N45NA
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, 2010-03-22 – 2013-03-19.
Part: WHEEL — SEPARATED (NLG)
ON LANDING, THE NLG, NR 2 WHEEL ASSY, INNER WHEEL RIM-BEAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIM ASSY. THE NR 2 NLG TIRE MAINTAINED AIR PRESSURE AND THE ACFT TAXIED FROM THE LANDING RUNWAY TO PARKING UNDER ITS OWN POWER. AFTER PARKING THE CREW DISCOVERED A DENT IN THE LT WING INBD L/E SLAT AND A SCRATCH IN THE PAINT ON THE LT WING T/E INBOARD FLAP, LOWER SKIN SURFACE. THE CREW NOTIFIED THE TOWER AND ALL OF THE NLG WHEEL PIECES WERE RECOVERED FROM THE RUNWAY. SPECIFIC FAILURE: THE BEAD OF THE TIRE RIM FAILED AND 75 PERCENT OF THE RIM SEPARATED FROM THE RIM.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (DOWNLOCK SWITCH) · airframe 49,142 hrs · 57,671 cycles
ON FINAL APPROACH LT MLG INDICATIONS WERE ABNORMAL. GREEN "GEAR DOWN" LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE RED "GEAR UNSAFE" LIGHT WAS MOMENTARILY FLICKERING. ELECTED TO EXECUTE GO-AROUND TO RUN APPROPRIATE COM PROCEDURES. PROCEEDED TO HOLD. GOT THE GEAR DOWN WITH 3 GREEN AND NO RED LIGHTS. DURING VECTORS BACK TO AIRPORT LT GEAR DOWN LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AGAIN. UNDER EMERGENCY STATUS AND NO RED LIGHTS REQUESTED TOWER PERFORM VISUAL INSP FOR GEAR DOWN AND PROCEEDED TO LAND UNEVENTFULLY.
Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 62,837 hrs · 39,990 cycles
GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM UP POSITION. PERFORMED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT STOPPED ON RUNWAY AND MX PINNED LANDING GEAR AND SECURED MAIN GEAR DOORS TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL DAMAGE FROM CONTACT WITH GROUND. ACFT THEN TAXIED TO PARKING AREA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING PERFORMED: JACKED ACFT AND ACCOMPLISHED MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS, ALL NORMAL. DETAILED VISUAL INSP OF GEAR HANDLE AND GEAR RELEASE MECHANISM REVEALED NO DEFECTS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION. DAMAGED GEAR DOORS TO BE REPLACED.