N2718Y
Registered owner: RICHLAND AVIATION INC, MT (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Aviation, Inc. (HTKA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| BIG SKY TRANSPORTATION | Operator | on 1994-02-06 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by BIG SKY TRANSPORTATION (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.
3 reports on file, 1996-03-06 – 1996-11-20.
Part: CONTROLLER — STICKING (RIGHT)
BIL - RIGHT FUEL FLOW LAGGED AND THEN MANIFOLD PRESSURE SPIKED. STICKING WASTEGATE CONTROLLER. WASTEGATE CONTROLLER DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED, INSPECTED, AND REASSEMBLED WITH NEW SEALS. THE OLD SEALS SHOWED SIGNS OF WEAR IN SOME AREAS. GROUND RUN AND LEAK CHECKED OK. (M)
Part: FUEL PUMP — OUT OF ADJUST (NR 2 ENGINE)
BIL - RIGHT ENGINE SURGING. FUEL FLOW WAS GOING OVER RED LINE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FLOOD OUT. ADJUSTED ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP TO SPECS/GROUND RUN OK. (M)
Part: SEPARATOR SCREEN — FROZE UP (LT/RT ENGINE)
BIL - ON TAKEOFF (AIRBORNE), OIL PRESSURE AT RED LINE, FUEL FLOW ERRATIC, MANIFOLD PRESS VERY SENSITIVE AND ERRATIC, FUEL PRESS EXCEEDED RED LINE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. ALL TEMPS IN GREEN AT TAKEOFF. BOTH ENGINES NOTED COVERED WITH OIL, BUT ENGINES STILL HAD OIL AND PRESS. AIR/OIL SEPARATORS FROZE UP BOTH ENGINES. CLEANED BOTH ENGINES AND COWLING. REMOVED AND CLEANED SEPARATOR SCREEN, HOUSING, AND DRAIN LINES BOTH ENGINES. DRAINED OIL AND INSPECTED MAGNETIC PLUGS BOTH ENGINES - NOTED CLEAN AND NORMAL. REMOVED BOTH ENGINE OIL FILTERS AND INSPECTED - CLEAN AND NORMAL. INSTALLED NEW FILTERS AND SERVICED BOTH ENGINES WITH OIL. GROUND RUN, OPS CHKD, AND LEAK CHKD NORMAL BOTH ENGINES.