N387PH
Registered owner: GAS/WILSON INC, MI (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSINESS AVIATION COURIER, INC. (DUFA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
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.
2 reports on file, 1998-12-29 – 2003-05-30.
Part: VALVE — FAILED (NLG STEERING) · airframe 30,182 hrs · 39,532 cycles
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, WHILE INDICATING 40 KIAS, THE PILOT DISARMED THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING IAW THE AFM. UPON APPROACHING 95 KIAS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO STEER LEFT. THE PILOT PUT IN RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT BRAKE WITH NO EFFECT. THE TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED LEFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUING TO TURN LEFT UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ARMING VALVE HAD ALLOWED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO ENTER THE STEERING MANIFOLD AND PASS THROUGH THE SERVO VALVE TO THE LEFT CYLINDER OF THE ACTUATOR.
Part: ACCUMULATOR — FAILED (LT WW)
FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, GEAR WAS RETRACTED NORMALLY WHEN BOTH HYDRAULIC FLOW WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED THE GEAR WAS IMMEDIATELY EXTENDED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. UPON INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THE HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR HAD BURST. THE DATE OF MFG ON THIS ITEM WAS 2Q94 AND WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. FATIGUE OR POSSIBLY A LOSS OF PRE-CHARGE PRESSURE MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS FAILURE. (X)