N167WA
Registered owner: GRID AERO INC, CA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation Systems, Inc. (QTVA) | 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, 2010-03-26 – 2014-11-17.
Part: CABLE ASSY — FRAYED (AILERONS) · airframe 18,615 hrs
WHILE PERFORMING A WALK AROUND INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO MAINTENANCE, WAS CHECKING THE MOVEMENT OF THE AILERONS AND HEARD A STRANGE GRINDING NOISE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND NOISE COMING FROM THE LT AILERON AREA. GAINED ACCESS TO THE LT AILERON BELL CRANK ASSEMBLY AND DISCOVERED THAT THE AILERON CABLE ASSEMBLY HAD FRAYED TO THRU HALF OF THE CABLE. THE AILERON BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY IS LOCATED AT WS 145.00 JUST FORWARD OF THE LT AILERON. AILERON CABLE ASSEMBLY R & R WITH NEW CABLE ASSEMBLY, PN 500008-27.
Part: SPARK PLUG — WEAK (NR 3 CYLINDER)
ON THE 2ND LEG OF A FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN OCCASIONAL MISFIRE THAT BECAME MORE REGULAR ADJUSTING MIXTURES AND CHECKING MAGNETOS. FAILE TO ISOLATE PROBLEM SO THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. MX WAS DISPATCHED FOR REPAIRS. THEY CONDUCTED A GROUND RUN AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE MISFIRE. FUEL FLOWS, MANIFOLD PRESSURES AND MAGNETO TIMING AND CYLINDER COMPRESSIONS WERE NORMAL. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A COUPLE OF SPARK PLUGS THAT APPEARED WEAK. NEW SPARK PLUGS WERE INSTALLED. GROUND RUNS WERE PERFORMED AND ACFT WAS DETERMINED AIRWORTHY. SUBSUQUENT NON-REVENUE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL. NO FURTHER MX ACTION WAS REQUIRED.