N163AL
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aero Air LLC (O9IA) | 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.
2 reports on file, 2013-01-05 – 2015-07-12.
Part: FUEL CONTROL — FAULTY (RT ENGINE) · airframe 9,206 hrs · 7,809 cycles
RIGHT ENG FUEL COMPUTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT FOLLOWED BY ROLL BACK OF RT ENG. ENG SUBSEQUENTLY SHUTDOWN. ACFT RETURNED TO BASE ON SINGLE ENG. DOWNLOAD OF FUEL COMPUTER IDENTIFIED FAULT IN THE PLA OF THE FUEL CONTROL. FUEL CONTROL CHANGED. PLA FUNCTION NORMAL, HOWEVER ENG WOULD NOT LIGHT OFF DURING START. FURTHER INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED BAD FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP REPLACED.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 7,817 hrs
ON LANDING, A STRANGE ODOR ON SHUTDOWN. CREW STATED ON NEXT LEG RECEIVED A FAINT ODOR. ON SHUTDOWN AT DESTINATION, CREW STATED SMOKE FILLED THE COCKPIT FROM THE PICCOLO TUBES AT THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. INSPECTION PERFORMED AND FOUND NO ANOMALIES. STARTED RT ENGINE, AND DETECTED THE ODOR. SHUTDOWN RT ENGINE WITH NO SMOKE. STARTED THE LT ENGINE AND COULD FAINTLY DETECT THE ODOR. SHUTDOWN LT ENGINE WITH NO SMOKE. NO DEFECT COULD BE FOUND.