N227SA
Registered owner: YATES ELECTROSPACE CORP, CA (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
PILOT REPORTED ON LANDING NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS FULL LEFT DEFLECTION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NOSE WHEEL CENTERING PIN STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. CAUSE WAS EXCESSIVE PAINT. REMOVED PAINT, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND NO FAULT WAS FOUND. NOTE: THIS AIRCRAFT HAD A COMPLETE PAINTING 17 FLIGHTS PREVIOUS WITH NO DISCREPANCY. A POST PAINT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AT THAT TIME, THIS ITEM IS NOT PART OF THAT INSPECTION.
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND RIGHT ELEVATOR OUTBOARD HINGE PLATE LOOSE WITH RIVETS (WORKING) AT ATTACHMENT TO OUTBOARD STABILIZER RIB. UPON DISASSEMBLY FOR REPAIR. HINGE PLATE BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED AND BROKEN AWAY FROM FORWARD EXTENSION APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES FROM AFT END OF BRACKET. OVERSIZE CHERRYMAX RIVETS HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN INSTALLED IN THIS AREA ATTACHMENT TO RIB.
APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES FROM LANDING NR 1 OIL PRESSURE WAS NOTED AT 15 PSI WITH NO CAUTION LIGHT. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WAS SECURED AND SINGLE ENGINE LANDING PERFORMED. (M)
PILOT REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF THAT AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY YAWED TO THE RIGHT AND REQUIRED NEARLY FULL LEFT RUDDER TO COMPENSATE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL HAD REPAIRED RUDDER GEARED TAB GEARBOX PREVIOUS TO THIS FLIGHT. AFTER GEARBOX WAS COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED, INSPECTED, REASSEMBLED, AND REINSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT TEST FLEW SUCCESSFULLY. APPARENTLY THE GEARBOX REPAIR AND/OR INSTALLATION WERE DONE INCORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME. DHC6 MM DOES NOT CONTAIN PROCEDURES FOR INSTALLING THE GEARBOX, AND THE ADJUSTMENT/TEST PROCEDURES ARE MADE CONFUSING BY A NOTE THAT SPECIFIES THAT IF THE RUDDER GEARED TAB IS NEUTRAL WITH THE RUDDER NEUTRAL NO OTHER CHECKS ARE NECESSARY. THE MAINTENANCE PERSON INVOLVED IN THE O
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, FOUND ENGINE BLEED AIR DUCT CLAMP THREADED STUD HAD GOUGED A HOLE IN RT NACELLE INBOARD INNER SKIN SECTION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED SKIN SECTION WITH IDENTICAL PIECE. (M)
CREW SMELLED AND SAW LIGHT SMOKE IN COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM VGT. AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING AT LAS. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND FLIGHT COMPARTMENT COOLING FANS SWITCH/BREAKER 'ON' AND CO-PILOTS FAN BLADES LODGED AGAINST CEILING PANEL. FAN MOTOR OVERHEATED CAUSING HEAT DAMAGE TO PLASTIC FAN HOUSING. FAN ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. (M)