N401BH
Registered owner: HARVEY WILLIAM G, PA (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.
14 reports on file, 1996-07-26 – 2002-10-17.
Part: SPRING — BROKEN (RT MLG)
UPON GEAR EXTENSION RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. EMERGENCY DECLARED, GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES AND DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION WAS CONFIRMED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND DOWN LOCK ASSIST SPRING BROKEN AND INTERFERING WITH DOWN LOCK ASSEMBLY. SPRING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, GEAR SWINGS PERFORMED, SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT)
DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM MEMPHIS, THE LEFT ENGINES TAIL PIPE HOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. POWER WAS REDUCED BY 20-30 PERCENT AT 1000 FEET. CREW NOTICED TORQUE FLUCTUATION WHEN THE CTOT SYSTEM WAS SECURED. AT THAT POINT, THE CREW ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED AN IN FLIGHT SHUTDOWN IAW EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS VECTORED BACK INTO MEMPHIS. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF THERE HAVING BEEN A FIRE OR OVERHEAT CONDITION. AIRCRAFT WAS RUN UP WITH NO INDICATION OF TORQUE SURGES OR OVERHEATING. (M)
Earlier reports · 1996–1999 · 12 reports
1999
Part: BEARING — CORRODED (AILERON)
AILERONS HARD TO TURN TO THE LEFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT TOWER MOUNT BEARINGS. (M)
1998
Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG)
WHEN GEAR SELECTED UP, AMBER LIGHT IN HANDLE STAYS ON. ADJUSTED NOSE DOWNLOCK SWITCH. (M)
Part: PROP OVERSPEED — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)
RIGHT HAND PROPELLER OVERSPEED WILL NOT TEST. CREW SHUT DOWN RIGHT ENGINE, RESTARTED AND TESTED AGAIN WITH NO DEFECTS. (X)
Part: ECU — SURGE (RT ENGINE)
RIGH ENGINE HAS A POWR SURGE OF 5 TO 8 PERCENT IN THE 40 PERCENT TORQUE RANGE WHILE PUSHING UP POWER. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNIT. GROUND RUN CHECKS GOOD. (M)
Part: VSI — FAILED (RT COCKPIT)
RIGHT VSI INOP ON TAXI. REMOVED AND REPLACED FO'S VSI, STATIC LEAK TEST, CHECKS GOOD. (M)
1997
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (LT BRUSH BLOCK)
LEFT PROP HEAT LIGHT COMES ON AT APPROX 90 SECONDS, LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT UNLESS RESET. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE ON LEFT PROP BRUSH BLOCK. GROUND RAN ENGINE, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: SHUTOFF VALVE — FAILED (LT BLEED AIR)
LEFT AIR VALVE CWP LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED BLEED AIR SHUTOFF VALVE. (M)
Part: RADAR PANEL — FAILED (COCKPIT)
WEATHER RADAR INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR PANEL. (X)
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (LT ENGINE)
LEFT PROPELLER OIL TEMP FLUCTUATES OUT OF NORMAL RANGE UP TO 150 DEGREES. CLEANED CANNON PLUG ON LEFT PGB OIL TEMP SENSOR. GROUND RUNS GOOD. (X)
Part: CONNECTOR — PIN MISALIGNED (NLG STEERING)
NOSE WHEEL STEERING INOP. CLEANED WATER FROM ACTUATOR CANNON PLUG AND SEATED CONNECTOR 91 VP IN RIGHT ELECTRICAL CENTER. (M)
1996
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO COMPT)
CARGO SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMM. WIRES CHECKED GOOD WITH MEGOMETER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED GOOD. (M)
Part: CHIP DET — SHORTED (LT ENGINE)
LEFT CHIP LIGHT ON (ENGINE) AND BYTE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VISUALLY INSPECTED LEFT ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR. NO CHIPS NOTED. REPLACED WEU. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SVC. (M)