N1018A
Registered owner: BLUE AIRCRAFT LLC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture Travel, LLC (TQ0A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| S & S AIRCRAFT LEASING INC | Operator | on 2012-07-02 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by S & S AIRCRAFT LEASING INC (per NTSB report)
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.
3 reports on file, 2004-09-13 – 2021-04-20.
Part: SPAR — DAMAGED (RT WING) · airframe 36,669 hrs
DURING THE ANNUAL INSPECTION A DISCREPANCY WAS MADE TO PULL OFF GROSS WEIGHT KIT RIGHT WING TO REMOVE WING STRAP OVER SPAR DUE TO A GAP AT ONE OF THE TAPPERED ENDS ON THE STRAP. WHEN REMOVED THE MECHANIC NOTICED A DRILL HOLE OVER THE WING SPAR, UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION USING A BORESCOPE IT WAS FOUND THE THE SPAR WAS IN FACT DRILLED THRU BY MISTAKE AT THE TIME THE KIT WAS BEING INSTALLED.
Part: SUPERCHARGER — MAKING METAL (ENGINE)
ENGINE LOST SOME POWER ON DESCENT, ONCE THE PLANE LANDED, PILOT REPORTED A METAL TO METAL SOUND. ONCE MAINTENANCE ARRIVED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL WAS SEEN AT THE EXHAUST TAILPIPE. AFTER PULLING THE PROPELLER THROUGH, A HYDRAULIC LOCK OCCURED AND AT THAT POINT CREW PLACED THE AIRCRAFT ON A BARGE TO RETURN TO TOWN. AT ENGINE REMOVAL A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE SUPERCHARGER SECTION OF THE ENGINE AND METAL CONTAMINATES WERE DISCOVERED IN THE OIL SCREEN.
Part: TRANSDUCER — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL FLOW)
REMOVED FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER (PN 660526AS) INSTALLED UNDER STC NR SA809GL. UNIT PROVIDING ERRONEOUS FUEL FLOW READINGS AND CAUSING THE AIR DATA COMPUTER (ADC) ALSO INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT TO FUNCTION IMPROPERLY. AIR DATA COMPUTER INSTALLED UNDER IAW STC NR SA02203AK.