N39FN
Registered owner: GH EQUIPMENT LLC, DE (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.
3 reports on file, 2009-08-20 – 2012-03-21.
Part: FLT CONTROLS — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 16,631 hrs · 8,901 cycles
AFTER TAKE OFF, ACFT EXPERIENCED AN UN-COMMANDED ROLL. FULL RT YOKE REQUIRED FOR STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT. FULL DOWN TRIM TO RIGHT REQUIRED FOR STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT. DUMPED 1500 LBS OF FUEL AT 7000", 15-20 NAUTICAL MILES OVER SEA.
Part: VALVE — MISALIGNED (OXYGEN SYSTEM) · airframe 16,034 hrs · 8,639 cycles
DURING THE ENROUTE CLIMB, PERFORMED THE 10,000 FOOT PORTION OF CLIMB CHECKLIST. WHEN TESTING THE O2 MASKS, DISCOVERED THAT NEITHER CREW O2 MASK HAD OXYGEN FLOW. DUE TO LOSS OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN SYS, ELECTED TO RETURN TO BASE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON LANDING, THE O2 VALVE IN THE NOSE OF THE ACFT WAS EXAMINED AND FOUND TO BE SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE "ON" DETENT.
Part: BLOWER MOTOR — BURNED OUT (CABIN) · airframe 16,032 hrs · 8,637 cycles
DURING CLIMBOUT PASSING THROUGH 16000 FT A ODOR WAS DETECTED IN COCKPIT. AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER WAS TURNED OFF WHICH APPEARED TO HELP. ALL OK UNTIL THROTTLES PULLED TO IDLE AND RADIO DESCENT INITIATED. DECIDED TO RTB AND FOLLOWED SMOKE/FUMES IN COCKPIT CHECKLIST WITH NO DIFFERENCE IN ODOR. DURING DESCENT TO 10000 FT CABIN BLOWER C/B WAS FOUND POPPED, COCKPIT AIR WAS TURNED ON WHICH LESSENED THE ODOR. O2 MASKS WERE PULLED OUT AS A PRECAUTION BUT WERE NOT NEEDED.