N130LN
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.
4 reports on file, 2007-08-22 – 2014-11-17.
Part: SKID — CRACKED (ZONE 700) · airframe 4,913 hrs · 15,321 cycles
RIGHT SIDE LG SKID TUBE IS SIGNIFICANTLY CRACKED AT MOUNTING POINT TO THE FWD CROSS TUBE.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 4,913 hrs · 15,310 cycles
RING FRAME PN 350A21-4297-21 HAS MULTIPLE OVER BURNISHED HOLES, DEEPEST = 0.018 INCHES DEEP. RING FRAME ALSO HAS MULTIPLE HOLES WITH LIGHT CORROSION.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN
UPON COMPLETION OF REFUELING, PILOT AND CREW PERFORMED WALK-AROUND AND NORMAL ENGINE START. AFTER CLEARANCE FROM TOWER DEPARTED FOR A SCENE FLIGHT. TWO MILES OUT OF AIRPORT, MGB PRESSURE LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER WITH AUDIO WARNING (GONG). WARNING LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED STEADY (ON) AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER LANDING. POST-FLIGHT REVEALED NORMAL OIL LEVEL. BASE MECHANIC CLEANED ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AND CHECKED OIL QUANTITY. STARTED ENGINE AND GROUND RUN AT 100 PERCENT FOR FIVE MINUTES WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN ON FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT FOR 20 MINUTES WITH NO FAULTS. MECHANIC CHECKED ALL TRANSMISSION CONNECTORS AND FLUID LEVELS AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Part: COMPRESSOR — SEIZED (AIR CONDITIONER)
AIR CONDITIONER BELT HAD BEEN REPLACE. AC RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE WERE TONED FOR A SCENE CALL. ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER TAKEOFF, SMELLED SMOKE, AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED OFF BUT THE SMELL OF SMOKE GOT WORSE SO A 180 TURN WAS MADE AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. WHEN THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT, THE COMPRESSOR HAD SEIZED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED AND PARTS REPLACED.