N473AF
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.
4 reports on file, 2013-04-12 – 2016-03-13.
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 32,083 hrs · 40,504 cycles
EN-ROUTE THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE HYD PRESS DROPPED TO 0 - 500 PSI FOR EXCESS OF 30 MINUTES. THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LG USING THE EMER PROCEDURES & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND HYD LINE PN 27-81006-721 IN THE WING CTR SECTION CRACKED AT THE BEND RADIUS & LEAKING HYD FLUID. THE LINE WAS REPLACED & LEAK CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: DUCT — CONTAMINATED (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 32,013 hrs · 40,365 cycles
DURING CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT REPORTED THE SMELL OF SMOKE, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE SMELL & RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED THREE BOXES IN D BAY WITH MELTED PLASTIC LABELS ON THE BLEED AIR DUCT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE SMELL.
Part: UPLOCK ROLLER — FROZEN (RT MLG) · airframe 31,724 hrs · 39,864 cycles
JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT SELECTED LG IN RETRACT POSITION, GEAR INTRANSIENT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT TRIED TO CYCLE GEAR TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. THE PILOT NOTIFIED TOWER OF THE SITUATION & RETURNED. THE TOWER DECLARED AN EMER & THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED FROZEN UPLOCK ROLLER ON THE RT MLG. R & R ROLLER WITH NEW UNIT. PERFORMED LG OPERATION CHECK, ALL SYS CHECKS WERE NORMAL.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 31,145 hrs · 39,055 cycles
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON APPROACH INTO KBUF WHEN HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT PERFORMED A FLY BY OF THE CONTROL TOWER WHICH CONFIRMED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT PERFORMED THE MANUAL EXTENSION AND RECEIVED THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT KBUF WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RESET MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION LEVERS, PERFORMED SEVERAL RETRACTION / EXTENSIONS AND THREE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSIONS, LANDING GEAR SYSTEMS FUNCTIONAL CHECKED NORMAL. LANDING GEAR SYSTEM OPERATION WAS NORMAL ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS.