N360AY
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHOICE AVIATION, LLC (PLCA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
CABIN WAS NOT PRESSURIZING CORRECTLY , EMERGENCY AIR AND CABIN ALTITUDE ANNUNCIATOR WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. FLIGHT CREW DECALED AN EMERGENCY AND AND PERFORMED A EMERGENCY DECENT AND AND UNSCHEDULED LANDING TO AUS SAFELY. CREW THINKS THE AIRCRAFT CABIN LOSS PRESSURE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED GROUND PRESSURIZATION CHECKS ON AIRCRAFT THE AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED ON THE GROUND. MAINTENANCE CHECK FOR FOR AIR LEAKS AND FOUND A SMALL LEAK COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD ANTI SHUTOFF VALVE AND AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN VALVE NOT SEAT. MAINTENANCE MEL THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM PER THE MEL AND THE AIRCRAFT FLOWN BACK TO OUR MAINTENANCE BASE UNPRESSURIZED FOR REPAIRS AND MORE TROUBLE SHOOT OF SYSTEM.
ON APPROACH TO BNA CREW SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT SHOW DOWN AND LOCK , CREW TESTED LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT SYSTEM AND THE DOWN LOCK LIGHT (GREEN) TESTED GOOD FOR NOSE GEAR SYSTEM . CREW NOTIFY ATC OF THEIR PROBLEM . ATC DIVERTED THEM TO MQT. CREW PERFORMED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PER AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL PROCEDURE AND STILL THEY DID NOT INDICATE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK. CREW PERFORMED A LOW PASS BY AIRPORT TOWER AND ASK THEM TO CHECK IF THEY CAN SEE IF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. TOWER NOTIFY THEM THAT THE LANDING GEAR LOOK DOWN. CREW LANDED AIRCRAFT PER THE EMERGENCY GEAR UP PROCEDURE PRE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL JUST IN CASE THE NOSE LANDING WAS NOT LOCKED DOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO LANDING GEAR PROBLEMS. CAUSE OF LANDING GEAR LIGHT INDICATION LIGHT PROBLEM WAS BROKEN WIRE TO TERMINAL BOARD FOR NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATOR LIGHT SYSTEM
AFTER LANDING WITH STEERING SYSTEM ENGAGED AT END RUNWAY CREW COULD TURN PLANE ONTO TAXI WAY NOTIFY TOWER THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEM WITH TURNING (STEERING) AIRCRAFT. CREW DISENGAGED STEERING SYSTEM AND USED DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING AND ENGINE POWER TO TURN AND TAXI AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY TO FBO AT THE AIRPORT. FLIGHT CREW NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE OF PROBLEM, MAINTENANCE HAD THEM MEL THE STEERING SYSTEM, PER THERE APPROVED MEL 32-3 AND HAVE THEM FOLLOW FLIGHT MANUAL LIMITATIONS AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION WITH NOSE WHEEL STEERING INOPERATIVE. WHEN AIRCRAFT RETURN TO HOME BASE MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOT THE STEERING SYSTEM AND FOUND STEERING COMPUTER CAUSE THE PROBLEM.