N424MA
Registered owner: UAS TRANSERVICES INC, FL (owner ≠ operator)
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
DURING NORMAL CRUISE FLIGHT AT ABOUT 16,000 FT IN ICING CONDITIONS, THE PILOTâS AIRSPEED INDICATION WAS READING LOW AND CONTINUED TO DROP UNTIL IT REACHED ZERO. THE CREW TROUBLESHOT THE ISSUE USING THE QRH, WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SELECT THE ALTERNATE STATIC SOURCE, THE SELECTOR VALVE WAS SEIZED AND WOULD NOT ROTATE. THE CO-PILOTS AIRSPEED INDICATOR, INDICATED NORMAL FOR ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES OF FLIGHT AND THEN STARTED TO DECREASE UNTIL IT READ ZERO. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. DURING DECENT THROUGH 3000 FT THE AIRSPEED INDICATORS BEGAN TO INDICATE AND THE AIRSPEED INDICATION WAS RELATIVE TO THE CURRENT POWER SETTINGS. THE CREW REMAINED UNDER AN EMERGENCY CONDITION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND MOISTURE IN THE AFT STATIC PORTS AND CLEANED AND REMOVED THE MOISTURE. INSPECTED THE ALTERNATE STATIC SOURCE VALVE AND FOUND IT WAS SEIZED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATE STATIC SOURCE VALVE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A PITOT/STATIC CHECK WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE AIRSPEED INDICTORS, STATIC SYSTEM INSTRUMENTS AND ALTERNATE STATIC SOURCE VALVE WAS NORMAL.
ON VISUAL APPROACH, PILOT SELECTED LG TO THE EXTENDED POSITION. THE LG POSITION INDICATORS LIGHTS FOR THE MLG REMAINED RED & THE LIGHT FOR NLG DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT CYCLED THE LG & RECEIVED TWO GREEN INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR THE MLG, BUT NO LIGHT FOR THE NLG. PERFORMED AN EMER MANUAL EXTENSION OF THE LG, RECEIVED THREE GREEN DOWN & LOCKED INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED RT ENG HYD TUBE BY THE OIL TANK CHAFED THROUGH. REPLACED THE HYD TUBE WITH A NEW TUBE, SERVICED THE HYD SYS & PERFORMED HYD SYS OPERATIONAL CHECKS, ALL CHECKED NORMAL.
EN-ROUTE THE PILOT NOTICED THE RT ENG EGT SPIKED 100 DEGREES CELSIUS, THE RT ENG FUEL BYPASS LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE EMER CHECKLIST & PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY RT ENG SHUTDOWN. DECLARED AN EMER & DIVERTED. THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING IS IN PROGRESS. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED EGT FLUCTUATION CAUSED BY FAULTY WIRING. REPLACED CONNECTOR, WIRING FOR EGT SYS FROM RT ENG FIREWALL TO PIGTAIL HARNESS & RT EGT COMPENSATOR & SRL COMPUTER. OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF EGT SYS WERE NORMAL DURING GND PERFORMANCE RUNS.
ON APPROACH THE PILOT NOTICED A HIGH PITCH WHINE COMING FROM WHERE HE BELIEVED TO BE THE RT ENG. AFTER THREE SECONDS THE PILOT NOTICED BOTH HYD LOW PRESS ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED. CHECKED HYD QTY GAUGE & READING WAS 0. PILOT STARTED EMER PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN QRH, DECLARED AN EMER. MANUALLY EXTENDED LG & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A CRACK IN THE HYD LINE LOCATED IN THE LT ENG AREA. R & R HYD LINE WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT, ALSO REPLACED BOTH LT & RT HYD PUMPS & INSPECTED THE SYS FILTER AS A PRECAUTION ALL WORK COMPLETED IAW ACFT MM 29-10-20. PERFORMED SYS OPERATIONAL CHECKS, LEAK CHECK & LG SWINGS IAW MM 29-00-00 & 32-00-00. ALL SYS CHECKS WERE NORMAL.
FLT 3429 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM MSP, THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT REMAIN UP AND LOCKED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE NLG UPLIMIT SWITCH. ALL CHECKS SATISFACTORY. (M)
FLT 3467 - ON APPROACH TO DTW, THE RIGHT INTRANSIT LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE UPON GEAR EXTENSION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT INBOARD DOWN POSITION SWITCH. ALL CHECKS SATISFACTORY. (M)
FLT 2903 - ON APPROACH TO DTW, THE RIGHT GEAR DOWN LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE UPON GEAR EXTENSION. THE INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN WIGGLED. THE CREW PERFORMED AND EMERGENCY EXTENSION AND LANDED AT DTW WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATOR. ALL CHECKS SATISFACTORY. (M)
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN MSP, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED REPAIR TO A CRACK IN THE CARGO DOOR FRAME, P/N 27-22085, AT FS 438.060 BY REMOVING DAMAGED GAS STRUT MOUNT HOLE (1.625 BY 1.825), FABRICATED, PREPPED AND INSTALLED A REPAIR ANGLE, REPAIR PLATE, AND FILLER IAW FAIRCHILD ARP 53-20-9503 DATED MARCH 1, 1995. (M)
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN MSP, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED REPAIR TO A CRACK IN THE CARGO DOOR FRAME, P/N 27-22085, AT FS 491, BY REMOVING DAMAGED GAS STRUT MOUNT HOLE (1.625 BY 1.825). FABRICATED, PREPPED AND INSTALLED A REPAIR ANGLE, REPAIR PLATE, AND FILLER IAW FAIRCHILD ARP 53-20-9503 DATED MARCH 1, 1995. (M)
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IN MSP, MAINTENANCE FOUND PILOTS SIDE SEAT TRACK SUPPORT CHANNEL AT FS 107 CRACKED BETWEEN RIVETS ON NUT PLATE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ARP 53-10-9322. (M)
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN MSP, THE LEFT FLAP UPPER INBOARD SKIN HAD A HOLE CHAFED THROUGH IT. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED TO THE AIRCRAFT BY REPLACING THE LEFT FLAP ASSEMBLY. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED TO THE FLAP BY FABRICATING AND INSTALLING A REPAIR DOUBLER AND REPLACEMENT SKIN IAW FAC SRM 57-90-60 REPAIR NR 8. (M)
FLT NR 3069 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM CVG, THE GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHTS REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE CREW CYCLED THE GEAR AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. (M)
FLT NR 3453 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DTW, CREW NOTED A VIBRATION FROM THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE RT NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (M)
FLT NR 3453 - IN CRUISE FLIGHT, A LOUD SQUEAL WAS NOTED FROM THE PASSENGER DOOR. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR FRAME FORWARD UPPER SCUFF REPAIR PLATE CAUGHT ONTO THE DOOR ALIGNMENT TEFLON BLOCK, WHICH IN TURN TORE THE DOOR SEAL. REPAIRS TO THE DOOR FRAME WERE COMPLETED BY INSTALLING A NEW SCUFF PLATE PER ARP 53-20-9116 AND BY REPLACING THE UPPER TEFLON BLOCK. THE DOOR SEAL SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED. (M)
FLT NR 3385 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM YXU, THE GEAR DOOR POSITION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN RETRACTING THE GEAR. THE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED ON APPROACH TO DTW. MAINTENANCE SERVICED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT. ALL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. (M)
FLT NR 3019 - ON APPROACH TO DTW, THE LEFT GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CREW RECYCLED THE GEAR AND A NORMAL INDICATION WAS RECEIVED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR OUTBOARD INDICATION SWITCH. SYSTEM OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (M)
DURING AN ENGINE INSPECTION IN MSP, MAINTENANCE NOTED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE COMPRESSOR SEAL WAS DETERIORATED. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY REPLACING THE SEAL, P/N 3107051-1, IAW GARRETT ENGINE MAINTENANCE MANUAL REFERENCES 72-00-00, 72-10-01, 72-10-06, 71-10-09, THROUGH 72-10-13. (M)
DAY - FLT 3004 - ON CLIMBOUT, THE RT MAIN GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE UPON GEAR RETRACTION. THE LIGHT ALSO, DID NOT ILLUMINATE DURING GEAR EXTENSION ON APPROACH TO DTW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A POSITION SWITCH. SYSTEM OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (W)
DTW - FLT 3186 - ON APPROACH, THE RT GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE UPON GEAR EXTENSION. ALL OTHER GEAR INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. AS A PRECAUTION, MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND LUBED ALL OF THE RT GEAR'S MICROSWITCHES. (W)
MSP - DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE RT I/B WING TO NACELLE LOWER TRANSIT ANGLE HAD LOOSE RIVETS. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY REPLACING THE ANGLE IAW FAC ARP 54-20-9101. (W)
CVG/DTW - FLT 3409 - DURING DEPARTURE FROM CVG, RT MLG INTRANSIT LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DTW. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE LANDING GEAR INTRANSIT MICROSWITCH. THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONED SATISFACTORILY. (X)
DTW - FLT 3092 - ON APPROACH TO DTW, THE RIGHT RED GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT WAS DIM DURING THE GEAR EXTENSION. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DTW. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE RIGHT GEAR POSITION SWITCHES. SYSTEM OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (X)
DTW - FLT 3092 - ON CLIMB-OUT OF DTW, CAPTAIN'S ALTIMETER FLAGGED INTERMITTENTLY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 ALTIMETER. SYSTEM OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (X)
DURING BLOCK INSPECTION AT MSP, FOUND CRACK IN BELT FRAME RELIEF RADIUS AT FS 212.27 DUE TO A CRACK. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED USING A DOUBLER AND STIFFENER IAW FAC SRM 53-90-20 REPAIR NR 20. (W)
DURING BLOCK INSPECTION IN MSP, FOUND RT FLAP TO BE CRACKED AND CHAFED. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY REPLACING THE INBOARD END NOSE RIB P/N 27-36004-010 DUE TO CRACKS AND THE INBOARD END AFT RIB P/N 27-36003-002 DUE TO A CHAFED AREA. ALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED IAW FAC SRM 57-90-60 REPAIR NR 10, 51-00-00 PAGE 4, 51-30-01, 51-40-02, AND 51-30-02. (W)
DURING BLOCK INSPECTION IN MSP, FOUND PASSENGER DOOR FRAME TO BE CRACKED. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY FABRICATING AND INSTALLING A REPAIR DOUBLER AN STRAP TO THE DOOR FRAME IAW FAC LAR 95-MALA-141 DATED 11 MAY 95. (W)
DURING BLOCK INSPECTION AT MSP, FOUND PASSENGER DOOR FRAME TO BE CRACKED. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY REPLACING FRAME SECTIONS P/N 27-24043-033 AND 27-24043-035. REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED IAW FAC SRM 51-00-00 PARAGRAPH 5, 51-30-04, AND 51-40-01. (W)
DURING BLOCK INSPECTION AT MSP, FOUND PASSENGER DOOR FRAME TO BE CRACKED. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY REPLACING FRAME SECTIONS P/N 27-24043-033 AND 27-24043-035. REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED IAW FAC SRM 51-00-00 PARAGRAPH 5, 51-30-04, AND 51-40-01. (W)
MSP - DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ATTACHMENT BOLT HOLES OF THE RT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE, PN 27-44026-003, ELONGATED. COMPLETED REPAIR TO THE RT ELEVATOR BY REPLACEMENT OF THE TORQUE TUBE IAW FAIRCHILD MM AND SRM. (X)
FLT 3455 - ON APPROACH TO DTW, THE NOSE GEAR RED INTRANSIT LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE DURING THE GEAR EXTENSION. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DTW. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. SYSTEM OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (Z)
FLT 3494 - ON APPROACH TO MSP, THE RIGHT GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT DOESN'T ILLUMINATE DURING THE GEAR EXTENSION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT INBOARD DOWN SWITCH. SYSTEM OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (Z)