N879AF
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.
8 reports on file, 2009-12-19 – 2014-09-01.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 5,201 hrs · 4,888 cycles
PILOT REPORTED AFTER DEPARTURE STRONG ELEC BURNING SMELL OBSERVED AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ACFT RETURNED & LANDED SAFELY FOR REPAIRS. INSPECTED UNDER INSTRUMENT PANELS, FLOORBOARDS, ENG COMPARTMENT & VCCS COMPARTMENT TRYING TO LOCATE SOURCE OF ELEC SMELL, NONE FOUND. PERFORMED ENG RUN UPS IAW AMM 12-A-71-00-00-00A-903A-A. FOUND AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS, THE ECS SYS EMITTED A STRONG PROMINENT ODOR OUT OF THE COCKPIT DUCTS. THE ECS SYS ODOR IS SUSPECTED TO BE FROM CORROSION PREVENTATIVE APPLIED TO THE ENG INLET CASE GETTING INTO THE ENG BLEED AIR. THE CORROSION PREVENTATIVE IS APPLIED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IAW EMM 72-00-00, INSPECTION, PARA 6 A. THE REMAINING ODOR WAS EVACUATED BY OPERATING THE ECS SYS WITH HEAT IAW 2-A-71-00-00-00A-903A-A. NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
Part: RELAY — FAULTY (TRIM SYSTEM) · airframe 3,476 hrs · 3,235 cycles
PILOT REPORTS UNCOMMANDED INCREASE OF DECENT RATE. RUNAWAY TRIM SUSPECTED. THE PITCH TRIM RELAYS K021 AND K022, PN 974.20.01.212 WERE R & R IAW THE WDM 27-40-00. THE STAB TRIM OPS CHECK, STAB TRIM RUNAWAY AURAL WARNING FUNCTIONAL CHECK AND AUTO PILOT SYSTEMS OPS CHECKED, ALL TESTED GOOD IAW THE AMM 12-A-27-40-00-00A-903A-A AND 12-A-22-10-00-00A-903A-A.
Part: RELAY — FAULTY (ZONE 100) · airframe 3,109 hrs · 2,877 cycles
PITCH TRIM YOKE SWITCH INTERMITTENT WONT NOSE DOWN. (BOTH SIDES). PITCH TRIM RELAY K021 WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW IAW THE WDM 27-40-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW THE AMM 12-A-27-40-00-00A-903A-A.
Part: FITTING — OUT OF ALIGNMENT (ZONE 300) · airframe 2,172 hrs · 1,949 cycles
LT SIDE INNER AND OUTER LUG HAVE DEVELOPED A GAP OF .025" BETWEEN THEM. CHECKED LUGGED FACE OF PN 555.10.12.150 ANGLE FITTING FOR STRAIGHTNESS. ALL STEPS COMPLETED WITH NO CRACKS OR DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: BRAKE DISC — WARPED (MLG) · airframe 2,172 hrs · 1,949 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LT BRAKE GRABS. DURING INSP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LT BRAKE HAD A ROTOR THAT WAS WARPED. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE BRAKES AND WHEELS WERE CONVERTED USING STC SA01376CH.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (TORQUE INDICATOR) · airframe 1,995 hrs · 1,804 cycles
(5APR) ORIGINAL FLIGHT DIVERTED DUE TO PILOT REPORT OF "ERRATIC TORQUE INDICATION WITH ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL" T/S TORQUE INDICATION SYS AND FOUND WIRE BUNDLE TO TORQUE TRANSDUCER WITH A BROKEN WIRE TO PIN "C" (WIRE IDENTIFIER 4K17B24) AT 1.125 INCHES BACK FROM THE CONNECTOR PLUG. REMOVED PORTION OF DAMAGED WIRE, AND RE-PINNED CONNECTOR. SELF TEST C/W, NO FURHER DISCREPANCY NOTED.
Part: BRAKE DISC — CRACKED (BRAKE ASSY) · airframe 1,486 hrs · 1,309 cycles
DURING A 100 HOUR INSPECTION THE RIGHT BRAKE OUTBOARD DISC WAS DISCOVERED CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BRAKE ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURERS MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS.
Part: BRAKE DISC — BROKEN (LT MAIN GEAR) · airframe 1,210 hrs · 1,085 cycles
DURING A LINE CHECK THE LT BRAKE OTBD DISC WAS DISCOVERED TO BE BROKEN INTO 2 PIECES. REMOVED AND REPLACED BRAKE ASSY IAW MM.