N1229C
Registered owner: KALININ PARTNERS LLC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT AIR, LLC (V9SA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| GRANT AVIATION INC (ENHA) | Operator | 2008-10-07 – 2008-10-07 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Maintenance disclosures
IN-FLIGHT, A LOUD "POP" WAS HEARD, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD HISSING SOUND. ACFT APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. CREW ASSUMED THE SOUND CAME FROM A BLOWN DEFROSTER LINE. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT AFTER THE THROTTLE WAS PULLED BACK AFTER PROPELLER REVERSE THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT. WHITE SMOKE BEGAN BILLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE COWLING. ON THE TAXIWAY, THE CREW OPENED THE ENGINE COWLING AND DISCOVERED THE CABIN HEAT INSTALLATION BLEED AIR LINE (THAT CONNECTS ENGINE BLEED AIR TO THE CABIN MIXING VALVE) HAD PULLED OUT OF ITS FITTING. THE FITTING WAS TIGHT, BUT THE BLEED AIR PRESSURE STILL CAUSED THE LINE TO PULL OUT OF THE COMPRESSION FITTING, BENDING THE LINE BACKWARDS, AND BLOWING ENGINE BLEED AIR DIRECTLY ON ADJACENT WIRE BUNDLES, THE ENGINE COWLING, AND ENGINE MOUNT. THE ELECTRICAL INSULATION AROUND THE WIRING BUNDLES MELTED/BURNED. THE ENGINE COWL WAS HEAT DAMAGED AND THE HEAT RESISTENT PAINT BLISTERED. NOTE: THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO INDICATION OF AN ENGINE OVERHEAT IN THE COCKPIT. INSTALLATION DWG IS 850-21-41-01-100, REV C. ENGINE IS INSTALLED ON THIS ACFT BY STC SA02291AK.
FLAP BELLCRANK INSPECTION OF BELLCRANK FOUND WELDS AT MATING PORTIONS OF ASSEMBLY. ASSEMBLY DETERMINED SERVICEABLE HOWEVER COMPANY OPTED TO REMOVE FROM AIRCRAFT AND INSTALL REPACEMENT BELLCRANK. INSPECTION PROMPTED BY AL FSDO LETTER DATED 8/15/03. SUBJECT BELLCRANK REPLACED WITH P/N 2622311-7 OF NEW DESIGN.