N1DG
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.
7 reports on file, 2002-07-16 – 2020-05-23.
Part: SELECTOR VALVE — INOPERATIVE (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 4,160 hrs · 1,490 cycles
AFTER TAKE-OFF LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. RETURNED TO KPBI. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE #3 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: TAIL CONE — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · airframe 2,327 hrs · 944 cycles
CORROSION FOUND IN TAIL CONE INSPECTION, ON LOWER SKINS DUE TO NO WATER DRAINAGE AT LOW SPOTS.
Part: CHARGER — FAILED (AFT APU BAY) · airframe 2,720 hrs · 912 cycles
DURING CLIMBOUT THE APU BATTERY CHARGER CAS MESSAGE FLICKERED FOLLOWED BY AN AMBER APU BATT FAIL CAS MESSAGE. ACFT RETURNED TO HOME BASE FOR MX.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (SPOILER) · airframe 2,849 hrs · 687 cycles
DURING MAINTENANCE FOUND BRACKET HOLDING LT OUTBOARD FLT SPOILER WAS CORRODED AND CRACKED ALLOWING THE PROX SWITCH TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE TARGET, GIVING A FALSE FLT SPOILER DEPLOY 'MESSAGE' ON ROLLOUT, CAUSING REJECTED TAKEOFF. AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.
Part: PITOT TUBE — WORN (PITOT/STATIC SYS) · airframe 1,866 hrs · 571 cycles
HEIGHT MONITORING AT STRUMBLE ESTIMATED ALTIMETRY SYSTEM ERROR OF +375FT.
Part: RAM AIR TURB — INOPERATIVE (AUX ELECTRICAL)
AUTOMATIC DEPLOYMENT OF ADG OCCURRED AT ALTITUDE WHILE ENROUTE. NO ADVANCE WARNING OR INDICATION WAS GIVEN PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT. CREW PROCEEDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CREW STOWED AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS IAW MM. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED WITHOUT ANY REOCCURRENCE. THE FOLLOWING PARTS WERE CHANGED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAILED (PITCH TRIM)
MACH TRIM FAILURE BY AUTOPILOT PITCH TRIM. SHORTLY AFTER THE STABILIZER CHANNEL NR1 TRIM FAILED RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ALL PITCH TRIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED HSTCU BOX, SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD.