N55SR
Registered owner: GRANT AVIATION INC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRANT AVIATION INC (ENHA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| GOLDSTEIN, STUART A. | Operator | on 1993-11-07 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by GOLDSTEIN, STUART A. (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.
4 reports on file, 2010-05-27 – 2024-02-27.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 352 S9R) · airframe 12,950 hrs
DURING REPETATIVE INSPECTION FOR AD 2015-01-18, A CRACK WAS NOTED ON RIGHT STRINGER #9 AT STA. 352. DUE TO THIS DEFECT, EXTERNAL DOUBLERS WERE INSTALLED PER MM 53-10-00. THIS ACTION TERMINATES THE RE[PETATIVE ACTION OF AD 2005-01-18.
Part: TORQUE TUBE — LOOSE (LT ELEVATOR) · airframe 12,950 hrs · 12,612 cycles
LEFT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE PN 101-610019-1 SHOWED SIGN OF BEING LOOSE. TORQUE TUBE WAS REPAIRED PER BEECH SRM 55-20-01 METHOD 2.
Part: NONE — NONE · airframe 11,784 hrs · 11,362 cycles
UPON LANDING, BOTH LEFT MAIN TIRE ASSEMBLIES WERE NOTES AS LOCKED UP AND NOT TURNING. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES HAD FROZEN UP FROM ICE. BOTH BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WERE THAWED AND BOTH LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRES WERE REPLACED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT. NO OTHER DEFECTS TO BRAKING SYSTEM NOTED.
Part: MOTOR — FAILED (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 9,452 hrs · 8,653 cycles
DURING DEPARTURE, CREW SELECTED GEAR LEVER TO UP. THE LANDING GEAR TRAVELLED APPROX HALFWAY UP AND STOPPED, LEAVING A RED GEAR SELECT HANDLE INDICATING THE GEAR DID NOT TRAVEL COMPLETELY UP AND LOCK. CREW REPORTED FAILURE TO ATC. ATC, VECTORED ACFT TO "ROYCE" AT 7000 FT SO CREW COULD REFER TO EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. CREW PERFORMED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE AND ACHIEVED "3 GREEN", INDICATING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. ATC VECTORED ACFT BACK TO DEPARTURE FOR NORMAL LANDING. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR HAD FAILED AND TRIPPED THE 60 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER UNDER THE FLOOR. MOTOR WAS REPAIRED AND OPS CHECK IS GOOD.