N87CH
Registered owner: TLD LLC, WA (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
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.
4 reports on file, 1996-11-11 – 2001-08-22.
Part: TORQUE LINK — CRACKED (MLG) · airframe 12,155 hrs · 14,022 cycles
DURING INSPECTION OF UPPER TORQUE KNEE PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF RAYTHEON REOCCURRING SERVICE BULLETIN 32-3134, THE LEFT UPPER TORQUE KNEE ON ONE OF THE MAIN GEARS WAS NOTED TO BE CRACKED IN THE RADIUS OF THE SINGLE LUG. THIS CRACK WAS IN LOCATION NOTED TO BE REVIEWED BY THE SERVICE BULLETIN. THIS UNIT WAS INSPECTED AT 840 LANDING PRIOR TO THIS AND WAS FOUND TO BE OKAY.
Part: DIPSTICK — LOOSE (RT ENGINE) · airframe 11,972 hrs · 13,781 cycles
APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT NOTICED A RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE INDICATION FLUCTUATION, FOLLOWED BY A DROPPING OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER ON THE ENGINE. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, WHILE MONITORING THE OIL PRESSURE. THE OIL PRESSURE NEVER DROPPED BELOW 40 PSI. AFTER LANDING THE DIP STICK WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PRATT AND WHITNEY MAINTENANCE MANUAL, SERVICED WITH ENGINE OIL, AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE OIL DIP STICK SPRING TENSION WAS ADJUSTED.
Part: AILERON — CRACKED (TOP RT)
WHEN REBONDING STATIC WICKS TO AILERON, MECHANIC NOTICED CRACKS BENEATH BOTH INBOARD AND OUTBOARD STATIC WICK BASES.
Part: TORQUE KNEE — CRACKED (RT MLG UPPER)
AFTER AN INCIDENT CAUSED BY AN UPPER TORQUE KNEE FAILURE, OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE FLEET ARE BEING INSPECTED. DURING THIS INSPECTION THE UPPER TORQUE KNEE ON THE RIGHT GEAR WAS VISUALLY FOUND TO BE CRACKED. A NEW UNIT WAS INSTALLED. BOTH THE NEW UNIT AND THE OLD UNIT ARE OF THE SAME P/N BUT THE NEW UNIT IS DIFFERENT THAN THE OLD.