N70AX
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.
2 reports on file, 2009-09-30 – 2010-02-16.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — INTERMITTENT (MLG) · airframe 14,621 hrs · 9,502 cycles
WHEN SELECTING "GEAR DOWN" ON APPROACH TO DESTINATION AIRPORT THERE WAS NO RT DOWNLOCK "GREEN" ANNUNCIATOR. LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED 5 TIMES. THE 5TH TIME SHOWED "3 GREEN" AND ACFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT WAS JACKED AND GEAR WAS SWUNG. FOUND INTERMITTENT RT MAIN GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH. WIRING WAS BROKEN INTERNALLY RT AT THE SWITCH POTTING. REPLACED SWITCH WITH NEW PART. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY AND ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: DOOR — UNSECURE (RT NACELLE)
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED AIRFRAME VIBRATION. ACFT LANDED AT THE CLOSEST AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RT COWLING SHOWED THAT THE FWD OTBD 2 LATCHES WERE UNLATCHED AND THE AFT OTBD LATCH WAS SECURED. THE UPPER AND LOWER COWLING SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. CAUSE WAS A FAILURE TO SECURE THE TWO FWD LATCHES AFTER CHECKING ENGINE OIL. PROCEDURES FOR ENSUING A THOROUGH PREFLIGHT INSPECTION SHOULD BE REINFORCED AND ALL PERSONNEL SHOULD FOLLOW A COMPLETE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AFTER THE ACFT HAS BEEN DISTURBED FOR ANY REASON PRIOR TO FLIGHT. (K)