N430CW
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, 2005-01-27 – 2005-08-17.
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (NLG)
LANDING GEAR SYS RED (GEAR UNSAFE) WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOLLOWING GEAR EXTENSION WHILE LANDING. ALL (3) GREEN LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION INDICATING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AC FERRIED FOR REPAIRS. FOUND LT MLG DOOR POSITION SWITCH S097 FAILED INTERNALLY. REPLACED S097 SWITCH ASSY WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT, LANDING GEAR RETRACT/EXTENSION SYSTEM TESTS NORMAL. TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT, UNABLE TO DETERMINE TT ON FAILED SWITCH. SUGGEST THAT LG POSITION INDICATING SWITCHES BE SCHEDULED REPLACEMENT ITEMS. PROBABLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH LANDING GEAR 7400 HR/5000 CYCLE INSPECTIONS. SUGGEST REPLACING POSITION SWITCHES WITH IMPROVED HERMETICALLY SEALED TYPE SWITCHES AS THEY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. (K)
Part: SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 8,206 hrs · 6,558 cycles
IN CRUISE FLT CREW NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN COCKPIT. ODOR SEEMED TO DISSIPATE AFTER BATTERY & MASTER GENERATOR SWITCHES WERE PLACED IN EMERGENCY POSITIONS. EMERGENCY DECLARED & ACFT LANDED. MX INSPECTED BATTERY WIRING, AREA BEHIND LAV PANEL, AND THE DUCTING IN THE REAR BAY AREA WITH NO NOTED DEFECTS. WIRING FOR LT & RT STARTER / GENERATORS INSPECTED, NO DEFECTS. ENGINES OPERATED WITH BLEED AIR SYSTEMS RUNNING. RT WINDSHIELD HEAT CURRENT SENSOR (L102S) TERMINAL-B & APPROX 2 FT OF WIRE FOUND TO OVERHEAT & MELT WITH WINDSHIELD HEAT ON. ALL OTHER SYS OPERATED NORMALLY. RIGHT WINDSHIELD CURRENT SENSOR & WIRE 4045A2-L102SB REPLACED. WINDSHIELD HEAT SYS FUNCTION CHECK NORMAL. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: RELAY — LOOSE (WINDSHIELD HEAT)
CREW SQUAWKED ELEC FUMES AND FOUL ODOR IN COCKPIT. ODOR SEEMED TO LET UP AFTER BATTERY PLACED IN EMERG AND BOTH GENERATORS PLACED IN EMERG. MAINT FOUND RT WINDSHIELD HEAT CURRENT SENSE RELAY (L102S) TERMINAL B AND APPROX 2 INCHES OF WIRE INSULATION TO OVERHEAT AND MELT WITH RT WINDSHIELD HEAT ON AND WINDSHIELD SUBJECTED TO COLD TEMP. FOUND WIRE AMP END SECURED TO SUBJECT RELAY TERMINAL STUD WITH FLAT NUT AND WASHER. NO LOCK WASHER WAS INSTALLED. LACK OF A LOCK WASHER UNDER NUT ENABLED TERMINAL NUT TO BECOME LOOSE AND ARC UNDER CURRENT LOAD. REPLACED DEFECTIVE WIRE AND RELAY WITH NEW. UTILIZED NEW LOCK WASHERS UNDER NEW NUTS AT REPLACEMENT RELAY TERM STUDS. COCKPIT SYS CHECKD NORMAL. (EA172005057764) (K)