N989AL
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRCRAFT CHARTER GROUP, INC. | Operator | on 2002-06-17 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by Aircraft Charter Group Inc. (per NTSB report)
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.
7 reports on file, 2016-03-31 – 2019-06-01.
Part: FITTING — LEAKING (RT WING HEAT) · airframe 21,212 hrs · 14,607 cycles
BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN. ALL CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE BASE SAFELY. TECHNICIAN TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND RH WING HEAT FITTING LEAKING HOT AIR. ADJUSTED AS NEEDED. RAN AIRCRAFT, INSPECTED, NO BURNING SMELL NOTED. ALL WORK DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 30-11-00 & 20-00-00. NO DEFECT NOTED AT THIS TIME. AIRCRAFT IS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 20,450 hrs · 14,166 cycles
UPON TESTING ANTI-ICE AT 39,000, OUTSIDE AIR - 38C, A VERY STRONG SMELL OF SMOKE AND "BURNT POPCORN" FILLED THE CABIN. WING HEAT REACHED MIDDLE GREEN, STAB HEAT BARELY ENTERED THE GREEN. TESTED EACH NAC HEAT INDIVIDUALLY NO SMELL STAB/WING SMELL CAME BACK STRONGLY.
Part: ANTI-ICE SYSTEM — ODOR · airframe 20,450 hrs · 14,166 cycles
DURING A TEST OF THE ANTI-ICE SYSTEM AT 39,000 FT, A VERY STRONG ODOR OF SMOKE AND BURNED POPCORN FILLED THE CABIN. WING HEAT REACHED MIDDLE GREEN, STAB HEAT BARELY ENTERED THE GREEN. TESTED EACH NAC HT INDIVIDUALLY NO ODOR, ODOR CAME BACK STRONGLY. AIRCRAFT AND THE CREW LANDED SAFELY TO BASE WITH NO OTHER INCIDENTS.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 20,422 hrs · 14,153 cycles
STRONG BURNING ODOR WITH STAB WING HEAT ON ACCOMPANIED BY SMOKE COMING FROM BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AREA AFTER 5 MIN.
Part: CLAMP — LOOSE (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 20,427 hrs · 14,155 cycles
STRONG BURNING SMELL WITH STAB WING HEAT ON ACCOMPANIED BY SMOKE COMING FROM BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AREA AFTER 5 MIN. GAINED ACCESS TO WING ANTI-ICE BLEED DUCT. FOUND BLEED TUBE SLEEVES CLAMPS LOOSE. TIGHTENED CLAMPS. WRAPPED INSULATION ON BARE METAL AREAS. RAN AIRCRAFT. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REINSTALLED INTERIOR. REFERENCE MM 30-11-00.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 20,047 hrs · 13,957 cycles
SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, NOTICED A SLIGHT BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. LEVELED AT 8000 FEET AND SHUT OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING, COCKPIT FANS, AND MADE SURE ALL THE HEATING ELEMENTS WERE OFF. THE ODOR STARTED TO SUBSIDE, BUT SHORTLY CAME BACK STRONGER. BY THE TIME ACFT REACHED 5000 FEET, THE ODOR WAS ALMOST GONE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM.
Part: INDICATOR — READS HIGH (COCKPIT) · airframe 19,733 hrs · 13,781 cycles
PILOT REPORTED ABOVE 10,000 FT, AIRSPEED INDICATORS RANGE BETWEEN 50 TO 70 KTS FROM THE PILOT & CO-PILOT AIRSPEED INDICATORS.