N898AW
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
WHILE IN CRUZ THE RT WINDSHIELD OUTTER PLY CRACKED. THE CREW LANDED THE ACFT TO VERIFY IT WAS ONLY THE OUTER PLY. THE CREW THEN WROTE A DISCREPANCY AND DEFERED IT USING THE CDL FROM THE FLIGHT MANUAL 56-1 AND CONTIUED IT FLIGHT, WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WAS CHANGED.
WHILE IN CRUISE, THE RT WINDSHIELD OUTER PLY CRACKED. THE CREW LANDED THE ACFT AT TO VERIFY IT WAS ONLY THE OUTER PLY. THE CREW THEN WROTE A DISCREPANCY AND DEFERRED IT USING THE CDL FROM THE FLIGHT MANUAL CDL 56-1 AND CONTINUED ITS FLIGHT WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED.
WHILE UPON APPROACH, THE NLG FAILED TO EXTEND. AN EMERGENCY BLOW DOWN OF THE GEAR ALSO RESULTED IN THE FAILURE OF THE NLG TO EXTEND. A SECOND ATTEMPT OF EMERGENCY EXTENSION RESULTED IN ALL GEAR EXTENDING THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. LANDING GEAR WAS PINNED AND SAFETIED IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION AND FERRIED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR. UPON ARRIVAL, TECHS JACKED ACFT AND PERFORMED SEVERAL NORMAL AND EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSIONS. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND ON EACH ATTEMPT. TECHS REMOVED THE NLG UP-LOCK ACTUATOR AND FOUND THAT THE END YOKE JAM NUT SECURING THE LOCK RING TAB TO THE PISTON HAD BACKED OFF ALLOWING THE UP-LOCK ACTUATOR PISTON TO ROTATE. THE PISTON ROTATION