N588MA
Registered owner: MERCURY AVIATION INC, MS (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERCURY AVIATION INC (M2QA) | 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.
4 reports on file, 1995-03-19 – 1996-02-18.
Part: RETRACT MECH — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR)
ON FINAL APPROACH, GOT A HYD CAP LIGHT. THE EMERG GEAR ACCUM WAS ZERO, THE MAIN WAS NORM. QTY WAS IN GREEN. SLOWED TO 200 KTS AND PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN. THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF THE GEAR, NO INTRANSIT LIGHT IN GEAR HANDLE. NO GREEN GEAR IND LIGHTS, BY THIS TIME MAIN ACCUMULATOR PRESS WENT TO 0. INITIATED SUCCESSFUL EMERG GEAR EXTENSION. AFTER THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED ALL HYD IND WERE NORM AFTER TOUCHDOWN. ALL BRAKING AND STEERING NORMAL, LANDED WITH FLAPS 20 DEGREES, THEY ALSO WORKED NORM. PERFORMED A COMPLETE HYD AND L/G CHECK. CHK'D PRESS SWITCH 9ML, C/B 1ML AND 5ML RELAG 7ML AND OPS CHK'D OF HYD PUMP AND PERFORMED GEAR SWING 25 TIMES, NO DISCREP IAW SAAB MM 29-10-00. A/C RETURNED TO SERV. M
Part: HUB — CRACKED (LT PROP)
LAW - SHOP DURING THE HUB P/N 660714258, S/N 110890 NDT, INSPECTION PER AD 93-19-01 A CRACK WAS FOUND BETWEEN MOUNTING BOLT HOLES NR 8 AND NR 9. THE HUB WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. (M)
Part: LINE — RUPTURED (HYD BAY)
FSM - FLT NR 3523 - LOST MAIN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN FLIGHT. PILOT MANUALLY SELECTED GEAR DOWN USING ALTERNATE MEANS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RUPTURED HYD LINE. LEAK CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: WHEEL — BROKEN (NR 3 MLG)
TOL - WHEEL ASSY WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT IN TOL AND SENT TO WHEEL SHOP. THE WHEEL ASSY HAS 18 INCHES OF INNER FLANGE BROKEN OF OF WHEEL INNER ASSY. THE INNER WHEEL ASSY HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE. (W)