N487AV
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, 2017-06-19 – 2018-03-14.
Part: RELEASE CABLE — TIGHT (NLG) · airframe 2,105 hrs · 1,382 cycles
GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK IN THE UP POSITION. AIR RETURN WITH GEAR DOWN. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND NOSE GEAR EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE TOO TIGHT AND NOT ALLOWING UPLOCK TO FULLY ENGAGE ROLLER TO MAKE SWITCH. ADJUSTED EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE AS NEEDED AND CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND ALL CHECKS GOOD.
Part: BRACKET — DEFECTIVE (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 1,982 hrs · 1,299 cycles
VENT DOOR IN MAIN CABIN DOOR WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT CLOSE. VENT DOOR CAN THEN BE MANUALLY CLOSED OR AFTER MULTIPLE LOCK UNLOCK ATTEMPTS VENT DOOR CLOSES IN SEQUENCE WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION. VENT DOOR IS STRIKING BRACKET 6611391-10 DURING SOLENOID ACTUATION AS SOLENOID IS FLEXING BRACKET. INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN BRACKET AND VENT DOOR. BRACKET NEEDS TO BE STIFFENED OR AN ADDITION OF A MOUNTING MECHANISM CLOSER TO THE BEND. CURRENT MOUNTING IS AT TOP OF BRACKET.
Part: LIMIT SWITCH — FAILED (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 1,832 hrs · 1,194 cycles
FAULT CODES GENERATED IN DCU DOWNLOADS FOR LT THRUST REVERSOR. FOUND INBOARD STOW LIMIT SWITCH WITH 7K OHM READING.