N4298S
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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, 1996-06-01 – 2002-05-16.
Part: LATCH — FAILED (RT ENGINE)
AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FLIGHT LEVEL 160, CREW NOTICED THAT THE AFT EDGE OF THE UPPER FORWARD RT ENGINE COWLING APPEARED TO BE DISPLACED. DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND RETURNED. MISLATCHED UPPER FORWARD COWLING AFT LATCH. COWLING AND LATCHES WERE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, AND MISADJUSTMENT, RESECURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS SINCE THAT TIME.
Part: FIRE LOOP — DIRTY (NR 1 ENGINE)
BIL - ON TAXI OUT, FLIGHT CREW NOTED NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. BOTH ENGINES SECURED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO HANGAR. FALSE FIRE WARNING DUE TO MOISTURE ON SENSOR. CLEANED SENSOR AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION, SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD.
Part: LIGHT — LOOSE (NLG DOWNLOCK)
BIL - WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR LANDING IN BILLINGS, THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. THE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT IN THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE DID GO OUT. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED, EXTENDED MANUALLY. THE NOSE GEAR COULD BE SEEN IN THE EXTENDED POSITION FROM THE CHROME EXHAUST STACK. NOSE GEAR DOWNAND LOCKED LIGHT WAS NOT SCREWED IN ALL THE WAY. PUSH-TO-TEST WORKED, BUT NOT THE NORMAL FUNCTION. TIGHTENED BULB HOLDER AND SWUNG GEAR FOR OPS CHECK. SYSTEM OPERATED CORRECTLY.