N27990
Registered owner: AZTEC WORLDWIDE AIRLINES INC, DE (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZTEC WORLDWIDE AIRLINES INC (1AZA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED, EN ROUTE. DIVERSION WAS DUE TO LANDING GEAR NOT LOCKING IN UP POSITION. ONLY CREW OF 1 ON BOARD. PILOT USED HAND PUMP IAW FLIGHT MANUAL AND WAS ABLE TO EXTEND GEAR, AND HAD DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED RT ENGINE DRIVEN HYD PUMP HAD FAILED. PART HAD 126 HOURS SINCE O/H. UNIT RETURNED TO O/H FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. INSPECTION REVEALED PLATE AND GEAR FAILURE. UNIT PERMANENTLY REMOVED FROM SERVICE AS REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
DURING CRUISE AT 4000' THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL DROP IN MP ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. A DIVERSION TO KPBI WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INDECENT. A POST FLIGHT VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT REAR EXHAUST PIPE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FLANGE ON THE TURBO Y PIPE. THE REAR EXHAUST PIPE AND THE LEFT INTERMEDIATE EXHAUST PIPE THEN EXITED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THROUGH THE COWL FLAP OPENING AT THE BOTTOM REAR OF THE ENGINE NACELLE.