N560ES
Registered owner: PALMO CAPITAL LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Air LLC (XCGA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
3 reports on file, 2013-07-23 – 2021-02-10.
Part: ACTUATOR — FALSE INDICATION (MLG) · airframe 5,465 hrs · 5,079 cycles
WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO KPIT WHEN THE FLIGHT CREW LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND THE RIGHT GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. AT THAT TIME, THE FLIGHT CREW ADVISED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT THEY WOULD NOT CONTINUE THE APPROACH AND REQUESTED VECTORS AWAY FROM THE APPROACH PATH TO WORK ON THE LANDING GEAR ISSUE. THE CREW RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR 3 TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO LOCK DOWN. THE CREW PERFORMED THE GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND CHECKLIST, INCLUDING ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION USING THE BLOW DOWN BOTTLE. ALL OF THESE MEASURES WERE TO NO AVAIL, THE RIGHT GEAR GREEN LIGHT STILL DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FLIGHT CREW THEN PERFORMED A LOW PASS DOWN THE RUNWAY TO HAVE ATC VISUALLY LOOK AT THE LANDING GEAR. THE TOWER WAS ABLE TO REPORT THAT THEY SAW 3 LANDING GEAR, BUT HAD NOW WAY TO DETERMINE IF THE RIGHT GEAR WAS LOCKED DOWN. THE FLIGHT CREW LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND DISEMBARKED THE PASSENGERS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR (THE SWITCH THAT ACTIVATES THE INDICATION LIGHTS IS INTEGRAL TO THE ACTUATOR) AND PERFORMED APPROPRIATE OPERATIONAL TESTS.
Part: BEARING — UNSERVICEABLE (NLG) · airframe 3,159 hrs · 2,888 cycles
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS INEFFECTIVE ON LANDING. MX FOUND THE UPPER & LOWER NOSE LG STRUT BEARINGS TO BE UNSERVICEABLE. THE BEARINGS ARE SEALED UNITS & WERE FOUND TO BE RATCHETY & STIFF TO ROTATE.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 2,222 hrs · 2,081 cycles
PILOT REPORTED AN UNCOMMANDED STICK MOVEMENT FORWARD, RESULTING IN PITCH DOWN AND AUTOPILOT TURNING OFF. MX RESET THE INTEGRATED AVIONICS COMPUTER AND CLEANED THE ELEVATOR SERVO CONNECTIONS. SEVERAL OPS CHECKS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO SPECIFIC PART IS IDENTIFIED AS CAUSING THE DIFFICULTY, IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A SYS GLITCH.