N5117
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.
9 reports on file, 2001-07-24 – 2007-03-19.
Part: FITTING — LOOSE (NLG) · airframe 641 hrs · 406 cycles
UPON EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR DURING APPROACH IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY BEGAN TO DECREASE. HYDRAULIC QUANTITY IN THE LT SYSTEM WAS DOWN TO .3 GALLONS UPON SHUTDOWN OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER PARKING. AFTER DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THAT HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE NOSE WHEEL WELL AREA. TIGHTENED LOOSE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK HYDRAULIC LINE (B) NUT AT SWIVEL FITTING, RESERVICED HYDRAULIC FLUID AND PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS. NO FURTHER LEAKS WERE NOTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SPACER — MISSING (UPLOCK HOOK) · airframe 2,961 hrs · 2,743 cycles
LANDING GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH WHEN RETRACTING. FOUND LT MAIN GEAR UPLOCK HOOK ACTUATOR MOUNTING ATTACH BOLT SPACER, PN 6217107-3 PREVIOUSLY NOT INSTALLED. REF. CE-650 IPC 32-30-00-02, ITEM 82. THIS CONDITION ALLOWED HORIZONTAL SHIFTING OF UPLOCK HOOK ACTUATOR DURING ACTUATION OF THE UPLOCK HOOK. INSTALLED NEW SPACER, PN 621707-3. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR OPERATIONAL CHECK. LANDING GEAR OPEATION CHECK IS SATISFACTORY IAW THE CE-650 MM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)
Part: PITOT TUBE — OBSTRUCTED (PITOT/STATIC SYS)
AFTER ROTATION, CREW NOTICED A LOSS OF AIRSPEED INDICATION ON THE PILOT`S INDICATOR ONLY. FLAP OVERSPEED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO THE AUTOPILOT AND YAW DAMPENER WOULD NOT ENGAGE. TROUBLESHOOTING POINTED TO A LACK OF AIRSPEED INDICATION FROM THE LT SIDE AIR DATA COMPUTER. THE PITOT TUBE AND ASSOCIATED TUBING WERE CLEARED OF DEBRIS. A PITOT/STATIC CHECK WAS PERFORMED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. OPERATION OF ALL ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS WERE NORMAL. AC WAS RELEASED FOR FLIGHT.
Part: SWITCH — STUCK (LT ENGINE)
DURING PILOTS PREFLIGHT, TRIP CANCELLED, LT ENGINE ANTI-ICE LIGHT DID NOT STAY ON DURING OPERATIONAL TEST OF SYSTEM. TROUBLESHOOTING POINTED TO THE LT NACELLE COOLING AIR INLET ANTI-ICING SENSOR (SWITCH). THE CONTACTS IN THE SENSOR WERE FOUND STUCK. REPLACED THE FAULTY SENSOR (SWITCH). OPERATIONAL TEST OF ANTI-ICE SYSTEM SHOWED NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (NLG)
MCO - GEAR UNLOCK FLIGHT STAYED ON FAFTER TAKEOFF FROM NAPLES. TOOK AIRPLANE TO ORLANDO FOR REPAIR. FGC 'B' FAILED EN ROUTE TO ORLANDE. NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. NR 2 FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTER FAULTY. ADUSTED NLG ACTUATOR, PERFORMED L/G SWING PER CESSNA M/M OPS NORMAL. REPLACED NR 2 FGC, OPS CHECK PER 650 MM 34/21/01 IS GOOD. (M)
Part: POTENTIOMETER — FAILED (SPEED BRAKE)
WHILE PERFORMING PREFLIGHT CHECKLIST, THE CREW NOTICED THE AOA INDICATOR WAS INDICATION 'INOP' ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAS UTILIZED FOR THE TRIP. THE RIGHT SPEED BRAKE POSITION SENSOR VOLTAGE WAS TOO HIGH. POSITION SENSOR VOLTAGE WAS ADJUSTED PER MM TO PROPER SPECS. OPERATION AS NORMAL. (M)
Part: PRINTED CKT BOARD — DEFECTIVE (NR 2 COMM)
NR 2 COMM INOPERATIVE. REPLACED STRAPPING PC CARD ON NR 2 COMM UNIT, OPERATION NORMAL CHECKED 1 & 2 TRANSPONDERS.
Part: RELAY — STUCK (ENGINE STARTER)
RIGHT ENGINE STARTER WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. STUCK START RELAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED START RELAY.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2)
NR 2 COMM RADIO FAILED EN ROUTE, WILL NOT HOLD A FREQUENCY. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AFTER SIX HOURS OF GROUND OPERATION. PERFORMED BIT AND SELF TEST. CHECKED POWER INPUTS AND GROUNDS AT PT538 AND SECURITY OF PA502. (M)