N75311
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.
2 reports on file, 2003-07-09 – 2011-08-05.
Part: BRUSHES — FAILED (HYD POWER PACK) · airframe 9,764 hrs
ON DEPLOYING LANDING GEAR, COULD NOT GET A NOSE GEAR INDICATION. RAN THROUGH EMERGANCY PROCEDURES SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL (ALSO NOTED GEAR WOULD NO LONGER RETRACT). PERFORMED LANDING AND ON ROLL OUT, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEILED ELECTRIC MOTOR ON HYDRAULIC POWER PACK BRUSH FAILURE AND SUSBIQUENT INOP PUMP.
Part: O-RING — LEAKING (HYD VALVE)
VALVE THAT IS ACTUATED BY NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE DEPRESSING A PLUNGER WHEN NOSE GEAR IS RETRACTED. HYDR ACT TO CLOSE SEC NOSE GEAR DOOR. WHEN GEAR IS EXTENDED, PLUNGER EXTENDS RELEASING PRESSURE ON ACTUATOR, DOOR IS SPRING LOADED TO OPEN. PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN ORING ON PLUNGER FAILED DUMPING HYDR FLUID OVERBOARD, MANUAL EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR. PLUGER REMAINED IN DEPRESSED POSITION THUS TRAPING PRESSURE IN DOOR ACTUATOR WHICH HELD DOOR CLOSED. THIS CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN MANUALLY EXTENDING GEAR AND EXCITED PILOT. VALVE WHICH FAILED AND SECONDARY (FWD) NOSE GEAR DOOR ARE BOTH PARTS INSTALLED VALVE WITH STC SA00953AT. VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, SYSTEM TESTED SATISFACTORY AND AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.