N653CW
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.
4 reports on file, 2001-04-13 – 2005-04-13.
Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (MLG INDICATOR) · airframe 9,202 hrs · 6,439 cycles
KTYS - KLIT TRIP ID NR 811531 CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING THEY NOTED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. CREW FLEW PAST THE TOWER TO VERIFY THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. NO OTHER UNSAFE INDICATIONS WERE NOTED. FIRE/RESCUE RESPONSE WAS GIVEN AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED (2) NR 327 BULBS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SENSING ELEMENT — FAULTY (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 5,686 hrs · 4,326 cycles
AT FL390 AIRCRAFT HAD A FIRE WARNING ON THE NR 1 ENGINE ALL CHECKLIST PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE RED LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH SO THE PILOTS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY SENSING ELEMENT. AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AND RELEASED.
Part: BRAKE — SEIZED (MLG) · airframe 5,122 hrs · 3,963 cycles
UPON REPLACING MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY, WHEEL LOCKED UP AFTER BRAKE APPLICATION. INVESTIGATION FOUND CARBON DISKS WERE REPAIRED BY MATING TWO WORN PIECES TOGETHER. THIS IS DONE BY AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEMS 2 FOR 1 PROGRAM. THE ADDITIONAL CLEARANCE INDUCED BY MATING TWO DISKS INTO ONE AND MULTIPLYING BY THE NUMBER OF DISKS IN A BRAKE CREATES A CONDITION THAT WILL NOT ALLOW ENOUGH CLEARANCE FOR THE DISKS TO TURN AFTER THE BRAKE PISTONS RELAX. THIS CONDITION, IF UNNOTICED, COULD LEAD TO OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND BRAKE FAILURE OR FIRE.
Part: BRAKE — SEIZED (MLG) · airframe 5,122 hrs · 3,963 cycles
UPON REPLACING MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY, WHEEL LOCKED UP AFTER BRAKE APPLICATION. INVESTIGATION FOUND CARBON DISKS WERE REPAIRED BY MATING TWO WORN PIECES TOGETHER. THIS IS DONE BY AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEMS 2 FOR 1 PROGRAM. THE ADDITIONAL CLEARANCE INDUCED BY MATING TWO DISKS INTO ONE AND MULTIPLYING BY THE NUMBER OF DISKS IN A BRAKE CREATES A CONDITION THAT WILL NOT ALLOW ENOUGH CLEARANCE FOR THE DISKS TO TURN AFTER THE BRAKE PISTONS RELAX. THIS CONDITION, IF UNNOTICED, COULD LEAD TO OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND BRAKE FAILURE OR FIRE.