N730CA
Registered owner: CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION LLC, DE (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.
3 reports on file, 1996-01-13 – 2006-08-29.
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — CRACKED (HYDRAULIC SYSTEM)
IN FLIGHT, AC EXPERIENCED A HYD PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ON THE RT ENGINE HYD PUMP, THEN THE LT ENGINE DRIVEN HYD PUMP. THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED WITH THE EMERGENCY BLOW DOWN SYSTEM. THE AC LANDED WITH NO OTHER ISSUES. THE AC WAS TOWED FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE HANGER. THE FAILURE WAS A HYD LANDING FEAR RETRACT LINE IN THE LT WING ROOT DEVELOPED A CRACK, AND ALL THE HYD FLUID UNDER PRESSURE, DRAINED THE HYD SYSTEM FLUID LEVEL. (K)
Part: HOUSING — CRACKED (NLG STRUT)
AFTER LANDING, TAXIIED TO REPAIR SERVICE, THE NOSE STRUT BOTTOMS OUT, STOPPED AT RAMP. EXITED AC, NOTED A LARGE PUDDLE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AROUND NLG. JACKED AC UP, NOTICED THE LARGE CRACK IN THE LOWER STRUT HOUSING, STARTING FROM BACK SIDE OF TORQUE KNEE ATTACH FITTING ON THE LOWER STRUT BODY. REMOVED NLG ASSY, DISASSEMBLED, INSP PN E51L858501 INNER BODY AND PN 52 NBC2064YZP BEARING CRACKED. THE CRACKS LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD STARTED BEFORE. PROBABLE CAUSE: NOT DISCONNECTING SICCORS PRIOR TO TOWING AC. (SW01200502590)
Part: CONTROL ROD — BROKE (NLG DOOR)
LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR VERTICAL CONTROL ROD - ROD END BROKE OFF WHEN GEAR LOWERED. ROD END CRACKED IN THREAD LINE WHERE SCREWED INTO ACTUAL ROD END. DARK LINE ON CROSS SECTION INDICATED CRACK NOT NEW. SUBMITTER STATED STRESS POSSIBLE FROM DOORS BEING ADJUSTED TOO TIGHT. REPLACED ROD WITH NEW PART AND ADJUSTED IAW MM 32-20-00, PAGE 217.