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Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERLAIN GERALD F | Operator | on 2012-07-20 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by CHAMBERLAIN GERALD F (per NTSB report)
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.
7 reports on file, 1995-03-01 – 2003-10-23.
Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG & MLG) · airframe 263,329 hrs · 37,305 cycles
LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. ACFT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LANDING GEAR, OP CHECKED GOOD.
Part: TRANSDUCER — FAILED (RUDDER BOOST) · airframe 25,586 hrs · 36,230 cycles
FROM FARMINGTON NEW MEXICO TO ALBURQUERQUE NEW MEXICO ON FLIGHT 704, DURING TAKEOFF THE RUDDER FELT CROOKED AND STIFF ACCORDING TO THE CREW. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CHANGED THE LEFT HAND ENGINE RUDDER BOOST TRANSDUCER. TEARDOWN REPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT A LATER DATE.
Part: O-RING — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 24,398 hrs · 34,458 cycles
ON TAXI OUT, FLIGHT 6841, THE RIGHT BRAKE BECAME MUSHY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN RETURNED TO THE GATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THERE WAS LOW FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. REMOVED AND REPLACED AN O-RING, SECURED THE FITTING, AND SERVICED WITH FLUID.
Part: CONTROL CABLE — OUT OF ADJ (PROP REVERSING)
FLT 6540 - PHX-CLD - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW NOTED THE NR 1 ENGINE FAILED AND THE TORQUE WENT TO ZERO. THE PROP AUTOFEATHERED AND THE CREW COMPLIED WITH THE CHECKLIST AND MANUALLY SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHX WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND ADJUSTMENT BALL AT THE FORWARD END OF THE PROP REVERSING CONTROL CABLE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. MAINTENANCE READJUSTED THE CABLE AND RERIGGED THE ENGINE. OPS CHECKED GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BRAKE ASSY — UNSERVICEABLE (RT MLG)
FLT 5021 - IFP-PHX - IN PHX, CREW REPORTED THE RIGHT BRAKES WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE BRAKING ACTION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT BRAKE AND BLED THE BRAKES. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (NLG)
AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO PHX WHEN UPON LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, THE PILOTS DELCARED AN EMERGENCY AND MANUALLY EXTENDED GEAR AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS T/S, AND FERRIED TO IFP WITH GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.
Part: SHAFT — GALLED (PROP SHAFT)
THE POWER SECTION WAS REPORTED AS HARD TO ROTATE. UPON DISASSEMBLY, FOUND PROP SHAFT AND SLEEVE WAS GALLED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT COULD NOT ROTATE FREELY. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THE GALLING OCCURRED DUE TO FUEL OIL HEATER CONTAMINATING THE OIL SYSTEM WITH FUEL.