N721EC
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Coast Jets, Inc (CDNA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| East Coast Jets, Inc (CDNA) | Operator | on 2020-02-29 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by East Coast Jets Inc (per NTSB report)
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.
2 reports on file, 2012-11-19 – 2019-12-22.
Part: THROTTLE CABLE — SEVERED (ZONE 400) · airframe 14,774 hrs · 12,628 cycles
AS REPORTED BY PILOTS: "WE WERE MEDEVAC STATUS DEPARTING PHL BOUND FOR YIP WITH 3 PAX ON BOARD. NORMAL ENGINE START AND TAXI FROM ATLANTIC FBO RAMP TO APPROACH END OF RWY35. CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF RWY35. AS I MOVED THE POWER LEVERS FORWARD TO SET TAKEOFF POWER, JUST ABOUT AT THE END OF TRAVEL, I NOTICE THE AIRCRAFT VEERING STRONGLY TO THE RIGHT. WHEN IT BECAME CLEAR THAT I HAD LIMITED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, I BROUGHT THE POWER LEVERS BACK TO IDLE, AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. AIRSPEED WAS WELL BELOW 40KTS AT THE TIME OF ABORT. WE EXITED THE RUNWAY AND REQUESTED TAXI BACK." ADDITIONALLY, PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE R/H ENGINE HAD SHUT DOWN UPON APPLICATION OF TAKEOFF POWER, NOTICING THE MWS ANNUNCIATORS DENOTING "LO OIL PRESSURE, LO FUEL PRESSURE, R GEN FAILURE, ETC..."
Part: WHEEL HALF — DAMAGED (ZONE 700) · airframe 11,492 hrs · 9,408 cycles
THE WHEEL HALF STEEL KEYWAY RIVET FAILED CAUSING THE KEYWAY TO BEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTRIFICAL FORCE, AND THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE TIRE SIDEWALL AND THE UPPER GEAR TORQUE LINK. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE TIRE SIDEWALL AND THE TORQUE LINK HAD MINOR SCORING.