N2649Z
Registered owner: HYANNIS AIR SERVICE INC, MA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyannis Air Service Inc. (HYIA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| Hyannis Air Service Inc. (HYIA) | Operator | on 2022-11-18 | Operator named in NTSB report |
| Hageland Aviation Services, Inc. | Operator | on 1997-09-14 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by HYANNIS AIR SERVICE INC (per NTSB report)
Operated by HAGELAND AVIATION SERVICES,INC (per NTSB report)
Operated by HAGELAND AVIATION SERVICES INC (per NTSB report)
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.
11 reports on file, 1999-08-05 – 2026-07-13.
Part: PUMP — OBSTRUCTED (ZONE 500 FUEL) · airframe 30,492 hrs · 26,447 cycles
CREW REPORTED LEFT HAND ENGINE VIBRATION AND SLIGHT SURGING, ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS REPORTED NORMAL. CREW PERFORMED MAG CHECK (NORMAL) AND TURNED THE LEFT AUXILIARY PUMP OFF, THEN TO HIGH AND STILL HAD THE VIBRATION, SLIGHT SURGING AND DROPPING RPM. CREW DECIDED TO FEATHER THE ENGINE AND SHUT IT DOWN. COMPANY MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE INTERNAL CHECK VALVE ON THE LEFT SIDE AUXILIARY PUMP WAS STUCK. THIS PUMP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. ALL FUNCTIONAL CHECKS NORMAL AFTER REPLACEMENT.
Part: HEATER — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 24,012 hrs · 18,143 cycles
PILOT REPORTED SMOKE SMELL IN COCKPIT. TURNED HEATER OFF AND SMELL STOPPED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THE HEATER ASSEMBLY WAS TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED HEATER WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: SWITCH — INTERMITTENT (NLG) · airframe 23,113 hrs · 16,850 cycles
PILOT REPORTED NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. INITIAL INSPECTION AND TESTING INDICATES A FAULTY ACTUATOR SWITCH FALSELY INDICATED GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.
Part: RESERVOIR — OBSTRUCTED (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 21,747 hrs · 14,913 cycles
DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF PILOT DISCREPANCY OF THE MLG SLOW TO RETRACT, IT WAS DISCOVERED AN INTERNAL BAFFLE OR STAND PIPE WITHIN THE MAIN HYD RESERVOIR HAD DISLODGED AND WAS BLOCKING FLOW. R & R THE HYD RESERVOIR WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: ALTERNATOR — DEFECTIVE (LT ENGINE) · airframe 20,554 hrs · 13,095 cycles
BITTER FUME LIKE SMELL IN CABIN. INSPECTED ELEC WIRING & FOUND NO DEFECTS. SMELL WAS DETERMINED TO BE COMING FROM THE LT ALTERNATOR. R & R THE LT ALTERNATOR & RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER DEFECT NOTED.
Part: DRAG BRACE — CRACKED (NLG) · airframe 17,663 hrs
AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE, PN 5142002-5 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. METHOD OF INSPECTION WAS DYE PENETRANT. THIS CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE BEYOND LIMIT ALLOWABLE OF MEB91-11R1. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN SCRAPPED & A REPLACEMENT DRAG BRACE HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN ACFT.
Part: DRAG BRACE — CRACKED (NLG) · airframe 17,262 hrs
AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE, PN 5142002-5, WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. METHOD OF INSPECTION WAS DYE PENETRANT. THIS CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE BEYOND LIMIT ALLOWABLE OF MEB91-11R1. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN SCRAPPED & A REPLACEMENT DRAG BRACE HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN ACFT.
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (NLG ACTUATOR) · airframe 16,849 hrs
NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. NLG ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND TESTED IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT. WHEN THE ACTUATOR WAS COLD SOAKED, THE SWITCH FAILED TO ACTIVATE PROPERLY GIVING A FALSE INDICATION THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. DUE TO THE GEAR FAILURE, BOTH ACFT PROPELLERS STRUCK THE GROUND AND CAUSED SUDDEN STOPPAGE TO THE ENGINES. THE ACFT ALSO SUFFERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION OF THE ACFT.
Part: DRAG BRACE — CRACKED (NLG) · airframe 15,751 hrs
AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE, OEM PN 5142002-5, WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. METHOD OF INSPECTION WAS DYE PENETRANT. THIS CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMIT. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN MEB941-11R1 & RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: DRAG BRACE — CRACKED (NLG) · airframe 15,374 hrs
AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE OEM PN 5142002-5 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. METHOD OF INSPECTION WAS DYE PENETRANT. THIS CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMIT. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN MEB941-11R1 & RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SOLENOID — STUCK (HYD MANIFOLD)
DURING FIGHT, PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT WAS DISPATCHED. POSSIBLE CAUSE WAS HYDRAULIC MANIFOLD SOLENOID STUCK AND CAUSED SYSTEM TO OVERHEAT CAUSING A PIN HOLE IN THE HYDRAULIC SIGHT GAUGE. THIS CAUSED THE HYDRAULIC FLUID TO ESCAPE AS A MIST.