N874CP
Registered owner: RM AVIATION LLC, TN (owner ≠ operator)
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.
5 reports on file, 2006-11-06 – 2012-05-18.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG)
DURING A REPOSITION FLIGHT, CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN. THE FLIGHT CREW HAD A NOSE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. THE CREW DECIDED NOT TO LAND AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. THE FLIGHT CREW FLEW BY THE TOWER TO GET A VISUAL INDICATION OF THE POSITION OF THE GEAR. THE GEAR WAS IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED. AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL LANDING, THE CREW PINNED THE NLG AND TAXIED THE ACFT TO THE MX HANGER. UPON INSP AND FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE OF THE LANDING GEAR IT WAS DISCOVERED THE NLG DOWN LOCK SWITCH WAS NOT COMPLETELY ENGAGING. MX ADJUSTED NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH FOR CORRECT ENGAGEMENT. PERFORMED SERVERAL GEAR SWINGS TO VERIFY CORRECT OPERATION. ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — DIRTY (NOSE GEAR BAY)
DURING FLIGHT, PILOTS SELECTED GEAR DOWN ON APPROACH. THE NOSE GEAR WOULD ONLY INDICATE INTRANSIT. THEY COULD NOT GET A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE NLG. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE DOWN AND LOCKED NLG INDICATION ILLUMINATED. THE RED INTRANSIT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE ACFT LANDING ROLL CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTED AND FERRIED THE ACFT BACK, WITH GEAR DOWN FOR MX. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED NLG DOWN LOCK SWITCH. PERFORMED SEVERAL SATISFACTORY GEAR SWINGS. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.
Part: PUMP — DEFECTIVE (HYD SYSTEM)
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, APPROX 1HR OUT, THE LT HYD PUMP BEGAN CAVITATING. VERIFIED LT HYD PUMP PRESSURE WAS AT 1500 PSI. CLOSED LT HYD LP COCK. APPROX 20 MIN LATER THE RT HYD PUMP PRESSURE DROPPED TO -0- ALONG WITH A CAVITATION. CLOSED RT HYD LP COCK. BEFORE LANDING, SELECTED GEAR DOWN EMERGENCY EXTEND AND HAND PUMPED GEAR DOWN. EXTENDED FLAPS USING EMERGENCY EXTENSION AND HAND PUMPED FLAPS. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN AFTER LANDING ROLL OUT AND TOWED TO PARKING. INSP FOUND THE PRESSURE HOSE COMING FROM THE LT HYD PUMP DEFECTIVE. REPLACED LT HYD PRESSURE CASE RETURN AND SUPPLY HOSES. REPLACED BOTH PUMP PRESSURE CHECK VALVES. REPLACED BOTH HYD PUMP CASE RETURN CHECK VALVES. REPLACED BOTH HYD PUMPS. COMPLIED WITH ALL BLEEDS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS. NO LEAKS NOTED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: LINE — CRACKED (HYD SYSTEM)
ENROUTE FROM THE CREW NOTICED HYD PRESSURE AT ZERO. CREW DIVERTED AND HAND PUMPED THE GEAR DOWN. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MX REPLACED A CRACKED LINE IN THE RT FWD WING ROOT. ACFT FERRIED FOR GEAR SWINGS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: LINE — CRACKED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 19,345 hrs · 26,152 cycles
ACFT WAS ON APPROACH. DURING GEAR EXTENSION THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN WITH THE GEAR DOWN. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LT HYD PUMP PRESSURE LINE WAS LEAKING AT THE CONNECTION TO THE HYD PRESSURE TRANSMITTER, THE LINE WAS CRACKED AT THE END FITTING. THE LINE WILL BE REPLACED AND LEAK CHECKED, AND THE ACFT WILL RETURN TO SERVICE.