N240TW
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.
12 reports on file, 2001-11-20 – 2014-06-17.
Part: AMPLIFIER — FAILED (AUTOPILOT SYS) · airframe 18,198 hrs · 13,409 cycles
NEARING THE END OF CRUISE FLT EN ROUTE TO RFD CREW REPORTED AN ELEC SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. THE AUTOPILOT AMP HAD FAILED & WAS THE PROBABLE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. REPLACED AUTOPILOT AMP & TESTED THE SYS NO DEFECTS NOTED OR SMELLS.
Part: SWITCH — OUT OF POSITION (CROSSFEED VALVE) · airframe 18,157 hrs · 13,376 cycles
ENROUTE, MEM LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY NR 2 ENGINE ROLL BACK. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ON COMPLETING THE PROPER CHECKLIST AND "O" PROCEDURE, DISCOVERED CROSSFEED VALVE INADVERTENTLY MOVED TO THE CLOSED POSITION. OPENED CROSSFEED VALVE AND RESTARTED NR 2 ENGINE. EMERGENCY WAS CANCELED AND CONTINUED THE FLIGHT WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM.
Part: LATCH — FAULTY (MLG DOOR) · airframe 16,322 hrs · 12,029 cycles
FALSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION (IN TRANSIT) IN MIDFLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED DOOR LATCH. PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CHECK GOOD. [CLOSED]
Part: SEAL — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 15,992 hrs · 11,770 cycles
APPROX 50 MINS INTO FLT (FL280) HEARD A LOW RUMBLING NOISE. INSTRUMENTS NORMAL EXCEPT NR 1 ENG OIL PRESSURE DROPPED 50 PSI TO 10 PSI. CONTINUED NORMALLY 30 SEC, THEN RPM BEGIN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 80 & 90%, WITH CONTINUOUS RUMBLING NOISE. RETARDED THROTTLE TO IDLE, ENG SHUTDOWN & BEGAN TO WINDMILL 10 TO 15% RPM. LOW RUMBLING NOISE CONTINUED. COMPLETED ENG SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST, DIVERTED. CREW REPORTED, OIL LEVEL IN ENG WAS BELOW LEVEL OF DIP STICK. OIL HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY CHECKED WITH IN LAST 1.5 FLT HRS & FOUND NORMAL LEVEL. MX EN ROUTE TO CHANGE ENG. ENG SHUTDOWN WHEN THROTTLE WAS MOVED TO IDLE DUE TO SEIZURE AS A RESULT OF OIL LOSS/DEPLETION CAUSED BY FAILURE OF AXIS C SEAL.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — FAILED (NLG) · airframe 14,777 hrs · 10,843 cycles
ON DEPARTURE FROM ADS, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED ADS FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED FAULTY NLG DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR SWITCH AND REPLACED FAULTY SWITCH. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.
Part: SQUAT SWITCH — STICKING (MLG) · airframe 14,728 hrs · 10,806 cycles
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FWA, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. GEAR DOWN 3 GREENS. RETURNED FWA, LANDING UNEVENTFUL.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (MLG) · airframe 14,125 hrs · 10,353 cycles
PILOT REPORTED LT MAIN INDICATOR LIGHT OFF, RAN EMERGENCY PROCEEDURES, LANDING UNEVENTFUL AT LEX, LT GEAR INSPECTED AND FOUND SAVE FOR FERRY FLIGHT FROM LEX TO SDF, AT SDF MAINTENANCE FOUND LT MAIN DOWN LOCK SWITCH OUT OF AJUSTMENT, RIGGED SWITCH AND OPS GOOD.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 13,525 hrs · 9,889 cycles
PILOT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION DROP TO (0) IN FLIGHT, DIVERTED FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR. OP'S CK GOOD, RETURN AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Part: OXYGEN BOTTLE — DISCHARGED (CREW SYSTEM) · airframe 13,468 hrs · 9,846 cycles
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND CREW DISCOVERED OXYGEN SUPPLY WAS AT ZERO, DIVERTED, HAD OXYGEN BOTTLE SERVICED.
Part: CONTROLLER — FAILED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 13,271 hrs · 9,680 cycles
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KOKC FOR KLRD, LEAVING 5,500 FT CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB, DIVERTED TO KADS FOR MAINTENANCE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN ALTITUDE CONTROLLER, PERFORMED OPERATION CHECKS AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Part: SQUAT SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 13,209 hrs · 9,630 cycles
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KYIP, DURING CLIMB AIRCRAFT NOT PRESSURIZING, RETURN TO KYIP. MAINTENANCE FOUND SQUAT SWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED PER MM, OPS CHECK GOOD. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Part: ARM — BROKEN (LT MLG DOOR) · airframe 12,673 hrs · 9,219 cycles
LEFT LANDING GEAR DOOR DID NOT RETRACT, RED LIGHT WAS ON AFTER GEAR WAS EXTENDED. LEFT INBOARD GEAR DOOR FORWARD ARM BROKE AT ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT INBOARD GEAR DOOR.