N70AE
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, 2001-03-19 – 2009-10-01.
Part: STRUT — DISCHARGED (NLG) · airframe 2,131 hrs · 2,137 cycles
UPON CLIMB OUT, "NWS FAIL" CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND GEAR DID NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, GEAR DOORS DID NOT CLOSE. CREW PUT GEAR HANDLED DOWN NOTING AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM NOSE GEAR WELL. EXTENSION COMPLETED NORMAL, CREW FLEW BY TOWER FOR CONFIRMATION THAT NOSE WHEEL WAS STRAIGHT AND FOLLOWED CHECKLIST FOR NWS FAIL MESSAGE. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND THE STRUT WAS DEPRESSURIZED. GEAR RETRACTION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: NOSE GEAR DOOR, DOOR STRUT, LOWER LEG UP LOCK, SQUAT SWITCH ROD AND THE NOSE GEAR PISTON. REPLACED THE DAMAGED COMPONENTS WITH NEW AND REBUILT STRUT USING NEW SEALS. MONITORED STRUT FOR 24 HOURS, ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWINGS AND HIGH SPEED TAXI AS WELL AS MX CHECK FLIGHT, ALL WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE ONLY ANOMALY FOUND WAS A WEAR MARK IN THE LOWER PISTON.
Part: ACTUATOR — BYPASSING (MLG) · airframe 1,491 hrs · 1,448 cycles
AFTER TAKE OFF, PILOT SELECTED GEAR UP, NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN, WITH ALL (3) GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, LANDED BACK AT ORIGINAL AIRPORT. ACTUATOR BYPASSING.
Part: FIRE LOOP — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LT FIRE WARNING CAME ON TWICE FOR APPROX 5 SECONDS THEN EXTINGUISHED. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THE LT ENGINE FIRE (ACESSORY DRIVE) LOOP TO FAIL THE RESISTANCE AND INSULATION TEST. REPLACED THE FIRE LOOP WITH NEW.
Part: OVERLAY — CRACKED (COCKPIT)
DURING FLIGHT, PILOT OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE INSTRUMENT PANEL LEFT ITT INDICATOR. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LIGHTING OVERLAY HAD CRACKED AND WAS ARCING AT THE CRACK. NO ARCING TO THE LOCAL STRUCTURE WAS FOUND. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WERE NOT FLUSH WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALLOWING A DEFLECTION IN THE OVERLAY. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND MOST ALL OF THE ENGINE INSTRUMENT MOUNTING BRACKETS TO BE BENT AND BROKEN, POSSIBLY FROM OVER TIGHTENING.