N115LN
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.
5 reports on file, 2008-06-12 – 2015-05-17.
Part: HOSE — SEPARATED (AC BAY) · airframe 3,126 hrs · 9,814 cycles
DURING FLIGHT WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON HIGH, SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE. THE PILOT CONCLUDED THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE WAS THE AIR CONDITIONER. TURNED OFF AIR CONDITIONER, OPENED VENTS & WINDOWS. MADE UNSCHEDULED LANDING WITH SMOKE DISSIPATING AS LANDING PROGRESSED. UPON LANDING FOUND HOSE TO AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER SEPARATED FROM FITTING AT THE CONDENSER. CONFIRMED THAT RETURN HOSE SPLIT & MEL'D AIR CONDITIONER.
Part: SERVO — UNSERVICEABLE (CYCLIC) · airframe 2,303 hrs
PILOT HAD NORMAL START AND TAKEOFF, AS AIRSPEED PICKED UP ACFT HAD UNCONTROLED ROLL TO RIGHT. FULL LEFT CYCLIC AND LEFT PEDDAL WOULD NOT FIX STRAIGHTEN ACFT OUT. WENT WITH ROLL TO RIGHT AND JUST MADE A BIG RIGHT TURN AND LANDED BACK AT PAD WITH NO PROBLEMS. ACFT RESPONDED BETTER AT LOWER POWER SETTINGS.
Part: BAR — DAMAGED (M/R GEARBOX)
DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, NOTICE LT FWD MGB SUPPORT BAR EXTREMELY EASY TO TWIST AND HAD A POPPING SOUND WHEN CHECKING BEARING PLAY. INSPECTED THE OTHER SUPPORT BARS AND FOUND THE RT FWD SUPPORT BAR LOWER CRIMPED COLLAR SHOWED MARKING THAT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN WORKING ON. ON REMOVAL OF THE BARS, FOUND AXIAL PLAY IN BOTH OF THE LT FWD SUPPORT BAR BEARINGS. RT BAR WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE AN AREA THAT WAS CONSISTENT WITH WORKING METAL ON THE LOWER CRIMPED COLLAR. BOTH BARS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 63-32-00, 4-1, AND ACFT PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE.
Part: DRAIN VALVE — LEAKING
ENROUTE TO SCENE, CREW MEMBER DETECTED A FUEL ODOR. THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL COCKPIT INDICATIONS SUCH AS EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION, BUT, IAW BRIEFING THE PILOT ABORTED THE FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO BAS. MAINTENANCE FOUND A DRAIN VALVE ON THE FUEL FILTER LEAKING. (K)
Part: DRAIN VALVE — LEAKING (FUEL FILTER)
ENROUTE TO SCENE, ONE CREWMEMBER DETECTED A FUEL ODOR. THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL COCKPIT INDICATION SUCH AS EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION; BUT, IAW BRIEFING, THE PILOT ABORTED THE FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO BASE. MAINT FOUND A DRAIN VALVE ON THE FUEL FILTER LEAKING. (K)