N44CK
Registered owner: MILE HIGH CARPET RIDES LLC, DE (owner ≠ operator)
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.
5 reports on file, 2008-09-29 – 2012-05-13.
Part: OIL SYSTEM — LOW PRESSURE (NR 1 ENGINE)
IN FLIGHT NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. PILOT CUT OFF NR 1 ENGINE AND DIVERTED.
Part: STUD — BROKEN (MLG DOOR ROD) · airframe 2,574 hrs · 3,198 cycles
STARTING DESCENT, VIBRATION/NOISE WAS AUDIBLE INSIDE ACFT. NO INDICATIONS OF SYSTEM ISSUES OTHER THAN THE VIBRATION BUZZ NOISE. FLT DIVERTED. WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR LANDING VIBRATION/NOISE WENT AWAY. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED OVER TO SERVICE CENTER. STUD ON LEFT GEAR DOOR ROD WAS BROKEN. GEAR DOOR RECEIVED ABRASION DAMAGE FROM CONTACT WITH PAVEMENT.
Part: PRESSURE SENSOR — FAULTY (RT ENGINE)
AFTER DEPARTURE, THE CREW NOTICED THE ANNUNCIATOR WARNING LIGHT COME ON FOR THE RT ENGINE FUEL FILTER BYPASS. THE CREW NOTIFIED ATC, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND WERE ROUTED FOR LANDING, AFTER ARRIVING SAFELY AND CONFERRING WITH THE MFG ON FIELD, THE RT FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED AND THE BYPASS PRESSURE SENSOR WAS ALSO REPLACED CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. THE RT FUEL FILTER SHOWED NO SIGNS OF CONTAMINATION. (K)
Part: LINE — RUPTURED (HYDRAULIC SYS)
RUPTURE OF TUBE AT SIDE WHERE BENDING DIES LEFT MARKING, BOTH ABOVE AND BELOW OPENING. AFTER TAKEOFF, LOW FLUID AND PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. ACFT WAS TURNED OVER TO REPAIR STATION. LEAK WAS LOCATED AND LINE REPLACED ALONG WITH BOTH HYDRAULIC PUMPS. (K)
Part: LINE — RUPTURED (HYD SYSTEM)
RUPTURE OF TUBE AT SIDE WHERE BENDING DIES LT MARKING BOTH ABOVE AND BELOW OPENING. AFTER TAKEOFF, LOW FLUID AND PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND ACFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. ACFT WAS TURNED OVER TO SERVICE CENTER. LEAK WAS LOCATED AND THE LINE REPLACED ALONG WITH BOTH HYDRAULIC PUMPS. (K)