N127BA
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.
7 reports on file, 2005-04-04 – 2017-03-21.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 290-498) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 28,076 hrs · 39,801 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED STRUCTURAL INSPECTION OF THE FUSELAGE, THE RT AFT SEAT TRACK WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED IN SEVERAL AREAS.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 393) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 28,076 hrs · 39,801 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED STRUCTURAL INSPECTION OF THE FUSELAGE, THE LT AFT SEAT TRACK WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED.
Part: BEARING — FAILED (TE FLAP) · airframe 27,648 hrs · 39,301 cycles
PILOT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED AILERON INPUT WHEN FLAPS WERE LOWERED FROM TAKEOFF TO APPROACH POSITION, DURING APPROACH. PILOT RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO TAKEOFF POSITION & THE INTERFERENCE WITH THE AILERON WAS ELIMINATED. ACFT WAS LANDED UNEVENTFULLY WITH FLAPS IN TAKEOFF. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FWD OTBD BEARING OF THE RT OTBD FLAP HAD FAILED.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAULTY (AUTOFEATHER SYS) · airframe 27,533 hrs · 39,160 cycles
IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION THE LT PROPELLER AUTO FEATHERED. PILOT REDUCED POWER & IMMEDIATELY LANDED, ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED TO BE A FAULTY AUTO FEATHER LOW PRESS SWITCH.
Part: TEE FITTING — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 26,429 hrs · 37,755 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED STRUCTURAL INSP A CRACK IN THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER TEE EXTRUSION WAS DISCOVERED. REPAIRED THE CRACKED TEE EXTRUSION BY SPLICING IN A NEW SECTION OF TEE EXTRUSION IAW FR-CO-02598. 2 REPAIR ANGLES WERE FABRICATED USING A SECTION OF THE NEW TEE EXTRUSION, PN 101-620029-11.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (LT ELEVATOR)
CORROSION FOUND ON LT AND RT ELEVATOR: AFT LOWER SPAR CAP LT SIDE, AFT LOWER SPAR CAP RT SIDE, LT OB HINGE, RT OB HINGE, RT CENTER HINGE, LT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB PUSH ROD, RT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB HORN. (K)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED
CORROSION FOUND ON SKIN FS243-FS273 AND STRINGERS 14L-15R. (K)