WILCO AVIATION, LLC
Also recorded as: WILCO AVIATION, LLC
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
No NTSB accidents or incidents linked to this operator.
FAA enforcement actions
No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.
Maintenance disclosure history
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Reports span 2012–2015. Most-reported systems: Electrical power (24) — 1; Fire protection (26) — 1; Flight controls (27) — 1; Instruments (31) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: FALSE WARNING — 2; FLT CONT AFFECTED; WARNING INDICATION — 1; VIBRATION/BUFFET — 1.
4 reports on file.
Part: CLOCK — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 7,091 hrs · 5,253 cycles
CLOCK, PILOT SIDE, CAUSING WARNING HORN AFTER TAKEOFF.
Part: STARTER GEN — WORN (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 8,217 hrs · 14,552 cycles
NUMBER 2 ENG VIBRATE AFTER TAKEOFF. UPON REMOVING STARTER & GEN NOTICED THE COOLING FAN LOOSE & WOBBLY, BEARING FAILED. FWD END SHAFT IS COMPLETELY STRIPPED & MISSING NUT. PN 6608458-005.
Part: FIRE WARNING — FALSE ACTIVATION (NACELLE) · airframe 1,730 hrs · 1,175 cycles
APPARENT LIGHTNING STRIKE CAUSED ENGINE FIRE WARNING TO ACTIVATE. THE WARNING WOULD NOT RESET. SUBSEQUENT ENGINE SHUTDOWN HAD NO AFFECT ON WARNING. BOTH ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE DISCHARGED. FIRE WARNING STILL INDICATED. DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. INSPECTED ENGINE AND THERE WAS NO IDICATION OF FIRE. DISCOVERED LIGHTNING STRIKE SIGNS.
Part: PDU — FAILED (TE FLAP) · airframe 2,011 hrs · 2,407 cycles
DURING GO AROUND FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT AND FLAP CAWS WARNING ILLUMINATED. SYSTEM WAS TROUBLESHOT TO A FAULTY FLAP CONTROL AND WARNING UNIT. REPLACED UNIT AND PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TESTS. FLAP SYSTEM FAILED ON THE GROUND AFTER SEVERAL EXTENSIONS AND RETRACTIONS. FURTHER TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM TO A FAULTY FLAP POWER DRIVE UNIT. REPLACED POWER DRIVE UNIT AND PERFOMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECKS.
Linked aircraft
No aircraft currently linked.
Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate
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