N200SJ

PIPER PA-31-350 · 1981 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 8 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: CHANNEY AVIATION GROUP LLC, NV (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Harris Aircraft Services, Inc (5WZA)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.

3 reports on file, 2005-09-07 – 2013-05-20.

OTHER · 2013-05-20 Unresolved
ATA 3230

Part: FORK — BROKEN (MLG)

PN 41789-000, FORK, ATTACHES THE ACTUATOR TO THE MAIN GEAR RETRACTION ARM AND DOWNLOCK CABLE. IT FAILED DURING A CYCLE WITH NO PREWARNING OF ANY KIND. WE ARE ALWAYS DOING A WEEKLY CLEANING AND INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE ONLY WAY TO FIND THIS POINT OF FAILURE IS TO REMOVE THE FORK AND MAGNIFY THE SHAFT. THIS FORK IS THE PART THAT RECEIVES THE MOST STRESS DURING OPERATION.

Source: SDR 2013F00118
SIGNIFICANT FAILURE REPORT · 2009-04-29 Unresolved
ATA 8520

Part: CONNECTING ROD — BROKEN (RT ENGINE) · airframe 9,244 hrs

ON APPROACH A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE RT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE. THE RT OIL DOOR ON TOP OF THE ENGINE COWL POPPED OPEN AND OIL WAS SEEN STREAMING FROM THE COWL. AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH WITH A NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN INDICATED OIL PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, EGT AND CHT. WITHIN 5 SECONDS THE PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE AIRPLANE PROCEEDED TO LAND NORMALLY WITH NO EMERGENCY DECLARED AND NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

Source: SDR H0VC42909
OTHER · 2005-09-07 Unresolved
ATA 3417

Part: ADC — MALFUNCTIONED (AIR DATA)

PILOT REPORTED THAT AIR DATA COMPUTER INSTALLED AS PART OF THE FLIGHT SYSTEMS EFIS-SV SYSTEM WAS REPORTING A 100 FT ERROR. (K)

Source: SDR HJB2006F00000