N36673

Part: SPAR — CRACKED (CARRY THROUGH) · airframe 17,488 hrs

DURING A VISUAL INSPECTION REQUIRED BY AD 90-08-14 SPAR CARRY THRU INSPECTION CRACKS WERE FOUND RADIATING FROM THE OUTBOARD UPPER HUCKBOLT HOLE OUTWARD ON THE FORWARD LEFT AND RIGHT HAND FORWARD SPAR. THESE CRACKS WERE FOUND ABOVE THE INSPECTION AREA REQUIRED BY THE AD AND ALSO ABOVE THE AREA THAT THE KIT REPAIR COVERS. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS HAD THE REPAIR KIT INSTALLED REQUIRED BY AD 90-08-14 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SB 2269 R1 KITS P/N: 58-4008-9 S FORWARD FRAME AND 58-4008-11 S REAR FRAME.

Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED (NOSE) · airframe 17,436 hrs

DURING DEPARTURE OF FLIGHT # GTX487 FROM ADS TO ELP, AND AFTER GEAR RETRACTION OUR DIRECTOR OF OPERATION'S VISUALLY OBSERVED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DOORS HAD NOT RETRACTED. HE CONTACTED ADS GROUND TO HAVE THEM CONTACT REGIONAL APPROACH TO CONTACT THE PILOT OF FLIGHT # GTX487 AND INSTRUCT HIM TO RETURN TO ADS. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Part: MOTOR — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 16,998 hrs

DURING APPROACH PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. HE HAD NO VISUAL INDICATION THE GEAR WAS DOWN. HE ABORTED THE APPROACH, FLEW BY THE TOWER TO VERIFY GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. HE THEN PROCEEDED EAST OF KADS TO TROUBLESHOOT LANDING GEAR. HE WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR. LANDED AT KADS WITH NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. GTX 508 WAS A PART 91 REPOSITION OPERATION. PLACED THE AIRCRAFT ON JACKS AND ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. THE GEAR DID NOT FULLY RETRACT AND THE LANDING GEAR RELAY CB HAD POPPED. WE WERE ABLE TO TRACE THE CAUSE OF THIS TO THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR. WE REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR. WE PERFORMED ADDITIONAL GEAR SWINGS WITH NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS.

Part: DOOR — UNSECURE (CARGO BAY) · airframe 16,731 hrs

ON 06 MAY, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:20AM EDT WHILE OPERATING GTX502, PILOT HAD TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT KIAD, RWY 19C DUE TO AN UNSECURED NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR ON N36673. AFTER ABORTING THE TAKEOFF PILOT NOTIFIED TOWER OF THE ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO THE UNSECURED DOOR. TOWER ASKED IF PILOT NEEDED ANY ASSISTANCE AND HE DECLINED AND REQUESTED TO TAXI BACK TO JET AVIATION TO SECURE THE DOOR. TAXI CLEARANCE WAS PROVIDED AND HE SECURED THE NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR AFTER SHUTTING DOWN ON THE JET AVIATION RAMP. NO FURTHER INCIDENCES ON FLIGHT.

Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 14,852 hrs

ON APPROACH INTO PSM, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXTEND THE GEAR DOWN BY HOLDING THE GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER IN. PILOT NOTIFIED ATC AND LANDED SAFELY AT PSM WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 14,852 hrs

ON APPROACH TO PHL, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. PILOT PROCEEDED TO MANUALLY CRANK LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LANDED SAFELY AT PHL WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Part: ALTERNATOR — FAILED (LEFT) · airframe 14,119 hrs

AFTER TAKEOFF OUT OF LZU THE LEFT ALTERNATOR LIGHT CAME ON, PILOT THEN RETURNED TO LZU. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALTERNATOR OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: ANTENNA — BROKEN (ATC TRANSPONDER) · airframe 13,723 hrs

AFTER DEPARTING BDL THE TRANSPONDER FAILED, RETURNED TO BDL. REMOVED AND REPLACED TRANSPONDER ANTENNA, OPS CHECKS GOOD.

Part: TIRE — DAMAGED (LT MLG) · airframe 13,718 hrs

LEFT MAIN TIRE SKIDDED ON LANDING INTO PHL. REMOVED AND REPLACED TIRE.

Part: GYRO — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 12,833 hrs

EN ROUTE FROM TEB TO HFD WHEN THE DIRECTIONAL GYRO QUIT AND FLAGED, DIVERTED INTO BDL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED DIRECTIONAL GYRO (REMOTE), OPS CHECKS GOOD.

Part: MAGNETO — INOPERATIVE (LEFT ENGINE)

LEFT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, FOUND LEFT MAGNETO DEAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAGNETO, CLEANED AND GAPPED PLUGS. GROUND RUN, OK.

Part: MOTOR — FAILED (MLG)

AIRCRAFT GOING INTO JACKSON (JAN) LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN. HAND CRANKED GEAR TO DOWN AND LOCK, LANDED, NO PROBLEMS. FOUND GEAR MOTOR INOPERATIVE, REMOVED AND REPLACED GEAR MOTOR. OPS CHECKED GOOD.