N19992
Registered owner: UNITED MANUFACTURING INC, MI (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Individual | Operator | on 2014-06-28 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
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.
3 reports on file, 1995-10-31 – 1995-12-01.
Part: STRAP ASSY — BROKEN (RT INBD TANK)
AFTER REPAIRING A DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE TO CORRECT A LEAK, FUEL WAS PUT INTO TANK. A LEAK WAS STILL NOTED. REMOVED TANK AND FOUND BOTH STRAPS BROKEN WHERE THEY ARE FASTENED TO THE OUTBOARD STRAPS. A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE WELDED BOSS FOR THE FINGER STRAINER/OUTLET CONNECTION. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS PERIODICALLY CHECKING FUEL TANK STRAPS FOR SECURITY TO PREVENT TANK MOVEMENT.
Part: LINE — LEAK (RT WING FUEL)
FUEL DYE STAINS NOTICED ON UNDERSIDE OF RIGHT WING AT ROOT. CLEANED AREA AND CHECKED FOR LEAK. NO LEAK NOTED. AFTER PLANE SAT FOR 6 TO 8 HOURS, MORE FUEL STAINS NOTED. FOUND SMALL PINHOLE, .75 INCH, FROM TANK CONNECTION ON THE SOLID LINE. UPON PROBING WITH PICK, THE HOLE ENLARGED TO .0625 INCH IN DIAMETER. THE OUTSIDE OF THE LINE HAD SURFACE CORROSION AT THIS POINT WHICH PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE FORMATION OF THE HOLE.
Part: COIL — DEFECTIVE (ENG RT MAG)
DURING RUN-UP, RT MAG DROP WAS EXCESSIVE OR ENGINE WOULD STOP. MAGNETO WAS DISASSEMBLED AND POINTS AND CONDENSOR REPLACED DUE TO WORN CONDITION. COIL WAS TESTED AND THE SECONDARY WAS FOUND TO HAVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILLION OHMS RESISTANCE. THE SPEC IS 13,000-20,500 OHMS. UPON REMOVAL OF COIL, ALSO NOTED LAMINATIONS HAD STARTED TO SEPARATE. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS ADHERENCE TO SLICK MANUAL WHICH REQUIRED 500-HOUR INSPECTIONS. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS WORK ON MAGS NOTED IN LOG BOOK.