N718C
Registered owner: ERVIN ERIC, TN (owner ≠ operator)
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.
5 reports on file, 1996-01-10 – 2002-06-10.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (PITCH TRIM)
SECOND IN COMMAND IN RT SCAT REPORTED TO CAPTAIN THAT THE PITCH TRIM WOULD NOT TRIM NOSE DOWN. PILOT IN CHARGE ATTEMPTED TRYING AUX TRIM SWITCH WITH SAME RESULTS. PITCH TRIM WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NR 1 POSITION, PILOT IN CHARGE REPORTED THAT THERE WAS STILL NO NOSE DOWN TRIM. PILOT IN CHARGE REPORTED THAT HE TRANSFERRED TRIM FROM NR 1 TO NR 2 AND BACK TO NR 1 POSITIONS, SEVERAL TIMES. TRIM ACTION RETURNED TO NORMAL. PILOT IN CHARGE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO NEAREST AIRPORT, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING INDICATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR. THE SUPECT COMPONENT WAS REMOVED, AND AN OVERHAULED REPLACEMENT WAS INSTALLED.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (RIGHT)
FLT 4060 - ON TRAINING FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND SECURED IN FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO AUS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE ENGINE REMOVED WILL BE SENT OUT FOR REPAIR TO DETERMINE THE NATURE OF FAILURE. (M)
Part: COMPRESSOR SEAL — COKED (NR 2 ENGINE)
PILOT REPORTED ON SCHEDULED FLIGHT 432, FROM CRP TO AUS, APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING 'EXHAUST FUMES IN CABIN AND COCKPIT, COMPLAINTS FROM CREW AND PAX'. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR SEAL TO BE LEAKING. THE COMPRESSOR SEAL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: WHEEL — DEFECTIVE (TURBINE SECTION)
SUMMARY REPORT OF FINDINGS OF TEAR DOWN REPORT OF SEIZED ENGINE, TEARDOWN OF HOT SECTION REVEALED FIRST STAGE TURBINE SHROUDS WERE WARPED AND ONE SHROUD HAD TIP CURL CAUSING THE SHROUD TO COME IN CONTACT WITH TURBINE WHEEL. SECOND STAGE TURBINE WHEEL COOLING RIVETS WERE MOVING AFT AND COMING OUT OF TURBINE WHEEL. RIVETS COMING IN CONTACT WITH SECOND STAGE STATOR AIR SEAL WAS DETERMINED TO BE PRIMARY CAUSE OF ENGINE LOCKUP. ALLIED SIGNAL REPORTS THIS A KNOW PROBLEM AND IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM TO DETERMINE CORRECTIVE ACTION. ENGINE WAS REASSEMBLED WITH NEW SECOND STAGE TURBINE WHEEL AND PASSED ALL TESTS. (M)
Part: TURBINE WHEEL — DEFECTIVE (LT ENGINE)
FLT 432 - AT COMPLETION OF SCHEDULED FLIGHT, ON THE GROUND, PILOT SHUT DOWN LT ENGINE. THE FIRST OFFICER ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE PROP BLADES THROUGH BY HAND TO FACILITATE COOLING OF THE ENGINE. THE PROP BLADES TURNED APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE PILOT REPORTED ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS TO BE NORMAL THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT, LANDING, AND PRIOR TO SHUT DOWN. NORMAL COOL-DOWN PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED PRIOR TO SHUT DOWN. THE LT ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)