N39PH
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.
34 reports on file, 1995-02-14 – 2011-02-02.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (NLG) · airframe 15,892 hrs · 17,081 cycles
DURING LANDING, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD POP IN THE NOSE GEAR BAY AND THE NLG WOULD NOT EXTEND , AFTER TRYING SEVERAL TIMES TO EXTEND THE GEAR INCLUDING EMERGENCY EXTENSION THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP AND THE MAIN GEAR DOWN , JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT FEATHERED BOTH PROPS AND SHUTDOWN BOTH ENGINES, HE KEPT THE NOSE UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AND FINALLY TOUCHED THE NOSE DOWN VERIFYING THAT NEITHER PROP WAS TURNING AT TIME OF TOUCHDOWN, AFTER EXAMINING THE ACFT AFTER LANDING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR HAD FAILED INTERNALLY.
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 33 reports
1999
Part: TRANSMITTER — INTERMITTENT (FUEL FLOW)
TRANSMITTER HAD INTERMITTENT FUEL FLOW READINGS.
1998
Part: INVERTER — FAILED (AC SYSTEM)
INVERTER DROPS OFF LINE THEN COMES BACK ON IN-FLIGHT.
Part: TACH GEN — FLUCTUATES (PROPELLER)
AT 200 TO 250 RPM, PROP FLUCTUATES, INDICATION ONLY.
Part: RADIO ALTIMETER — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT)
ALTIMETER INTERMITTENT FLAG 2,000 FEET.
Part: VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN PRESSURE)
VALVE WOULD NOT HOLD CABIN ALTITUDE WITH NR 2 FLOWPACK CUT OFF.
Part: VALVE — INOPERATIVE (FUEL SYSTEM)
OUT CROSSFEED ON VALVE INOPERATIVE RIGHT TO LEFT.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (COCKPIT)
TOT INDICATOR STICKS AT OR ABOVE 700C ON START.
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (COCKPIT)
TACHOMETER STICKS AT 10-15 PERCENT ON SHUT DOWN.
Part: HUB — LEAKING (PROP)
BLADE GRIP SEALS LEAKING GREASE. LOOSE DEVICE SLIP RING.
Part: INVERTER — FAILED (AC SYS)
INVERTER WILL NOT COME ON LINE. WORKED FOR ONE HOUR AFTER CLEANING CANNON PLUG.
Part: GPS — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
SELECTOR KNOB SKIPS DIGITS AND LETTERS WHEN TRYING TO SELECT.
Part: CVR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
CVR WILL NOT TEST.
1997
Part: SKYNAV 5000 — FAILED (COCKPIT)
COULD NOT SELECT AIRPORTS, NDRS, ETC.
Part: ANTENNA LOOP — CORRODED (VOR)
CORROSION ON ANTENNA. WEAK SIGNAL. SENT TO COLLINS AVIONICS FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Part: ARTIFICIAL HORIZ — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
ARTIFICIAL HORIZ WILL NOT MAINTAIN ATTITUDE WITH INST. AIR APPLIED.
Part: INDICATOR — FLUXUATES (TOT)
INDICATOR FLUCTUATES 20-40 DEGREES IN FLIGHT.
1996
Part: INDICATOR — STICKS (COCKPIT VSI)
VSI STICKS IN CLIMB AND DESCENT.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
VERTICAL ORANGE LINES IN ALL RANGE SETTINGS.
Part: ACTUATOR — DEFECTIVE (AUTO PILOT)
SPIRAL DISC SWITCH LEVER HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY.
Part: GYRO — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT VG)
WAIT AND ANT LIGHT COMES ON WHEN STABILIZATION MODE IS SELECTED.
Part: ALERTER — ERRATIC (COCKPIT ALTITUDE)
ERRATIC ALERTING, IT MIGHT TRIP 1000 FEET ABOVE OR BELOW. OR ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN. TIME SINCE REPAIR 176:40.
Part: TRANSMITTER — DEFECTIVE (FUEL FLOW)
ERRATIC FUEL FLOW.
Part: SKYNAV 5000 — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
GPS UNIT DOES NOT HOLD ENTERED DATA.
Part: VANE RING — CRACKED (TURB 2ND STAGE)
CRACKED POWER TURBINE 2ND STAGE VANE RING.
Part: ALERTER — DAMAGED (COCKPIT)
HARD SPOTS DURING RUN UP AND RUN DOWN. FACEPLATE IS CRACKED.
Part: ALTIMETER — ERRATIC (COCKPIT)
RADIO ALTIMETER ERRATIC ALTITUDE READOUT.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
DEAD NEEDLE; CONTINUOUS FLAG. TIME SINCE REPAIR 4:00.
1995
Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT RADAR)
BLUE SCREEN ON INDICATOR, ANTENNA LIGHT AND INTERMITTENT ON TAKE OFF.
Part: ALTIMETER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT ENCODE)
ENCODER HAS NO VALID OUTPUT. TIME SINCE REPAIR 187:40.
Part: SKYNAV 5000 — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
SKYNAV 5000 HAS LOOSE PART INSIDE CABINET. ON FIRST POWER UP, DISPLAY LOCKED UP. FOUND BROKEN PIECE OF DATA CARD READER.
Part: HUB — MAKING METAL (NR 2 PROP)
#2 ENGINE MAKING METAL. TARGET SCREWS MISSING IN DEICE SLIP RING.
Part: CVR — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
BEGAN TRANSCRIBING TAPE AND FOUND CVR TO DIE AFTER 30-45 SECONDS OF OPERATION.
Part: TRANSDUCER — INOPERATIVE (FUEL PRESS)
ZERO OUTPUT WITH POWER AND PRESSURE APPLIED.