N36SF
Registered owner: NORTH FORK LLC, NV (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
ON DESCENT FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE LEFT OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS GETTING INTO THE YELLOW ARCH AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THE OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR BEGAN TO FLICKER. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST TO AVOID DAMAGING THE ENGINE AND LANDED AT THE SCHEDULED STOP. A CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE CORE DUE TO HIGH CASE PRESSURES IN ALL ENGINE ZONES POSSIBLY AS A RESULT OF A FAILED 4 OR 5 CARBINE SEAL.
ON APPROACH, LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF GEAR BEING DOWN AND LOCKED (GREEN LIGHTS). THE GEAR HAD APPEARED TO TO ACT AND SOUND NORMAL DURING EXTENSION. CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE CHECKED AND THE GEAR WAS CYCLED UP AND INDICATED BOTH MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. GEAR WAS CYCLED BACK DOWN AND NO GEAR INDICATION WAS APPARENT. ACFT DIVERTED AND GEAR WAS VERIFIED WITH TAXI LIGHT OPERATION ON MAIN GEAR AND VISUAL CHECK BY TOWER PERSONAL. ACFT LANDED AND WAS INSPECTED BY EMERGENCY CREW AND RETURNED TO HANGAR FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
LT HYD PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING HYD PRESSURE BELOW 1400 PSI AT LT ENG DRIVEN HYD PUMP, SYS PRESSURE REMAINED NORMAL AT 2000 PSI, AS CREW MONITORED SYS PRESSURE THE RT HYDR PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CREW AT THIS POINT DIVERTED TO MSP FOR RUNWAY LENGTH REQUIREMENTS. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT MSP. UPON INSP, THE MAIN HYD SYS FILTERS WERE LEAKING AND DETERMINED TO HAVE FAILED O-RINGS. O-RINGS WERE REPLACED, HYD SYS SERVICED AND PERFORMED LEAK CHECK AND LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONAL TEST IAW MM 32-30-00. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.