N309BT
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.
14 reports on file, 2011-03-29 – 2015-11-06.
Part: SPLINE ADAPTER — BROKEN (STARTER GEN) · airframe 5,535 hrs · 4,064 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THAT DURING APU START, IT FAILED TO START. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THAT THE STARTER & GEN DRIVE ADAPTER WAS BROKEN. THE DRIVE ADAPTER WAS REPLACED WITH NEW, PN 3861055-1. OPERATIONS CHECKED OK. APU 1561.5 TT 2032 TC.
Part: SOLENOID — DEFECTIVE (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 5,469 hrs · 4,019 cycles
CREW REPORTED THE CABIN DOOR ANNUNCIATOR WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH WITH DOOR CLOSED. THE DOOR VENT SOLENOID WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE & WAS REPLACED WITH NEW PN 6618707-16. OPERATIONS CHECKED OK. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 2011–2013 · 12 reports
2013
Part: SOLENOID — DEFECTIVE (DOOR MONITOR) · airframe 4,849 hrs · 3,598 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE CABIN DOOR MONITOR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED DURING FLIGHT. TROUBLESHOOTING IDENTIFIED THE CABIN DOOR VENT SOLENIOD, PN 6711335-1 AS DEFECTIVE. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL OF THESE SOLENIODS FAIL IN THE LAST YEAR. THIS IS THE FIRST TO FAIL IN THIS WAY AND DEACTIVATE A CIRCUIT BREAKER. NEW UNIT INSTALLED AND RIGGED IAW AMM.
Part: SOLENOID — DEFECTIVE (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 4,787 hrs · 3,549 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE CABIN DOOR ANNUNCIATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED, AGAIN. AIRCRAFT HAS HAD 5 DOOR SOLENOIDS INSTALLED IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. DEFECTIVE SOLENIOD, NEW SOLENIOD INSTALLED IAW THE MM 52-10-00.
Part: SOLENOID — DEFECTIVE · airframe 4,781 hrs · 3,541 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE CABIN DOOR ANNUNCIATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED, AGAIN. ACFT HAS HAD FOUR DOOR SOLENIODS INSTALLED IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS. DEFECTIVE SOLENOID, PN 6711335-1, NEW SOLENOID INSTALLED IAW THE MM 52-10-00.
2012
Part: LINE — RUPTURED (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 4,741 hrs · 3,518 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED WHEN LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR AND THE FLAPS IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING THEY NOTED THE LOW HYD LEVEL AND PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE CREW STATED THAT THE RT THRUST REVERSER DEPLOYED AND THE LT DID NOT. DURING THE CREWS POST FLIGHT INSP, HYD FLUID WAS DISCOVERED LEAKING FROM THE LT ENGINE NACELLE. MX DISCOVERED THAT THE HYD PRESSURE FLEXIBLE HOSE PN AE6209H298-130 DATE OF MFG 09-99 FROM THE LT ENGINE DRIVEN HYD PUMP FAILED DEPLETING THE HYD FLUID FROM SYS. NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED CAUSING FAILURE OF HOSE. A NEW HOSE, NEW HYD PUMPS AND NEW HYD FILTERS WERE REPLACED. COMPLETE HYD CHECKS WERE COMPLETED, CHECKING FOR LEAKS AND HYD SYSTEM PRESSURES. NO DEFECTS NOTED.REF: MM 29-11-00, 29-11-03, 29-11-04 AND 12-12-01.
Part: SOLENOID — DEFECTIVE (PAX DOOR) · airframe 4,641 hrs · 3,428 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE CABIN DOOR WARINING LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT WITHOUT MULTIPLE CLOSINGS OF THE CABIN DOOR. THE SYSTEM WAS TROUBLESHOT AND THE CABIN DOOR VENT SOLENOID WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. A NEW SOLENOID WAS INSTALLED. OPS CHECKS SATISFACTORY IAW MM 52-10-00
Part: SOLENOID — DEFECTIVE (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 4,641 hrs · 3,428 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE CABIN DOOR ANNUNCIATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED, THIS ACFT HAS HAD THREE DOOR SOLENOIDS INSTALLED IN THE PAST 9 MONTHS. DEFECTIVE SOLENIOD, PN 6711335-1, NEW SOLENOID INSTALLED IAW THE MM 52-10-00.
Part: BEARING — DEFECTIVE (NLG WHEEL) · airframe 4,641 hrs · 3,428 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF AND LANDING ROLL UNUSUAL NOISE FROM THE NOSE GEAR. THE ACFT NOSE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE WHEEL RACES AND BEARING SEALS. CMM 32-47-42, MM 32-41-01 AND 32-41-02.
Part: CONTROL VALVE — DEFECTIVE (APU BLEED SYS) · airframe 4,525 hrs · 3,345 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE APU BLEED AIR WAS INOPERATIVE. TROUBLESHOOTING INDICATED THAT THE APU BLEED AIR CONTROL VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE. AN OVERHAULED VALVE WAS INSTALLED, FUNCTIONAL CHECKED SATISFACTORY.
Part: SOLENOID — INOPERATIVE (PAX DOOR) · airframe 4,387 hrs · 3,234 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED AFTER THE CABIN DOOR WAS CLOSED THE CABIN DOOR ANNUNICIATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. TROUBLSHOOTING FOUND THE DOOR SOLENIOD INOP.
2011
Part: AHRS — FAILED (NR 2) · airframe 4,223 hrs · 3,115 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE NR 2 AHRS WOULD NOT COME ON LINE (ATT AND HEADING FAIL). TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THAT THE AHRS UNIT S/N 1113 FAILED. INSTALLED A REPAIRED AHRS UNIT. FUNCTIONAL CHECKS SATISFACTORY. NOTE: AHRS UNIT S/N 1113 FAILED 2.9 HRS AFTER INSTALLATION. THE 8130-3 INDICATED THAT UNIT WAS INSPECTED ON AUG 11, 2011.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS UNS-1 MODEL FMS`S HAVE COMMANDED ERRONEOUS TURNS ON THE SAME APPROACH SEQUENCE. INITIAL INVESTIGATION SEEMS TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE SOFTWARE DEFECT.
Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (MLG) · airframe 3,935 hrs · 2,904 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW RETACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND NOTED A UNLOCK LIGHT FOR THE GEAR, THE CREW DECLARED AND EMERGENCY THEN FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST AND RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THEY RESENDED THE EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY. MX TROUBLESHOT THE LANDING GEAR SYS AND FOUND THE NLG UPLOCK SWITCH TO BE DEFECTIVE, PN 65-430087. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACE WITH NEW AND FUNTIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY.