N3589B
Registered owner: AIR ARCTIC INC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warbelows Air Ventures, Inc. (WVBA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| FAA | Operator | on 1988-08-10 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
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.
4 reports on file, 2002-12-18 – 2023-08-16.
Part: LINK — UNSERVICEABLE (ZONE 700) · airframe 18,916 hrs
UPON LANDING, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ------ PILOT REPORTS ON APPROACH HE HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED AND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY ISSUES. ONCE THE NOSE GEAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED.
Part: FITTING — SHEARED (HYD ACTUATOR) · airframe 16,430 hrs
ON APPROACH, NOTICED THAT ONLY THE TWO MAIN GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS INDICATED GREEN. THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AND THE RED TRANSFER LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. T RECYCLED THE GEAR HANDLE, NO CHANGE TO THE MAIN OR THE NOSE GEAR POSITIONS. THE APPROACH WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK DEPARTURE, WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED, INSTRUCTED TO CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY PUMP. THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE NOSE GEAR POSITION. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE NOSE GEAR IN NOT DOWN AND NOT LOCKED POSITION. SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. AFTER LANDING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR'S DOWN PRESSURE FITTING HAD SHEARED AT THE ATTACHMENT SITE OF THE ACTUATOR.
Part: SOCKET — UNSECURE (PROP GOVERNOR)
PILOT REPORTED RT PROP CONTROL INOPERATIVE. INSP REVEALED THAT THE BALL, PN 54175-00, CAME OUT OF THE SOCKET, PN 31747-00, ON THE RT PROP CONTROL END AT THE GOVERNOR. INSPECTED AND REPAIRED CONNECTION AT THE RT PROP GOV.
Part: CHANNEL — CRACKED (FWD FUSELAGE)
FOUND DURING BASE INSPECTION, FATIGUED OVER THE YEARS, AGING AIRCRAFT PROGRAM PROBABLY APPLIES TO THIS PART. THE UPPER ATTACH POINT OF THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ATTACHES TO THIS PART.