N87GL
Registered owner: PENDLETON TERRY S, NC (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Aviation | Operator | on 1996-11-19 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by GREAT LAKES AVIATION, LTD. (per NTSB report)
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, 1995-01-21 – 1996-11-11.
Part: UPLIMIT SWITCH — DIRTY (LANDING GEAR)
BMG - GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR SELECTED UP ON TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE CLEANED UPLIMIT SWITCH. (X)
Part: SWITCH — DIRTY (BAGGAGE DOOR)
HUF - NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATES IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE CLEANED MICROSWITCH. (M)
Part: BEARING — CEASED (NR 2 MLG)
FAR - NR 2 MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE MISSING ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND INSTALLED AXLE AND STRUT ASSEMBLY. NR 2 BRAKE, NR 1 AND NR 2 WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLIES. OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: LE SKIN — CRACKED (LT WING)
SPW - DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, A 4 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LT WING 4 FEET INBOARD OF THE TIP AND 3 INCHES AFT OF THE TOP AFT EDGE OF THE WING BOOT. A FLUSH PATCH WAS INSTALLED IAW BEECH SRM 51-70-00, PAGES 26-27 AND LEAK CHECKED OK.
Part: N1 INDICATOR — OUT OF ADJUST (RT ENGINE)
DEN - THE CREW ELECTED AN AIR TURN BACK AFTER OBSERVING THE RT ENGINE AT 104 PERCENT AND 2700 LBS TORQUE WOULD NOT MAKE REQUIRED TORQUE. THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE CALIBRATED THE TORQUE SYSTEM, THE ITT SYSTEM, COMPRESSOR WASHED THE ENGINE, AND REPLACED THE N1 INDICATOR. THE ENGINE RUN WAS SATISFACTORY. (M)
Part: HYD PWR PACK — INOP (LANDING GEAR)
LAN - AFTER LIFTOFF, THE CREW ELECTED AN AIR TURN BACK WHEN THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THEY REPORTED THAT THE MOTOR RUNS AND POPS CIRCUIT BREAKER. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC POWER PACK AND MOTOR P/N 571302. ALL TESTS WERE SATISFACTORY.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (DOORWAY)
SPW - DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND CABIN DOOR FRAME CRACKED AT THE SNUBBER ATTACH BRACKET. THE FRAME WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY INSTALLING A 2024T3 .063 INCH DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-70-00, PAGES 52-53.
Part: SQUAT SWITCH — INOP (RT MLG)
GRI - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW ELECTED AN AIR TURN BACK. PILOT REPORTED THAT WITH GEAR RETRACTED, THE GEAR HANDLE LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE WARNING HORN WILL NOT SILENCE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RT MLG SQUAT SWITCH. THE GEAR WARNING SYSTEMS WORKED SATISFACTORILY DURING SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS. (Z)