N88V
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, 2011-01-25 – 2013-09-11.
Part: LANDING GEAR — DRY (ZONE 700) · airframe 9,571 hrs · 6,282 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT TO AN UP AND LOCKED POSITION. CYCLED GEAR ONE TIME WITH THE SAME RESULT. RETURNED TO FIELD, EXTENDED GEAR, RECEIVED THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED. ADVISED THAT LOOKED NORMAL AND STRAIGHT BUT COULDN'T TELL IF THE NOSE GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED. CAME BACK AROUND AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. VERIFIED DISCREPANCY. LUBRICATED NLG TRUNNION PIVOT POINT AND SERVICE HYD SYSTEM. OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY ON RETRACTION CHECKS. NOTED NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL WAS, "EXTREMELY" CLEAN. SUSPECT THAT LUBRICATION WAS WASHED OUT OF PIVOT POINTS. TIME SINCE LAST LUBRICATION 186.5 HOURS, 146 CYCLES.
Part: LINE — CRACKED (HYDRAULIC SYSTEM)
DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED HYDRAULIC FLUID ON BELLY OF ACFT. MX DISCOVERED A .8750 INCH CRACK ON THE HYD LINE THAT CONNECTS MAIN SYS RETURN FILTER & HYD RESERVOIR (RETURN SIDE). COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF DEFECT, ALL SUPPORTING CLAMPS IN PLACE & IN GOOD CONDITION. NUTS ON EACH END OF LINE PROPERLY TORQUED, NO INTERFERENCE OR TOUCHING OF ANY PART OF ACFT & AFFECTED LINE, NO CORROSION PRESENT. CRACK LOCATED ON INTERMEDIATE RADIUS, OF THIRD BEND FROM FILTER HOUSING. CRACK RAN LATTERLY ON BOTTOM SIDE OF TUBE.
Part: LINE — CRACKED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 8,690 hrs · 5,663 cycles
DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED HYD FLUID ON BELLY OF ACFT. MX DISCOVERED A .8750" CRACK ON THE HYD LINE THAT CONNECTS THE MAIN SYS RETURN FILTER TO THE RETURN SIDE OF THE HYD RESERVOIR.
Part: LINE — CRACKED (BLEED SYSTEM) · airframe 7,752 hrs · 5,058 cycles
ACFT EXPERIENCED A 10 PERCENT POWER REDUCTION IN THE LT ENGINE AT V1. PILOT CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED CRACKED BOV AIR CONTROL LINE, PN 31B5667-01.