Flight Program Operations

The failure of the right main landing gear drag leg (scissors) attach point, which resulted in the landing gear becoming jammed against the landing gear door during the extension cycle.

Part: CABIN PRESSURE — OVERPRESSURED · airframe 18,474 hrs · 91,132 cycles

CREW REPORTED UPON CALLING AN ARRIVAL FOR FLC70 THAT THEY RETURNED TO KBWI FOR MAINTENANCE DUE TO AIRCRAFT OVER-PRESSURIZATION AND A STRANGE ODOR AND POSSIBLE FUMES. ATC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON BEHALF OF THE CREW. AFTER DESCENDING TO 10,000FT AND DEPRESSURIZING, ODOR DISSIPATED. MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING NO DEFECT HAS BEEN FOUND. AFTER TALKING TO THE PILOT THEY WERE AT 20,000 FT WITH MAX DIFFERENTIAL OF 6.4. NO OVERPRESSURE SITUATION. SAID THEY HAD A RUBBER BURNING SMELL. FOUND AUX AC CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED, RESET AND RAN AUX AC WITH NO ISSUE. MEL'D PRESSURIZATION AND RETURNED BACK TO HOME BASE OF KACY FOR CONTINUED TROUBLESHOOTING.

Part: COOLING FAN — ARCED (ZONE 100) · airframe 20,563 hrs · 9,915 cycles

DURING FLIGHT INSPECTION AT KSAV IN N77 ALL CREW MEMBERS ACKNOWLEDGED SIGNIFICANT EYE IRRITANT PRESENT. MYSELF AND MS HAD WATERING PRESENT IN EYES, SIC ACKNOWLEDGE EYES BURNING. I DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH SAV APPROACH AND WAS GIVEN AN IMMEDIATE CLEARANCE TO LAND RWY 28. ALL CREWMEMBER IN AIRCRAFT DONNED O2 MASKS AND GOGGLES. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND EXIT IF RUNWAY FOR EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN AND EVACUATION. CRASH RESCUE RESPONDED AND DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND CHECKED FOR HOT SPOTS. ALL CREW MEMBERS FLUSHED EYES WITH WATER PROVIDED BY CRASH RESCUE. COMPANY WAS CONTACTED BY AIRPORT MANAGEMENT TO TUG AIRCRAFT TO SHELTAIR FBO. NOTIFIED THE MX TUG OPERATOR BRAKES WERE ON AND ENTERED THE AIRPLANE TO RELEASE. REPORTED A BURNING ODOR.

Part: BLEED AIR SYS — FAULTED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 18,491 hrs · 9,078 cycles

RIGHT BLEED AIR FAIL RED SEGMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT FL 200 EMERGENCY CHECK LIST RUN LIGHT EXTINGUISHED DECENDING THROUGH 7000 MSL

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (ZONE 200)

ON 09 DECEMBER 2025, WAS PERFORMING FLIGHT INSPECTION MANEUVERS WHEN THE CREW BECAME AWARE OF A STRONG ODOR OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH BOSTON TRACON AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED ON RUNWAY 27. AIRPORT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING VEHICLES WERE DISPATCHED AND THE CREW EVACUATED ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT FBO. MAINTENANCE AND ON-CALL DUTY MANAGER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. RU3A

Part: BRAKE — OVERTEMP (ZONE 700) · airframe 15,396 hrs · 8,041 cycles

DURING ROLLOUT INSPECTION, CREW RETURNED TO GATE DUE TO AIRCRAFT'S BRAKES BECAME EXCESSIVELY HOT PRODUCING VISIBLE SMOKE. FIRE TRUCKS WERE ROLLED OUT AND SPRAYED THE HOT BRAKES DOWN; AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED AND TOWED BACK TO THE GATE. CREW EVACUATED THROUGH THE MED ON THE TAXIWAY, MLG HOSED DOWN BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE FBO. A LOCAL COMPANY DID A VISUAL INSPECTION AND FOUND NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE BUT DID NOTE SLIGHT DISCOLORATION OF THE BRAKES.

Part: MOTOR — BURNED (FLAP DRIVE) · airframe 18,097 hrs · 9,288 cycles

SMOKE WAS DETECTED IN THE CABIN FROM SMELL AND VISUALLY. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST ACCEPTABLE AIRFIELD (KSHD). TROUBLESHOOTING LED TO THE FLAP DRIVE MOTOR ASEMBLY AS THE PART CAUSING THE SMOKE.

Part: HOSE — RUPTURED (HYD SYSTEM)

LOSS OF THE # 3 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM IN FLIGHT. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND LANDING GEAR WAS MANUALLY DEPLOYED. UPON INSPECTION, THE NLG DOOR ACTUATOR HOSE WAS FOUND TO BE RUPTURED.

Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (LT MLG)

NO LH MLG INDICATION. PUMPED GEAR DOWN MANUALLY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. CURRENTLY TROUBLESHOOTING.

Part: GOVERNOR — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 400)

DURING ENGINE PRE-TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE RUNS, THE #2 PROP WOULD NOT COME OUT OF FEATHER. MAINTENANCE TEAM INSPECTED THE ENGINE &PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. OUT CAUTION, IT WAS DECIDED TO REPLACE THE RH ENGINE PROP GOVERNOR.

Part: NONE — NONE (ZONE 400)

RIGHT ENGINE FIRELIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. THERE WAS NOT A FIRE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE UNEVENTFULLY.

Part: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM — LEAKING · airframe 10,624 hrs · 4,899 cycles

ON APPROACH RWY25 KNUW ON FINAL FLAPS 20 AND GEAR DOWN WAS CALLED FOR. AS GEAR WAS IN TRANSIT OBSERVED EACH HYDR PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATE ALTERNATELY APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES THEN BOTH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED STEADY. GEAR INDICATOR SHOWED 3 GREEN. CLIMBED OUT OF PAR LOW APPROACH. DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH KUW TO RELAY TO SEA TRACON. LANDED IFR AT SEA. UPON LANDING NORMAL BRAKING WAS NOT AVAILABLE, SPOILERS DID NOT EXTEND. EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE WAS DEPLOYED AND AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN 9900 FT. TIRES DID NOT BLOW AND WE WERE ABLE TO EXIT RWY 34R AT TAXIWAY H UNDER SHIPS POWER. SHUT DOWN AIRCRAFT AND EVACUATED. HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS POURING OUT OF THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN THE TWO MAIN GEARS.

Part: BLADDER — LEAKING (RT AUX) · airframe 17,282 hrs · 8,916 cycles

DEFECT: STRONG FUEL SMELL/ODOR AFTER TAKE-OFF, ACFT DECLARED IFE AND RETURNED BACK TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT (BNA). MXC PLAN: N71’S RT AUX FUEL BLADDER WAS JUST REPLACED. LOCATING LOCAL MX TO INSPECT FOR FUEL LEAKS.

Part: NONE — NONE · airframe 14,193 hrs · 5,792 cycles

“FUSELAGE SKIN BUCKLED AFT OF NOSE LANDING FOLLOW UP DOOR” ON LOGBOOK PAGE 270398 DATED JULY 29, 2021 HOURS 14193.3 LANDINGS 5792 THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED UP TO WICHITA ON AUGUST 19, 2021 HOURS 14,194.1 LANDINGS 5793 LOGBOOK PAGE 270402. 10/01/2021 DETERMINED THAT REPAIR LIKELY TO BE A MAJOR REPAIR. AWAITING BOMBARDIER ENGINEERING DISPOSITION.

Part: ACTUATOR — FAULTED (RT MLG) · airframe 15,230 hrs · 8,101 cycles

JUST OUTSIDE FAF ON ILS 27L TO KPHL, WE COMPLETED A BEFORE LANDING CHECK. OBSERVED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED, AND THAT THE GEAR HANDLE RED LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD GREEN CAPSULE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. COMPLETED GO-AROUND AND COORDINATED WITH ATC. EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOR LDG UNSAFE WAS ACCOMPLISHED. IT TOOK THREE STROKES OF THE ALTERNATE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE TO MAKE THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAPSULE LIGHT ILLUMINATE GREEN (DOWN). MADE COORDINATION WITH ATC TO LAND AT KACY RWY 22 WITH FIRE RESCUE STANDING BY. AIRCRAFT SHUTDOWN UPON EXITING FROM RWY 22 AT D TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE HANGAR. REMOVED AND REPLACE RIGHT MLG ACTUATOR

Part: SELECTOR VALVE — FAULTED (MLG DOORS) · airframe 13,509 hrs · 5,627 cycles

GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. 'I/P WOW' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REPLACED DOOR SELECTOR VALVE AND WEIGHT ON WHEELS HARNESS ON NOSE LANDING GEAR

Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — TRIPPED (PITCH TRIM) · airframe 12,143 hrs · 5,803 cycles

PRIMARY PITCH TRIM CB POPPED APPROX. 15 MIN INTO FLIGHT.

Part: FLAP SYSTEM — FAILED · airframe 6,883 hrs · 2,693 cycles

FLAPS FAILED @ 43 DEGREES ON APPROACH @ KAFW. FULL STOP LANDING AND FLAP RESET SUCCESSFUL.

Part: CABIN PRESSURE — FAILED · airframe 16,207 hrs · 8,651 cycles

UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT CABIN DURING CLIMBOUT. SWITCH POSITIONS VERIFIED CORRECTLY AND SYSTEM WOULD NOT TEST AFTER LANDING

Part: CABIN PRESSURE — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 16,207 hrs · 8,651 cycles

PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM- UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT CABIN DURING CLIMBOUT. SWITCH POSITIONS VERIFIED CORRECTLY AND SYSTEM WOULD NOT TEST AFTER LANDING.

Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 6,818 hrs · 2,647 cycles

PILOT WINDSHIELD CRACKED APPROX 25 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF

Part: CAP — LEAKING (RT WING FUEL) · airframe 16,154 hrs · 8,654 cycles

FUEL VENT FROM RIGHT WING CAP AREA IN FLIGHT. REPLACEMENT OF FUEL CAP TO CORRECT.

Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 13,913 hrs · 5,706 cycles

FLAPS FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON APPROUCH

Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (BLEED SYSTEM) · airframe 12,158 hrs · 5,590 cycles

BLEED AIR R RED ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED AT FL 220.

Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (RT MLG) · airframe 15,892 hrs · 8,323 cycles

GEAR HANDLE RAISED, RED LIGHT IN HANDLE DID NOT EXTINGUISH. UPLOCK SWITCH IN RT MAIN GEAR NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED.

Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 12,154 hrs · 5,586 cycles

THE NR 2 ENGINE BEGAN TO COMPRESSOR STALL. IT FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 400 AND 700 DEGREES C. RIGHT THROTTLE WAS RETARDED TO IDLE AND COMPRESSOR STALL STOPPED. COMPRESSOR STALL RESUMED AS THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED ABOVE IDLE.

Part: CONTROLLER — FAILED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 16,380 hrs · 8,476 cycles

CABIN ALT WARNING ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT CABIN DIFF SHOWS "0". AIR PRESSURE CONTROLLER REPLACEMENT CORRECTED ISSUE.

Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (MLG) · airframe 15,673 hrs · 8,442 cycles

GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AFTER RETRACTION.

Part: CONTROL HANDLE — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 17,364 hrs · 8,993 cycles

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, CYCLED HANDLE GEAR CAME DOWN. CORRECTION: REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR HANDLE ASSEMBLY.

Part: LANDING GEAR — COLLAPSED (RIGHT) · airframe 16,968 hrs · 8,750 cycles

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT.

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (LT ENGINE) · airframe 12,992 hrs · 5,291 cycles

CLIMBING OUT AFTER LOW APPROACH, BOTH THROTTLES AT 85% N1, HEARD A CLUNK AND FELT A SMALL BUMP. ALL LEFT ENGINE INSTRUMENTS HIGH. ITT SHOWED ALL RED LIGHTS. NO FIRE INDICATIONS OR WARNING, BROUGHT LEFT ENGINE TO IDLE, N1 CAME BACK TO IDLE AND ITT STAYED A LITTLE HIGH (827DEGC). FUEL FLOW ALSO AT IDLE (66), BUT N2 STAYED AT 94.4. SHUT DOWN LEFT ENGINE WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM.

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT & CABIN) · airframe 14,815 hrs · 7,889 cycles

UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL ODOR SPREAD FROM CABIN TO COCKPIT.

Part: COMPUTER — NOT SEATED (FUEL INDICATOR) · airframe 3,069 hrs · 1,273 cycles

RIGHT SIDE FUEL INDICATION LOST 600-800 LBS CAUSING FUEL IMBALANCE MASTER CAUTION. CORRECTED BY RESEATING THE FUEL QUANTITY GAGING COMPUTER AND CLEARING MEMORY.

Part: WARNING MESSAGE — ILLUMINATED (LT BLEED AIR) · airframe 16,702 hrs · 8,824 cycles

LEFT BLEED AIR FAIL. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED ON DESCENT.

Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (COCKPIT) · airframe 1,922 hrs · 2,003 cycles

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER PILOT LT SIDE PANEL.

Part: EVA TUBE — DAMAGED (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 15,872 hrs · 8,520 cycles

LEFT BLEED AIR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AT 11000 CLIMBING OUT 4 MINUTES LATER PASSING 9000 DESCENDING. HOLE WAS FOUND IN EVA TUBING, TUBING WAS ROUTED ON TOP OF BLEED AIR LINE, ROUTED EVA TUBING CORRECTLY,

Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 12,872 hrs · 5,236 cycles

INTERMITTENT FLASHING BLEED AIR WING DUCT FAIL AND BLEED AIR DETECT. MX TROUBLESHOOTING.

Part: EVA TUBE — DAMAGED (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 15,868 hrs · 8,517 cycles

TEN MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AT 14000' THE LEFT ENGINE BLEED AIR FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOUND A HOLE IN EVA TUBING. TUBING REPLACED.

Part: BLEED VALVE — FAILED (LEFT) · airframe 15,864 hrs · 8,515 cycles

LEFT BLEED AIR FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, 25 MIN INTO FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT BLEED AIR VALVE.

Part: SERVO — INTERMITTENT (AILERON) · airframe 15,443 hrs · 8,324 cycles

AILERON MISTRIM ALERT ILLUMINATED NUMEROUS TIMES DURING FLIGHT. AILERRON SERVO REPLACED.

Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 13,509 hrs · 7,607 cycles

RED "TRIM" ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED ON MFD'S AND AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT ENGAGE.

Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 15,649 hrs · 8,194 cycles

LEFT ENGINE OIL TEMP HIGH. RAPID RISE IN OIL TEMP, TEMP FOLLOWS POWER LEVER. ENGINE AT IDLE TO MAINTAIN ACCEPTABLE TEMPERATURE

Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (OIL TEMP) · airframe 15,632 hrs · 8,185 cycles

LEFT ENGINE OIL TEMP EXCEEDED 99 DEG. W/YELLOW INDICATOR. TEMP REACHED 107 DEG. W/NORMAL OIL PRESSURE. TEMP RETURNED TO NORM RANGE DESCENDING FOR CAUTIONARY LANDING.

Part: SWITCH — FAULTY (STALL WARNING) · airframe 3,060 hrs · 1,267 cycles

STALL FAIL CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF. CAUSE WAS ACCELERATION SWITCH. REPLACED ACCELERATION SWITCH.

Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 6,208 hrs · 2,444 cycles

APU OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. APU AUTO SHUTDOWN ON ARRIVAL

Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 11,853 hrs · 5,675 cycles

"BLEED AIR R" ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. TURNED OFF R BLEED AIR PER CHECKLIST.

Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 15,979 hrs · 8,329 cycles

CABIN DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. CORRECTED BY ADJUSTING FWD "J" HOOK MICROSWITCH

Part: ENGINE — POWER LOSS · airframe 11,904 hrs · 5,407 cycles

LEFT AMBER FOLLOWED BY WHITE COMPUTER LIGHTS. ENGINE ROLLED BACK APPROX 53% N1. THRUST SET AT IDLE . RUMBLED ABOVE IDLE, SHUTDOWN. WIND MILLED 0+24 MIN.

Part: CAM — OUT OF ADJUST (STOP SWITCH) · airframe 15,596 hrs · 8,168 cycles

SIGNIFICANT YAW TO LEFT UPON TOUCHDOWN. LEFT PROP WENT TO GND IDLE ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS BEFORE RIGHT PROP. MX ADJUSTED LH GND IDLE STOP SWITCH CAM. WILL MONITOR.

Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 15,974 hrs · 8,324 cycles

CABIN DOOR GAVE LOUD POP ON DEPARTURE WHEN PRESSURIZING. CABIN DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 9,758 hrs · 4,472 cycles

ONCE AIRBORNE A HEAVY ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS NOTICED.