N161YV

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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.

26 reports on file, 1996-06-25 – 2007-12-21.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2007-12-21 Unresolved
ATA 7250

Part: BEARING — SPALLED (GAS GENERATOR) · airframe 21,297 hrs · 40,187 cycles

DURING LEVEL FLIGHT THE LT ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE AND THEN STARTED TO FALL OFF LINE. BLUE SMOKE IN CABIN/COCKPIT AND FLAMES OUT OF THE EXHAUST WERE REPORTED. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. TEARDOWN REPORT BY MFG INDICATES THAT SHUTDOWN WAS CAUSED BY DISTRESSED NR1 BEARING DUE TO SPALLING CONDITION OF ONE BALL AND OUTER RACE, WITH FRACTURE OF BEARING CAGE. SPALLING CAUSED BY ELECTRIC DISCHARGE DAMAGE, TYPICAL TO CURRENT LEAKAGE FROM ENGINE STARTER AS DEMONSTRATED BY OBSERVED EDD PITS ON STARTER GEAR, AGB DRIVE GEAR AND NR1 BEARING.

Source: SDR AMWA89215
WARNING INDICATION · 2007-12-14 Unresolved
ATA 2432

Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (MASTER) · airframe 21,274 hrs · 40,139 cycles

BATTERY CHARGE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY AND CLEARED DISCREPANCY.

Source: SDR AMWA89107BC
WARNING INDICATION · 2007-11-14 Unresolved
ATA 2432

Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (MASTER) · airframe 21,198 hrs · 39,985 cycles

BATTERY CHARGE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED 3 TIMES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY AND CLEARED DISCREPANCY.

Source: SDR AMWA88587BC
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2007-11-14 Unresolved
ATA 3097

Part: GROUND WIRE — LOOSE (WINDSHIELD) · airframe 21,198 hrs · 39,985 cycles

AFTER LANDING AND SHUTDOWN, CREW STATED THEY SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED COCKPIT WIRING AND PERFORMED GROUND RUNS AT SEVERAL POWER SETTINGS AND TIGHTENED CAPTAIN'S SIDE WINDSHIELD HEAT GROUNDING SCREW AND CLEARED DISCREPANCY.

Source: SDR AMWA88588
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2007-11-01 Unresolved
ATA 7931

Part: OIL SYSTEM — LOW PRESSURE (RT ENGINE) · airframe 21,172 hrs · 39,937 cycles

DURING DESCENT, CREW NOTICED SMOKE IN CABIN AND COCKPIT AND LOSS OF RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT CREW ACTION, CREW DIVERTED AC AND LANDED AC WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TEARDOWN AT MFG FOUND POWER SECTION S/N 114135 (TSO 6501.1) OIL NOZZLE FOR NR 3 AND NR 4 BEARINGS COKED. PROBABLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS NOTED BY MFG WERE INCOMPLETE, CLEANING OF OIL JET LUBRICATING TUBE DURING LAST OVERHAUL AND HIGH BEARING COMPARTMENT TEMP OF NOZZLE.

Source: SDR AMWA88346
OTHER · 2007-10-16 Unresolved
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 213-243) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 21,146 hrs · 39,907 cycles

SURFACE TYPE CORROSION FOUND ON INTERIOR SURFACE OF FUSELAGE SKIN IN AIRCRAFT BELLY. FS213.25, 228.25, AND 243.25 ALONG STRINGER 16. INSPECTED, CLEANED AND REPAIRED IAW DER SUPPLIED REPAIR DATA.

Source: SDR AMWA223904
OTHER · 2007-06-15 Unresolved
ATA 5753

Part: SKIN — WORN (TE FLAP) · airframe 20,389 hrs · 38,771 cycles

RIVET IN LT IB FLAP DOVETAIL PULLED THROUGH THE SKIN. REPAIRED IAW BSRM 51-70-00 TYPICAL SKIN REPAIRS RIVET SPACING AND PANEL SIZE WERE AS ORIGINAL

Source: SDR AMWA14030
WARNING INDICATION · 2007-05-04 Unresolved
ATA 2432

Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (MASTER) · airframe 20,148 hrs · 38,387 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE BATTERY CHARGE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. CAPT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS BATTERY CHARGE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUM IS CONSIDERED A NUISANCE WARNING, CAUSING SERIOUS DISTRACTIONS TO THE PILOTS. CLEANED SHUNT AND REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY.

Source: SDR AMWA084392BC
WARNING INDICATION · 2007-05-04 Unresolved
ATA 2437

Part: GCU — WORN · airframe 20,148 hrs · 38,387 cycles

AFTER TO THE BATTERY CHARGE ANNUN ILLUM. CAPT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. THIS BC ANNUN ILLUM IS CONSIDERED A NUISANCE WARNING, CAUSING SERIOUS DISTRACTIONS TO THE PILOTS. PARALLELED GCU`S.

Source: SDR AMWA084391BC
OTHER · 2007-02-27 Unresolved
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN PANEL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 19,796 hrs · 37,842 cycles

4 INCH LONG CRACK NEAR BASE OF NR 2 COMM ANTENNA, IN FUSELAGE SKIN. REPAIRED BY INSTALLING EXTERNAL DOUBLER IAW AERODESIGN ENGINEERING REPORT NR 6586-1 AND BSRM 51-40-02. LT PN 129-430065-1, PANEL ASSY-LT BONDED.

Source: SDR AMW070228004
WARNING INDICATION · 2007-02-14 Unresolved
ATA 2220

Part: DPU — WILL NOT ARM · airframe 19,708 hrs · 37,720 cycles

AFTER T/O, THE FOS FEES COMPARE (PUSH TO RESET) BUTTON ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT RESET. AC RETURNED TO FIELD WITH NO OTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR1 DPU, INSPECTED WIRING, OPS NORMAL.

Source: SDR AMW082646
Earlier reports · 1996–2006 · 15 reports

2006

OTHER · 2006-12-04 Unresolved
ATA 5711

Part: SPAR — CRACKED (RWS 117) · airframe 19,235 hrs · 37,000 cycles

DURING INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND A CRACK IN THE RT REAR SPAR WEB NEAR WS 117.50. REPAIRS DONE IAW MFG FIELD REPAIR, FR-CO-01407 REV.2.

Source: SDR AM1061127044D
OTHER · 2006-12-04 Unresolved
ATA 5711

Part: SPAR CAP — NICKED (LWS 115.70) · airframe 19,235 hrs · 37,000 cycles

DURING INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND A SMALL NICK IN THE LT REAR SPAR LOWER CAP AFT FLANGE. REPAIRED IAW MFG FIELD REPAIR FR-CO-01466.

Source: SDR AM1061127044B
OTHER · 2006-12-04 Unresolved
ATA 5711

Part: SPAR CAP — DAMAGED (WS 116-125) · airframe 19,235 hrs · 37,000 cycles

DURING INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND DAMAGED AND MISSING RIVETS ON LT WING LOWER AFT SPAR CAP. MAINTENANCE THEN REPAIRED THE AREA IAW MFG FIELD REPAIR FR-CO-01456.

Source: SDR AM1061127044A
OTHER · 2006-12-04 Unresolved
ATA 5711

Part: SPAR CAP — CRACKED (RWS 117.5) · airframe 19,235 hrs · 37,000 cycles

DURING INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND A CRACK IN THE RT REAR SPAR, LOWER CAP AT APPROXIMATELY WS 117.50. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CRACK IAW MFG FIELD REPAIR FR-CO-01405 REV. 3.

Source: SDR AM1061127044C
OTHER · 2006-08-01 Unresolved
ATA 5712

Part: RIB — CORRODED (RWS 124) · airframe 19,126 hrs · 36,864 cycles

BIO CORROSION DISCOVERED DURING STRUCTURAL INSPECTION ON RT RIB AT WING STATION 124.588. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE DISCREPANCY IAW FR-CO-01380 REV 1.

Source: SDR AMWA106062102

2005

OTHER · 2005-06-16 Unresolved
ATA 3242

Part: BRAKE ASSY — MALFUNCTIONED (LEFT) · airframe 17,292 hrs · 33,675 cycles

ON LANDING IN LWB LEFT BRAKE WAS WEAK. MAINTENANCE BLED THE BRAKES. THEREFORE NO PARTS WERE USED.

Source: SDR 71323

2004

NO WARNING INDICATION · 2004-01-20 Unresolved
ATA 3260

Part: WARNING HORN — INTERMITTENT (MLG) · airframe 15,002 hrs · 29,699 cycles

ON APPROACH TO FKL, THE CREW REPORTED MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATOR INTERMITTENT AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO PIT. CREW REPORTED GOOD INDICATION AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED GEAR WARNING HORN SILENCE SWITCH/CB P/N 7277-2-5, P/N 02006.

Source: SDR 58090

2003

OTHER · 2003-12-05 Unresolved
ATA 1430

Part: RIVET — LOOSE (LT MLG WW) · airframe 14,816 hrs · 29,389 cycles

LEFT WHEEL WELL GRAVEL FENDER INBOARD UPPER ATTACH POINT AT KEEL HAS LOOSE RIVETS CAUSING WEAR ON KEEL BEAM. REPAIRED BY INSTALLING DOUBLER ON KEEL BEAM USING ADHESIVE AND HUCK BOLT FASTENERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGINEERING REPORT 4849-3.

Source: SDR AMWA88
OTHER · 2003-10-08 Unresolved
ATA 3411

Part: PITOT TUBE — DEFECTIVE (PITOT/STATIC SYS) · airframe 14,550 hrs · 29,034 cycles

DURING TAKE OFF ROLL FO AIRSPEED INDICATOR FAILED TO RESPOND. TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FO'S PITOT TUBE AIRSPEED IND P/N1293640797 S/N593D95

Source: SDR 55039

1999

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 1999-06-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2600

Part: PULL HANDLE — CHAFED (COCKPIT)

FKL/PIT - FLT 5952 - CREW NOTICED A NOXIOUS SMELL DURING FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND A CHAFED WIRE IN THE FIRE PULL HANDLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FIRE PULL HANDLE, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM RECURRED LATER IN THE DAY. SEE MRR CONTROL NR MASA99089. (X)

Source: SDR MASA99088
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 1999-06-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3418

Part: SWITCH — FAILED (COCKPIT)

FLT 5860 - DUJ-PIT - CREW AGAIN NOTED A NOXIOUS SMELL IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF SMELL DURING GROUND RUN, HOWEVER DURING TEST FLIGHT. THE SMELL RETURNED. MAINTENANCE FURTHER TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THE STALL WARNING TEST SWITCH SHORTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SWITCH, OPS CHECK GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR MASA99089

1998

MULTIPLE FAILURE · 1998-08-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3445

Part: TCAS — MALFUNCTIONED (E/E BAY)

FLT 5998 - MBS-PIT - APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES FROM PIT, THE TCAS DISPLAY SCREEN BLANKED OUT, THEN RESET. THE CREW SMELLED A FAINT ELECTRICAL ODOR. CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND GOGGLES AS A PRECAUTION AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACTION WAS DEFERRED PER MEL 34-15. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR MASA98159

1997

OTHER · 1997-07-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: ATTACH BRACKET — EXCESS WEAR (LT FLAP)

FLEET CAMPAIGN, 'MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LT AND RT OTBD FLAP ATTACHMENT BRACKETS AND THE AFT ROLLER BEARING IAW RAYTHEON ACFT CO (RAC) SAFETY COMMUNIQUE NR 137 DATED MAY, 1997. FOUND ATTACHMENT BRACKETS WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR AND AFT ROLLER BEARINGS BINDING. AFFECTED COMPONENTS P/NS ARE BRACKET, LT INBD AND RT INBD, INBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-31. BRACKET, LT LTBD AND RT INBD, INBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-30. BRACKET, LT INBD AND RT OTBD, OTBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-35. BRACKET, LT OTBD AND RT INBD, OTBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-34. AFT BEARING ASSY, PN 114-521039-1. REF: CONTROL NR MASA97045. PART CYCLES, 7,283. ACFT TC, 7,283.

Source: SDR 97ZZZX3227
OTHER · 1997-07-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: ATTACH BRACKET — EXCESS WEAR (RT FLAP)

FLEET CAMPAIGN, 'MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LT AND RT OTBD FLAP ATTACHMENT BRACKETS AND THE AFT ROLLER BEARING IAW RAYTHEON ACFT CO (RAC) SAFETY COMMUNIQUE NR 137 DATED MAY, 1997. FOUND ATTACHMENT BRACKETS WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR AND AFT ROLLER BEARINGS BINDING. AFFECTED COMPONENTS P/NS ARE BRACKET, LT INBD AND RT INBD, INBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-31. BRACKET, LT LTBD AND RT INBD, INBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-30. BRACKET, LT INBD AND RT OTBD, OTBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-35. BRACKET, LT OTBD AND RT INBD, OTBD HINGE, PN 35-165050-34. AFT BEARING ASSY, PN 114-521039-1. REF: CONTROL NR MASA97045. PART CYCLES, 7,283. ACFT TC, 7,283.

Source: SDR 97ZZZX3228

1996

FLT CONT AFFECTED · 1996-06-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2730

Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (LT CNTRL WHEEL)

PILOT ENCOUNTERED UNSCHEDULED NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE IN-FLIGHT. PILOT NOTICED ELEVATOR TRIM WHEEL MOVING WITH NO INPUT GIVEN TO SYSTEM. CREW THEN OPENED ELECTRIC ELEVATOR TRIM CB, CONTINUED FLIGHT WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, CONFIRMED THE PILOT'S CONTROL YOKE TRIM SWITCH STICKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH, RETURNED TO SERVICE. NOTE: SWITCH IN QUESTION IS A 'SPLIT' SWITCH WHICH IS ACTIVATED WHEN BOTH PARTS ARE MOVED TO PROVIDE THE GROUND AND POWER FOR ACTIVATION.

Source: SDR 96ZZZX4775