N713WT
Registered owner: WTW AIR LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starflite Management Group, Inc. (T8VA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
6 reports on file, 2012-06-05 – 2019-04-01.
Part: ROD — STUCK (LT MLG UPLOCK) · airframe 9,906 hrs
GEAR NOT LOCKED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOUND LEFT UPLOCK ROD ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT EXTEND AND ALLOW HOOK TO FULLY CAPTURE ROLLER ON LOWER STRUT ASSEMBLY. CLEANED INSPECTED AND UPLOCK ROD ASSEMBLY, CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL CYLES ON JACKS AND FOUND OPERATION SATISFACTORY.
Part: DRIVE GEAR — SHEARED (GOVERNOR) · airframe 9,675 hrs
DURING SETUP FOR APPROACH TO LANDING STALL, RIGHT ENGINE FAILED AND WAS SECURED. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE WERE LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OF THE PROPELLER AND AFTER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE TEETH ON THE GOVERNOR DRIVE GEAR HAD SHEARED.
Part: PITOT TUBE — BENT (ZONE 100) · airframe 9,212 hrs
AIRCRAFT HIT A BIRD ON APPROACH DURING FAR 61/91 TRAINING. CREW ABANDONED APPROACH AND RETURNED WITH NO PROBLEMS. FOUND BENT RIGHT PITOT TUBE AND 1 LANDING/TAXI LIGHT BROKEN.
Part: DOWNLOCK HOOK — STICKING (ZONE 700) · airframe 8,506 hrs
NO GREEN LIGHT INDICATION ON LT MAIN, JACKED ACFT AND FOUND GEAR FULLY DOWN AND SECONDARY LOCK NOT FULLY ENGAGED TO MAKE THE GEAR LOCKED SWITCH. REMOVED SECONDARY LOCK ASSY FOR INSPECTION. FOUND NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED ALL PARTS AND REASSEMBLED SECONDARY LOCK. CONDUCTED MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS WITH NO DISCREPENCIES AND RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.
Part: DOWNLOCK HOOK — STICKING (LT MLG) · airframe 8,506 hrs
NO GREEN LIGHT INDICATION ON LT MAIN GEAR, JACKED ACFT AND FOUND GEAR FULLY DOWN AND SECONDARY LOCK NOT FULLY ENGAGED TO MAKE THE GEAR LOCKED SWITCH. REMOVED SECONDARY LOCK ASSY FOR INSPECTION. FOUND NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED ALL PARTS AND REASSEMBLED SECONDARY LOCK. CONDUCTED MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS WITH NO DISCREPENCIES AND RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.
Part: ENGINE — SHUTDOWN (RIGHT) · airframe 8,198 hrs
DURING CRUISE AT 7000FT, THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND LOOSING POWER. THE ENGINE STALLED OUT AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. FOLLOWED AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE UNSUCCESSFUL. SECURED FAILED ENGINE ACCORDINGLY TO THE AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT WITH OUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS OR INJURIES.