N480RL
Registered owner: BASELOAD REALTY LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| RED WING AEROPLANE, LLC. (R3WA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
ON FINAL APPROACH CREW LOWERED MAIN LANDING GEAR. RIGHT GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND AND TROUBLESHOOT. RECYCLED GEAR THREE TIMES WITH NO GREEN LIGHT INDICATION. PERFORMED CHECKLIST. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH KCOS TOWER AND FOLLOWED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. LANDED WITH NO ISSUES AND TAXIED TO FBO. MAINTENANCE IN KCOS FOUND RIGHT MLG INDICATOR BULB BURNED OUT. SERVICED NITROGEN SYSTEM. JACKED AIRCRAFT. EXERCISED MAIN LANDING GEAR TO PURGE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND OPS CHECK GEAR. NO FAULTS FOUND.
DURING DESCENT FROM 14,000 FT, CREW DETECTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT, EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED AND ON ROLL OUT, CABIN BLOWER CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND 20 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER LABELED CABIN BLOWER, ALSO WAS PROTECTION FOR THE COCKPIT DEFOGGER. DEFOGGER FAN WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE DEBRIS IN BLOWER CAUSING FAN MOTOR TO SEIZE. REPLACED MOTOR AND BLOWER ASSY, FUNCTIONAL CHECKED GOOD WITH NO MORE ODOR DETECTED. NOTE: DEFOGGER BLOWER HAD 1348.95 HOURS REMAINING.