N106RE
Registered owner: COLORADO AIRCRAFT CORP, CO (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
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.
3 reports on file, 2006-12-18 – 2012-07-26.
Part: EXHAUST PIPE — BROKEN (ENGINE) · airframe 17,233 hrs
PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. PILOT SECURED ENGINE AND RETURNED FOR UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND BROKEN FLANGE ON EXHAUST PIPE UPSTREAM OF TURBOCHARGER. ENGINE FAILURE CAUSE WAS LOSS OF EXHAUST SUPPLY TO TURBOCHARGER WHICH STARVED THE ENGINE OF INDUCTION AIR.
Part: EXHAUST DUCT — CRACKED (ZONE 400)
E2 DEGRADED FROM FULL POWER MP AT 25", AND FUEL FLOW IN BOUND WITH NO FREIGHT. AFTER DEPARTURE, NR 2 ENGINE WOULD ONLY PRODUCE 25" OF MP. FUEL FLOW WAS LOW. ADJUSTED MIXTURE, SWITCHED TANKS, TURNED THE EMERGENCY PUMP ON AND OFF TO TROUBLESHOOT. CAME TO THE CONCLUSION IT WAS NOT PRODUCING ANY POWER AND THE 25" WAS AMBIANT PRESSURE. SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENGINE. ACFT MAINTAINED ALTITUDE AND SPEED, VFR CONDITIONS, LOW DENSITY ALTITUDE, NR 1 ENGINE WAS RUNNING WELL AT 40". DIVERTED, LANDED SAFELY. FOUND EXHAUST DUCT CRACKED.
Part: SPAR — CRACKED (ZONE 300)
SKIN CRACK IN ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN AT OB HINGE, VISUALLY INSPECTED SPAR AND FOUND IT CRACKED VERTICALLY .7500 OF SPAR WIDTH .5 INCH IB OF OB HINGE DOUBLER.