N499CZ
Registered owner: N499CZ LLC, WI (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREIGHT RUNNERS EXPRESS INC (KCQA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| FREIGHT RUNNERS EXPRESS INC (KCQA) | Operator | on 2020-10-14 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by Freight Runners (per NTSB report)
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.
10 reports on file, 1998-01-13 – 2024-10-23.
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — FALSE ACTIVATION (ZONE 600) · airframe 40,848 hrs · 62,771 cycles
RIGHT ENGINE T-HANDLE ILLUMINATED THEN WENT OUT FOLLOWED BY AGGRESSIVE ENGINE SURGING. EXECUTED ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND LANDED. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FIRE ON THE RH ENGINE AND TESTED THE FIRE DETECTOR SYSTEM MORE THAN 5 DIFFERENT TIMES, COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND NO DEFECTS FOUND AT THIS TIME. REPLACED PROP GOVERNOR IAW BE 99 MM 61-20-00 OPS CHECKED AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD NO DEFECTS FOUND AT THIS TIME.
Part: HOSE — LEAKING (ZONE 700) · airframe 40,360 hrs · 62,269 cycles
ON TAXI THE PILOT FOUND THE RH HAND BRAKE INOPERATIVE. ON FRE/ACE WORK ORDER 000101 DATED 06/05/2023 THE AMT FOUND AN EMPTY BRAKE RESERVOIR. INSPECTED BRAKE PLUMBING AND FOUND LEAKING LOWER HOSE ON PILOT SIDE RH MASTER CYLINDER. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW HOSE PN MS28741-4-0132 SN NSN AND BLED BRAKES IAW BE99 AMM 32-40-00 AND BE99 AAIP. OPS AND LEAKS CHECKS GOOD. N499CZ HAS BEEN RETURNED BACK TO SERVICE.
Part: HOSE — LEAKING (ZONE 700) · airframe 40,360 hrs · 62,269 cycles
PILOT RH HAND BRAKE INOPERATIVE. ON WO# 000101 DATED 06/05/2023 FOUND EMPTY BRAKE RESERVOIR. INSPECTED BRAKE PLUMBING AND FOUND LEAKING LOWER HOSE ON PILOT SIDE RH MASTER CYLINDER. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW HOSE AND BLED BRAKES IAW BE99 AMM 32-40-00 AND BE99 AAIP. OPS AND LEAKS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 39,758 hrs · 61,743 cycles
LH MLG DRAG BRACE ATTACH FITTING PN 50-120201-1 CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED COMPLETE LH DRAG BRACE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY PN 50-120202-601. WORK PERFORMED IAW SIRM 20-00-00 AND 20-50-00.
Part: BRAKE ASSY — LEAKING (ZONE 700) · airframe 39,551 hrs · 61,579 cycles
WHILE TAXING THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKING ON THE LH SIDE. FOUND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID OUT OF THE LH BRAKE LINE WHERE IT GOES TO THE CALIPER. TIGHTENED THE BRAKE LINE GOING INTO THE LH OUTBOARD CALIPER. BLED THE BRAKES AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BEECHCRAFT 99 MAINTENANCE MANUAL. NO DEFECTS FOUND AT THIS TIME. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED.
Part: DRAG FITTING — FAILED (RT MLG) · airframe 39,547 hrs · 61,575 cycles
DURING LANDING RT MAIN LANDING GEAR DRAG LEG FITTING FAILED.
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — FALSE ACTIVATION (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 38,918 hrs · 60,787 cycles
IN FLIGHT PILOT RECEIVE FIRE INDICATION ON NR 1 ENGINE. ENGINE SHUTDOWN IAW EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. DURING EXAMINATION OF ENGINE AND NACELLE NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS PRESENT.
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — CONTAMINATED (LT ENG NACELLE)
FOUND FIREWALL CONNECTOR TO BE WET WITH WATER. PILOT REPORTED FLYING THROUGH SOME INTENSE SHOWERS EN ROUTE TO MILWAUKEE, WI FROM STEVENS POINT, WI. CONNECTOR WAS DRIED OUT, RE-ASSEMBLED, AND FUNCTION TESTED SATISFACTORY.
Part: ROD END — BINDING (FCU)
ENGIEN POWER WOULD NOT DECREASE DUE TO BINDING ROD END CONNECTOR CAM BOX TO FCU. TAT: 30,824 HOURS. ENG TSN: 4,295 HOURS. ENG TSO: 1,129 HOURS.
Part: ROD END — DEFECTIVE (CAM BOX TO FCU)
ENGINE POWER WOULD NOT DECREASE DUE TO TIGHT ROD END CONNECTOR FROM CAM BOX TO FCU DEFECTIVE. TAT: 30,824 HOURS. ENGINE TSN: 4,295 HOURS. ENGINE TSO: 1,129 HOURS.