N4000K
Registered owner: TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE, UT (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priester Aviation, LLC (PRIA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
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, 2018-07-06 – 2020-01-14.
Part: BRACKET — BENT (NLG) · airframe 9,424 hrs · 7,513 cycles
UPON ESTABLISHING A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB, THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. AT V2 PLUS 10 THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED. AT WHICH POINT A STAB MISCOMPARE WAS NOTICED. WE REQUESTED A LEVEL OFF AT 8,000 FT. WE SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BELOW 200 KNOTS. WE THEN NOTICED A GEAR UNLOCKED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALL THREE GEAR INDICATIONS WERE EXTINGUISHED. FOUND RIGHT HAND NOSE LANDING GEAR UP-LOCK ROLLER BRACKET ASSEMBLY BENT DOWN 1/10 OF INCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED BRACKET P/N 6642652-14 AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. THIS BRACKET WAS KEEPING THE NOSE GEAR POSITION SWITCH FROM ACTIVATING THE CORRECT CONFIGURATION OF THE NOSE GEAR. SUSPECT IT WAS BENT DURING TOWING.
Part: CONTROL VALVE — FAILED (ZONE 400) · airframe 8,785 hrs · 6,729 cycles
CABIN DUCT OVERHEAT INDICATION ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM KJAX, RETURNED TO JAX FOR MAINTENANCE. FOUND THAT PN 27241287-14 CABIN TEMP CONTROL VALVE HAD FAILED. REPLACED VALVE AND RESUMED OPERATIONS THE FOLLOWING DAY.