N50558
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, 2004-02-26 – 2004-02-27.
Part: GEARSHAFT — LEAKING (RIGHT ENGINE) · airframe 55 hrs · 46 cycles
FOUR MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE MAIN OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED SIX SECONDS LATER BY THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING TO ZERO. ENGINE SHUTDOWN INTITIATED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO BDL. ENGINE OIL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE FUSELAGE, TAIL, AND THE INNER AND OUTER ENGINE COWLINGS. IT WAS FOUND THAT ONLY EIGHT OUNCES OF OIL WERE IN THE RESERVOIR. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO PWC FOR REPAIR. THE TEARDOWN REPORT FOUND THAT AN OIL GALLERY PLUG PN ST3744 WAS NOT PROPERLY SWAGGED IN PLACE AND HAD COME LOOSE ALLOWING OIL TO ENTER THE STARTER/GENERATOR GEARSHAFT, ESCAPE INTO THE STARTER DRAIN AND SUBSEQUENTLY OUT THE DRAIN MAST.
Part: PUMP — SEIZED (OIL SYSTEM) · airframe 55 hrs · 46 cycles
DURING CLIMBOUT FROM KBED, FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED A LEFT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARING LIGHT AND A SIMULTANEOUS DECREASE IN INDICATED OIL PRESSURE. THE ENGINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO KBDL. THE LT ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED BY MAINTENANCE AND A LOANER ENGINE INSTALLED. PRATT & WHITNEY SUSPECTS A SEIZED OIL PUMP. A TEARDOWN REPORT HAS BEEN REQUESTED.