N223AS
Registered owner: VERDOLINO BRYAN D, CT (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
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.
9 reports on file, 1995-02-08 – 2008-03-17.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (TE FLAPS) · airframe 378,478 hrs · 34,684 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF AND ROTATION THE CREW REPORTED A CONTROL FAULT INDICATION AND ASYMMETRY FAULT INDICATION ON THE IB T/E FLAPS. THE CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX PERFROMED TROUBLESHOOTING AND FOUND A BROKEN WIRE ON THE RT IB FLAP ACTUATOR CONNECTOR. MX REPAIRED THE BROKEN WIRE AND THE ACFT APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 36,458 hrs · 33,892 cycles
ON DESCENT INTO AUA CREW WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR USING NORMAL CONTROLS. THE CREW ELECTED TO USE THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM, AND THE GEAR WAS SUCCESSFULLY EXTENDED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED AT AUA WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTY. THIS IS A REPEAT FROM PREVIOUS FLIGHT ON 9/21/06 WHERE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE GEAR EXTENDED USING NORMAL CONTROLS. ON THIS PREVIOUS FLIGHT MAINTENANCE CLEANED PROX SWITCH CONTACTS AND CONDUCTED 12 SUCCESSFUL LANDING GEAR EXTENSIONS ON JACKS BEFORE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. AS OF THIS SUBMISSION MAINTENANCE SUSPECTS THE CAUSE TO BE A FAULTY LG SOLENOID VALVE, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT HAS NOT RETURNED TO SERVICE. SDR WILL BE UPDATED WITH PARTS INFORMATION WHEN
Part: LINKAGE — OBSTRUCTED (NLG)
POS - FLT 8109 - ON APPROACH INTO POS, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND THROUGH NORMAL MEANS. ALTERNATE EXTENSION PROCEDURES WERE USED. FOREIGN MATTER INTERFERED WITH THE CORRECT OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR LINKAGES, AND DOOR MECHANISMS, OPERATIONALLY TESTED OK AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: TRIM SWITCH — STUCK (COCKPIT)
SJU - FLT 7106 - DURING LANDING APPROACH ELEVATOR TRIM RAN UNCOMMANDED. COPILOTS TRIM SWITCH STUCK. THE SWITCH WAS CLEANED, AND THE SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED. (M)
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — CHAFED (HYD SYSTEM)
SJU - FLT 7100 - BLUE SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS. BLUE SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LINE CHAFED THROUGH. REPAIRED LINE WITH PERMASWEDGE IAW EMB-120 MM 20-10-0 AND A SUCCESSFUL LEAK CHECK WAS PERFORMED. (M)
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — CHAFED (HYDRAULIC SYS)
BLUE HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS. BLUE SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LINE CHAFFED THROUGH. REPAIRED LINE WITH PERMISSIVE IAW EMB-120 MM 20-10-01 AND A SUCCESSFUL LEAK CHECK WAS PERFORMED. (M)
Part: FLAP — MALFUNCTIONED (WING)
BGI - FLT 7106 - FIVE MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A FLAP DISAGREE FAULT INDICATION AND RETURNED TO BGI AND PERFORMED FLAPLESS LANDING DURING WHICH THE FAULT CLEARED ITSELF. INSPECTED FLAPS AND CYCLED FLAPS THROUGH ALL POSITIONS THREE TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ALL INDICATORS WERE NORMAL AND CONSISTENT. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICED AND DEPARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. (M)
Part: WIRE — CHAFED (CABIN)
FLT 7721 - ON PREFLIGHT, FOUND THREE FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERABLE. REPAIRED WIRING FOR FORWARD SECTION OF FLOOR EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (M)
Part: SEAL — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
ATL/GNV - FLT 7180 - NR 2 ENGINE INDICATED LOW OIL PRESSURE AND WARNING UPON ARRIVAL INTO ATL FROM GNV. REDUCED POWER BELOW 75 PERCENT NH AND OBSERVED PSID IN YELLOW ARC (AROUND 50 PERCENT PSID). CONTINUED APPROACH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, SHUT DOWN RIGHT ENGINE TO PRECLUDE ENGINE DAMAGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE CENTRIFUGAL BREATHER CARBON SEAL. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. TAT 21460.1. (X)