N216VA
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.
4 reports on file, 2014-05-24 – 2015-05-29.
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (STABILIZER) · airframe 31,148 hrs
FOUND CRACKED STABILIZER AT INBD LOCATION. CRACK IS 2 INCHES IN LENGTH, CRACKED THROUGH MATERIAL.
Part: PIPE — LOOSE (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 31,124 hrs · 51,289 cycles
LEFT HYD LOW LEVEL LIGHTS CAME ON IN FLIGHT. LT SERVO TOP PIPE LEAKING. LT SERVO TOP PIPE WAS TIGHTENED & NO FURTHER LEAKS DETECTED. NO LIGHTS AFTER RESERVOIR WAS RE-FILLED.
Part: FCU — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 31,058 hrs · 51,134 cycles
DURING FLIGHT, NG SPLIT OF 2000 BETWEEN ENGS.
Part: LOGIC CARD — DIRTY (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 32,626 hrs
LANDING GEAR SELECTED TO RETRACT. RETRACTED TO THE KNEELING POSITION ONLY. RECYCLE LG SWITCH WHICH DID A PROPER RETRACT & THEN DOWN & LOCKED POSITION. MISSION WAS COMPLETED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUE. LG CHECKS WERE PERFORMED & FOUND LG LOGIC CARD DIRTY. CLEANED & PERFORMED FURTHER CHECKS, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.