N20690

LUSCOMBE 8A · 1938 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 2 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: LUNSFORD WILLIAM E, OK (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

LUSCOMBE 8A No injuries Part 91operator not named in the NTSB record
Source: NTSB case FTW69F0091

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, 2020-12-04.

FALSE WARNING · 2020-12-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: FAULT MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (LT ENG FIRE LOOP) · airframe 20,690 hrs · 2,142 cycles

FIRE SYS FAULT CYAN CAS MESSAGE. LT ENGINE FIRE LOOP B B3-008146 AFTER STARTING BOTH ENGINES (PRE-FLIGHT). SIGNOFF. RESEARCHED FIRE SYSTEM AND RESEARCHED LT ENGINE FIRE LOOP B B3-008146 ON SMART FIX. GAINED ACCESS TO FIREX BOX, DISCONNECTED A91P2, AND PERFORMED A CONTINUITY CHECK OF PINS 10 AND 11. FOUND CONTINUITY CHECK TO BE GOOD. CYCLES CIRCUIT BREAKERS CB2-A11 AND CB6-A4. CHECKED PINS, CLEANED CONNECTOR, AND RE-SECURED CONNECTOR, IAW CL-350 AMM 26-11-01-04. POWERED UP AIRCRAFT, CHECKED FOR CURRENT FAULTS AND NO FAULTS FOUND. PERFORMED MDC DOWNLOAD,AND PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE FIRE DETECTION AND EXTINGUISHING [FIREX] SYSTEM, IAW CL-350 AMM 12-11-00-05 SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE WAS FOUND SATISFACTORY. PREPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED TWO NORMAL STARTS WITH BOTH ENGINES, IAW CL-350 AMM 71-00-00-00, AND NO FAULTS OR CAS MESSAGES APPEARED. CONTACTED NJA MCC AND ADVISED THEM THAT WE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. NO HISTORY WAS FOUND AND NJA MCC ELECTS TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT RELEASED.

Source: SDR DXTA2020120404433