N229SJ
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, 2012-11-06 – 2016-10-18.
Part: CONTROL TUBE — CORRODED (CYCLIC CONTROL) · airframe 3,787 hrs
RIGHT CONTROL TUBE ASSEMBLY CORRODED. REPLACED THE CONTROL TUBE ASSEMBLY.
Part: CONTROL TUBE — CRACKED (CYCLIC CONTROL) · airframe 3,787 hrs
LEFT CONTROL TUBE ASSEMBLY CRACKED NEAR ROD END. REPLACED THE CONTROL TUBE ASSEMBLY.
Part: COLLECTIVE STICK — BINDING · airframe 1,724 hrs · 9,082 cycles
DURING FINAL APPROACH, COLLECTIVE CONTROL BOUND OR FROZE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 PERCENT POWER WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO PUSH THROUGH THE CONTROL BINDING TO CONTINUE WITH THE APPROACH. ONCE POWER WAS REAPPLIED TO ARREST THE DECENT OF THE ACFT, THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL BOUND AGAIN MORE FIRMLY AT APPROXIMATLY 50 PERCENT POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE. SINCE MORE THAN 50 PERCENT POWER WAS REQUIRED TO SAFELY ARREST THE DECENT. THE COLLECTIVE BINDING DID RELEASE FROM THE BINDING IN TIME TO ARREST THE DECENT JUST PRIOR TO GROUND CONTACT.
Part: WINDSHIELD — DAMAGED (COCKPIT) · airframe 1,007 hrs
INBOUND, AT 700FEET, 125 KNOTS, BIRD IMPACTED PILOTS WINDSCREEN. WINDSCREEN COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND KNOCKED INWARD. REDUCED AIRSPEED AND CONTINUED INBOUND LANDING AT AIRPORT.