N65YV
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.
7 reports on file, 1995-11-23 – 1999-08-19.
Part: FUEL FLOW GAUGE — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
FLT 5977 - PIT-ART - AFTER DEPARTURE FROM PIT, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE TORQUE AND FUEL FLOW WERE FLUCTUATING IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DUJ WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TORQUE GAUGE AND THE FUEL FLOW GAUGE. THE PROPS WERE THEN BALANCED, OPS CHECK GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: TORQUE GAUGE — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
FLT 5977 - PIT-ART - AFTER DEPARTURE FROM PIT, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE TORQUE AND FUEL FLOW WERE FLUCTUATING IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DUJ WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TORQUE GAUGE AND THE FUEL FLOW GAUGE. THE PROPS WERE THEN BALANCED, OPS CHECK GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: WARNING — ACTIVATED (CARGO DOOR)
FLT 5923 - BFD-PIT - CREW REPORTED THE CARGO DOOR ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO DUJ, LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACTION WAS DEFERRED PER MEL 52-2. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: RELAY — FAILED (LANDING GEAR)
FLT 5999 - MBS-PIT - ON APPROACH TO PIT, THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND THE CREW RESET THE GEAR AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AGAIN. CREW MANUALLY EXTENDED THE GEAR AND RECEIVED A NORMAL INDICATION. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS STANDING BY AS AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LANDING GEAR K3 RELAY SHORTED AND SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR RELAY. SWUNG GEAR, OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: FIRE LOOP — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)
FLT 4441 - TPA-JAX - IN FLIGHT, THE RT FIRE LOOP HANDLE ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FIRE DETECT HARNESS AND FORWARD FIRE LOOP. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: TRUSS — CRACKED (RT ENG)
DURING SCHEDULED DETAIL INSPECTION, FOUND SEVERAL OF THE EIGHT ISOLATOR PADS FAILED ON RIGHT ENGINE. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED TRUSS CRACKED AT LINSEED RIVET JUST AFT OF TOP INBOARD AREA A AND WELD JOINT CRACK AT TOP INBOARD AREA A (TYPICAL). REMOVED AND REPLACED TRUSS WITH SAME TYPE. (M)
Part: PT DISK — BLADE FAILURE (2ND STAGE)
THE POWER SECTION WAS HARD TO ROTATE WHEN BROUGHT INTO TEAR-DOWN INVESTIGATION AREA. PRE-INSPECTION REVEALED THE NR 2 STAGE 4 PT BLADES HAD FRACTURED AT THE ROOT, 6 ARE FRACTURED FROM .200 INCH TO .500 INCH IN FROM THE ROOT, THE REMAINING BLADES ARE FRACTURED AT THE BLADE SHROUD AREA. THE 2ND STAGE DISK AND BLADES WERE SENT TO PCW FOR INVESTIGATION AND ARE THE PRIMARY SUSPECT FOR THE FAILURE.