N802AA
Registered owner: MARTINAIRE AVIATION LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTINAIRE AVIATION L.L.C. (MT9A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
Maintenance disclosures
WHILE PERFORMING A FLEET CAMPAIGN DIRECTIVE CREATED TO INSPECT THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER MOUNT BOLTS, IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL FOUR OF THEM WERE CORRODED.
ENGINE THROTTLE LEVER JAMMED UP AND WOULD NOT COME OUT OF REVERSE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED, CHECKED RIGGING, LUBRICATED, PERFORMED A PERFORMANCE RUN, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. 2 FLIGHT LEGS LATER THE ENGINE WOULD NOT GO INTO FORWARD THRUST. MAINTENANCE AGAIN LOOKED AT THE ENGINE AND DURING THE ENGINE RUN, THE THROTTLE LEVER, AFTER BEING RUN UP TO POWER, WOULD NOT RETARD BACK TO THE FLIGHT IDLE GATE. THE INSPECTION FOUND OUT-OF-ROUND WEAR ON THE 2520569 BUSHING ATTACHED TO THE 3240570 LINKAGE CAUSING THE BUSHING TO HANG UP. LINKAGE ALSO SHOWED WEAR BETWEEN BUSHING AND THREADED END OF LINKAGE. REPLACEMENT OF BUSHING AND LINKAGE RESOLVED THE ISSUE.
UPON INITIAL 200 HOUR INSPECTION SINCE NEW, AC, FOUND LEFT LOWER LIFT STRUT MISSING THE COTTER PIN THAT SAFETIES THE NUT AND BOLT SECURING THE LIFT STRUT TO THE FUSELAGE. MAINTENANCE MANUAL SPECIFIES SNUG TIGHT THEN ADVANCE TO PIN ALIGNMENT AND SAFETY. THE WAS EVIDENCE OF BOLT AND NUT MOVEMENT.