N586FD
Registered owner: TIMBER RIDGE AVIATION LLC, MO (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURGESS AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT, LLC (5BMA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
AFTER A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB, THE PF CALLED FOR GEAR UP. PM SELECTED GEAR UP, BUT NO RESPONSE FROM LANDING GEAR. ALL 3 GREEN DOWN/LOCKED LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED, BUT THE RED GEAR UNLOCKED INDICATOR WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE GND IDLE ANNUNCIATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE CABIN PRESSURIZATION BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE, AS IF AN OUTFLOW VALVE WAS OPEN. ALL INDICATIONS THAT THE AIRPLANE STILL THOUGHT IT WAS ON THE GROUND. WE RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE BACK DOWN, THEN UP WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. WE LEVELED OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 3000' MSL AND ADVISED ATC THAT WE HAD A LANDING GEAR PROBLEM AND NEEDED DELAYING VECTORS TO GIVE TIME TO RUN THE CHECKLIST AND TROUBLESHOOT. WE COMPLETED THE LANDING GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT CHECKLIST WITH NO CHANGE TO THE CONDITION. AT THIS POINT WE ELECTED TO DO A LOW PASS BY THE TOWER TO VISUALLY CONFIRM ALL LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN, EVEN THOUGH WE STILL HAD 3 GREEN INDICATORS. WE COMPLETED THE LOW PASS AND TOWER CONFIRMED ALL 3 GEAR APPEARED IN THE DOWN POSITION. WE ENTERED LEFT TRAFFIC ON RWY 02 AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.
CREW NOTICED A WHISTLING NOISE IN THE CABIN DURING CRUISE, LATER FOLLOWED BY THE CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING LIGHT. AT THIS POINT THE CREW DROPPED THE OXYGEN MASKS, AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT FROM FL410 TO 11,000FT WHERE THEY COMPLETED THE FLIGHT WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. DURING THE DESCENT THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE CABIN ALTITUDE STABILIZED AT 14,500FT. AFTER LANDING, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECKS ON THE OUTFLOW VALVES AND PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER, AND ALL UNITS TESTED OK. CREW MENTIONED SEEING DARK STREAKS ON THE FUSELAGE NEAR THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR. WHEN CHECKED, THE STREAKS WERE FOUND TO BE PETROLEUM JELLY FROM THE DOOR SEAL. EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR AND DOOR SEAL WERE INSPECTED, CLEANED, AND RE-LUBRICATED BEFORE REINSTALLATION. FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL TEST FLIGHT, THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR WAS REEXAMINED AND THERE WAS NO TRACES OF PETROLEUM JELLY ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR.