N63CK
Registered owner: A6E HOLDINGS LLC, GA (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
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.
7 reports on file, 1995-05-12 – 2001-06-21.
Part: SOCKET — FAILED (VERTICAL STAB)
PRIMARY PITCH TRIM FAILED, WILL TRIM NOSE UP BUT NOT NOSE DOWN. REPLACED 3 SOCKETS IN CONNECTOR P1023 AT 2 SPEED TRIM BOX PINS B,C, AND D. PERFORMED TRIM SYSTEM CHECKS.
Part: FITTING — LOOSE (LT MLG WW)
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE LOSS. FOUND LOOSE LINE ON LEFT GEAR ACTUATOR. TIGHTENED LINE. REPLACED BOTH ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMPS AND FILTERS. C/W RETRACTION CHECK. RAN AND LEAK CHECKED HYDRAULIC PUMPS AND FILTERS.
Part: FUEL CONTROL — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE)
LEFT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLNG FROM ROTATION TO 2,000 FEET. REPLACED LEFT FUEL CONTROL UNIT. GROUND RUN, LEAK CHECKED, AND TEST FLEW AIRCRAFT, OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO RECOMMENDATIONS TO PREVENT RECURRENCE.
Part: SWITCH — ICE PACKED (MLG SQUAT)
LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER DEPARTURE. FOUND GEAR SQUAT SWITCHES FROZEN AND PACKED WITH ICE. CLEANED GEAR OF ALL SNOW AND ICE, LUBED, AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (RT MLG DNLOCK)
DURING GEAR EXTENSION, RT MAIN DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE IMMEDIATELY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, IT CAME ON, NORMAL LANDING MADE. LANDING GEAR INDICATING SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY ON JACKS. GEAR DOWN AND LOCK SWITCH REPLACED FOR POSSIBLE FREEZING. (X)
Part: O-RING — LEAK (MLG ACTUATOR)
ON APPROACH TO LANDING, HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS NOTED TO BE ZERO. LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING EMERGENCY AIR SYSTEM AND A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. EXAMINATION REVEALED A O-RING RETAINING JAMB NUT ON THE MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR HAD BACKED OFF CAUSING A HYDRAULIC LEAK. LEAK WAS REPAIRED, SYSTEM TESTED AND SERVICED. RECOMMEND THOROUGH INSPECTION OF LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR JAMB NUTS. (X)
Part: ACTUATOR — O-RING FAILED (LT MLG)
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. UNEVENTFUL LANDING ACCOMPLISHED. O-RING LT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR LEAKING. INSTALLED NEW O-RING, LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR SERVICED AND GEAR FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED PER LEAR MM. O-RING PN MS287786. OPER CONTROL NR 5/15/9563CK.