N616FX
Registered owner: BARATZ ALAN, OH (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.
3 reports on file, 2007-08-02 – 2012-03-30.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — INTERMITTENT (WING OVERHEAT)
ENROUTE, RED WING OVERHEAT CWP AND TRIPPLE CHIME FLICKERED, ACFT DIVERTED.
Part: CONTROL PANEL — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG) · airframe 1,927 hrs · 1,476 cycles
NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. CREW SAID THAT THEY MADE 3 ATTEMPTS AND THE DOWN LOCK GREEN LIGHT NEVER EXTINGUISHED. ACFT FERRIED FOR MX. MX CREW JACKED ACFT AND ATTEMPTED GEAR RETRACTIONS. THE GEAR IS GOING UP BUT DOES NOT LOCK THE MAIN GEAR INBD DOORS ARE NOT CLOSING AND BARBER POLES ARE SHOWING ON ALL 3 INDICATIONS. ALSO FOUND THAT THE FREE FALL CABLE DOES NOT SPRING BACK TO THE NORMAL POSITION AND IT CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED. THEREFORE THE UPLOCK ASSY APPEARS AFFECTED. REPLACED P-5 SWITCH PANEL AND NLG UPLOCK ASSY. RIGGED GEAR AND PERFORMED NUMEROUS GEAR RUNS. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: CONNECTOR — DAMAGED (WIRE HARNESS) · airframe 693 hrs · 518 cycles
RT ENGINE OVERTEMP AT 40000 FL, NO OTHER CAS MESSAGES ILLUMINATED. NO VIBES MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SQUAWK WITH JUST BATTERY POWER ON AND NO ENGINES RUNNING. THE ITT MAXED OUT AND THEN WENT TO DASH LINES. AFTER ACCESSING THE WIRING HARNESS, FOUND P205 (2) CLICKS LOOSE. TIGHTENED PAST HAND TIGHT AND OP CHECK GOOD AT HIGH POWER. THIS IS SECOND OCCURRENCE FROM OUR FLEET OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE CONNECTOR PLUG INVOLVED IS A STEEL SHELL, INTERNAL LOCKING PLUG WITH NO SAFETY WIRE PROVISIONS. PUTTING MX PROCEDURES INTO OUR CAMP TO USE CONNECTOR PLUG PLIERS TO TIGHTEN THE PLUG, A BIT PAST HAND TIGHT. HOWEVER, THIS AREA IS NOT NORMALLY ACCESSED EXCEPT FOR HIGHER INTERVAL ENGINE INSPECTIONS AS IT IS LOCA