N261PG
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
LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED TO DOWN POSITION. FLIGHT CREW COMPLETED AN EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXENSION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE JACKED AIRCRAFT AND DUPLICATED PROBLEM. LANDING GEAR TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE FAILED. PART WAS REPLACED AND A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE GEAR SYSTEM WAS NORMAL.
PASSENGER INFORMED FLIGHT CREW OF SMOKE IN AREA AT LT REAR CABIN BY DIVAN SEAT AND NOTED CARPET APPEARED TO BE MELTED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO LAS VEGAS AS EMERGENCY LANDING. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED DEFECTIVE GASKET AT EXIT DUCT THAT ROUTES BLEED AIR TO LT WING. PART REPLACED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
AIRCRAFT EN ROUTE, WHEN PASSENGER NOTED ODOR AND SMOKE IN AREA AT LEFT REAR OF CABIN AT CARPETING. CARPET APPEARED HOT, UNDERSIDE MELTED. FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED TO LAS VEGAS. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED TORN GASKET AT CABIN AIR DUCT, EXIT TO LT WING HEAT PLUMBING WHICH CAUSED HOT SPOT ON CARPET. GASKET ORDERED, DUCTING INSPECTED FOR INTEGRITY AND FOUND GOOD. INSTALLED NEW GASKET. (X)
LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND CONFIRMED PROBLEM. DETERMINED RIGHT GEAR ACTUATOR TO BE LEAKING FLUID FROM WEEP HOLE INDICATING AN INTERNAL LEAK. REPLACED ACTUATOR WITH SERVICEABLE ACTUATOR. (X)
LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT ON TAKEOFF; RETURN TO LAND. AIRCRAFT JACKED BY MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED THAT GEAR WOULD RETRACT TO ''IN-TRANSIT'' MODE ONLY. DETERMINED RIGHT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR WAS LEAKING FROM WEEP-HOLE WHEN IN ''RETRACT'' POSITION AND A RETRACTION CYCLE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE RT MAIN ACTUATOR AND FUNCTIONAL TESTED GEAR OPERATION SATISFACTORY. RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND CONFIRMED PROBLEM. DETERMINED RIGHT GEAR ACTUATOR LEAKING FLUID FROM WEEP HOLE INDICATING AN INTERNAL LEAK. REPLACED ACTUATOR WITH SERVICEABLE ACTUATOR. (X)