N602JC
Registered owner: FIRST FRONTIER BC LLC, PA (owner ≠ operator)
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.
8 reports on file, 2015-03-23 – 2021-05-21.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (EFC) · airframe 8,756 hrs · 7,616 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT IN-FLIGHT THE RIGHT ELECTRONIC FUEL CONTROL (EFC) ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. THEY RESET IT PER THE CHECKLIST, BUT WOULD NOT RESET. RIGHT N1 HAD ASSOCIATED DROP. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE T-O PROBE RESISTANCE INTERMITTENT WHEN MOVING CONNECTOR. ACCESSED WIRING TO CANNON PLUG AND FOUND BROKEN WIRE ON PIN A. RE-SOLDERED WIRE INTO PIN A ON T-O CONNECTOR AND RE-SECURED CANNON PLUG AS REQUIRED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (LT PYLON) · airframe 8,706 hrs · 7,582 cycles
THE MAINTENANCE TEAM DISCOVERED DURING THE POSTFLIGHT CHECKLIST THE LEFT PYLON LOWER SHIN HAD A 3 INCH LONG CRACK. THE LEFT LOWER PYLON PANEL WAS REMOVED, A REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ON THE PYLON PANEL. THE PANEL WAS REINSTALLED ONTO AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS REINSTALLED. WORK WAS DONE IAW THE BEECHJET MODEL 400 SRM 51-02-00, 51-50-15, 51-40-01, 51-43-00
Part: SEAL — DETERIORATED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 8,663 hrs · 7,546 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE HSTAB ICE FAIL ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. OPS CHECKS ON THE GROUND WAS NORMAL. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND NUMEROUS AREAS OF DETERIORATING AND MISSING SEALANT ON LEADING EDGES, HEATED HORNS AND VERTICAL STAB COVER. RESEALED AREAS OF CONCERN AS REQUIRED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: LINK — BROKEN (PAX DOOR STEP) · airframe 8,656 hrs · 7,541 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR STEP LINK BROKE DURING USE. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM REPLACED THE STEP LINK WITH A NEW CONDITION LINK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BEECHJET AND COULD CAUSE HARM IF STEP FAILS WITH PERSON ON IT.
Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED · airframe 7,189 hrs · 6,409 cycles
DURING FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE RT GEN OFF, EMERGENCY BUSS FDR FAILED, BATTERY CUTOFF ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE RED BATTERY FEEDER FAIL ANNUNCIATOR. TROUBLESHOOTING IDENTIFIED THAT THE RT STARTER GENERATOR HAD FAILED. REPLACED THE STARTER GEN. OPS CHECKS OK.THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CONTACTOR — FAILED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 7,162 hrs · 6,387 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED DURING FLIGHT, THE HORIZONTAL STAB HEATING FAILED. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THAT TWO CONTACTORS K251 AND K252 HAD FAILED. THE TWO CONTACTORS WERE REPLACED. OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WHEEL — DEFECTIVE (MLG) · airframe 6,996 hrs · 6,249 cycles
DURING AN AIRCRAFT POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION. THE MAINTENANCE TECH WAS COMPLETING A CHECK OF THE AFT EQUIPMENT BAY HEARD A BANG. THE TECH INVESTIGATED INTO THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE AND FOUND THAT THE RT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL ASSY. WAS MISSING THE NUT END OF ONE OF THE SEVEN THROUGH BOLTS THAT MAKE UP THE WHEEL ASSY. THE TECH INDICATED THAT THE NUT AND WASHER WERE FOUND NEAR THE WING TIP ON THE FLOOR OF THE HANGAR. THE DEFECTIVE WHEEL ASSY HAD BEEN OVERHAULED BY A WELL KNOWN WHEEL AND BRAKE SHOP SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS BOLT BREAKAGE EVENT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR DEFECTS FOUND WITH THE WHEEL ASSY WHEN IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER BOLT BREAKAGE OCCURRENCES IN THE PAST BY WHEELS OVERHAULED BY THIS WHEEL AND BRAKE OVERHAUL SHOP.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 5,722 hrs · 5,294 cycles
DURING LANDING THE RT THRUST REVERSER ARM LIGHT TESTS, BUT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE THRUST REVERSER SYS WAS ARMED. THRUST REVERSER OPERATION WAS REPORTED TO BE NORMAL. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE RT THRUST REVERSER PRESS SWITCH TO BE DEFECTIVE, PN 6607-7-77. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED WITH NEW. OPERATIONS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.