N999RZ
Registered owner: AVI SALES & LEASING LLC, MI (owner ≠ operator)
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.
6 reports on file, 2011-06-30 – 2015-03-19.
Part: CLAMP — DISENGAGED (APU) · airframe 10,212 hrs · 7,128 cycles
DURING ROUTINE MX, ONE OF OUR TECHNICIANS WAS TASKED TO TAKE A SOAP SAMPLE FROM THE ACFT APU. WHILE TAKING THE SAMPLE HE NOTICED THE APU STARTER GEN WAS LOOSE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION HE FOUND THE CLAMP THAT SECURES THE STARTER GEN TO THE APU WAS SAFETIED, BUT DID NOT ENGAGE THE FLANGE OF THE STARTER GEN. THE CLAMP WAS ENGAGED TO THE ADAPTER FLANGE ON THE APU ONLY. THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE STARTER GEN DRIVE SHAFT SPLINES & APU INTERNAL GEARS.
Part: CHECK VALVE — FAILED (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 9,906 hrs · 6,923 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW REPORTED GREY & WHITE SMOKE WITH HYD ODOR COMING OUT OF COCKPIT PUNKA LOUVERS SHORTLY AFTER SWITCHING FROM APU BLEED AIR TO MAIN BLEED AIR. CHECK LIST FOLLOWED, EMERGENCY DECLARED & UNSCHEDULED LANDING PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. EVALUATION FOUND HYD FLUID CONTAMINATION IN RT BLEED AIR SYS. RT BLEED AIR NON-RETURN VLV PN HTE4853 & HYD RESERVOIR BLEED AIR CHECK VLV PN HTE4350 WERE BOTH REPLACED. OTHER BLEED AIR COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED & CLEANED AS NECESSARY.
Part: TIRE — DEFLATED (NLG) · airframe 9,116 hrs · 6,417 cycles
ON LANDING ROLL OUT, CREW REPORTED SMALL AMOUNT OF NOSE WHEEL VIBRATION AND SLUGGISH STEERING RESPONSE, TAXI TO BLOCKS WITHOUT ISSUES. DURING POST FLIGHT, CREW FOUND LEFT NOSE TIRE BEAD SEAL SEPARATED AND ZERO PRESSURE. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION REVEALED RIGHT NOSE TIRE ONLY HAD 42 PSI. BOTH NOSE WHEEL ASSY'S WERE REPLACED WITH FRESH OVERHAULED WHEELS. PAPERWORK REVIEW REVEALED BOTH NOSE WHEEL ASSY WERE REPLACED 2 LANDINGS PRIOR. INVESTIGATION OF PREVIOUS NOSE WHEEL INSTALL REVEALED WHEELS WERE INSTALLED BY A REPAIR STATION WITH ONLY SHELF PRESSURE AND WERE NOT SERVICED TO PROPER PRESSURE PER MM.
Part: TIE BOLT — MISSING (NR 3 MAIN WHEEL)
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, FOUND ONE TIE BOLT NUT AND BOLT MISSING AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER LOOSE ON THE MLG WHEEL.
Part: NUT — MISSING (WHEEL) · airframe 8,831 hrs · 6,250 cycles
DURING A PRE MAINTENANCE CHECK ON THIS AIRCRAFT, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A MISSING TIE BOLT NUT ON NR 3 TIRE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND ALL TIE BOLTS LOOSE, AND TIRE PRESSURE AT 50 PSI. ALSO REMOVED WHEEL AND FOUND THAT TIE-BOLT HAD BACKED OUT AND DAMAGED NR 3 BRAKE ASSY. THIS WHEEL ASSY HAD BEEN OVERHAULED BY ASI AND WAS IN SERVICE FOR 36.5 HOURS AND 20 CYCLES. ASI HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY THE AIRCRAFT 135 OPERATOR (CWQA) AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS QUALITY CONTROL FAILURE.
Part: SWITCH — FALSE INDICATION (APU) · airframe 8,756 hrs · 6,203 cycles
(CWQA) APU FIRE WARNING AIRBOURNE, APU AUTO SHUTDOWN, APU FIRE BOTTLE BLOWN IAW CHECKLIST, FIRE WARNING WENT AWAY. INSPECTION PERFORMED, DETERMINED NO FIRE, DETERMINED WAS FALSE FIRE WARNING. TESTING AND REPLACING FIRE DETECT SWITCH PN 17343-62-600, SN NSN, SUSPECT PART BAD FROM STOCK PREVIOUSLY REPLACED JUNE 26TH 2011 FOR SCHEDULED 60 MONTH BENCH TEST.