N243AF
Registered owner: AFS LLC, LA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobalt Air, LLC (6CBA) | 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.
5 reports on file, 2011-04-18 – 2018-09-06.
Part: MASTER CYLINDER — FAULTY (BRAKE SYSTEM) · airframe 6,886 hrs · 6,599 cycles
PILOT REPORTS, PILOT IN COMMAND'S SIDE RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO FLOOR. NO RIGHT BRAKE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE RT PILOT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER P/N 959.47.51.132 WAS FOUND FAULTY. IT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW THE AMM 12-B-32-40-04-00A-920A-A. OPS CHECK GOOD AND NO LEAKS NOTED.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (LT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 5,782 hrs · 5,493 cycles
LEFT FLAP, BOTTOM SKIN IS CRACKED BETWEEN TWO RIVETS ON FORWARD LAP JOINT BETWEEN FORWARD AND AFT FLAP SPARS, BETWEEN FLAP RIBS FIVE AND SIX. REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 12-B-57-50-00-00A-664B-A.
Part: FITTING — SEPARATED (PITOT/STATIC SYS) · airframe 2,814 hrs · 2,840 cycles
THE PITOT LINE FITTING IN LT WING AT RIB 14A WAS FOUND TO BE SEPARATED. THE POLY FLOW TUBING PITOT LINE IN LT WING, FROM WING ROOT TO BULLHEAD FITTING AT RIB 14A & FITTING PN 946.01.17.101 WAS REPLACED IAW 12-B-20-50-02-00A-901A-A & SB34-039. A PITOT & STATIC LEAK CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW 12-B-34-11-00-00A-903A-A. NO LEAKS OR DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (AIRSPEED) · airframe 2,814 hrs · 2,840 cycles
PILOT AIRSPEED MIS-COMPARE BY 15 KTS, PILOTS IAS INDICATOR CONTINUED TO DROP TO 0 KTS. A SUPPLEMENTAL SDR WILL NEED TO BE FILED. MAINTENANCE IS STILL BEING COMPLETED, THE FINAL FIX IS NOT DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.
Part: WIRE — FAULTED (MLG) · airframe 284 hrs · 262 cycles
WHEN GEAR DOWN SELECTED, HYD CASS, PULLED QRH THEN CASS WENT AWAY AND GEAR CAME DOWN. A POOR CONNECTION AT PIN "P" OF TB 1611-02, WIRE T1076B22 WAS FOUND TO BE AT FAULT. RELOCATED WIRES T1076B22, T1076A22 AND T1075B22 TO PINS F, M, AND X OF TB1611-02. PERFORMED 5 SUCCESSFUL, CONSECUTIVE GEAR SWINGS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW AMM 12-B-32-30-00-00A-903A-A.