N400SF
Registered owner: STARFLITE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC, TX (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
RIGHT #4 CABIN WINDOW FAILED IN FLIGHT, OUTER PANE SHATTERED SENDING DEBRI INTO THE RIGHT ENGINE INLET, THE RIGHT ENGINE NOSE COWL WAS DAMAGED, 20 LOW PRESSURE FAN BLADES DAMAGED, BORESCOPE INSPECTION DETERMINED NO DAMAGE TO CORE ROTATING GROUP.
AT 30 MIN CRUISE FLIGHT @ FL400, CAPTAIN (PF) NOTICED LT SIDE PFD IAS FLAG, AND VERBALIZED TO PNF. PF COMPARED PFDS AND STBY ASI. RT SIDE PFD AND STBY ASIS INDICATED APPRX 20KTS FASTER (220KTS) THAN LT SIDE. OVER THE COURSE OF 30SEC, AIRSPEED CONTINUED TO DECAY BELOW 200KTS ON LT SIDE PFD AND DECREASED AT SAME RATE ON BOTH RT SIDE PFD AND STBY. PF DEEMED A DESCENT NECESSARY TO TRADE ALTITUDE FOR AIRSPEED. PNF ASKED ATC FOR LOWER ALTITUDE. PF INITIATED A ~3000FPM DESCENT AND AIRSPEED CONTINUED TO DECAY TOWARD 140KTS ON ALL ASIS. PF QUICKLY REALIZED ALL AIRSPEED INFORMATION WAS ERRONEOUS AND SUSPECTED STUCK PITOT. BOTH PILOTS VERIFIED PITOT HEATS-ON AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS-IN. PF DECREASED DESCENT TO 1000FPM, SET A KNOWN POWER SETTING AND REFERENCED AOA .2. IAS PEGGED AT 40KTS ON BOTH PFDS AND 0KTS ON STBY. PNF DECLARED EMERGENCY AND ASKED FOR VECTORS TO KSLN. PNF RAN LOSS OF AIRSPEED INDICATION CHECKLIST AND REVIEWED LOSS OF AIRSPEED APPROACH CHECKLIST. ALL ASIS RETURNED TO NORMAL @ ~FL260 AND INDICATED SIMILAR AIRSPEEDS. PF FLEW ILS UNEVENTFULLY INTO KSLN.
WHILE PERFORMING AN (A-B) INSPECTION FOUND RT AFT FUSELAGE BLEED AIR LINE ATTACH BRACKETS PULLED FROM AFT FUSELAGE BULKHEAD RESULTING IN CRACKS IN THE BULKHEADS AT FRAME STA 329.92. RECOMMEND INSPECTING AREA THOROUGHLY AT EACH INSPECTION. RECOMMEND CONTACTING MFG FOR REPAIR OPTIONS. THIS IS THE 5TH AIRCRAFT IN A ROW THAT THE BULKHEAD HAS BEEN CRACKED. THE CRACK HAS BEEN FOUND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AC. (K)