N488AF
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.
2 reports on file, 2012-06-11 – 2015-03-08.
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — CHAFED (TE FLAP) · airframe 30,435 hrs · 36,907 cycles
DURING APPROACH, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LT & RT HYD PRESS ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED & THE HYD PRESS GAUGE INDICATED 0 PSI. THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC OF THE CONDITION & DECLARED AN EMER. PERFORMED A MANUAL EXTENSION OF THE LG IAW THE EMER PROCEDURES IN QRH, LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A FLEX HOSE CONNECTING TO RT FLAP ACTUATOR HAD A HOLE. REPLACED FLEX HOSE & BOTH HYD PUMPS & FILTERS. PERFORMED LEAK & OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF COMPONENTS & SYSTEM. ALL CHECKS WERE NORMAL.
Part: IDLER GEAR — FLAMED OUT (RT ENGINE) · airframe 28,915 hrs · 35,472 cycles
DURING CRUISE AT 10,000 FT AGL, PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD FLAMED OUT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT CHECK OF RIGHT ENGINE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF OIL OR FUEL LEAKS, OIL LEVEL WAS NORMAL. AMF MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE RIGHT ENGINE AND FOUND METAL ON THE OIL SYSTEM CHIP DETECTOR. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS REPLACED. TEAR DOWN REPORT OF ENGINE REVEALED DAMAGED GEAR TEETH ON THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE 1ST IDLER ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE DAMAGED 1ST IDLER ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR ASSEMBLY, WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE DIRECT DRIVE FUEL CONTROL (DDFC) GEAR TRAIN OF THE DIAPHRAGM ASSEMBLY, THE FUEL PUMP STOPPED SUPPLYING FUEL TO THE ENGINE RESULTING IN AN ENGINE FLAME OUT.