N197PA

DJI T40 · Rotorcraft · 8 engines · 0 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: CUSTOM AIR APPLICATION LLC, ID (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
PHOENIX AIR GROUP INC (ESPA)Certificate holderMatched 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.

2 reports on file, 2004-03-14 – 2004-08-21.

OTHER · 2004-08-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5310

Part: STRUCTURE — BIRD STRIKE (FUSELAGE) · airframe 26,681 hrs · 20,185 cycles

WHILE ON APPROACH AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A BIRD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FORWARD FUSELAGE.

Source: SDR ESPA200400004
OTHER · 2004-03-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7603

Part: CONTROL ROD — LOOSE (THROTTLE) · airframe 26,193 hrs · 19,990 cycles

AIRCRAFT RELEASED FROM MAINTENANCE. DEPARTED VPC. CLIMBING OUT FROM 9,000 FT, RIGHT THROTTLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. RETURNED TO VPC WITH UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE THROTTLE PUSH PULL ROD CAME LOOSE AT THE FIREWALL (ROD END SEPARATED FROM THE BARREL). MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND RESECURED ROD END AND FUNCTIONAL CHECK PERFORMED SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RELEASED AT THIS POINT.

Source: SDR 2004F00082