N238AS
Registered owner: AGRI SPRAY DRONES LLC, MO (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.
11 reports on file, 1998-04-27 – 2002-12-26.
Part: CLIP — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
DURING HANGAR INSPECTION IN TXK, THE SKIN SHEAR CLIP ON FRAMES 15 AND 15A WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED BEYOND LIMITS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SKIN SHEAR CLIP ON FRAMES 15 AND 15A IAW SRM 53-10-04. (M)
Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (LT MLG DOOR)
FLT 4064 - DURING CRUISE FLIGHT FROM CRW TO ATL, THE CAPTAIN RECEIVED A GREEN HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL LIGHT. THE CAPTAIN STARTED TO MONITOR THE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY, AND AFTER 15-20 MINUTES THE QUANTITY DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED AND LANDED SAFELY IN AVL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE LEFT INBOARD GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THIS DOOR ACTUATOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS NORMAL WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LENS — BROKEN (CABIN)
DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE IN MCN, THE EMERGENCY EXIT AT ROW 8 WAS INHIBITED FROM OPENING COMPLETELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE DOOR TO BE JAMMED BY A BROKEN LENS COVER. MAINTENANCE REMVOED AND REPLACED THE BROKEN LENS COVER. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE DOOR NORMAL. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: SUPPORT BRACKET — CRACKED (TE FLAPS)
DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE IN TXK, THE LEFT FLAP SUPPORT BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CRACKED FLAP SUPPORT BRACKET IAW SRM 57-50-07. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE IN MCN, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE AFT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 3 EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: SPAR CAP — CRACKED (RT WING)
DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE MCN, THE RIGHT WING FORWARD SPAR CAP WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. MAINTENANCE IS REPAIRING THE RIGHT WING CRACKED SPAR CAP IAW ASA EO120-57-0115. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — FAILED (CABIN)
DURNIG HANGAR CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 2 EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK FAILED AFTER 5 SECONDS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: BOLT — CORRODED (ENTRY DOOR)
DURING ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES 'C' CHECK TASK CARD C-95, RUST WAS NOTED AT THE AFT HINGE OF THE PASS/CREW ENTRANCE DOOR. THE DOOR WAS REMOVED AND THE ATTACHMENT BOLT WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEVERE PITTING CORROSION. THE BOLT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE. RECOMMEND BOLT REMOVAL AND INSPECTIONS ON 'C' CHECK INTERVALS.
Part: ACTUATOR — SHEARED (PASSENGER DOOR)
DURING RE-INSTALLATION OF THE PASSENGER/CREW ENTRANCE DOOR PREVIOUSLY REMOVED FOR OTHER MAINTENANCE ON ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST EMB120 AIRCRAFT, SN 53, THE FORWARD DOOR ACTUATOR ROD WAS FOUND SHEARED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CRACK ABOUT ONE-HALF WAY THROUGH THE THREADED AREA OF THE ACTUATOR. THE CRACK COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY OVER TORQUEING OF THE ROD END JAM NUT. RECOMMEND INSPECTION OF THE ACTUATOR JAM NUT AREA DURING SCHEDULED 'C' CHECK INSPECTIONS.
Part: BOLT — CORRODED (AIRSTAIR DOOR)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION AT THE AFT HINGE OF THE A/S/D. THE DOOR WAS REMOVED AND THE ATTACHMENT BOLT FOUND TO HAVE SEVERE PITTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED HINGE ATTACHMENT BOLT. (M)
Part: ACTUATOR — CRACKED (AIRSTAIR DOOR)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND AIRSTAIR DOOR ACTUATOR ROD SHEARED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CRACK ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE THREADED AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED ACTUATOR. (M)