N817AA
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.
7 reports on file, 1996-02-27 – 1998-03-18.
Part: STATIC LINE — DAMAGED (LT COCKPIT)
CAPTAINS ALTIMETER SEVERALLY LAGS BEHIND CO-PILOTS. AFTER TOUCH DOWN ALTIMETER READ 1400 FEET THEN SLOWLY RETURNED TO 780 FEET. NO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE NECESSARY AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE AT YIP. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE CAPTAIN'S STATIC LINE WAS KINKED. THE LINE WAS REROUTED AND A PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM CHECK WAS PERFORMED IAW DA-20 MM 34-10-1 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)
Part: SQUAT SWITCH — FAILED (NLG)
GRR - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO RETRACT POSITION. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING. NO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES NECESSARY. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED NOSE GEAR SQUAT SWITCH IAW FALCON MM 32-60-10. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TEST IAW FALCON MM 32-30-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)
Part: FUEL FILTER — LEAKING (RT WING)
YIP - TOWER REPORTED FUEL VENTING FROM RIGHT WING AFTER TAKEOFF FROM YIP. UNSCHEDULED LANDING MADE, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO YIP. NO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES REQUIRED. MX REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER/FILLER ASSEMBLY IN THE RIGHT WING WITH A SERVICEABLE PART. AIRCRAFT WAS RUN UP AND FUEL CAP SHOWED NO LEAKAGE OF PRESSURE DURING ENGINE RUN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS AIRCRAFT HAS HAD FUEL VENTING FROM RIGHT WING FUEL FILLER. THE FUEL CAP WAS REPLACED THE PRIOR INCIDENT. (M)
Part: FUEL CAP — WORN (RT WING)
YIP - CREW DISCOVERED FUEL VENTING FROM RIGHT WING AFTER TAKEOFF FROM YIP. UNSCHEDULED LANDING MADE, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO YIP. NO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES REQUIRED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FUEL CAP TO BE DEFECTIVE DUE TO A WORN LOCKING PRONG. FUEL CAP WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE PART. AIRCRAFT WAS RUN UP AND FUEL CAP SHOWED NO LEAKAGE OF PRESSURE DURING ENGINE RUN. (M)
Part: SQUAWT SWITCH — FAILED (NLG)
YIP - LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM YIP. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO YIP AND MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING. NO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES REQUIRED. PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED. REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SQUAWT SWITCH. LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED AND OPERATIONALLY CHECK PER FALCON MM 32-60-10 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (CARGO DOOR)
ROA - LEVELING AT 23,000 FEET, DOOR WARNING ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH DOOR WARNING HORN AND LIGHT. CABIN NORMAL NO LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED AND MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT ROA. CARGO DOOR WARNING SYSTEM DEFERRED UNDER MEL TO RETURN TO YIP FOR MAINTENANCE. CARGO DOOR LATCHING MECHANISM RIGGING WAS CHECKED IAW AVCON CARGO DOOR MM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. DOOR WAS OPERATED SEVERAL TIMES ON GROUND WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED IN WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT WAS RUN AND PRESSURIZED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED IN DOOR WARNING SYSTEM. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED ON GROUND. (M)
Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — FAILED (NLG DOOR ACT)
YIP - FLT 12323 - LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND (INDICATION 3 RED LIGHTS AND NO GREEN LIGHTS). GEAR HANDLE CYCLED TWICE WITH NO RESULT. CREW EMPLOYED AFM "PROCEDURE A" TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR AND LANDED WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS. NOTE: AIRCRAFT WAS ARRIVING AT YIP WHEN THIS DIFFICULTY WAS ENCOUNTERED. PROBLEM NOT DUPLICATED DURING GROUND RETRACTION TESTS. PERFORMED 'VOLTAGE DROP TEST' OF LANDING GEAR DOOR SWITCHES IAW MM PROCEDURES 32-60-10. NLG DOOR ACTUATOR SWITCH FOUND BAD. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART. LANDING GEAR CYCLED IAW MM 32-30-00 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. (X)