N31705
Registered owner: UAS TRANSERVICES INC, FL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameriflight, LLC (JIKA) | 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.
3 reports on file, 2012-03-29 – 2019-03-08.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (RT MLG) · airframe 33,235 hrs · 45,992 cycles
DISCREPANCY: ON APPROACH INTO KSAT, THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. AFTER COMPLYING WITH THE LANDING GEAR MANUAL EXTENSION, THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE CANNON PLUG P209 AND DIODES CR330 AND C331. THEY ALSO REMOVED AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE LANDING GEAR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER, RIGHT SQUAT SWITCH, RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN POSITION SWITCH AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED 10 CYCLES, OPERATIONAL CHECKS WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. THE LEAK CHECK AND RIGGING CHECK PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CONNECTOR — CONTAMINATED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 33,104 hrs · 45,800 cycles
THE PILOT REPORTED WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT TO KCRP THE LT ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION WAS SHOWING AT MAXIMUM 140 DEGREES C, WHERE AS NORMAL INDICATION IS 60 TO 80 DEGREES C. REDUCED POWER TO REDUCE THE OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION BUT WAS THIS WAS INEFFECTIVE. ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE LT ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN KCRP. MX INSPECTED THE LT ENGINE AND FOUND THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE OIL TEMPERATURE BULB WET WITH ENGINE OIL. MX CLEANED THE CONNECTOR OF THE OIL TEMPERATURE BULB, SWAPPED BULBS FROM THE LT ENGINE TO THE RT ENGINE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. NO EXTERNAL OIL LEAKS WERE NOTED AND OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND NO SUBSEQUENT ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
Part: WIRE — CHAFED (SQUAT SWITCH) · airframe 30,561 hrs · 42,352 cycles
ON APPROACH, WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. USED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. A SAFE LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED DAMAGED AND CHAFED WIRING AT THE RIGHT GEAR SQUAT SWITCH CONNECTOR PLUG. WIRES WERE REPAIRED PER THE AWM, AND GEAR FUNCTION TESTED GOOD SEVERAL TIMES.