N16973
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, 1997-01-31 – 2015-01-25.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 17,506 hrs · 62,233 cycles
A CRACK IN THE AFT FUSELAGE TAIL SERVO ACCESS AREA AROUND STATION 238.29, BL 14.29 & WL 56.97. CRACK IS APPROX 5/8 INCHES LONG.
Part: FLOAT — HUNG UP (FUSELAGE)
DURING EMERGENCY INFLATION TEST, LEFT FORWARD BAG HUNG ON LANDING GEAR STEP. (X)
Part: GEARBOX — MAKING METAL (COMBINE GEARBOX)
CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED, METAL FOUND ON MAGNETIC CHIP PLUG. EXCESSIVE TORQUE SPLIT.
Part: CONTROL TUBE — DEFECTIVE (FLIGHT CONTROL)
FOUND ROD END LOOSE IN CONTROL TUBE DUE TO LOOSE AND WORKING RIVETS. REPLACED CONTROL TUBE.