N304HE
Registered owner: WATER CAPITAL LLC, DE (owner ≠ operator)
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.
10 reports on file, 2013-12-26 – 2015-05-12.
Part: CONTROLLER — DEFECTIVE (RT ENGINE) · airframe 6,588 hrs · 3,672 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT THE RT ENG DEEC LIGHT CAME ON AT 86% N1. THE CREW INDICATED THAT THE ENG DIVERTED TO MANUAL MODE. TROUBLE SHOT THE DISCREPANCY & FOUND THAT THE ENG SYNC CONTROLLER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE UNIT WAS R & R WITH AN EXCHANGE UNIT PN 2118114-1-2 IAW AMM 73-22-11-401 & 71-00-00-501. OPERATIONS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.
Part: POSITION SWITCH — SHORTED · airframe 6,527 hrs · 3,618 cycles
DURING FLIGHT THE AIRBRAKE, OPEN, INDICATION ANNUNCIATION REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH AIRBRAKES IN THE SHUT POSITION. THE POSITION INDICATOR CB WAS TRIPPED. TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE AIRBRAKE INDICATOR CIRCUIT FOUND THE RT AIRBRAKE MICRO-SWITCH TO BE SHORTING OUT TO THE SWITCH CASE PN 1322ZMK3. A NEW SWITCH WAS INSTALLED & RIGGED. OPERATIONS CHECKED SATISFACTORY. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SKIN PANEL — CRACKED (SPOILER) · airframe 6,527 hrs · 3,618 cycles
DURING THE POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION THAT THE RT UPPER AIRBRAKE HAD A 4 INCH CRACK ON THE TOP SKIN ALONG THE TE. NO CAUSE FOR THE CRACK WAS FOUND. REMOVED THE DAMAGED RT UPPER AIRBRAKE PN 25-8WB5-2A. INSTALLED AN OVERHAULED AIRBRAKE PANEL IAW THE AMM & RIGGED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: POSITION SWITCH — SHORTED (TE FLAP) · airframe 6,355 hrs · 3,526 cycles
DURING TAXI THE SSU STALL IDENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED & THE NR 1 STALL CHANNEL DOES NOT TEST. EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE LT INBD FLAP POSITION MICRO SWITCH GNDED OUT INTERNALLY. THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH WAS REMOVED & A NEW SWITCH INSTALLED PN 9002EN3.
Part: AHRS — INTERMITTENT (NR 2) · airframe 6,351 hrs · 3,524 cycles
NUMBER 2 AHRS UNIT INTERMITTENTLY ROLLS COPILOTS ATTITUDE INDICATOR CREATING A COMPARATOR MONITOR DISAGREE. THE DEFECTIVE UNIT WAS REMOVED PN7003360-943 SN 95083260 & AN OVERHAULED UNIT WAS INSTALLED.
Part: DIODE — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 6,208 hrs · 3,418 cycles
THE MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY WENT BLANK. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THAT THE SG WAS INOPERATIVE. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND DIODES CR79 & CR80 DEFECTIVE. ITâS UNCLEAR IF THE DEFECTIVE SG TOOK OUT THE DIODES OR DIODES TOOK OUT THE SG. THE DIODES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW & THE SG WAS REPLACED WITH REPAIRED UNIT. ALL OPERATIONS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.
Part: AHRS — FAILED (NR 1) · airframe 6,129 hrs · 3,364 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE NR 1 AHRS UNIT FAILED IN FLIGHT. TROUBLE SHOT THE SYS & FOUND THE NR 1 AHRS UNIT DEFECTIVE, PN 7003360-943, SN 85090249. THE DEFECTIVE UNIT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE & A REPAIRED UNIT INSTALLED. OPERATIONS CHECKED OK.
Part: INVERTER — FAILED (ELECTRICAL SYS) · airframe 5,962 hrs · 3,250 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE NR 1 INVERTER FAILED IN FLIGHT. THE FAILED INVERTER WAS REMOVED PN 140-380010-7, SN SG1347 & A REPAIRED INVERTER WAS INSTALLED.
Part: WINDSHIELD — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 5,956 hrs · 3,246 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT B SCREEN WOULD NOT HEAT IN FLIGHT. TROUBLESHOOTING DISCOVERED THE RT B PANEL WINDSCREEN DEFECTIVE. THE DEFECTIVE WINDSCREEN WAS REMOVED & NEW WINDSCREEN WAS INSTALLED. LEAK & FUNCTIONAL CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Part: ADC — DEFECTIVE (NR 2) · airframe 5,783 hrs · 3,142 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE NR 2 ADC INDICATED AN INTERMITTENT OVER SPEED WARNING INFLIGHT & ON THE GND. TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE NR 2 FOUND IT TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE DEFECTIVE ADC WAS REMOVED PN 7000700-668, SN 00078756 & A REPAIRED UNIT WAS INSTALLED & TESTED IAW AMM 34-10-10.