N601VH
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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.
13 reports on file, 1999-05-17 – 2014-01-25.
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 6,550 hrs · 3,453 cycles
WOW INPUT - OUTPUT FAIL MESSAGE AFTER TAKEOFF. ACFT LANDED, EWR AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS ON LANDING.
Earlier reports · 1999–2011 · 12 reports
2011
Part: SELECTOR — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 6,170 hrs · 3,254 cycles
LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND NORMALLY. ALTERNATE EXTENSION USED SUCCESSFULLY FOR DOWN AND LOCKED.
2005
Part: DRAIN — LIGHTNING STRIKE (FUEL)
C/W LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION. REPLACED FUEL DRAIN MASK. (NE03200509277)
Part: SUPPRESSOR — LIGHTNING STRIKE (PITCH TRIM)
C/W LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION. REPAIRED PITCH TRIM SUPPRESSOR. (K)
Part: CONTACTOR — FAILED (FUSELAGE)
NR1 THRU FAILED INFLIGHT CAUSING LOSS OF NR 1 DC BUSS AND UTILITY BUSS. REPLACED THE NR 1 LINE CONTACTOR AND NR1 TRU.
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — FAILED (MLG)
WOW INPUT FAIL ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED LT NOSE AND LT MAIN LANDING GEAR OB PROXIMITY SWITCH. (NE03200506802) (K)
2004
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — FAILED (RT MLG)
ON GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TO THE RT GEAR DOWN LIGHT REMAINED ON IN THE DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION. GEAR RETRACTED AND EXTENDED AS REPORTED BY TOWER. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTED RT LANDING GEAR AND FOUND TAPE AND PAINT ON GEAR UPLOCK PROXIMITY SWITCH. TAPE AND PAINT REMOVED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: DRIVE ASSY — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
NR 2 GENERATOR CAME OFF LINE ON TO ROLL OUT OF SBM. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED BETWEEN 65-75 KTS. GENERATOR RESET WAS SUCCESSFUL ON TAXI BACK. PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF AND WAS UNEVENTFUL. AFTER REACHING CRUISE GEN NR 2 CAME OFF LINE AGAIN. GENERATOR REMAINED OFF. CONTINUED FLIGHT TO TEB WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTEGRATED DRIVE GEN. O2GA (M)
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — FAILED (NLG)
AFTER TAKEOFF, GEAR WAS RETRACTED. WOW INPUT FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. (MAINS RETRACTED NORMALLY). EXTENDED LANDING GEAR AND RETURNED. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND FOUND A DEFECTIVE PROX SWITCH IN NOSE GEAR HARNESS. REPLACED SWITCH, OPS CHECK GOOD AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (NE03200405858)
2003
Part: SKIN — LIGHTNING STRIKE (RT WING)
DURING A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN APPARENT LIGHTNING STRIKE ON THE TRAILING EDGE OF RIGHT WING TIP, BELOW THE WINGLET. AS PER REO 601-57-20-036, ALUMINUM TAPE APPLIED TO DAMAGED AREA. AIRCRAFT TO BE REPOSITION FROM PBI TO AGS FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. (M)
Part: CONTROL UNIT — INTERMITTENT (RT WING)
FLAPS STOPPED AT 2 DEGREES POSITION WHEN FLAPS SELECTED TO 20 DEGREES. RESET CONVETERS AT FLAP CONTROL UNIT. FLAPS OPERATED NORMALLY FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. CHANGED FLAP BDU. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO PROBLEMS. (M)
2002
Part: WIRE HARNESS — INTERMITTENT (NLG)
NOSE GEAR FAILED TO PROPERLY RETRACT AFTER NORMAL TAKEOFF. GEAR HANDLE FLASHING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND NOSE GEAR DOOR REMAINED OPEN. GEAR SELECTED DOWN, GEAR LOWERED AND EXTENDED NORMALLY WITH PROPER DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION. NOSE GEAR WOW HARNESS WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1999
Part: PIN — FAILED (RT ENGINE)
UPON PRE-FLIGHT, NOTICED NR 9 BLOCKER DOOR STANDING STRAIGHT UP IN THE BYPASS SECTION. (THE DOOR SHOULD BE FLUSH WITH THE T/R STOWED). THE BLOCKER DOOR ACTUATING ARM WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE BLOCKER DOOR. THE PIN AND CLIP FELL OUT ALLOWING THE ARM TO BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE BLOCKER DOOR. REPLACED BENT BLOCKER DOOR WITH NEW CLIP AND PIN.