N198LS
Registered owner: METRO AVIATION INC, LA (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.
1 report on file, 2024-04-14.
Part: BLOWER — BINDING (EVAPORATOR) · airframe 6,382 hrs · 20,267 cycles
PILOT AND MEDICAL STAFF REPORTED A LOUD SOUND AND SUBSEQUENTLY SMELLED SMOKE. PILOT NOTED THAT THE AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS NO LONGER BLOWING AND THE C/B WAS TRIPPED. HE OPTED TO RETURN TO BASE WHERE MAINTENANCE NOTED THE AFT AIRCONDITIONER BLOWER HAD FAILED.