N98
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.
4 reports on file, 1997-04-10 – 2006-03-08.
Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR)
GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO UP POSITION. AC LANDED WITH GEAR LEFT IN DOWN POSITION. OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION REQUIRED. VISIBLE PRECIP. ICING PREVAILED ON GROUND AT T/O AND AT LEVEL OFF ALT OF 5000MSL. CLEANED SELECTOR LEVER AND MICROSWITCH IN NOSE WHEEL WELL. RESEATED LT SQUAT SWITCH CB. PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTIONS IAW TI. OPS CHECKED GOOD. (K)
Part: BEARING — WORN (NR 2 ENGINE)
AFTER DEPARTURE FROM NUREMBERG, GERMANY, SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 1,000 FEET AGL. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NUREMBERG. THIS PROBLEM WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED WITH THE BRAKES (REFERENCE MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT, DATED 6-18-97). AFTER REPAIR OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE WAS DETERMINED TO BE WITH THE NR 3 OR NR 4 BEARING IN THE NR 2 ENGINE. NR 2 ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED. (X)
Part: COMPRESSOR — EXPLODED (AUX AIR COND SYS)
DURING INITIAL START-UP OF AIR CONDITIONER TO ACCOMPLISH SERVICING THE COMPRESSOR EXPLODED. THIS DESTROYED THE HONEYCOMB COVER, DAMAGED THREE STRINGERS AND PUNCTURED HOLE IN FUSELAGE.
Part: AIR DISTR — ODOR (CABIN)
CABIN SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON TURNING ON MAIN AIR VALVES (SMELL, BUT NO VISIBLE SMOKE). LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED. PERFORMED GROUND ENGINE RUN AND PRESSURIZATION CHECK WITH FULL HOT SELECTED. RAN ALL AV.VEQUIPMENT AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR SMELL ANYMORE ODOR. (X)