N42HD
Registered owner: MSM42H LLC, NY (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZTEC WORLDWIDE AIRLINES INC (1AZA) | 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.
13 reports on file, 1996-07-02 – 2022-12-31.
Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (RIGH) · airframe 16,557 hrs
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE, THE PILOT NOTED A LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF RPM IN THE RT ENGINE. THE PILOT INITIATED AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN UPON NOTICING THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED AND THE FLIGHT ROUTED TO NASSAU FOR LANDING. A CREW WAS SENT TO INVESTIGATE THE ENGINE CONDITION. UPON INSPECTION AND OPERATION OF THE ENGINE IT WAS DETERMINED TO REMOVE THE ENGINE AT ITS LOCATION DUE TO METAL IN THE OIL FILTER AND CONSIDERABLE ABNORMAL ENGINE NOISE DURING RUNNING. NOTED THE NUMBER SIX PISTON INDICATED DAMAGE FROM DETONATION AND FURTHER TEARDOWN REVEALED IT HAD TWO BURNED CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS. EVALUATION IS CONTINUING TO DETERMINE IF AN INITIAL CAUSE OF FAILURE CAN BE ISOLATED.
Earlier reports · 1996–2021 · 12 reports
2021
Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED (ZONE 700) · airframe 15,451 hrs
THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND FULLY DURING APPROACH AS WAS SEEN BY THE INSPECTION MIRROR. THE PILOT ABORTED THE APPROACH AND IN TROUBLESHOOTING EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR TO THE FULLY LOCKED POSITION WITH THE MANUAL EXTENSION HAND PUMP. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE RETURNED TO NEUTRAL. THE PILOT STATED THAT USING NORMAL PROCEDURES, THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT AND THE GEAR HANDLE DID NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE PLANE WAS REPOSITIONED WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN TO THE MAIN MAINTENANCE FACILITY. IN MAINTENANCE THE CONDITION COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CHECKED FOR PROPER SERVICIGN AND INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AICRAFT WAS SENT FOR FLIGHT EVALUATION. THE PILOT REPORTED OPERATING THE LANDING GEAR BY NORMAL METHODS 12 CYCLES WITH NO ISSUES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND HAS PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CYCLES ARE NOT TRACKED ON THIS AIRCRAFT.
2012
Part: INJECTOR — PLUGGED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 14,491 hrs
JUST AFTER TAKEOFF FROM YIP, PILOT NOTICED POWER ON RIGHT ENGINE TO BE LOW AND WITH LOW READINGS ON THE EGT GAUGE. PILOT RETURNED AND LANDED SAFELY AT YIP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND NR 2 AND NR 6 FUEL INJECTORS PLUGGED, MAINTENANCE CLEANED INJECTORS, COMPLIED WITH GROUND RUN AND OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: TURBOCHARGER — DEFECTIVE (RT ENGINE) · airframe 14,460 hrs
ON CLIMBOUT OF BUY, PILOT NOTICED RIGHT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND NOTICED DROP IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE. PILOT NOTIFIED TOWER AND PROCEEDED TO RETURN BACK AND LAND SAFELY AT BUY WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE TURBO CHARGER, RUN UP AND OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: DIPSTICK — UNSECURE (RT ENGINE) · airframe 14,391 hrs
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FWA, PILOT NOTICED OIL STREAKING OUT OF RIGHT ENGINE. THE PILOT TURNED BACK AND LANDED SAFELY AT FWA WITHOUT INCIDENT. ONCE ON THE GROUND PILOT NOTICED RIGHT ENGINE OIL DIP STICK NOT SECURED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED DIP STICK, CLEANED AND SERVICED ENGINE, COMPLETED ENGINE RUN UP AND OPERATIONAL CHECK, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: TIRE — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 14,153 hrs
ON LANDING, PILOT NOTICED TWO FLAT MAIN TIRES, MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH MAIN TIRES, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
2011
Part: BUSS — INOPERATIVE (ELECTRICAL) · airframe 13,689 hrs
GOING INTO AIRPORT, ACFT HAD A TOTAL AVIONICS FAILURE. MX FOUND BOTTOM CIRCUIT BREAKER BUSS INOP. FOUND LOOSE SCREW FEEDING BUSS, TIGHTENED SCREW, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
2010
Part: ACTUATOR — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG) · airframe 13,360 hrs
AFTER DEPARTURE OUT OF LCK PILOT SELECTED GEAR UP, BUT IT DID NOT GIVE A GEAR UP INDICATION, RETURNED TO LCK. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT GOING UP ALL THE WAY. ADJUSTED NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
2009
Part: CONTROLLER — DEFECTIVE (RT ENGINE) · airframe 13,048 hrs
AFTER TAKEOFF OUT OF LCK THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED SURGING PLUS AND MINUS 3 INCHES, THEN RETURNED TO LCK. MAINTENANCE CHECKED FUEL NOZZLES, FOUND OK. CHANGED THE DIFFERENTIAL CONTROLLER, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
2005
Part: ACTUATOR — BROKEN (LT MLG) · airframe 10,677 hrs
AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF, PILOT NOTICED LANDING GEAR HANDLE NOT RETURNING TO NEUTRAL AND THAT THE AC WAS YAWING. ON APPROACH, COULD NOT GET LT GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT, C/W MISSED APPROACH, THEN FINALLY GOT LT GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT, LANDED WITH NO PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FOUND LT GEAR ACTUATOR BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT GEAR ACTUATOR.
1997
Part: GROUND BLOWER — INOPERABLE (HEATER)
SMOKE IN COCKPIT ON TAXI OUT OF CMH. FOUND GROUND BLOWER INOPERABLE FOR HEATER. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND GROUND WIRE ON GEAR SAFETY SWITCH BROKEN. REPAIRED WIRE, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: BOLT — REQ LUBE (DOWNLOCK SPRING)
LEFT GEAR NO DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION. MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCK SPRING BOLT WAS NOT FREE. REMOVED BOLT, CLEANED AND LUBED. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
1996
Part: DIPSTICK — NOT INSTALLED (RT ENGINE OIL)
GRR - RT OIL DIPSTICK LEFT OUT CAUSING OIL LEAK AND SMOKE. RETURNED TO GRR. WASHED DOWN, SERVICED OIL AND CONTINUED WITH FLIGHT.