N259AF
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.
6 reports on file, 1995-06-06 – 2018-09-12.
Part: CONNECTOR — NOT SEATED (AC BAY) · airframe 5,070 hrs · 4,262 cycles
AFTER DEPARTURE FROM KPSM AND CLIMB ENROOT TO KBWI THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED "AIR COND FAIL ANNUNCIATOR" AND "CABIN PRESS LO ANNUNCIATOR". THE CREW MADE AN EMERGENCY DECENT AND DIVERTED TO KISP. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED ACM FOR LOOSE FASTENERS, CONNECTORS AND GENERAL CONDITION. FOUND CONNECTOR P/J300 NOT MAKING A GOOD ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. SECURELY CONNECTED P/J300 AND VERIFIED "AIR COND FAIL" CAS EXTINGUISHED. PERFORMED ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM CHECK IAW AMM 21-00-00 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: LENS — MISSING (TAIL BEACON) · airframe 4,400 hrs · 3,720 cycles
DURING INSPECTION THE TAIL BEACON LENS WAS FOUND MISSING. REMOVED BEACON ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLED A NEW ONE IAW 33-40-00 AND ENGINEERING ORDER NT-EO-0717-07_REV IR, OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: DNLOCK SW — CHATTERING (RT MLG)
GEAR SHOWS THREE GREEN, BUT GEAR HANDLE LIGHTS IS ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT DOWNLOCK SWITCH.
Part: GEAR HANDLE — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR)
FLT NR 107- TNT-MIA - LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND NORMALLY, PERFORMED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PER POH. DETERMINED IT TO BE LANDING GEAR HANDLE ASSEMBLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED GEAR HANDLE ASSEMBLY. GEAR SWINGS GOOD AIRCRAFT RELEASED. (M)
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (RIGHT)
AT FL 21,000, SMOKE BEGAN TO FILL THE CABIN. SELECTED RIGHT BLEED-OFF TO CLEAR SMOKE. OBSERVED OIL PRESSURE NR 2 ENGINE DROPPING TO 85 PSI. REDUCED ENGINE POWER TO 1,000 POUNDS TORQUE. OIL PRESSURE CONTINUED TO DROP AND ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN WHEN OIL PRESSURE REACHED 60 PSI. SINGLE ENGINE LANDING ACCOMPLISHED AT PSP. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL IN COMPRESSOR SECTION, OIL QUANTITY MORE THAN 5 QUARTS LOW. ENGINE TO BE REMOVED FOR REPAIR.
Part: BLADE — TIP MISSING (1ST PT)
THE POWER SECTION WAS RECEIVED FROM ARIZONA AIRWAYS WITH 35 PERCENT OF A FIRST STAGE PT BLADE TIP PLATFORM MISSING. AFTER THE PT BLADE AND DISK WERE DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED, A TOTAL OF (2) 1ST STAGE AND (11) 2ND STAGE BLADES WERE REPLACED.