N484CW
Registered owner: RANDOLPH AVIATION LLC, WV (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.
4 reports on file, 2005-03-04 – 2007-11-04.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 5,241 hrs · 4,470 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSPECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IB RIB AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, THE RT SIDE ROLLER BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN COMMUNIQUE' NR 70. THE LT AND RT RIB AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 4,116 hrs · 3,462 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT, WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER BRACKET INSPECTION AS PART OF THE (B) LEVEL INSPECTION THE RT IB HORIZONTAL STABILIZER NOSE RIB STRUCTURE WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN MFG COMMUNIQUE NR 70.
Part: VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 3,203 hrs · 2,654 cycles
KTEB TRIP ID NR814487 CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR, THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AN ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION WAS INITIATED, AND THREE GREEN AND NO RED INDICATIONS WERE RECEIVED. A FLY-BY PAST THE TOWER WAS PERFORMED TO VERIFY GEAR POSITION. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED IN KTEB WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE MAIN HYDRAULIC VALVE PACKAGE. ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS BLED AND RETURNED TO IT'S NORMAL CONFIGURATION. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BRACKET — BROKEN (ACTUATOR) · airframe 3,080 hrs
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION FOLLOWING DEPARTURE. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. OBTAINED DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION ON ALL 3 LANDING GEAR AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. UPON JACKING AC FOR INVESTIGATION NOTED LT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR ATTACH BRACKET BROKEN AND DISTORTED AT LT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. ACTUATOR ATTACH HARDWARE STILL SECURE AND SAFTIED IN BROKEN PORTION. THIS SN AC WAS NOTED AS BEING AFFECTED BY MFG. CUSTOMER SL BJ-CSL-1004R1 ISSUED 11/01/2002. BJ-CSL-1004R1 REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ALL PN 46033-7, LT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR BRACKETS ON AFFECTED AC DUE TO INCORRECT HEAT TREATMENT AND CHAMFERING.