N942RC
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.
1 report on file, 2015-02-12.
Part: TRIM SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (HORIZ STAB) · airframe 4,985 hrs · 4,284 cycles
ON 2/12/2015 WHILE ON GND PREPARING FOR A RETURN FLIGHT, BEFORE ENG START, FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS WERE CONDUCTING PREFLIGHT CHECKS ON ACFT SYSTEMS. FLIGHT CREW NOTICED AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT PASS INTERNAL CHECKS & THE RED PITCH TRIM LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE AUTOPILOT PANEL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE SEC PITCH TRIM CB WAS OPEN. FLIGHT CREW REFERRED TO CHECKLIST & TRIED CLOSING CB ONLY TO HAVE IT TRIP WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. FLIGHT CREW REVIEWED CHECKLIST, MEL & AFM, DETERMINED THAT TRIM SYS COULD NOT BE DEFERRED. DISCUSSED ISSUE WITH MANUFACTURER & SUSPECT PITCH TRIM ADAPTER PN 065-5046-01. ACFT WAS ISSUED SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT TO BE REPOSITIONED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING & REPAIRS.