N215AS
Registered owner: KELLEY CHRISTOPHER M, MA (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.
9 reports on file, 1995-01-21 – 1999-09-29.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (RT BLEED AIR)
FLT 4241 - APPROX 15 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING ATL AND 30 NM WEST THE RIGHT ENGINE BLEED AIR 'DUCT LEAKAGE' WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WE WENT THROUGH THE 'DUCT LEAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED' CHECKLIST WHILE BEING VECTORED BACK TO ATL. THE LIGHT FAILED TO EXTINGUISH, SO CAPTAIN SHUTDOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE. AS A PRECAUTION, CREW REQUESTED THAT THE FIRE EQUIPMENT STANDBY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RAN ENGINE THREE TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. MTC CHECKED THE DUCT LIGHT SENSORS ON THE LEADING EDGE AND SIDE PANEL. ALL SENSORS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SEAL — FAILED (CARGO DOOR)
FLT 4912 - RAPID DECOMPRESSURIZATION AT 20,000 FEET. MANUAL MODE DID NOT CONTROL RATE AT THIS ALTITUDE. AT 10,000 FEET, MANUAL MODE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL RATE. PASSENGER MASKS DID DEPLOY DURING DEPRESSURIZATION. FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND BOTTOM AFT PORTION OF THE CARGO DOOR HAD PULLED AWAY FROM THE DOOR. REPAIRED CARGO DOOR SEAL. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD AND NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. TT: 34,260.7 HOURS. (X)
Part: CLAMP — LOOSE (RT ENGINE)
DURING CLIMB-OUT CSG-ATL, RIGHT ENGINE 'DUCT LEAKAGE' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR 3 MINUTES AFTER CLOSRING RIGHT ENGINE BLEED. DUCT LEAK LIGHT WENT OUT 4 MINUTES AFTER RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO CSG. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE ENGINE BLEED SOV LINE CLAMP LOOSE. CLAMP WAS TIGHTENED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: ANGLE — BROKEN (LT NACELLE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE FRAME 2 ANGLE ON LEFT ENGINE NACELLE WERE FOUND BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME ANGLE ON LEFT ENGINE NACELLE. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (LT/RT NACELLE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, NR 1 FRAME ON LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE NACELLES WERE FOUND TO HAVE CRACKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 FRAME ON LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE NACELLES. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (LT NACELLE)
RECOMMEND REPLACING BOTH FRAMES, AND CONTINUE MOINITORING IAW EXISTING MAINTENANCE CHECKS.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (LT/RT NACELLE)
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECKS, CRACKS WERE FOUND ON BOTH ENGINE NACELLE NR 1 FRAMES. ON THE LT FRAME, THE CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE STIFFENING WEB, BETWEEN THE TOP OUTBOARD MOUNTING BOLT HOLE AND THE OUTBOARD EDGE OF THE FRAME. ON THE RT FRAME, THE CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE STIFFENING WEB, BETWEEN THE TOP OUTBOARD MOUNTING BOLT HOLE AND THE OUTBOARD EDGE OF THE FRAME. RECOMMEND REPLACING BOTH FRAMES AND CONTINUE MONITORING IAW EXISTING MAINTENANCE CHECKS.
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — CHAFFED (RT ENGINE)
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ROA-ATL, AIRCRAFT LOST BLUE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE. THE CREW SHUT OFF THE ELECTRIC DRIVEN PUMP AND ADVISED ATC, WHO DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ZERO FLAPS IN ATL SAFELY AND WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN PUMP PRESSURE LINE AND SERVICED THE RIGHT RESEVOIR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: PROX SWITCH — FAILED (RT MLG)
ATL/LYH - FLT 7248 - UPON SELECTING GEAR DOWN TO LAND, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. HAD TO USE ELECTRIC OVERRIDE TO EXTEND GEAR SUCCESSFULLY. CONTINUED APPROACH AND LANDED SAFELY AND WITHOUT INCIDENT. A/C WAS FERRIED LYH-ATL GEAR DOWN. IN ATL, REPLACED RIGHT MAIN A-DOWNLOCK PROXIMITY SWITCH. (X)