N217BH
Registered owner: MORNING AERO LLC, CO (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bighorn Airways, Inc. (BIGA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched 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.
2 reports on file, 2016-05-10 – 2020-06-29.
Part: TERMINAL — LOOSE (WINDSHIELD) · airframe 18,167 hrs · 29,394 cycles
DURING FLIGHT INTO ICING CONDITIONS THE WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS SELECTED ON AND THE POWER TERMINAL OF THE COPILOTâS WINDSHIELD EXHIBITED ARCING. WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS DE-SELECTED AND THE APPROPRIATE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE PULLED. DURING GROUND SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER TERMINAL AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSCREEN HAD BECOME LOOSE AND THE RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE TERMINAL LUG AND THE TERMINAL BLOCK WAS THE REASON FOR THE ARCING. THE TERMINAL LUG WAS SECURED TO THE WINDSHIELD TERMINAL BLOCK WITH A SCREW AND FLAT WASHER. REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUALS, SPECIFICALLY CHAPTERS 56, 30-40-10, AND 24, AS WELL AS THE ILLUSTRATED PARTS CATALOG, DO NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE PROPER HARDWARE STACK-UP OR TORQUE REQUIRED FOR TERMINAL(S). THE TIME ON THE WINDSCREEN IS UNKNOWN BUT LISTED AS 1000 HRS/CYCLES BELOW.
Part: HINGE BRACKET — CORRODED (RT WING AILERON) · airframe 17,434 hrs · 28,800 cycles
RT INBD AILERON HINGE BRACKET FOUND TO HAVE EXFOLIATION CORROSION AT AIRFRAME ATTACH POINT, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF PART. OTHER CONTROL SURFACE HINGES/ATTACH BRACKETS INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS.