N851AC
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRCRAFT CHARTER SERVICES INC (A59A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
5 reports on file, 2014-08-09 – 2020-03-02.
Part: TIRE — SEPARATED (RT MLG) · airframe 6,781 hrs · 6,059 cycles
RH MLG TIRE CENTER TREAD (3 TREAD GROOVES) SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE.
Part: SKIN — ABNORMAL (AILERON) · airframe 5,782 hrs · 5,265 cycles
COMPLING WITH THE INSPECTION IN ACFT, WE FOUND THAT THE PAINT HAD FLAKED OFF OF THE TOP OF THE SECTOR LEAVING EXPOSED METAL. ONCE REMOVED WE COULD FLAKE THE REMAINING PAINT WITH A FINGER NAIL. IT APPEARED THAT THE PAINT HAD BEEN APPLIED WITH A BRUSH RATHER THAN SPRAYED. THIS PLANE SN SHOULD HAVE HAD A PROTECTIVE COATING APPLIED AS A PART OF A PREVIOUS SB BY THE FACTORY. IT APPEARS THE PAINT DID NOT ADHERE TO THE METAL.
Part: STRIKER — BINDING (PAX DOOR) · airframe 5,472 hrs · 4,987 cycles
INTERMITTENT DOOR UNLOCK LIGHT. OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES WOULD RESULT IN A LOCKED INDICATION. UN-LOCK LIGHT ON PILOTS PANEL OFF. DISCOVERED THAT THE STRIKER PLATE FOR THE DOOR PROXIMITY LOCK SWITCH WAS CONTACTING THE COVER HOLDING THE SWITCH STRIKER PLATE IN THE LOCKED POSITION. WHEN THE DOOR CLOSES A PCB LOOKS FOR A SERIES OF SWITCHES IN SEQUENCE TO PROVE THE DOOR CLOSED AND LOCKED. THIS SWITCH BEING ACTIVE IN LOCKED POSITION WITH THE DOOR OPEN WOULD THROUGH OFF THE LOCKING SEQUENCE RESULTING IN AN ERRONEOUS UNLOCKED STATUS.
Part: BULB — FAILED (LANDING LIGHT) · airframe 5,448 hrs · 4,968 cycles
LT LANDING LIGHT, RECOGNITION LIGHT LENS CRACKING IN FRONT OF 150 WATT TAXI BULB. WE HAD A LENS CRACK AND REPLACED IT LEAVING THE BULBS IN PLACE AS THEY WERE WORKING. REPLACED THE LENS AGAIN AFTER 10 HOURS. CONTACTED MFG`S AND NEITHER WERE AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. WE NOTED THE BULB GLASS WAS BLISTERED. TESTED NEW BULB 250 DEGREES F. OLD BULB OFF THE SCALE ABOVE 500 DEGREES F. WE USED A BATTERY AND POWERED THE BULB ON THE BENCH AND USED AN INFARED TEMPERATURE GUN WITH THE OLD BULB THAT WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND BOTH CRACKS AND A NEW BULB RECENTLY PURCHASED.
Part: WIRE — FRAYED (TE FLAP SYS) · airframe 5,191 hrs · 4,760 cycles
FLAPS STOPPED MOVING AT 7 DEGREES AND STABILIZER DIDN'T NOT MOVE TO POSITION FROM CRUISE. THRUST REVERSORS DID NOT DEPLOY ON LANDING. LOAD VALVE WIRES FRAYED ADJACENT TO VALVE. SHORTED AND TRIPPED HYDRAULIC CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER.