N916FE
Registered owner: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, TN (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORPORATE AIR (HSYA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
G600 PFD INOP 1-2 MIN DURING FLIGHT
CORROSION FOUND ON INBD FLAP TRACK WEB, LS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. AREA FOUND TO BE SEVERE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION.
CORROSION FOUND ON OTBD FLAP TRACK WEB, LS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. AREA FOUND TO BE SEVERE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION.
ON SHORT FINAL AT APPROX 1000 FT, CREW HEARD THE FIRE DETECTION WARNING HORN CHIRP AND THE FIRE DETECTION WARNING LIGHT WAS FLICKERING INTERMITTENTLY. THE CREW ADVISED ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS INDICATED NORMALLY AND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS DETECTED. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX TROUBLESHOT ACFT AND INSPECTED FIRE DETECTION SYS. MX R & R FIRE DETECTOR CONTROL BOX IAW MM 26-10-00. ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING ON THE FIRE DETECTION SYS FOUND A CHAFED WIRE DOWN-LINE OF THE FIRE WARNING SWITCH. MX REPAIRED THE CHAFED WIRE IAW WIRING DIAGRAM 20-10-00 AND ALL OPS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
PILOT REPORTED AT CRUISE FLIGHT, AT APPROX 6000 FT, DURING STAGING FLIGHT, THE CREW ADVISED THE FIRE DETECTION SYS ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY IN FLIGHT. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET AND THE SYS WOULD DEACTIVATE FOR APPROX 10 MINUTES AND THEN REACTIVATE. ARRIVED INTO DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENTAND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS NOTED AFTER THE ACFT WAS SECURED. MX TROUBLESHOT AND INSPECTED FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM AND FOUND DEFECTIVE TEST SWITCH. MX R & R DEFECTIVE TEST SWITCH IAW MM 26-10-00, ALL GROUND OPS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE FIRE DETECTION WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND THE FIRE DETECTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, LANDING AT 17:13 ZULU WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CREW REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FIRE AFTER SECURING THE ACFT. MX INSPECTED THE ENGINE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM AND FOUND MULTIPLE INSULATORS OUT OF THE BRACKETS, RE-INSTALLED INSULATORS IN BRACKETS. MX ALSO FOUND FIRE WIRE TOUCHING REDUCTION GEARBOX CASE AND THE INERTIAL SEPARATOR BRACKET, REPOSITIONED FIRE LOOP WIRE. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 26-10-00. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.