N176RA
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, 1995-01-01 – 1998-05-18.
Part: ROD — CRACKED (ELEVATOR)
DURING MAINTENANCE FOUND PUSH ROD CRACKED. MATERIAL IS PUSHED IN AN OUTWARD DIRECTION, INSPECTED AND FOUND WRONG PART NUMBER ROD END BEARING INSTALLED AT TOP OF ROD. ROD END BEARING HAS SLOT CUT IN THREADS. SUBMITTER SUSPECTS WATER ENTERED INTERIOR OF TUBE THROUGH SLOT, FROZE, AND CRACKED PUSH ROD.
Part: GAUGE — FLUCTUATION (ENG OIL TEMP)
REMOVED GAUGE FOR NEEDLE RAPID FLUCTUATION - 20-50 DEGREES, SPIKING WILDLY OCCASIONALLY.
Part: RETRACT MECH — MALFUNCTIONED (RT MLG)
JFK-PNE - FLT 176 - THE RT MLG FAILED TO EXTEND NORMALLY, EMERGENCY EXTENSION PERFORMED, NO TRANSIENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING EXTENSION. GREASED RT MLG, FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED EXTENSION AND RETRACTION THROUGH TEN CYCLES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. (W)
Part: CARBON SEAL — MISINSTALLED (NR 4 ENGINE)
ORF-PNE - FLT 7570 - WHILE ON APPROACH, THE NR 4 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW SECURED THE ENGINE FOR LANDING. MAINTENANCE FREED AND RESEATED CARBON SEAL. PERFORMED ACTION IAW P AND W MM 72-05-00 PG 629. ENGINE WAS RUNUP FOR EXTENDED DURATION AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. (W)