N1296Y
Registered owner: AVION CAPITAL CORP, 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
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.
2 reports on file, 2019-07-15 – 2023-02-23.
Part: AHRS — FAULTY (ZONE 100) · airframe 11,363 hrs · 20,914 cycles
MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCY: AUTOPILOT DISENGAGES ON ITS WON, TAKES YOU INTO A DIVE AND ALL CONTROLS GET STIFF. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND REPLACED GMC605, UPDATED SOFTWARE, GROUND FUNCTION TESTED GOOD. AIRCRAFT FLOWN FOR MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT AND SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMAL, RTS.
Part: FUEL CONTROL — LEAKING (ENGINE) · airframe 9,547 hrs · 17,157 cycles
PILOT REPORTS " UPON DEPARTING A STRONG ODOR OF POLISH OR FUEL BEGAN FILLING THE CABIN. AT FIRST WE BELIEVED IT WAS FUEL ON GLOVES OR A RAG. AS WE FLEW THE SMELL BE GREW IN STRENGTH AND THE PASSENGERS NOTED IT AS WELL. WE RETURNED TO BASE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT/ ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AREA. MAINTENANCE PLANS ON REPLACING THE FCU AND FUEL PUMP. A TEARDOWN REPORT WILL BE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE.