N717EB
Registered owner: AMIGOS AL DIA PR LLC, PR (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONGHORN GATOR LLC. (JKIA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
WHEN REACHING FULL POWER (APPROX 97 PERCENT N1) LT FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. WHEN REDUCING POWER AGAIN LT FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT WENT OUT. INCREASING POWER AGAIN LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN. LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WITH STBY PUMP ON. REMOVED LT INBD WHEEL WELL FUEL PANEL. FOUND MOTIVE FLOW AND SPPR PRE-CHECK LINES TO BE SWAPPED. REMOVED AND RE-INSTALLED LINES IN CORRECT POSITION AND RE-INSTALLED PANEL. PANEL LEAK CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AT THIS TIME. ALL WORK DONE IAW MM 28-00-00. PERFORMED FULL POWER ENGINE RUN IAW MM 28-00-00. LEAK CHECK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.
LANDING GEAR RETRACTION MALFUNCTION: 3 GREEN LIGHTS + RED NOSE LIGHT EXTINGUISH, BUT BOTH RED MAIN GEAR LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED. TOWER CONTROLLER REPORTED SEEING THE LT MAIN DOOR EXTENDED AND THE RT MAIN DOOR (+ POSSIBLY THE GEAR) SLIGHTLY EXTENDED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX PLACED THE ACFT ON JACKS AND CYCLED LANDING GEAR AND VERIFIED FIT, CLEARANCE AND CONDITION OF RT AND LT MLG INBD AND OTBD DOORS IAW MM 32-30-00. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.
DUCT OVER HEAT ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE FLIGHT TWICE. BOTH TEMP KNOBS WERE FULL COLD AND IN MANUAL PRIOR TO THE INDICATION, BUT THEY WERE ONLY IN THAT POSITION FOR A MINUTE OR 2 PRIOR TO OVERHEATING. FLEW FOR ANOTHER 2 HOURS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE CREW HEAT SIDE IS SUSPECTED. TROUBLESHOT ACFT TEMP CONTROL SYS IAW MM CHAPTER 21-60-00, PAGES 101 THRU 203. FOUND DEFECTIVE CLIMATE CONTROL BOX ASSY. REMOVED AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE CLIMATE CONTROL BOX ASSY, AS REQUIRED WITH REPAIRED CLIMATE CONTROL BOX ASSY. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS AND OPS CHECK OF BOTH CREW AND CABIN TEMPERATURE SELECTOR KNOBS BOTH OPERATE IN AUTO AND MANUAL MODES WITH NO DUCT OVER-TEMP LIGHTS OR FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT TURN ON THE GROUND VIA NOSEWHEEL STEERING OR VIA APPLICATION OF ASYMMETRIC TRUST AND BRAKE AFTER LANDING. AC WAS STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY AFTER ROLL OUT AND WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING. AC WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE FBO. MAINT WAS DISPATCHED AND AN OPERATIONAL TEST OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING IAW MM 32-50-00, PAGE 201. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING IS GOOD. CHECKED SECURITY OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS TO STEERING SYSTEM COMPONENTS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CANNOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. SERVICED NOSE STRUT AFTER STEERING OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NITROGEN TO PROPER DIMENSION IAW MM SECTION 12-10-00. AC CONTINUED ON WITHOUT FURTHER AND LANDED WITH NO PROBLEMS. (K)
THE MASTER CAUTION SYSTEM AND RT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED NEAR THE TOP OF THE CLIMB. THRUST REDUCTION EXTINGUISHED THE LIGHTS. AFTER SOME CONSIDERATION, THRUST WAS THEN SLOWLY ADDED TO AN APPROXIMATE CRUISE SETTING. AFTER ONE MINUTE AT THE CRUISE SETTING, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. REDUCTION OF THE THRUST RESULTED IN THE LIGHTS EXTINGUISHING. ENGINE WAS KEPT AT IDLE POWER DURING DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE SUITABLE AIRPORT. LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED AGAIN. MAINT CHECKED SYS AND DETERMINED THE ENG TAIL PIPE SECTION OF FIRE LOOP WAS BREAKING DOWN AND ALLOWING A FALSE FIRE WARNING. AS OF THIS REPORT THE FIRE LOOP WAS NOT YET REPLACED. THE ACTUAL TIME AND CYCLES ON THE FIRE LOOP IS BEING INVESTIGATED AS THIS IS NOT A NORMAL STATUS TRACKED ITEM.
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE RT ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAME ON. THE FLIGHT CREW REDUCE THE ENGINE POWER AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND REMAINED OUT UNTIL LANDING. DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, THE RT ENGINE BLEED AIR LINE GASKET IN THE PYLON WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND ALLOWING HOT BLEED AIR TO SET OFF THE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM. THE GASKET WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.