N314SC
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH CENTRAL AIR | Operator | on 1992-01-28 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by SOUTH CENTRAL AIR INC. (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.
2 reports on file, 1995-02-15 – 1996-04-02.
Part: ARM — BROKEN (RT MLG)
ON DEPART, WHILE RETRACTING THE L/G THE CREW NOTED THAT THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE DID NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL. SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND NOTED THAT THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND THE RT MAIN DOWN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. MX AND OPERATIONS WERE NOTIFIED BY RADIO AND A FLYBY WAS REQUESTED AND EXECUTED. DURING THE FLYBY IT WAS DETERMINED BY GRD OBSERVERS THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND APPEARED LOCKED. THE CREW WAS ADVISED TO UTILIZE THE EMERG AIR BLOWDOWN SYSTEM TO PROVIDE POSITIVE PRESS TO THE DOWN SYS IN CASE THE MECH LOCK WAS NOT ENGAGED, AND ADVISED TO CALL FOR THE EQUIP AND LAND AND STOP ON RUNWAY TO ALLOW MX TO ENSURE GEAR WAS MECH LOCKED DOWN.
Part: BLEED VALVE — DIRTY (RT ENGINE)
ANC - DURING LANDING, RT ENGINE HAD AN INTERMITTENT COMPRESSOR STALL. THE LANDING WAS ABORTED DUE TO HIGH WINDS. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN RT ENGINE AND RETURNED TO ENA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON INSPECTION OF THE RT ENGINE, THE BLEED VALVE WAS FOUND STUCK, WHICH CAUSED THE COMPRESSOR TO INTERMITTENTLY STALL.