N107B
Registered owner: KOMRO INTERNATIONAL LLC, WI (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
DURING A MAINTENANCE ACCEPTANCE FLIGHT, SOMETIME AFTER INITIATING CABIN HEAT, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FLIGHT STATION WAS BECOMING HAZY. THE PILOT LOOKED AFT AND SAW THAT THE CABIN WAS ALSO HAZY. CABIN HEAT WAS SECURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT VENTILATED. SUBSEQUENT GROUND INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN INSULATION BLANKET IN CONTACT WITH THE CABIN BLEED AIR TUBE. INSULATION BLANKETS WERE RESECURED AND RESTORED TO ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION. PERFORMED CHECKS AND OPERATION OF CABIN HEAT WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
THE RIGHT ENGINE INBOARD ACCESS COWLING (PN: 212-53105-1) DISENGAGED ALLOWING THE COWLING TO OPEN IN FLIGHT. THE COWLING DID NOT DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. THE LATCHES WERE CLOSED AND LOCKED, BUT THE FORWARD LATCH SHOWED SIGNS WEAR TO THE HOOK AND MOST LIKELY DISENGAGED ALLOWING THE AIR-STREAM TO ENTER THE COWLING OVERLOADING THE 2 REMAINING LATCHES.