N104BE
Registered owner: UAS TRANSERVICES INC, FL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameriflight, LLC (JIKA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
2 reports on file, 2018-11-13 – 2022-12-14.
Part: COWLING — DAMAGED (ZONE 400) · airframe 28,024 hrs · 39,528 cycles
AFTER DEPARTURE FROM KGEG, PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RH COWLING BECAME UNSECURED AFTER TAKEOFF AND WAS BARELY STAYING ATTACHED. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND AIR RETURNED TO KGEG. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE COWLING HAD DAMAGED THE NACELLE AND THAT THE COWLING WAS BENT BEYOND REPAIR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED RIGHT ENGINE NACELLE COVER.
Part: CAP — UNSECURE (OIL DIP STICK) · airframe 26,500 hrs · 37,488 cycles
MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCY: THE PILOT REPORTED WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THAT THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS INDICATING 50 PSI (NORMAL OPERATING RANGE 70-90 PSI). THE PILOT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES NOTIFIED ATC, THEN PERFORMED AN INFLIGHT SHUT DOWN OF THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED BACK IN KABQ WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LEFT ENGINE AND FOUND THE OIL DIP STICK/FILLER CAP WAS NOT SECURED IN THE CLOSED AND LOCKED POSITION. MAINTENANCE COMPLETED THE LOSS OF OIL/OIL PRESSURE INSPECTION PER PRATT AN WHITNEY INSPECTION CRITERIA BY INSPECTING THE OIL FILTER, OIL SCREENS, AND THE MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTOR WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THEN MAINTENANCE ACQUIRED A SOAP SAMPLE AND REPLACED THE OIL FILTER WITH NEW. MAINTENANCE SERVICED THE ENGINE WITH OIL AND PERFORMED GROUND PERFORMANCE RUNS AND LEAK CHECKS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND NO SUBSEQUENT ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.