N108NS
Registered owner: LYON ANDREW L, AK (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
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.
5 reports on file, 2001-06-12 – 2012-11-19.
Part: SWITCH — SHORTED (MLG) · airframe 13,573 hrs
PILOT HAD NO GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT ANNUCIATED ON LT MAIN GEAR. FOUND SWITCH SHORTED.
Part: YOKE — SLIPPED (COCKPIT) · airframe 13,211 hrs
CONTROL YOKE HAS SLIPPED TO THE LEFT ON THE PILOTS CONTROL COLUMN.
Part: BOLT — FAILED (NLG ACTUATOR)
AIRCRAFT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON IN FLIGHT WITH GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. UPON INSPECTION THE AFT BOLT TO THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN. A NEW BOLT WAS INSTALLED AND A GEAR FUNCTION TEST WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS. AN INSPECTION AT EACH 100 HOUR OR ANNUAL TO REMOVE THE BOLT FOR A MORE DETAILED INSPECTION FOR DEFECTS MIGHT DETECT PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY START. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE NOSE GEAR COULD FAIL TO COME DOWN AND INTO THE LOCKED POSITION CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO FAIL WHILE ON THE GROUND.
Part: COWLING — FAILED (LT ENGINE COWL)
WHILE IN FLIGHT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE UPPER ENGINE COWLING CAME LOOSE. THIS CAUSED THE COWLING TO RISE UP AND RIP OUT THE FORWARD PINS. A LARGE SECTION OF THE LEFT SIDE WAS TORN AWAY AND LOST. NO DEFECTS OR REPAIRS WERE NOTED ON THIS COWLING PRIOR TO FAILURE.
Part: BATTERY — SHORTED (FUSELAGE)
DURING TAKEOFF, PILOT STARTED TO HEAR WHINE IN OVERHEAD SET, FOLLOWED BY POWER LOSS. UPON INSPECTION BATTER WAS FOUND HAVE INTERNAL SHORT CAUSING BATTERY TO GO DEAD. REPLACED BATTERY WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. OPS CHECKED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FOUND OK