N232BG
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNNYFIELD AVIATION ASSOCIATES, LLC (YYOA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
DURING APPROACH, SELECTED MLG DOWN & IT FAILED TO RESPOND. TRIED SEVERAL TIME TO EXTEND GEAR WITH NO RESULTS. PROCEEDED TO PUMP GEAR DOWN & RECEIVED 3 DOWN & LOCK LIGHTS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND 60 AMP CIRCUIT TRIPPED. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTICED ON INITIAL INSPECTION. A RETRACTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MANUAL & GEAR RETRACTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. WHEN GEAR DOWN SELECTED, RETRACT MOTOR BOGGED DOWN & TRIPPED THE 60 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER. ON CLOSER INSPECTION, HYD FLUID OBSERVED LEAKING FROM AREA WHERE RETRACT MOTOR CONNECTS TO HYD POWER PACK. REMOVED HYD POWER PACK & RETRACT MOTOR ASSY. SOURCE OF HYD LEAK FOUND TO BE HYD POWER PACK GARLOCK SEAL OR SHAFT SEAL. SNAP RING TO RETAIN THE GARLOCK SEAL WAS MISSING. RETAINING SNAP RING PREVENTS GARLOCK SEAL FROM MOVING AND ALLOWING HYD FLUID TO LEAK INTO RETRACT MOTOR.
PILOT COMPLAINED OF INTERMITTENT POPPING OF STALL WARNING, RT PITOT HEAT, RECOGNITION LIGHT AND STROB LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCHES ON REMOVAL OF LT SUBPANEL REVEALED THAT THE BUSS BAR PN 101364084-219 WAS PHYSICALLY ATTACH TO THE STALL WARNING HEAT SWITCH. THE MAIN FEEDER WIRE PN P260A8 WAS ATTACHED TO THE SWITCH. THE BUS BAR WAS FOUND LAYING ON TOP OF THE SWITCH ATTACH SCREW AND EVENTUALLY STARTED ARCING AND POPPING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCHES DOWNSTREAM FOR IT. THE STALL WARNING HEAT SWITCH PN 7270-5-15 AND BUS BAR PN 101-364084-219 WERE REPLACED AND INSTALL PROPERLY.