUSING THE ELECTRIC MOTOR TO FAIL RESULTING IN THE ACCUMULATION OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR AND HYDRAULIC POWER PACK WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.