N199GL
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
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.
6 reports on file, 1999-06-04 – 2000-05-18.
Part: STARTER GEN — INOPERATIVE
OVERHAULED STARTER/GENERATOR. INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT, WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE. ITEM WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED. (X)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (ALIERON)
PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A SMALL PORTION OF THE AILERON SKIN CRACKED AT THE INBOARD SECTION, TOP SKIN, TRAILING EDGE ADJACENT TO THE MOVABLE TRIM. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED EXTENSIVE CORROSION RELATED CRACKING MOSTLY ALONG THE TRAILING EDGE. REMOVED STATIC WICKS AND FOUND FURTHER UNSERVICEABLE CONDITIONS. WHEN INSPECTING OLDER CONTROL SURFACES, AND/OR CONTROL SURFACES HAVING CRACKS IN THE PAINT, FURTHER INSPECTION WOULD BE MANDATED TO CHECK FOR CRACKS. (X)
Part: JACKSCREW — WRONG PART (TE FLAP)
DURING REPLACEMENT OF FLAP ACTUATORS, LEFT INBOARD FLAP MOVED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF FLAP SELECTOR POSITION. REMOVED FLAP ACTUATOR AND DETERMINED THAT DRIVE ASSEMBLY WAS INCORRECT FOR INBOARD ACTUATOR. (X)
Part: TORQUE TUBE — CRACKED (ELEVATOR)
CRACK IN LEFT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE FOUND DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION. (X)
Part: MOUNT — CHAFED (RT ENGINE)
UPON REMOVAL OF COMPRESSOR SECTION FROM RT SIDE, LOWER ENGINE MOUNT TUBE ASSY FOUND CHAFED ON TORSION TUBE BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED ENTIRE MOUNT TUBE ASSY WITH SERVICEABLE MOUNT TUBE ASSY. CHAFE AREA DETERMINED TO BE IN VICINITY OF STAINLESS STEEL FIRESHIELD, LOWER SIDE. REPOSITIONED FIRE SHIELD TO ALLOW PROPER CLEARANCE BETWEEN SHIELD AND TUBE ASSY.
Part: ANTENNA — MALFUNCTIONED (NAVIGATION)
PILOTS REPORTED VERY WEAK NAVIGATION RECEPTION, EVEN AFTER NUMEROUS CHECKS FROM AVIONICS SHOP EQUIPMENT. A DIFFERENT SET OF ANTENNAS WERE INSTALLED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. ONLY AFTER A NEW SET OF ANTENNAS WERE INSTALLED, DID THE PROBLEM DISAPPEAR.