N570EJ
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
ITT INDICATOR BACKLIGHT INOPERATIVE, REMOVED AND REPLACED INDICATOR.
ORDERED IN A SECOND WARRANTY EXCHANGE UNIT FROM ACFT MFG AND WERE SENT A REPLACEMENT GAUGE 4/23/2011, SN 346KA. THE UNIT WAS O/H REF W/O 0372457 BUT WHEN INSTALLED NONE OF THE BACKLIGHTING WORKED AND THE FAULT WAS IN THE UNIT.
ORDERED IN A WARRANTY EXCHANGE UNIT FROM ACFT MFG AND WERE SENT A REPLACEMENT GAUGE 2/22/2011, SN 864BA. THIS UNIT WAS O/H REF WO 0364333 BUT WHEN INSTALLED, THE LOWER HALF OF THE BACKLIGHTING IAW INOPERATIVE. TROUBLESHOT THE BACKLIGHTING WIRING AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAULT WAS INTERNAL IN THE INSTRUMENT.
INLET ANTI-ICE TUBE FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT NACELLE BULKHEAD ATTACH FLANGE. 2 OF THE ATTACH BRACKETS WERE ALSO BROKEN.
THE ENGINE ITT GAUGE FAILED AND A REPLACEMENT WAS INSTALLED THIS UNIT WAS O/H REF WO 0363688. AFTER 122.4 HOURS THE UNIT STARTED TO CAUSE THE ASSOCIATED "RT ITT" CIRCUIT BREAKER TO TRIP. THE FAULT WAS DETERMINED TO BE BEING CAUSED BY THE UNIT.
DURING A ROUTINE PHASE INSPECTION WE FOUND 50 PERCENT OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AFT ATTACH BOLTS TO BE UNDERTORQUED, AND CAUSING SOME MOVEMENT AND A POPPING NOISE WHEN THE STABILIZER WAS PUSHED UP AND DOWN AT THE OB TIP. WE RE-TORQUED ALL BOLTS AND THE NOISE AND MOVEMENT WENT AWAY. SOME OF THE BOLTS REQUIRED 180 DEGREE ROTATION TO OBTAIN PROPER TORQUE. PERFORMED HIDDEN DAMAGE INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.