N18612
Registered owner: MISSOULA FLIERS LLC, MT (owner ≠ operator)
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.
8 reports on file, 1997-02-03 – 2011-09-30.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (SPEED BRAKE) · airframe 31,392 hrs · 13,333 cycles
(B-18612) DURING T/O ROLL SPEED BREAK DO NOT ARM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IAW MEL 27-20 OPEN & COLLAR F/C AUTO SPEED BRAKE & AUTO STOW C/B. CW NOT OVERLIMIT IAW AMM 05-51-07 INSP NOT REQUIRED.
Part: FLAP SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 29,217 hrs · 12,331 cycles
(B-18612) T/E FLAP, ASSYMETRY AT L/24 R/17 ON FINAL APPROACH. ON ARRIVAL CHECK BOTH FLAP POSITION CHECKED NORMAL. IAW FIM 2725 TASK 802 CARRY OUT FLAP INSP AND CK NML. FSEU BITE TEST CARRY OUT NO EXISTING FAULT FOUND. PSEU R & R AFTER ACFT BACK TO TPE (MAINT. PREVENTION).
Part: CONTROL VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 27,822 hrs · 11,684 cycles
(B-18612) IN CLIMB FL350, CREW FOUND THE CABIN ALTITUDE RAISED TO 8,000 FT, CREW REQ ALTITUDE HOLD AND CHANGE CPC FROM AUTO TO MANUAL BUT CABIN ALTITUDE STILL INCREASED, QRH EMERGENCY DESCENDING PERFORMED BUT CABIN ALTITUDE STILL INCREASED TO 14,000 FT. DURING DESCEND AND ALL OXY MASKS DROPPED. ACFT AIR TURN BACK. LT ENG BLEED PRESSURE LOW CAUSE BY PRE-COOLER CONTROL VALVE AIR LEAK, AND KISS SEAL BROKEN ALSO. REPLACED PRE-COOLER CONTROL VALVE AND KISS SEAL RESULT NORMAL. IAW AMM 05-51-91. EXCESSIVE CABIN PRESSURE LEAKAGE INSP, NO ANY AIR LEAKS CAUSING CABIN DEPRESSURIZE, LEAKAGE RATE OVER LIMIT. CABIN PRESSURIZE TO 4 PSI WITH ONE PACK OFF, CHECK FOUND CABIN PRESSURE RATE 650/MIN BUT WILL NOT HOLD & DROPED TO ZERO. REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE AND FUSELAGE DRAIN VALVE FOR PREVENTION.
Part: SENSOR — FAILED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 25,206 hrs · 10,608 cycles
AFTER AIRCRAFT LANDING, CREW FOUND BOTH SIDE FLAPS FAILED TO RETRACT. T/E FLAP ASYMMETRY. L IS 15, R IS 10. NR 8 FLAP SKEW SENSOR FAIL. EO 738-24-00-0017 WAS ISSUED TO INSP/PROTECT FLAP SKEW SENSOR. EO 738-27-51-0006 WAS ISSUED TO RECORD FAULT HISTORY FROM FSEU AT EVERY RE CK. (B-18612)
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (FUSLEAGE) · airframe 30,444 hrs · 16,393 cycles
AFT BAG BIN RIGHT PANEL HAS CORROSION AT STA 727-847. INSTALLED PANEL PER SRM 51-40-01.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 30,444 hrs · 16,393 cycles
CABIN FLOORBEAM AT STA 986.5, LBL 43 IS CORRODED. REPAIRED BEAM PER ECRA 5310-04470.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 24,868 hrs · 13,525 cycles
INSPECTION FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CREASED AT STA 826, S28R. A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIGURE 201.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS AREA WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE DURING A PREFLIGHT CHECK. MAINTENANCE FOUND FORWARD BATTERY PACK AT FAULT. THE FORWARD BATTERY PACK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.