N5446E
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.
5 reports on file, 1995-01-20 – 1996-01-16.
Part: EXPLOSIVE LINK — MALFUNCTION (MLG)
INADVERTENT FLOAT DEPLOYMENT. SQUIBS FIRED, BUT LINK FAILED TO SEPARATE. WHEN FLOATS WERE INADVERTENTLY INFLATED, THE EXPLOSIVE LINK FAILED TO SEPARATE ON ONE GEAR DOOR. UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE LINK FAILED TO SEPARATE.
Part: FIRE LIGHT — MALFUNCTION (NR 1 ENGINE)
NR 1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT AND HORN CAME ON IN-FLGIHT. COULD NOT CONFIRM FIRE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WTHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NR 1 ENGINE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM WAS TROUBLESHOT AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.
Part: FIRE WARNING — MALFUNCTION (NR 1 ENGINE)
IN LEVEL FLIGHT, NR 1 FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AUDIO SOUNDED. WAS UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH LIGHT OR TURN HORN OFF. SECURED NR 1 ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES LATER, LIGHT WENT OUT AND HORN WENT OFF. UPON FINAL APPROACH, RESTARTED NR 1 ENGINE, FIRE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE A/C WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND IN THE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT THERE WERE NUMEROUS WIRES THAT HAD CHAFED. THE WIRES WERE REPAIRED AND THE A/C WAS OPS CHECKED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: AMPLIFIER — MALFUNCTION (FIRE DETECTOR)
DURING APPROACH, NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF FIRE WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND WAS SHUT DOWN. NR 1 ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR AMP WAS FOUND BAD. REPLACED AMP. GROUND CHECK, OKAY.
Part: AMPLIFIER — MALFUNCTION (FIRE DETECTOR)
AFTER DEPARTURE, NR 2 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS NO SMOKE VISIBLE, NO SMELL, AND NO ERRATIC ENGINE INDICATIONS. ACFT RETURNED FOR UNEVENTFUL LANDING. FIRE DETECTOR AMPLIFIER WAS REPLACED. SYSTEM OPS CHECK AND TEST OKAY. AWAITING DETAILS FROM REPAIR FACILITY ON AMPLIFIER DEFECTS.