N51FN
Registered owner: GH EQUIPMENT LLC, DE (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| US NAVY | Operator | on 1990-04-02 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
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.
4 reports on file, 2009-11-03 – 2016-11-02.
Part: TIRE — OUT OF BALANCE (NLG) · airframe 15,697 hrs · 10,772 cycles
DURING TAKE OFF ROLL, RIGHT BEFORE ROTATION A STRONG VIBRATION WAS FELT COMING FROM THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AREA, THE PILOT TOOK OFF AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY AND TAXIED BACK TO THE LINE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE TIRE OUT OF BALANCE AND CHANGED THE TIRE, THE AIRCRAFT HAS FLOWN ONE TIME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.
Part: GASKET — LEAKING (HP BLEED) · airframe 14,748 hrs · 9,667 cycles
LEFT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMBOUT, PASSING THROUGH 5000 MSL. THROTTLE WAS REDUCED AND INDICATION WENT AWAY. ACFT RETURNED TO BASE, UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE HP BLEED DUCT AT 12:00 POSITION HAD AN OLDER STYLE PAPER GASKET INSTALLED AND WAS FOUND TO BE BURNED OUT CAUSING THE BLEED LEAK AND FIRE INDICATION. AREA WAS DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED. NEW METAL STYLE GASKET WAS INSTALLED. ENGINE RUNS COMPLETED WITH NO BLEED LEAK NOTED AND NO FIRE INDICATION. SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (LT GENERATOR) · airframe 14,148 hrs · 9,393 cycles
DURING APPROACH, GEAR UP, FLAPS 8 DEGREES, NO TRANSIENT ELECTRICAL LOADS COMMANDED, THE LT GENERATOR AMBER CAUTION LIGHT WAS OBSERVED. ENROUTE TO THE DELTA PATTERN, CONDUCTED GENERATOR FAILURE (SINGLE) CHECKS, BUT THE GENERATOR WOULD NOT RESET. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL.
Part: FLUID — LEAKING (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 13,290 hrs · 9,005 cycles
EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL IN-FLIGHT HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS. GEAR BLOWN DOWN IAW ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. PARTIAL FLAP LANDING, EMERGENCY BRAKING NOT REQUIRED.