N601GC
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
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.
18 reports on file, 1996-03-21 – 2000-10-05.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (LT WING AILERON)
LOWER SURFACE OF INBOARD AILERON, STATION XW 060 HAS 24 INCHES CORDWISE TEAR IN SKIN DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT INBOARD AILERON IAW 27-10-01. (M)
Part: STRUCTURE — DAMAGED (LT AILERON)
LOWER SURFACE OF INBOARD AILERON, STATION XW 060 HAS 24 INCHES CHORDWISE TEAR IN SKIN DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT INBOARD AILERON IAW 27-10-01. (M)
Part: EXTINGUISHER — DISCHARGED (LT ENGINE)
NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. DISCHARGED NR 1 FIRE BOTTLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE IAW 26-21-02. (M)
Part: PANEL — DAMAGED (LT WING)
L/W PANEL HAS SEVERAL LENGTH WISE CUTS, PANEL NR 541EB, DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. REMOVED AND ROUTED PANEL TO ALITALIA FOR REPAIRS. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE PANEL IAW 20-52-00. (M)
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (LT WING TE FLAP)
LEFT WING OUTBOARD FLP, INBOARD RIB STATION XW380 HAS 4 INCH HOLE IN CENTER OF RIB AND THE FLAP SKIN IS PEELED UPWARD 24 INCHES LONG ON UPPER SURFACE DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT INBOARD FLAP PANEL MM 20-52-02. (M)
Part: CASE — DAMAGED (NR 1 ENGINE)
BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REVERSER HALVES DAMAGED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE, P/N 536L411904, 536L411905. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT THRUST REVERSER HALVES IAW 78-32-11. (M)
Earlier reports · 1996–1999 · 12 reports
1999
Part: SEAT — SMOKING (COCKPIT)
EN ROUTE FROM LSB TO SNN, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A SMOKE ODOR AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE FLIGHT ENGINEER SEAT BASE. THE FLIGHT ENGINEER SEAT CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE OPENED. THE ODOR AND SMOKE CLEARED. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON MEL 25-1. (M)
1998
Part: VALVE — FAILED (LT WING)
WHILE RETURNING TO ANC, UPON COMPLETION OF THE FUEL DUMP PROCEDURES, THE LEFT FUEL DUMP VALVE INDICATED A FAILURE TO CLOSE. GROUND MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE GATE VALVE SHUTOFF ASSY IAW MM 28-30-02. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (M)
Part: VALVE — FAILED (FUEL SYSTEM)
WHILE RETURNING TO ANC, UPON COMPLETION OF FUEL DUMP PROCEDURES, THE LEFT HAND FUEL DUMP VALVE INDICATED A FAILURE TO CLOSE. (X)
1997
Part: CONTROL LINKAGE — LACK OF LUBE (TE FLAPS)
DURING APPROACH CONFIGURATION AT 2,500 FEET, FLAP LIMIT CHANNEL INOP LIGHT ON AT FLIGHT ENGINEER'S PANEL. FLAP HANDLE COULD NOT BE MOVED FROM ZERO AFTER OVERRIDE WAS SELECTED. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. GROUND MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND LUBED FLAP CONTROL LINKAGE IN CENTER PEDESTAL. INSPECTED FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM IAW DACO 27-10-0. NO DEFECTS FOUND. (X)
Part: OIL LINE — LOOSE (NR 1 ENGINE)
SEL - AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW REPORTED LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY AND OIL PRESSURE FOR NR 1 ENGINE. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SEL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENTS. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. GROUND MAINTENANCE DURING INSPECTION OF NR 1 ENGINE FOUND TUBE COUPLING FLEX SLEEVE ON D-SUMP SCAVENGE OIL LINE LOOSE. THE LINE WAS RE-SECURED AND SAFETY WIRED. RAN ENGINE FOR LEAK, NO LEAKS WERE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE FOR FLIGHT. (X)
Part: BYPASS VALVE — FAILED (NR 2 PACK)
NR 2 PACK OVERHEATED AND WAS SHUT OFF. SMELLED SMOKE IN THE CABIN DUE TO HIGH PACK TEMPERATURES. PLACED NR 2 PACK ON MEL UNTIL REPLACEMENT OF NR 2 TURBINE BYPASS VALVE.
1996
Part: OIL SYSTEM — OVERSERVICED (NR 2 ENGINE)
HAD SMOKE IN FLIGHT COMPARTMENT. TURNED OFF NUMBER 1 PACK AND PROBLEM STOPPED. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING, DRAINED 1 GALLON FROM OVERSERVICED NUMBER 2 ENGINE, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: TEMP CONTROLLER — FAILED (RT WINDSHIELD)
RIGHT WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE SMELL OF SMOKE OCCURRED BREIFLY AND THEN DISSIPATED. SECURED WINDOW ANTI-ICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED WINDSHIELD TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER.
Part: BULB — INOP (LWR AFT CARGO)
FOUND LOWER AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR NR 2 WILL NOT TEST. REPLACED BULB ON LOWER AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR AND OPS CHECKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 26-00-00.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — BROKEN WIRE (CARGO)
FOUND BULK COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR TEST BULB WIRE BROKEN. SOLDERED BROKEN WIRE AND SMOKE DETECTOR OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (CTR GEAR)
FOUND CENTER LANDING GEAR INDICATION INOP AT PILOTS AND FLIGHT ENGINEERS STATIONS. REPLACED CENTER GEAR ANNUNCIATOR ON FLIGHT ENGINEER PANEL AND RELAMPED FIRST OFFICERS CENTER GEAR LIGHT.
Part: AOA — FAILED (FWD FUSELAGE)
STALL WARNING ACTIVATED AFTER TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BLOCK. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE OF ATTACK SENSOR.