N63FF
Registered owner: REGISTRATION PENDING, MT (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| RED WING AEROPLANE, LLC. (R3WA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
AT 43000 AIRCRAFT WAS CROSSING A SMALL LINE OF WEATHER. ENCOUNTERED SOME MODERATE TURBULENCE. RIGHT ENGINE SHUT OFF. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND STARTED A DESCENT. CREW REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE LOOKED TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE STILL SHOWING ABOUT 8.7% AND TWO. CREW LOOKED IN EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BOOK AND DID THE ENGINE FAILURE AND RESTART CHECKLIST. DESCENDED INTO THE ENVELOPE AND RESTARTED ENGINE. ENGINE RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM SO THEY CONTINUED TO HEAD TOWARDS JACKSONVILLE MISSOURI WHICH WAS ON ROUTE ABOUT 100 MILES AWAY AS THEY DIAGNOSED ENGINE. AGAIN, ENGINE SEEMED TO BE WORKING GREAT AND VERY STRONG SO THEY ELECTED TO CANCEL THE EMERGENCY AND CONTINUE TO HOUSTON. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT HOUSTON WITH NO FURTHER EVENT WHICH WAS ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME AFTER FAILURE. UPON LANDING MAINTENANCE COMPLETED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND IT'S RIGGING. GROUND RUNS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO ISSUE. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FROM MAINTENANCE WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. CREW CONFIRMED IGNITERS WERE NOT ON WHEN PASSING THROUGH STORM. SUSPECT TURBULENCE CREATED AIRFLOW ISSUES AND ENGINE FLAMEDOUT
ON DEPARTURE, PILOT NOTICED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. TWO ATTEMPTS TO RETRACT THE GEAR WITHOUT SUCCESS. PILOT NOTED HE HAD THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY. TOWER SUGGESTED A LOW FLYBY TO CONFIRM THREE DOWN AND LOCKED. CREW COMPLIED, AND COMPLETED A NON-EVENTFUL LANDING. TROUBLESHOT AND DETERMINED THAT THE TWO SWITCHES THAT ARE ACTIVATED BY THE LARGE GEAR RETRACT - EXTEND SWITCH WERE FAULTY AND NOT PROVIDING THE CORRECT VOLTAGE TO THE SYSTEM. THEY ARE CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED.
DURING TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, A STRONG ODOR WAS DETECTED IN COCKPIT. CAPTAIN ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE TERMINAL BEFORE TAKEOFF. THE LANDING GEAR LIGHT SWITCH HAD SHORTED OUT AND THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE BURNED ODOR. FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED. THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN THE MAIN JUNCTION BOX WERE PULLED AND COLLARED SWITCH WAS PLACARDED. ACFT WAS FLOWN UNDER MEL 33-5-1C TO HOME DOMICILE FOR REPAIR. LANDING LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND COMPLETE LANDING LIGHT SYSTEM EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED. ALL LANDING LIGHT WIRE CIRCUITRY WAS DETERMINED TO BE OF RT SIZE IAW WIRING DIAGRAM. IT APPEARS THAT THE SWITCH OVER TIME SHORTED INTERNALLY.