N990L
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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.
2 reports on file, 2009-05-27 – 2009-07-12.
Part: SQUAT SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (ZONE 700) · airframe 10,068 hrs · 8,536 cycles
UPON DEPARTURE ENROUTE, CREW RETRACTED GEAR. GREEN MAIN LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND RED MAIN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. CREW SELECTED DOWN POSITION AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. CREW LANDED ACFT WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Part: JAM-NUT — CRACKED (MLG ACTUATOR) · airframe 10,042 hrs · 8,507 cycles
ON SHORT FINAL, CREW EXTENDED GEAR AND NOTICED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. THEY ALSO NOTICED LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. ACFT WAS CONFIGURED FOR LANDING AND HAD 20 DEGREE FLAPS. CREW ACTIVATED AUX HYD PUMP AND GEAR WENT DOWN AND LOCKED. CREW WAS ABLE TO TAXI AND USE WHEEL BRAKES WITH AUX PUMP. POST FLIGHT INSP REVEALED A CRACKED JAM NUT ON THE LT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR HYDR SWIVEL FITTING ALLOWING A RELEASE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE JAM NUT WAS REPLACED AND THE HYDR SYS WAS SERVICED AND TESTED. NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.