N223BH
Registered owner: UAS TRANSERVICES INC, FL (owner ≠ operator)
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 |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND NORMALLY WHEN SELECTED. THE PILOT ACTUATED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR HANDLE AND WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR FOR A SAFE LANDING. MAINTENANCE WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT A WIRE BECAME DISCONNECTED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE IN FLIGHT. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED, AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
ON FINAL APPROACH, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND WHEN THE HANDLE WAS PLACED INTO THE GEAR DOWN POSITION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR POWER PACK SERVICING VALVE FOR PROPER PLACEMENT AND NOTED NO DEFECT. THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS THEN CYCLED TO ENSURE GOOD CONTACT. MULTIPLE GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION CHECKS WERE PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY BEFORE RETURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER LANDING GEAR DISCREPANCIES REPORTED TO DATE.
THE PILOT REPORTED, DURING APPROACH, SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND RECEIVED A THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION, WHEN SELECTED THE FLAPS TO FULL THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A GEAR IN TRANSIT CONDITION. FOLLOWED PROC6EDURES TO PERFORM A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE AIRCRAFT ON JACKS AND INSPECTED THE DOWN LOCK SWITCHES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS AND EMERGENCY EXTENSIONS AND OPERATION OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS NORMAL. INSPECTED THE FLAP SYSTEM AND FOUND A LOOSE SOLDER JOINT IN THE FLAP SELECTOR POTENTIOMETER CONTROL. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE WIRING AND ALL SYSTEMS, LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EACH OTHER AS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND NO SUBSEQUENT ISSUES HAVE REPORTED.