N314TW
Registered owner: SIERRA AMERICAN CORPORATION, DE (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameristar Jet Charter, Inc. (HAEA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
6 reports on file, 2002-09-27 – 2016-04-27.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (LT MLG) · airframe 19,065 hrs · 14,959 cycles
ON APPROACH, THE LT MLG WOULD NOT EXTEND, USING THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. ACFT LANDED WITH THE LT MAIN GEAR RETRACTED, MX LIFTED THE WING & EXTENDED THE GEAR & TOWED THE PLANE TO THE MX HANGAR. ACFT IS STILL IN WORK.
Part: CONTROL BOX — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 17,872 hrs · 14,124 cycles
ACFT DID NOT PRESSURIZE. ACFT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. LANDING NORMAL. MX EVALUATING DISCREPANCY WITH AUTO PRESSURE SYS.
Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 17,860 hrs · 14,114 cycles
ON APPROACH, GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN WITH GEAR HANDLE. PERFORMED PROCEDURE "A". GEAR INDICATION DOWN GREEN. ACFT DIVERTED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. MX DISCOVERED RT UP-LOCK SWITCH FAILED. R & R RT UP-LOCK. PERFORMED GEAR SWING. OPS NORMAL. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
Part: POSITION SWITCH — FROZEN (MLG)
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED FOLLOWING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION (3) REDLIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH (3) GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURE A. FOUND MLG DOORS DID NOT RETRACT FOLLOWING MAIN GEAR EXTENSION. JACKED ACFT AND RESET EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE. CYCLED LANDING GEAR THROUGH SEVERAL CYCLES WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAIL MODE, POSSIBLY DUE TO MOISTURE FREEZING IN LANDING GEAR POSITION SWITCHES.
Part: INDICATOR — SLUGGISH (COCKPIT) · airframe 13,943 hrs · 11,292 cycles
ON DEPARTURE FROM ADS CAPTAINS AIRSPEED INDICATOR HAS 30-45 KNOT SPLIT FROM CO-PILOTS AIRSPEED INDICATOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ADS FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED CAPTAINS AIRSPEED INDICATOR. OPS TESTS GOOD. (CLOSED)
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO DOOR)
AIRCRAFT CLIMBING FROM 310 TO 330 DOOR LIGHT CAME ON, PILOT REQUESTED DESENT, REDUCED CABIN PRESSURE LIGHT WENT OUT , DECIDED TO DEVERT TO KLNK, MAINTENANCE REPLACED DOOR LIGHT SWITCH , OPS CK NORMAL , RETURN AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.