N1872E
Registered owner: AMERICAN VALET AIR INC, DE (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Valet Air, Inc. (VMNA) | 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.
1 report on file, 2016-08-22.
Part: CYLINDER — FAILED (ENGINE)
EXCHANGE CYLINDER INSTALLED AND FAILED AFTER 1.3 HRS. POST INSPECTION OF CYLINDER REVEALED THAT THERE WAS PREVIOUS WELDING REPAIR TO UPPER SPARK PLUG AREA. CYLINDER WAS NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED AND INSPECTED BY REPAIR STATION. SPARK PLUG AREA CRACKED OUT CAUSING LACK OF COMPRESSION AND HOT EXHAUST GASSES ESCAPING AND CAUSING EGT PROBE TO FAIL. COMPLETE FAILURE, BLOW OUT, HAPPENED DURING GROUND RUN, NO AIRFRAME DAMAGE AS THE ENGINE WAS NOT COWLED.