N491CW
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, 2001-06-19 – 2007-04-26.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 8,029 hrs · 6,975 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSPECTION THE LT IB HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, THE LT RIB WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN MFG COMMUNIQUE' NR 70. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH RIBS.
Part: BRAKE ASSY — OBSTRUCTED (LT MLG) · airframe 3,166 hrs · 2,798 cycles
DURING TAXI AT FCI THIS AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION AND THEN THE LT BRAKE LOCKED UP. THE BRAKE WAS REMOVED AND DETERMINED THAT A SMALL SCREW HAD WEDGED ITSELF BETWEEN THE BRAKE PADS AND THE DISC AND BROKE SEVERAL OF THE BRAKE PADS LOOSE WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE TO LOCK UP. THIS COULD ONLY HAVE LOCKED UP DURING TAXI BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING SLOW. NEW BRAKE WAS INSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.