N718FE
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, 1996-04-17 – 2004-08-02.
Part: SELECTOR VALVE — LEAKING (PNEUMATIC SYS)
DURING TAXI, PNEUMATIC PRESSURE WENT TO 200 PSI RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING. THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE CAUSED THE LOSS OF PNEUMATIC PRESSURE. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (OIL PRESS IND)
DURING CLIMB OUT FROM SGF. THE LEFT OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO THEN FLUCTUATED BETWEEN ZERO AND FIVE PSI. THE CREW PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY SHUT DOWN CHECK LIST. AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY THEY RETURNED TO SGF AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE · airframe 48,979 hrs · 69,546 cycles
During climb out from SGF. The left oil pressure gauge dropped to zero then fluctuated between zero and five PSI. The crew performed the emergency shut dowm check list, declared an emergency. The crew returned the aircraft to SGF. and landed with out incident. After checking the connection on the cannon plug and reinstalling the plug the system checked good IAW. The Fokker Maintenance Manual Chapter 77.
Part: DRIVE SHAFT — SHEARED (RIGHT GEARBOX)
GRR - ON DEPARTING REACHING 5,000 FEET ALTITUDE, THE RIGHT GEARBOX OIL PRESSURE LIGHT, ALTERNATOR LIGHT, GENERATOR FAIL LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE FLIGHT CREW DID A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND RETURNED TO GRR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. AFTER CHECKING THE MECHANIC, FOUND A SHEARED GEARBOX DRIVE SHAFT.