N114AX
Registered owner: ALPINE AVIATION INC, UT (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Aviation, Inc. (TIMA) | 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.
24 reports on file, 2003-09-11 – 2023-07-31.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 41,927 hrs · 42,989 cycles
THE LEFT BLEED AIR FAILURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN CRUISE. THE SMELL OF SMOKE, POSSIBLY FROM ELECTRICAL INSULATION, WAS ALSO PRESENT IN THE COCKPIT. WE MOVED THE LEFT BLEED AIR SWITCH TO INSTRUMENT AND ENVIRO OFF. AFTER CONSULTING 21-1-3 IN THE MEL WE DETERMINED THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DEFER THE BLEED AIR WARNING LIGHT IF WE CONTINUED TO KRWL AND LANDED THERE BECAUSE WE COULD NOT CONFIRM ALL GYRO INSTRUMENTS EXCEPT FOR THE COPILOTâS RATE OF TURN INDICATOR WEâRE ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN AND ALSO BECAUSE WE WERE FLYING THROUGH ICING CONDITIONS WHEN THE ANOMALY WITH THE LIGHT OCCURRED AND EXPECTED TO FLY BACK THROUGH THOSE SAME ICING CONDITIONS ON THE WAY BACK TO KDEN. KRWL HAS NO MAINTENANCE FACILITIES, NOR DOES IT HAVE AN A&P AT THE AIRPORT, . WE DIVERTED BACK TO KDEN. AFTER WE LANDED AT KDEN, THE MECHANIC TOOK A LOOK UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS AND TOLD US THAT ONE OF THE CONNECTIONS IN THE BLEED AIR LINES FROM THE LEFT ENGINE APPEARED TO HAVE PARTIALLY COME APART.
Earlier reports · 2003–2019 · 23 reports
2019
Part: FIRE LOOP — OUT OF TOLERANCE (LT ENGINE) · airframe 40,287 hrs · 40,832 cycles
ON TAKE OFF ROLL, L ENG FIRE WARNING ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. FOUND INTERNAL RESISTANCE OUT OF SPEC.
2018
Part: BEARING — FAILED (ZONE 700) · airframe 39,819 hrs · 40,301 cycles
NR 1 WHEEL SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE INVESTIGATION FOUND WHEEL BEARING FAILURE AS THE CAUSE FOR SEPARATION.
2017
Part: SKIN PANEL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 39,383 hrs · 39,797 cycles
DURING A MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE FUSELAGE EXTENSIVE CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED IN THE LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN ASSEMBLY. THE CONDITION WAS CORRECTED BY THE INSTALLATION OF NEW FUSELAGE SKIN PANELS.
2016
Part: UNKNOWN — FUMES (CABIN) · airframe 39,070 hrs · 39,424 cycles
DURING CLIMB OUT, PILOT DETECTED FUMES COMING FROM THE CARGO AREA. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SMOKE, ONLY A BURNING ODOR. THE FUMES CONTINUED UNTIL CABIN WAS DEPRESSURIZED. WHEN THE CABIN WAS RE-PRESSURIZED THE FUMES DID NOT RETURN. AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. CARGO WAS INSPECTED DURING OFF LOAD FOR LEAKS, DAMAGE AND UNUSUAL ODORS. NONE FOUND. SUBSEQUENT MAINTENANCE INSPECTION WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE OR DETERMINE THE SOURCE OR CAUSE OF THE FUMES.
2013
Part: FCU — FAULTY (RT ENGINE) · airframe 36,932 hrs · 37,258 cycles
RT ENGINE SLOWLY LOST TORQUE DURING CRUISE AT FL 200. ENGINE TORQUE EVENTUALLY FELL TO 0 AND ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAULTY ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT.
2012
Part: CAP — CRACKED (NLG ACTUATOR) · airframe 35,411 hrs · 35,724 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS ON JACKS. WHILE CYCLING GEAR A LOUD POP WAS HEARD FROM THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR. EXAMINATION SHOWED A CRACK IN THE ACTUATOR END CAP AND HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKAGE.
2006
Part: FLANGE — CORRODED (WING) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 31,200 hrs · 31,708 cycles
MAINTENANCE FOUND CORROSION ON FORWARD SPAR LOWER CAP FORWARD FLANGE, IN THE CENTER FUSELAGE BAY, UNDER PREVIOUSLY REPLACED SEALANT. REPAIR REQUIRED REMOVAL OF CORROSION AND STRAP DOUBLER PER FR-CO FACTORY REPAIR DESIGN.
2005
Part: BEARING — FAILED (STARTER GEN) · airframe 30,822 hrs · 21,408 cycles
PILOT REPORTED RT GEN OFF LINE AND NO ENGINE STARTER AFTER LANDING - REPLACED STARTER/GENERATOR DUE FRONT BEARING FAILURE
Part: PUMP — LEAKING (ENGINE FUEL)
NR 2 ENGINE LEAKING FUEL FROM NACELLE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LOW PSI FUEL PUMP DUE EXTRUDED VALVE BODY GASKET. FUEL WAS NOT DUMPED OVERBOARD AS THE VALVE BODY WAS LEAKING EXTERNALLY.
Part: DIAPHRAGM — RUPTURED (NR 1 FUEL PUMP)
PIREP - FUEL OBSERVED DRIPPING FROM NR 1 ENGINE DRAIN MAST. VERIFIED LOW PSI FUEL PUMP DIAPHRAGM RUPTURE, THIS UNIT WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LATEST SB FOR DIAPHRAGM DESIGN.
Part: DIAPHRAGM — RUPTURED (FUEL PUMP) · airframe 29,788 hrs · 30,605 cycles
PIREP - FUEL LEAKING FROM NR 1 ENGINE GANG DRAIN. REPLACED LOW PSI DUEL PUMP DUE RUPTURED DIAPHRAGM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 29,710 hrs · 30,548 cycles
FOUND CRACKED BELLY SKIN WHILE PERFORMING TURBULENT AIR INSPECTION. CORROSION POSSIBLY ORIGINATING FROM OEM INSTALLATION OF UNPRIMED SHIM STOCK AT STRINGER JOINTS.
Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG) · airframe 29,169 hrs · 30,152 cycles
GEAR WARNING REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR INDICATED THREE GREEN. PILOT DID A GO-AROUND AND ON NEXT GEAR EXTENSION, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH.
2004
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 28,764 hrs · 29,833 cycles
DURING CAMP INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE LOCATED CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK FLOOR PANEL FLANGES. SEAT TRACK AND ADJACENT LOCALIZED CORROSION SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY CARGO SPILLAGE. SEAT TRACK REPLACED, OTHER AREAS REPAIRED.
Part: ACTUATOR — ERRATIC (MLG) · airframe 28,527 hrs · 29,626 cycles
PILOT REPORTED, AFTER 3 GEAR EXTENSION CYCLES AND THE QRH MANUAL EXTENSION PROCEDURE, NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE (SUSPECT INTERMITTENT SWITCHES) AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR.
Part: DUCT — CONTAMINATED (HEATER) · airframe 28,280 hrs · 29,419 cycles
UNUSUAL ODOR EMANATING FROM AIR DUCTS WHEN BLEED AIR SYSTEM TURNED ON. RETURNED TO AIRPORT FOR INVESTIGATION, MAINTENANCE RECONNECTED MAIN HEATER DUCT IN BELLY (BELLY HAD CARGO SPILL RESIDUE IN AREA).
Part: SPAR — CORRODED (RT WING) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 28,212 hrs · 29,360 cycles
WHILE REPAIRING A FUEL LEAK IN THE RIGHT WING MAIN FUEL TANK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE MAIN SPAR LOWER CAP FORWARD FLANGE REQUIRING MAJOR REPAIR. THIS AREA WAS IDENTIFIED AS A SUSPECT CORROSION LOCATION IN RAYTHEON COMMUNIQUÃ NR 71.
Part: ROLL PIN — SHEARED (COCKPIT DOOR) · airframe 27,836 hrs · 29,043 cycles
PIREP - COCKPIT DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK FROM OUTSIDE. REPLACED SHEARED DOOR HANDLE ROLL PIN.
Part: ENGINE — FLAMED OUT (NR 2) · airframe 26,978 hrs · 28,294 cycles
NR 2 ENGINE FLAMED OUT ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE.
Part: DIAPHRAGM — RUPTURED (FUEL PUMP) · airframe 26,976 hrs · 28,294 cycles
FOUND DIAPHRAGM LEAKING (RUPTURED) - THIS PUMP WAS BEING INSPECTED DUE TO AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AFTER ENGINE FLAME OUT. 1384 HOUR & 6 MONTHS AFTER INSTALL.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ALTIMETER) · airframe 26,604 hrs · 27,990 cycles
PILOT REPORTED CAPTAIN'S ALTIMETER FAILED (FLAGGED) AT 600 FT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FAILED ALTIMETER.
Part: DIAPHRAGM — RUPTURED (FUEL PUMP) · airframe 26,565 hrs · 27,959 cycles
MAINTENANCE NOTICED FUEL DRAINING FROM ENGINE GANG DRAIN - REPLACED LOW PSI FUEL PUMP DUE RUPTURED DIAPHRAGM
2003
Part: PUMP — LEAKING (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 25,592 hrs · 27,147 cycles
PILOT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM ENGINE DRAIN ON PRE-FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PUMP.