N26974
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, 1995-07-21 – 2011-04-22.
Part: ACCUMULATOR — CRACKED (HYD SYS)
DURING FLIGHT, THE ACFT HAD HYD LEAK DUE TO A CRACKING ON THE ACCUMULATOR. THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE HYD ACCUMULATOR IS AN "ON CONDITION COMPONENT", THE CRACK FOUND IS UNKNOWN. WE ARE INVESTIGATING THE REASON OF THIS PROBLEM. WE ARE CONSULTING M7 FOR SUPPORT. FOR PREVENTATIVE MX ACCOMPLISHED INSP IN ALL THE HYD ACCUMULATORS OF THE FLEET AND HYD LINES FOR HIDDEN DAMAGES.
Part: PACKING — LEAKING (PROP GOVERNOR)
ACFT DURING ASCENT WITH ALTITUDE OF 6500 FT WAS EVIDENCE THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ENG RT "TURN ON", AND THE OIL QTY INDICATOR TO ZERO. CABIN CREW AGREES TO SHUTDOWN THE RT ENGINE IAW THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHECKLIST " ENGINE FAILURE DURING FLIGHT". THE CONTROL TOWER ALLOWED DESCENT TO 4,000 FT AND MADE THE APPROACH WITH 1 ENG IAW THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHECKLIST, AFTER LANDING THE ACFT APPROACHED THE GATE AND SHUTDOWN THE LT ENGINE
Part: STRUT — WORN (LT MLG)
LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT DETECTED A FAULTY OUTBOARD GEAR SWITCH. REPLACED AND ADJUSTED PER 32-00-00, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT WAS IN NEED OF REBUILDING. REPLACED THE STRUT SEALS AND INSPECTED AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR. SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: POTENTIOMETER — DIRTY (TE FLAPS)
AFTER TAKEOFF, GEAR HORN SOUNDED UPON RETRACTION. AT THIS POINT, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FLAP INDICATOR SHOWED FULL DOWN DEFLECTION, HOWEVER, FLAPS WERE RETRACTED. FLAPS INOP AFTER THIS. SUSPECT LOGIC BOX FAILURE. CLEANED FLAP TRANSMITTER POTENTIOMETER SEAL POT AND TERMINAL STRIP. FLAPS SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: CONTL CABLES — OUT OF ADJUST (AILERONS)
DURING PREFLIGHT CONTROL CHECK, FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN CONTROLS, COPILOT WOULD MOVE WHILE CAPT WOULD REMAIN STATIONARY. INSPECTED AILERON CABLES FROM CONTROL COLUMN TO BELL CRANK, FOUND NORMAL. FOUND CABLE TENSION TO BE BELOW, ADJUSTED CABLES TO CORRECT TENSION AND OP CK GOOD.
Part: AWI SYST — MALFUNCTIONED (LT/RT ENGINE)
DURING TAKEOFF, AWI WAS TURNED ON, GOT BOTH LIGHTS BUT NO TORQUE RISE ON EITHER ENGINE. OPS CKS AWI SYSTEM ON GROUND, FOUND TO BE OPS NORMALLY AT THIS TIME.