N6728H
Registered owner: GUARDIAN FLIGHT LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUARDIAN FLIGHT, LLC. (G1IA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
DURING CRUISE LT FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LT FUEL FLOW GAUGE ERRATIC. TURNING ON LT STNDBY PUMP HAD NO EFFECT ON FUEL FLOW. LT ENG BEGAN SPOOLING DOWN ON IT'S OWN. SECURED ENG IAW CHKLST. NO EXTERNAL ABNORMALITIES, LEAKS, SMOKE, FUMES, OR FLAMES NOTED. CONDUCTED SINGLE ENG LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. OUT OF CAUTION, DECLARED EMERGENCY, CONTACTED AK COMMS CENTER ON SATPHONE TO INFORM THEM OF SITUATION. PERFORMED DETAILED INSPECTION OF LT WING & NACELLE FUEL TANKS, FUEL VENTING SYS, FUEL FILTERS, & LT ENGINE FUEL SYS. FOUND LT WING OTBD AFT FUEL VENT CHK VALVE INTERNAL SPRING MISSING. PERFORMED MULTIPLE GROUND RUNS & OPS CHECK FLTS WITH NO DEFECTS OR ANOMALIES NOTED.
WHILE ON THE LOADED LEG OF A MEDEVC WITH PILOT, MEDICAL CREW, PATIENT AND FAMILY ESCORT ON BOARD. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH SEGMENT WITH FLAPS SET TO APPROACH, LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, AND VERY SHORTLY AFTER AN ENGINE POWER REDUCTION, AN ODOR OF RAW FUEL WAS DETECTED IN THE CABIN. THE ODOR WENT AWAY WITHIN A MINUTE AND A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS COMPLETED WITHIN A 3 MINUTES OF THE OCCURENCE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND FUEL PUMP LEAK. REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINE TO ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP. OPS AND LEAK CHECK SATISFACTORY.
WHILE ON THE RETUEN LEG FROM A MEDEVC WITH ONLY PILOT AND MEDICAL CREW ON BOARD. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH SEGMENT WITH LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, AND VERY SHORTLY AFTER AN ENGINE POWER REDUCTION, A FAINT ODOR OF RAW FUEL WAS DETECTED IN THE CABIN. THE ODOR WENT AWAY WITHIN A FEW SECONDS AND A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS COMPLETED WITHIN A MINUTE OF THE OCCURENCE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED FUEL SYSTEM AND FOUND RH ENGINE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER RETURN LINE FITTING LEAKING. SECURED LINE, LEAK AND FUNCTION CHECKS SATISFACTORY.
WHILE ON A MEDEVAC FLIGHT LT ENG FIRE LIGHT CAME ON, THE INDICATIONS VARIED FROM FLICKERING RAPIDLY TO HOLDING STEADY FOR A BIT. LASTED NO MORE THAN 30 SECONDS, PROBABLY LESS, THEN WENT OUT. VISUALLY INSPECTED LT ENG, WHILE FLYING NOTICED NOTHING ABNORMAL, ALL ENG GAUGES & NOISES WERE NORMAL AS WELL. KEPT ENG RUNNING AS WAS NO OTHER INDICATIONS OR REASONS TO BELIEVE AN ENG FIRE. MX INSPECTED LT ENG FOR EVIDENCE OF FIRE, NO DEFECTS FOUND. TROUBLE SHOT LT ENG FIRE WARNING SYS, NO DEFECTS FOUND. INSPECTED SYS WIRING, AMPLIFIERS & SENSORS. REPLACED LT INBD FIRE DETECTOR. OPERATIONS TESTED GOOD ON GND, OPERATIONS TESTED GOOD ENG RUNNING. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
ON APPROACH INTO BRW THE PILOTS SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THE RIGHT GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE RED IN-TRANSIT LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND IF POWER WAS REDUCED THE GEAR WARNING HORN WOULD SOUND. THE PILOTS PUMPED THE GEAR DOWN AND THE SAME PROBLEMS WERE STILL THERE. THE CREW HAD GROUND PERSONNEL CHECK IF THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN ON FLY-BYS THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE ENSURED THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED AND FERRIED THE AIRCRAFT TO FAI. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH P/N 101-386628-1, RIGGED PER KA200 MM 32-60-00. SWUNG GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES WITH GOOD RESULTS. A CHECK FLIGHT REVEALED NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.