N170SD
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.
2 reports on file, 2008-07-01 – 2010-02-06.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 4,717 hrs · 3,320 cycles
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE STAB MISCOMPARE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ACTUATOR, PERFORMED THE 2 POSITION HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS AND APPROVED THE ACFT FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: SUPPORT BRACKET — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
FOUND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNIT SUPPORT BRACKET CRACKED ON PRE-FLIGHT. 2 CRACKS ON EACH SIDE OF BENDS OF BRACKET, 1ST 4 INCHES LONG, THE 2ND 2 INCHES LONG. IF THE SECOND CRACK WAS ANY LONGER COMPLETE FAILURE OF SUPPORT BRACKET WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. RECOMMEND PARTICULAR ATTENTION BE PLACED TO INSPECT THIS AREA, WEIGHT OF ECU IS APPROXIMATELY 35 POUNDS. REF MM, CHAPTER 21. (K)