N690TG
Registered owner: NEPTUNE AVIATION SERVICES INC, MT (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHERN WINGS AVIATION, LLC (5NWA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
PILOT REPORT: WE WERE ORBITING THE FIRE AT 10,500' IN A RIGHT TURN, WITH BOTH ENGINES STABILIZED AT 200 HORSEPOWER EACH AND FUEL FLOWS AT 200 LBS./HR. EACH WHEN I FELT A YAWING MOTION THAT I INITIALLY THOUGHT WAS WAKE TURBULENCE. LOOKING AT THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS I QUICKLY NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE HORSEPOWER WAS READING ZERO, THE RIGHT ENGINE ITT WAS DECREASING THROUGH 300 DEGREES CENTIGRADE, AND THE RIGHT ENGINE RPM WAS DECREASING THROUGH 30%. I INFORMED THE ATGS AND THE ATGS TRAINEE THAT WE HAD LOST THE RIGHT ENGINE, AND WOULD BE STARTING A TURN TOWARDS ELKO, NEVADA, OUR NEAREST RECOVERY AIRPORT. AFTER STABILIZING THE AIRCRAFT I ENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT AND RAN THE QRH ITEMS FOR ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT. WITH THE ENGINE SECURED, AND NOT NOTICING ANY ERRATIC OR UNUSUAL ENGINE INDICATIONS BEFORE OR DURING THE FAILURE I DECIDED TO ATTEMPT A RELIGHT. I ACCOMPLISHED THE ENGINE RELIGHT PROCEDURE IN THE QRH AND THE ENGINE RESTARTED UNEVENTFULLY. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY 20 MINUTES LATER IN ELKO WITH BOTH ENGINES OPERATING NORMALLY. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED.
WHILE PERFORMING ZONE 4 INSPECTION OF SB 244, FOUND CRACKS IN UPPER FRAME AT FS 386 IN BOTH PASS THROUGH HOLES.
DURING 150 HOUR INSPECTION MECHANIC FOUND SIGNIFICANTLY FRAYED RUDDER INTERCONNECT CABLE. UPON INSTALLATION OF NEW CABLE AND NEW PULLEY IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A PREVIOUS REPAIR ON A PULLEY BRACKET HID THE ORIGINAL CABLE GUARD PIN HOLE. PRIOR MAINTENANCE INSTALLED THE CABLE GUARD PIN IN A DIFFERENT HOLE IN THE BRACKET CAUSING THE CABLE TO WEAR ON THE PIN. CORRECTIVE ACTION-DRILLED ORIGINAL HOLE IN REPAIR BRACKET AND INSTALLED PIN IN CORRECT LOCATION. EDGE DISTANCE MAINTAINED ON ALL FASTENERS. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT CAPTURE NAV OR SLOW TO CAPTURE. AUTOPILOT WOULD DRIFT FROM PROPER COURSE WHEN CAPTURED. THIS WAS DUE TO INCORRECT HSI MODE RELAY INTERFACE WIRING FOR GPS. WIRING WAS INTERRUPTED AT AUTOPILOT FLIGHT DIRECTOR FD 112V AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN INTERRUPTED AT THE BACK OF THE NR 1 NAV RECEIVER. THIS AUTOPILOT IS A COLLINS AP106.