N924AE
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
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.
3 reports on file, 2000-07-23 – 2006-04-22.
Part: ENGINE — FLAMED OUT (RT WING)
AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT, WHEN THE RT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED. THE CREW ATTEMPTED AN ENGINE RESTART. ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 30 PERCENT. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE NOTICED A LOUD CLACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN THE PROPELLER WAS ROTATED. THE ENGINE WILL BE SHIPPED TO THE VENDOR FOR TEARDOWN AND REPAIR. TEARDOWN REPORT REVEALED THAT BEARING PN 31035851 FAILED AND RESULTED IN GEAR TRAIN PN 91035992 AND 31035982 FAILURE TO THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP THUS FUEL STARVATION RESULTING IN SPOOL DOWN. THE FAILED BEARING WILL BE FORWARDED TO MFG FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. (K)
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — OUT OF RIG (NLG WW)
AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH, THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN. THE MAIN GEARS INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATE IN TRANSIT. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE NOSE UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON. DURING TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE (IN TRANSIT) LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND THE GREEN (DOWN LOCKED) LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED FOR INSPECTION. ADJUSTED AND RIGGED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH ASSEMBLY. PERFORMED GEAR SWING AND NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: VALVE — STUCK (FUEL TANK)
MQY - FLT 7891 - DURING A REPOSITION FLIGHT, FUEL WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE LEFT WING TO THE RIGHT, IN ORDER TO BALANCE THE FUEL LOAD. APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES AFTER CROSSFEEDING WAS COMPLETED, THE RIGHT ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN. THE ENGINE STOP AND FEATHER WAS ACTUATED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ONE ENGINE AND TAXIED TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RT FUEL BOOST PUMP Y CHECK VALVE WAS STICKING SHUT. THIS WILL CAUSE FUEL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE. THE FUEL HOSE FROM THE BOOST PUMP TO THE Y CHECK VALVE WAS REPLACED, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT IF THE HOSE COLLAPSED IT WOULD ALSO CAUSE FUEL STARVATION. THE CHECK VALVE AND THE HOSE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE AIRLINE IS IMPLEMENTING A TIME CON