N36MW
Registered owner: M & A AIRCRAFT LLC, MT (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
DURING MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION OF REPORTED LOW APU BLEED AIR PRESSURE DURING ENGINE START CYCLE, A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN AFM REV 49 DATED 10 DEC 2012 AND AMM REV 26 DATED SEPT 2015 FOR APU BLEED AIR PRESSURES REQUIRED FOR ENGINE START WAS DISCOVERED. AMM ENGINE OPS TEST 71-00-00 REQUIRES 20 PSI MINIMUM FOR ENGINE START. AFM STARTING ENGINES PROCEDURES REQUIRE 25 PSI MINIMUM FOR ENGINE START. THIS DIFFERENCE CAUSES CONFLICT BETWEEN AIRCRAFT CREW AND MAINTENANCE FOR AIRCRAFT RETURN TO SERVICE. ASC 465C-APU, INSTALLATION OF 36-150G, HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED FOR ENHANCED PERFORMANCE OF APU AND BLEED AIR SYSTEM.
LEFT WING STARTED VENTING FUEL IN CLIMBOUT. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING TECHNICIANS FOUND LEFT WING OUTBOARD AFT VENT FLOAT/ NON RELIEVING VALVE TO BE INOP. REPLACED VALVE WITH A NEW VALVE, P/N 16F123 AND SEAL, P/N GA215-160 IAW GULFSTREAM G-IV MAINTENANCE MANUAL 28-02-00 AND IPC 28-10-00. PERFORMED AIRCRAFT FUELING PROCEDURES IAW GULFSTREAM G-IV MAINTENANCE MANUAL 28-04-00. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK ON REMOVED WING ACCESS PANELS 21-FT16 AND 21-FT-17 WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
AC WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED A SUBSTANTIAL SPLIT BETWEEN AIRSPEED INDICATORS. AC WAS TAXIED BACK FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. PITOT/STATIC CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND DISCREPANCY DUPLICATED. ALL PITOT AND STATIC LINES WERE DISCONNECTED AND NITROGEN WAS BLOWN INTO THE LINES. SEVERAL BUGS WERE REMOVED FROM THE LINES. ALL LINES WERE RECONNECTED AND PITOT/STATIC CHECKS RE ACCOMPLISHED AND ALL CHECKS NORMAL IAW MFG MM. (SW15200402394) (K)
WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROLLER, INTERNAL FAILIURE.
CRACKED WINDSHIELD ON COPILOT SIDE. AFTER THE NEW WINDSHIELD WAS INSTALLED A FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE WINDSHIELD STAYED FULL HOT. THE WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROLLER WERE SWAPPED AND THE WINDSHIELD HEATED NORMALLY.