N60AR
Registered owner: CALDWELL JOEL ALAN, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENAI AVIATION OPERATIONS, LLC (ELYA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
RH MLG ACTUATOR CRACKED THE END CAP WHERE THE ACTUATOR SHAFT COMES OUT. BEECHCRAFT PART NUMBER OF ACTUATOR IS 101-388014-1.
IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT, WITH WINDSHIELD HEAT ON. THE CO PILOT WINDSHIELD INNER PLY CRACKED/SHATTERED. A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE FOLLOWING THE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST FOR A FAILED WINDSHIELD. NO INJURIES AND NO OTHER DAMAGE OR PRESSURIZATION LOSS WAS EXPERIENCED.
THE LEFT STARTER WOULD NOT ROTATE ENGINE, MX TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND STARTER/GENERATOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH O/H UNIT AND ENGINE STARTED ON NEXT ATTEMPT.
THE LT STARTER WOULD NOT ROTATE ENGINE. MX TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND STARTER/GENERATOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH O/H UNIT AND ENGINE STARTED ON NEXT ATTEMPT.
ENROUTE, AT 20,000 FT ALTITUDE THE LT ENGINE POWER REDUCED TO 200 FT LBS AND FUEL FLOW TO 100 LBS PER HOUR AND N1 TO 70 PERCENT AND ITT 600 C. POWER LEVER HAD NO EFFECT AND PROP LEVER WAS RESPONDING NORMALLY. AT 12,000 FT IAW THE ACFT CHECK LIST THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND SECURED AND A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE AT NEAREST AIRPORT. GROUND RUN UP CHECKS INDICATE THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT MAY BE AT FAULT AND AN O/H UNIT IS ON ORDER. MORE DETAILS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AS SOON AS PRACTICLE AFTER REPAIRS ARE MADE.
ENROUTE, AT 20,000 FT ALTITUDE, THE LT ENG PWR REDUCED TO 200 FT LBS AND FUEL FLOW TO 100 LBS PER HOUR AND N1 TO 70 PERCENT AND ITT 600C. POWER LEVER HAD NO EFFECT AND PROP LEVER WAS RESPONDING NORMALLY. AT 12,000 FT IAW THE ACFT CHECK LIST, THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND SECURED AND A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE AT NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. GROUND RUN UP CHECKS INDICATED THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT MAY BE AT FAULT AND AN O/H UNIT IS ON ORDER. MORE DETAILS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AS SOON AS PRACTICLE, AFTER REPAIRS ARE MADE. FOLLOW UP: 12/28/2009 IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. AN O/H UNIT WAS INSTALLED AND RIGGED AND THE ENGINE WAS RUN UP AND ALL INDICATORS NORMAL. MX FLIGHT PROVED NORMAL AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)
THIS AND MANY OTHER AC HAS AIR CONDITIONER SHUT DOWNS BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE RECEIVERS-DRYERS. WE HAVE CUT OPEN THE EFFECTED DRYERS AND FOUND THAT THE FILTER SCREEN COLLAPSE AND DERIVED THE SYSTEM DOWN TO THE POINT THAT THE LOW PRESSURE SWITCH ACTIVATES AND SHUTS DOWN THE SYSTEM. THIS PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT GETS VERY HOT IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. THIS COULD POISE A SAFETY ISSUE. MANY AIRCRAFT HAVE HAD SEVERAL RECEIVER-DRYERS REPLACED. IT SEEMS THAT A TECHNICIAN HAS TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL A GOOD PART IS INSTALLED. (K)
DURING PHASE INSPECTION, FOUND THE LT ICE VANE CRACKED THRU IN THE CENTER OF THE HINGE. UPON MORE INVESTIGATION, FOUND THE HINGE PIN HAD WORKED ITS WAY OUT OF THE HINGE. EVENTUALLY IT WORE A HOLE THRU THE DUCT SIDE WALL AND PROCEEDED TO COME OUT OF THE HINGE EVEN FURTHER. FINALLY WITH ONLY HALF THE HINGE SUPPORTED BY THE PIN, IT CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAST SEGMENT OF THE HINGE AT BOTH ENDS. POSSIBLY A BETTER WAY OF RETAINING THE PIN COULD BE DEVISED. (IE: A LOOP IN THE HINGE PIN SECURED TO THE HINGE WITH A FASTENER)