N860FE
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
Maintenance disclosures
ON FINAL APPROACH, TURNED ON LANDING LIGHTS & SMELLED BURNING WIRE, SHUT OFF ALL LIGHTS, LOOKED OUTSIDE SAW LEFT LANDING LIGHT ON, SWITCH WAS OFF.
DURING PHASE INSPECTION, FOUND THE COWLING BRACKET ASSEMBLY SEVERELY CORRODED & REQUIRES REPLACEMENT.
FAILED NDI DUE TO CORROSION BEYOND MAX REPAIRABLE LIMITS.
FLIGHT 8974, PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND AN EMERGENCY DECLARED EN-ROUTE DUE TO A FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. PILOT ADVISED OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED +/- 4 DURING FLIGHT, THEN LEVELED OFF AT 5,000 MSL. ACFT LOST SOME OIL PRESSURE, BUT MAINTAINED IN THE GREEN ARC. ON LANDING AND ROLL OUT, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DECREASED TO APPROX 65 PSI AND IT WAS IN THE YELLOW CAUTION ZONE ARC. MX R & R OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IAW MM 79-30-00. REMOVED AND CLEANED AND REINSTALLED ENGINE OIL FILTER IAW MM 79-20-00. ENGINE RUN OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD - OIL PRESSURE IN THE GREEN ARC ALL RANGES.
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE CREW EXPERIENCED A SEVERE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY AT APPROX 40 KNOTS AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO THE BLOCKS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX TROUBLESHOOT AND FOUND FAILED SHIMMY DAMPNER. REMOVED OLD STYLE SHIMMY DAMPNER AND REPLACED WITH UPGRADED LORD SHIMMY DAMPNER (PN SE0170-7) IAW SK208-164A. OPS CHECKS AND GROUND TAXI CHECK PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS OR SHIMMY NOTED.