NTSB investigations · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N988AE and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.
FAA incident reports · 1
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N988AE and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.
Service difficulty reports · 5
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR G5203Control Valve · failedTHIS MLG CONTROL VALVE FOUND TO BE REASON THE MLG FAILED A SCHEDULED EMERGENCY EXTENTION CHECK. FOUND THE RETURN PORT CLOSED WHEN VALVE NOT ENERGIZED, PORT SHOULD BE OPEN IN THIS CONDITION & THIS CAUSED MLG TO HYDRO-LOCK IN UP POSITION. TEAR DOWN REVEALED ONSDR VE72002F00002Pin · shearedPREFLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND LANDING GEAR PIVOT PIN BACKED OUT OF TRUNION DUE TO SLOTTED PIN BEING SHEARED. SAFETY WIRE USED TO RETAIN PIN WAS ALSO SHEARED BUT DUE TO ITS LENGTH AND DIAMETER. IT STAYED IN THE TRUNION GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT IT WAS SECURE. SDR VE72002F00001Pin · shearedDUE TO SLOTTED PIN FAILURE OF THE OTHER GEAR THIS PIN WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE PARTIALLY SHEARED. PIN WAS REPLACED WITH NEW NAS561P628 PIN. THE AFT TRUNION SLOTTED PINS ON BOTH MAIN GEAR WERE INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED BUT WERE REPLACED WITH NEW. SDR 20000808SH011Switch · burnedSWITCH FAILED INTERNALLY CAUSING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. DUE TO THE FACT THE SWITCH WAS AT FAULT, IT DID NOT TRIP AND CONTINUED TO SMOKE UNTIL SHUT OFF BY THE PILOT. (X)SDR 98ZZZX1006Turn Corrdinator · failedUNDER NORMAL NIGHT FLIGHT OPERATIONS, PILOT SMELLED LIGHT SMOKE IN COCKPIT. RETURNED TO BASE, FOUND TURN CORRDINATOR INOPERABLE.