N303AG
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
27 reports on file, 2014-03-11 – 2016-10-23.
Part: PUSHROD — DAMAGED (RT MLG DOOR) · airframe 36,417 hrs · 40,331 cycles
RIGHT INBOARD GEAR DOOR REMAINED DOWN DURING FLIGHT. R & R THE PUSH ROD IAW AMM 32-12-15, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (EMERGENCY POWER) · airframe 35,943 hrs · 39,511 cycles
FLIGHT 148, EMERGENCY POWER LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT AND DID NOT GO OUT. RESET EMERGENCY POWER CIRCUIT BREAKER, LIGHT WENT OUT IAW AMM 24-35-00-00.
Part: BATTERY PACK — NO TEST (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 35,780 hrs · 39,231 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY 20LN FAILS TESTING. R & R EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK 20LN IAW MM 33-50-10-04-1. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 35,703 hrs · 39,104 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT "ARM" LIGHT ON F/A PANEL DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE ARMED. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BULB ON F/A PANEL, OPS CHECKED GOOD, IAW AMM 33-50-00.
Part: BATTERY PACK — WEAK (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 35,680 hrs · 39,071 cycles
F/A EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH INOPERATIVE NOT ILLUMINATING. R & R EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK REF AMM 24-35-10-02.
Earlier reports · 2014–2015 · 22 reports
2015
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 35,089 hrs · 38,385 cycles
AVIONICS SMOKE ILLUMINATED, PERFORMED EMERGENCY ACTION ITEMS. WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER 20 SECONDS. F/A SMELLED A GAS LIKE ODOR, DECLARED EMERGENCY. INSPECTED AVIONCIS COMPARTMENT FAN, AVIONICS LR US AND WIRING, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAN ENGINES WITH CREW, BLEEDS ON , AVIONICS ON ECS OPERATING, NO DEFECTS NOTED, NO ODOR DETECTED. ACFT FOUND OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 35,088 hrs · 38,384 cycles
AVIONICS SMOKE ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED EMERGENCY ACTION ITEMS, WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER 20 SECONDS. F/A SMELLED A GAS LIKE ODOR. DECLARED EMERGENCY. INSPECTED AVIONICS COMPARTMENT, FAN, AVIONICS LRU'S AND WIRING. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAN ENGINES WITH CREW, BLEEDS ON, AVIONICS ON, ECS OPERATING, NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO SMOKE OR ODORS DETECTED. ACFT FOUND OK TO CONTINUE SERVICE. WORK IAW AMM 21-23-00,21-60-00, 26-13-00, 71-00-00.
Part: LIGHT — UNSECURE · airframe 35,060 hrs · 38,354 cycles
FLIGHT 106. EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING ROW 3 & 4 NOT SECURE. SECURED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING IAW AMM 33-50-20-04.
Part: CONNECTOR — FAILED (HANDSET PANEL)
JUST AFTER GETTING AIRBORNE, AIRCRAFT LOST COMMS, WITHOUT COMMUNICATION. CREW WAS UNABLE TO NOTIFY DISPATCH UNTIL THEY LANDED BUT DID AIR RETURN. EMERGENCY DECLARED ON BEHALF OF CREW. ACFT LANDED SAFELY. REPLACED CAPTAINS HANDSET JACK PANEL, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: CONTROL VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 33,790 hrs · 37,059 cycles
WITH GEAR HANDLE UP, INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED WITH HYDRAULIC PUMP REMAINING ON AND CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF. COMPLIED WITH MAIN HYD SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL CHECK, SERVICED MAIN AND OTBD BRAKE ACUMULATORS TO 1650 PSI, INSPECTED ACCUMULATORS, DUMP VALVES, HYDRAULIC MANIFOLDS, RT NOSE WHEEL WELL FOR LEAKS, ALL BRAKES AND GEAR ACTUATORS. INSPECTED LT NOSE WHEEL WELL AREA AROUND THE MAIN RESERVOIR, AUXILIARY RESERVOIR, AND PUMP FOR LEAKS AND OPERATION INCLUDING RUNNING THE PUMP IN OVERRIDE TO CHECK HAND-PUMP SELECTOR VALVE DUMP/RELIEF VALVE OR CHECK VALVE FOR INTERNAL LEAKAGE, OPS CHECK GOOD THE AUXILIARY TANK DID NOT RISE WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED AND THE FLAPS AT 20 DEGREES THE PUMP TOOK 17 MINUTES BEFORE IT RE-PRESSURIZED THE HYD SYS, ALSO, CHECKED THE MLG UPLOCK SWITCHES GAP AND THE MEASUREMENT IS 7 MM. FOUND LANDING GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR LEAKING REPLACED ACTUATOR AND LANDING GEAR CONTROL. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (BRAKES) · airframe 33,780 hrs · 37,046 cycles
LANDING GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT AND LOCK UP. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, LANDED SAFELY. BLED HYD SYS, OPS CHECK OF RT UPLOCK RIGGING FOUND SATISFACTORY. REPLACED LT AND RT MLG UPLOCK SPRING, PN 7232360-151. REPLACED LT MAIN GEAR DOOR ASSIST SPRING, PN 7232360-041. REPLACED IDLER LINK AND BUSHING, PN 7232360-131, PN 55016-3-600. FOUND BRAKE POWER VALVE LEAKING, REPLACED BRAKE VALVE. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (RT UPLOCK) · airframe 33,777 hrs · 37,044 cycles
INTRANSIT, LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN GEAR RETRACTED, RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, LANDED SAFELY. WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED UP THE HYDRAULIC PUMP MOTOR RAN CONTINUOSLY AND THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, CYCLED GEAR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, GEAR WAS LOWERED WITH ALL 3 GEAR LIGHTS AND A NORMAL LANDING MADE. REPLACED RT UPLOCK ACTUATOR. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (GEAR HANDLE) · airframe 33,774 hrs · 37,041 cycles
GEAR HANDLE UP THE INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (GEAR HANDLE) · airframe 33,774 hrs · 37,041 cycles
GEAR HANDLE UP THE INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED.
Part: HANDLE — FALSE INDICATION (MLG) · airframe 33,774 hrs · 37,041 cycles
WITH GEAR HANDLE UP, THE INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED GEAR CHECK, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
2014
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 33,604 hrs · 36,848 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR 2-3 MINUTES. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION, BLED HYD SYSTEM, BLED BRAKES FOUND LT MAIN GEAR STRUT LEAKING, REPACKED LT MAIN GEAR STRUT COMPLIED WITH GEAR SWINGS OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 33,595 hrs · 36,838 cycles
RETRACTING LANDING GEAR, GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH AND HYD PUMP KEPT RUNNING. DIVERTED, PERFORMED QRH AND EXTENDED LANDING GEAR NOSE WHEEL TOOK EXCESSIVE TIME COMING DOWN. PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED OPEN CONTROL NR 2014FA0000678. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION ON ALL LANDING GEAR COMPONENTS, CLEANED LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCHES AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK FOR LANDING GEAR. EXTENSION AND RETRACTION MULTIPLE TIMES, NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (MLG)
GEAR IN-TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR UP SELECTION.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (MLG) · airframe 33,535 hrs · 36,773 cycles
GEAR UP HYDRAULIC PUMP RAN CONTINOUS AND GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TASK WITH 5 FULL CHECKS OF LANDING GEAR, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: HOSE — FAILED · airframe 33,509 hrs · 36,744 cycles
AC BLOWING SMOKE. REPLACED HIGH PRESSURE HOSE, OPS CHECKED OK.
Part: GUIDE — OUT OF POSITION (PAX DOOR) · airframe 33,499 hrs · 36,731 cycles
AIRSTAIR DOOR UNABLE TO RETRACT PROPERLY. REPOSITIONED GUIDE ARM AND SAFETIED.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (LT MLG) · airframe 32,850 hrs · 36,006 cycles
LEFT GEAR REMAINED EXTENDED DURING GEAR RETRACTION. REPLACED LT LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH PN 404EN1-6 AND LT LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED (LEFT)
AFTER GEAR UP SELECTION, LEFT MAIN GEAR REMAINED IN THE DOWN POSITION, GREEN, RT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE WHEEL RETRACTED, NO LIGHTS. SELECTED GEAR DOWN HYDRAULIC PUMP CYCLES ON AND OFF ALL THREE GEAR IN GREEN LANDED FLIGHT, IDLER LIGHT OPEN, REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR DOWN DURING FLIGHT.
Part: STRUT — LOW PRESSURE (LT MLG) · airframe 32,810 hrs · 35,955 cycles
LEFT MAIN GEAR ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. FOUND TIRE RUBBING IN GEAR BAY ALSO FOUND STRUT LOW, SERVICED STRUT GEAR SWING CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 32,798 hrs · 35,940 cycles
F/A REPORTS EMERGENCY LIGHT ARM LIGHT INOPERATIVE ON F/A PANEL. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT PANEL OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMREGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 32,798 hrs · 35,940 cycles
F/A REPORTS EMERGENCY LIGHT ARM LIGHT INOPERATIVE ON F/A PANEL. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT PANEL OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (ZONE 200) · airframe 32,615 hrs · 35,724 cycles
LEFT FORWARD FUSELAGE OUTER SKIN, BS 129-145 DENTED AND GOUGED. REMOVED FRAME AT STA 136.50 AND REFORMED SKIN BACK TO NORMAL CONTOUR AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER.