N39CK
Registered owner: MELBOURNE FLIGHT TRAINING LLC, FL (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
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.
8 reports on file, 1997-10-08 – 2005-11-14.
Part: SERVO — DEFECTIVE (NOSE STEERING)
AFTER TAKEOFF, GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, NOSE STEERING SERVO DRIVE NOSE WHEEL 90 DEGREES. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT INTO THE WHEEL WELL. GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND NOSE WHEEL STRAIGHTENED OUT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED BACK TO HANGAR. FOUND DEFECTIVE NOSE STEERING SERVO, SERVO CLUTCH FAILURE HAD OCCURED. REPLACED NOSE STEERING SERVO WITH SERVICEABLE SERVO. PERFORMED STEERING OPERATIONAL CHECKS. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECKS. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW THE SRM. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE THIS DATE. (K)
Part: SQUAT SWITCH — FAILED (LT MLG)
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. PILOT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. FOUND LT MAIN GEAR SQUAT SWITCH FROZEN AND THE INTERNAL MICRO SWITCHES REMAINED IN THE GROUND MODE. REPLACED SQUAT SWITCH WITH NEW SQUAT SWITCH. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW SRM. (K)
Part: GASKET — MISINSTALLED (FUEL FILTER)
THE LEFT AIRCRAFT LOW PRESSURE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AS THE ENGINES WERE POWERED UP. TROUBLE SHOT LEFT FUEL SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL FILTER GASKETS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE FILTER WERE NOT GLUED EVENLY ON THE ENTIRE SURFACE. THIS IN TURN MADE THE GASKET ACT AS A RESTRICTOR FOR THE OUTLET FUEL, AS THE ENGINE DEMANDED FOR FUEL INCREASED WITH RPM, THE RESTRICTION WAS GREAT ENOUGH TO DROP THE FUEL PRESSURE TO BELOW THE PRESSURE SWITCH LIMIT. INSPECTED THE REMAINING RIGHT FUEL FILTER AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE GASKET. INSPECTED FUEL FILTERS IN COMPANY STOCK AND FOUND ALL FILTERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. REMOVED THESE FILTERS FROM STOCK AND NOTIFIED THE VENDER.
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (RT MLG)
LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. UNEVENTFUL LANDING ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED RIGHT MAIN GEAR TRUNNION SWITCH WITH NEW AND ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAME.
Part: CONNECTOR — DAMAGED (GEAR SELECTOR)
LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND NORMALLY. PERFORMED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. UNEVENTFULL LANDING ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED LOOSE SOCKET AT GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH CONNECTOR J115. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM PERFORMED SATISFACTORY. NO RECOMMENDATION TO PREVENT RECURRENCE.
Part: TIRE — FAILED (MLG)
THREE MAIN WHEEL TIRES BLEW ON LANDING. REPLACED ALL MAIN WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS. FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF ANTI-SKID SYSTEM AND PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM RIGGING CHECKED IAW THE LEARJET 25 SM. SYSTEMS CHECKED NORMAL AT THIS TIME.
Part: BRAKE — FAILED (ANTI-SKID)
ANTI-SKID FAILED TO CYCLE ON TOUCH DOWN. REPLACED ALL MAIN WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS. REPLACED THE ANTI-SKID TRANSDUCERS WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF ANTI-SKID SYSTEM IAW THE LEAR 25 SM. NO RECOMMENATION FOR PREVENTION KNOWN AT THIS TIME.
Part: SKIN — TORN (ABOVE FLAP)
DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE LEFT WING TO FUSELAGE CLOSE-OUT SKIN ABOVE FLAP WAS FOUND TO HAVE POPPED RIVETS AND WAS TORN. TEMPORARY REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED HOME. SUSPECT CAUSE WAS LOOSE RIVETS ON THE LEADING EDGE OF SKIN. PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THIS AREA DURING ALL PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTIONS. (X)