N425AS
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.
3 reports on file, 1996-03-07 – 1997-04-21.
Part: SWITCH — INTERMITTENT (NLG ACTUATOR)
DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION FOR MAINTENANCE, NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK LIGHT BECAME INTERMITTENT. TROUBLESHOT TO NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR DOWNLOCK SWITCH. REMOVED SWITCH AND FOUND WIRE POTTING COMPOUND CRACKED AT SWITCH CASE. WHEN WIRES WERE FLEXED AT CRACK, CONNECTION WAS INTERMITTENT. THE NEW SWITCH HAD A MUCH MORE FLEXIBLE POTTING COMPOUND. SUGGEST CLOSE ATTENTION TO POTTING COMPOUND AREA OF SWITCH WHERE WIRES FLEX.
Part: LINE ASSY — WORN (HYD)
UPON INSPECTION DISCOVERED LINE CHAFED UNDER ADEL CLAMP. REMOVAL DISCLOSED RUBBER FROM CLAMP PARTIALLY MISSING AND LINE WORN 50 PERCENT OF WALL THICKNESS. RUBBER ON OUTSIDE OF CLAMP STILL IN PLACE MAKING IT HARD TO NOTICE.
Part: CONNECTOR — SHORT (RT FIRE WARNING)
DURING LAST 5 MINUTES OF FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH, THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. AFTER LANDING, THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. NO FIRE WAS PRESENT ON THE ENGINE. THE RIGHT FIRE WARNING CONTROL UNIT CONNECTOR P820 WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN INTERMITTENT SHORT CAUSING A FALSE FIRE INDICATION. CONNECTOR P820 WAS REPLACED AND WIRES REROUTED TO PROVIDE BETTER STRAIN RELIEF ON THE BACK OF P820.