N977AE
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORPORATE AIR LLC (XCGA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
PILOT REPORTED AFTER TAKE OFF, RECEIVED ERRONEOUS AIRSPEED INFO ON COPILOT'S SIDE ALONG WITH IAS FLAGS AND SMC AIRDATA CAS MESSAGE. DISCONTINUED FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO TEB. MAINTENANCE FOUND WATER IN THE NR 2 LEFT AND BOTH RIGHT SIDE STATIC PORTS, AND IN THE RIGHT PRIMARY PITOT TUBE. BOTH SYSTEMS WERE FLUSHED WITH NITROGEN UNTIL NO WATER REMAINED. PITOT STATIC SYSTEM RECONNECT TEST WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
PILOT REPORTED, DURING APPROACH IN RAIN, WATER SHEETED ON WINDSCREEN CAUSING SIGNIFICANT OBSTRUCTION TO VISION. FOUND THE WATER REPELLANT COATING ON PILOTS & COPILOT WINDOWS TO BE UNSERVICEABLE. THE WINDOWS WERE CLEANED & THE WATER REPELLANT COATING WAS RESTORED IAW MM 56-10-00. THE WATER REPELLANT COATING IS TO BE INSPECTED & RESTORED AT 500 HOUR INTERVALS IAW CHAPTER 5 OF THE AMM & WAS LAST COMPLIED WITH DURING PRODUCTION OF THE AIRPLANE IN OCTOBER 2014. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT LINE SERVICE HAD BEEN USING AN INDUSTRIAL CLEANER TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. THE ONLY RECOMMENDED CLEANING SOLUTION FOR THE WINDSHIELDS IS A 50/50 ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL & WATER MIX, WITH 2 TO 5% MILD LIQUID DISH WASHING SOAP.
FLAPS JAMMED AT 6 DEGREES DURING RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF. FLAP JAM AMBER CAS MSG ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED CHECKLIST FOR FLAP JAM & DIVERTED. TECH OPS INFORMED US THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE & IS ADDRESSED IN 2 MX OPERATIONS LETTERS. MOL 14-0012 DATED 12/30/2014 DESCRIBES A FLAP RETRACTION PROCEDURE THAT MINIMIZES THE POTENTIAL FOR A FLAP JAM MSG. MOL 15-0005 DATED 3/19/2015 CLARIFIES THE RETRACTION PROCEDURE & ADDS A PROCEDURE TO RESET THE FLAPS IF A FLAP JAM MSG OCCURS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. MX PERFORMED THE FLAP RESET PROCEDURE & PERFORMED MULTIPLE OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE FLAPS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL 200. THE WINDHIELD HEAT HAD BEEN ON CONTINUOUSLY SINCE TAKEOFF FROM KAGC. THE PILOT STATED HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE JUST PRIOR TO THE WINDSHIELD CRACKING. THE PILOT FLYING DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO ATC, REDUCED AIRSPEED, INITIATED A DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET AND ALTERED COURSE TO RETURN TO KAGC. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION AFTER LANDING REVEALED THE OUTER WINDSHIELD PLY ONLY WAS CRACKED IN A SPIDER WEB PATTERN ENCOMPASSING THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD.
PILOT WRITE UP "PITCH FEEL FAIL AMBER CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF AFT ELEVATOR REQUIRED DURING LANDING". FAULT OCCURED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KAGC, PILOT RETURNED TO KAGC. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE RIGHT ELEVATOR PITCH FEEL LINEAR ACTUATOR FAILED IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. THIS CAUSED THE CAS MESSAGE TO ILLUMINATE DUE TO THE MIS-MATCH WITH THE LEFT ACTUATOR. IT ALSO CAUSED A CHANGE IN BIAS IN THE CENTERING UNIT, WHICH LED TO THE PILOT'S PERCEPTION OF AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF ELEVATOR BEING REQUIRED DURING THE FLARE. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT AND ALL OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE NORMAL.
LOSS OF BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT PRESSURE RESULTING CHANGE IN CABIN PRESSURE. PILOTS DONNED OXYGEN MASK. NORMAL DECENT TO LOWER ALTITUDE. COMPLIED WITH ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. ISOLATED BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. CONTINUED FLIGHT TO DESTINATION. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CHECKED AND FOUND BAGGAGE DOOR NOT CLOSING FLUSH. ADJUSTED BOTTOM AND SIDE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM. ACCOMPLISHED DOOR LOCKING PLATE ADJUSTMENT/TEST. LUBRICATED DOOR LOCKING PINS. WORK DONE IAW AMM 52-30-0. VISUALLY INSPECTED SEAL. NO DEFECTS NOTED. GAINED ACCESS TO DOOR SEAL VALVE AND MOISTURE COLLECTOR. NO LEAKS NOTED ACCOMPLISHED DOOR SEAL INFLATION CHECK. NO DEFECTS NOTED. WORK DONE IAW AMM 52-30-04. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION TEST FOR AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. WORK DONE IAW AMM 21-51-00.