N2698C
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.
3 reports on file, 1995-07-30 – 1996-05-19.
Part: PROPELLER — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)
HAD SMOKE IN CABIN AND COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. COULD NOT ISOLATE. RETURNED TO SAN. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY.
Part: RED GEAR BOX — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
LEFT ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT, NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS NOTED PRIOR TO EVENT. HOOKED UP FUEL GAUGE TO LEFT FUEL PUMP OUTPUT AND MONITORED ENGINE, NO FUEL PRESSURE REGISTERED. PULLED CHIP DETECTOR PLUG AND FOUND METAL ON PLUG. REMOVED OIL FILTER AND FOUND SUBSTANTIAL METAL IN OIL. REMOVED LEFT ENGINE FOR GEAR BOX REPAIRS. REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL COOLER WITH OVERHAULED UNIT AND OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: SELECTOR — OUT OF ADJUST (LDG HANDLE)
AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING HANDLE COULD NOT BE RELEASED FOR RETRACTION, OVERRIDE BUTTON WOULD NOT RELEASE IT EITHER, FINALLY IT RELEASED AFTER 5 MINUTES OF SHAFTING THE HANDLE AND PRESSING THE OVERRIDE BUTTON SIMULTANEOULSY. FOUND LOWER MOUNT SCREW FOR CLEAN HANDLE JAMMING UP OVERRIDE BUTTON, REMOVED LONG SCREW AND INSTALLED SHORT SCREW, OPS CKS GOOD, SEE F/L 12343.