N71PG
Registered owner: PHOENIX AIR GROUP INC, GA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHOENIX AIR GROUP INC (ESPA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND FOUND THE NR 5 WIRE ON THE RT MLG SAFETY SWITCH SHORTED TO GROUND. REPAIRED THE WIRE AND OPERATED THE SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEM OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW MM.
A FEW MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, MASTER CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE RT GENERATOR. AT THE SAME TIME SEVERAL CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF MOST OF THE RT SIDE OF THE COCKPIT. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND B TERMINAL WIRE TERMINAL HAD SHORTED AND CAUSED THE PROBLEM. REPLACED THE TERMINAL, OPS CHECKED THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE.
ON THE CLIMB 4' CREW SMELL OF BURNING WIRES, AND SMOKE RISING FROM CAPTAIN BREAKER PANEL. CREW ELECTED TO COME BACK AND LAND AT ATL. THE EL LIGHT CIRCUIT CB WAS PULLED, & MEL DUE TO FAULTY CB. SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DEPARTED AGAIN, ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICE THE SMELL, AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE CAPTAIN SIDE CB PANEL AREA. AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO HOME BASE VPC, AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED ON EITHER INFLIGHT ABORTS.
SOON AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW DETECTED A AN ELECTRICAL SMELL. AFTER ATTEMPTING AND FAILING TO ISOLATE SOURCES. THEY ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. AIRPORT, AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED EL RHEOSTAT IAW MM. (K)
ON TAKE-OFF ROLL THE RIGHT OUTBOARD TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. THE CREW ABORTED THE TAKE-OFF AND APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING. THE REMAINING 3 MAIN TIRE BLEW AS A RESULT OF THE HEAT GENERATED FROM THE BRAKING ACTION.