N1431B
Registered owner: PA-18 LLC, OR (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.
10 reports on file, 1996-01-03 – 2002-06-04.
Part: BULKHEAD — WORN (FUSELAGE)
(AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD) WORN AREA ON AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD LEFT AND BELOW PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE. BLENDED OUT WORN AREA TO A DEPTH OF .010. DYE CHECKED AREA. NO CRACKS FOUND. ALODINED AND PRIMED BLEND AREA THEN INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ESO.
Part: DUCT — LEAKING (APU)
ORD - FLT 844 - EN ROUTE ORD-HPN, SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE START FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE AND FUMES IN CABIN. RETURNED ORD GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REALIGNED APU AIR INLET. RAN BOTH PACKS. NO SMOKE OR ODOR NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (GALLEY)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD GALLEY EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FORWARD GALLEY EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (CABIN PRESSURE)
DFW - FLT T1099 - DURING LEVEL CRUISE AT FL 350 WITH WING/TAIL ANTI-ICE ON, RECEIVED CABIN ALT ALERT ON MFDS. CABIN ALTITUDE INDICATED IN EXCESS OF 2,000 FEET PER MINUTE. DONED OXYGEN MASK AND ACTIVATED OXYGEN SYSTEM. AT 10,000 FEET CRUISING ALTITUDE, ANTI-ICE OFF, AND CABIN ALTITUDE 1,500 FEET WITH RATE OF CLIMB STEADY AT ZERO. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION. (X)
Part: DOOR — CRACKED (RT MLG)
AUS - FLT 2549 - AFTER TAKEOFF RECEIVED CONSTANT MFDU ALERT SHOWING RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS UNLATCHED. LANDING AUS WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED AND AUTHORIZED AIRCRAFT TO FERRY FROM AUS TO TUL FOR REPAIR TO RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR. REPLACED RIGHT MLG DOOR PER MM. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD ON GEAR SWING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SLIDE — DEPLOYED (SVC DOOR)
IAH - WHILE AT THE GATE, THE FORWARD SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE WAS INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED AND FAILED TO FULLY DEPLOY. REPLACED FORWARD SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 3810-4175)
TUL - FOUND STRINGER NR 69 HAS A CRACK BETWEEN STATION 3870 AND STATION 4175. REPLACED STRINGER NR 69 BETWEEN STATION 3870 AND STATION 4175 AND INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE PER SRM 51-70-06, REPAIR NR 5. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 3870-1475)
TUL - FOUND STRINGER NR 68 HAS A CRACK BETWEEN STATION 3870 AND STATION 4175. REPLACED STRINGER NR 68, BETWEEN STATION 3870 TO STATION 4775 AND INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE PER SRM 51-70-06, REPAIR NR 5. (M)
Part: CONTROL UNIT — DEFECTIVE (APU)
RDU - FLT 1826 - DURING APPROACH TO RDU, APU FIRE INDICATION ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS AND THEN EXTINGUISHED. SIMULTANEOUSLY, APU AUTO-SHUTDOWN. APU FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED RDU WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED APU FIRE BOTTLE AND PLACARDED APU INOPERATIVE. SUBSEQUENTLY, REPLACED APU FIRE DETECTION CONTROL UNIT AT ORD/17. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. APU OPERATION WITH AIR AND ELECTRIC CHECKED NORMAL. (X)
Part: BUFFER — NEED ADJUST (LT MLG)
BNA - FLT 2079 - AFTER TAKEOFF BNA, WHEN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR MFDU WARNING DISPLAYED. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR WITH SAME RESULTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BNA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ADJUSTED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR BUMPER AND INSTALLED LOCK PIN AND SAFETY WIRE. ACCOMPLISHED LANDING GEAR RETRACTON CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)