N42079
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameriflight, LLC (JIKA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
2 reports on file, 2008-01-15 – 2015-01-22.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — FAULTY (RT MLG) · airframe 24,203 hrs · 22,770 cycles
DURING APPROACH THE PILOT SELECTED THE LG HANDLE TO THE EXTEND POSITION, RECEIVED GREEN DOWN & LOCKED LIGHTS ON THE NOSE & LT MAIN GEAR, THE RT MAIN GEAR REMAINED OFF. PILOT TRIED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LG WITH THE SAME INDICATION. DIVERTED, DECLARED AN EMER & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A FAULTY RT MLG DOWN LOCK LIMIT SWITCH. R & R SWITCH. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LG SYS, ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED WERE NORMAL.
Part: DOWEL PIN — SHEARED (RT ENGINE)
ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE RT ENGINE QUIT. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, AND CHANGING MAGS, THE ENGINE STILL ONLY RAN ROUGH, AT BEST. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND SENT BACK TO OVERHAUL FACILITY. AT TEAR DOWN IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DOWEL THAT ALIGNS THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR TO THE SHAFT HAD SHEARED, ALLOWING THE GEAR TO SLIP. (K)