N243AS
Registered owner: SKYLINE AVIATION INC, TX (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.
19 reports on file, 1996-06-11 – 2001-08-20.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IN TXK, THE RIGHT OVERWING FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT OVERWING FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: BLADE — FRACTURED (RT ENGINE)
FLT 4830 - DURING FLIGHT FROM DFW TO TUL, CREW REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AFTER ISOLATING THE RT BLEED AND RT PACK THE SMOKE DIDN'T CLEAR. RECEIVED A RT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING AND THE GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING. THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW 40 PSID. THE RT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED SAFELY. MX R&R THE RT ENGINE. THE TEARDOWN REPORT STATED THE FRACTURE OF THE LP BLADE, SUGGESTS THAT THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE BLADE FRACTURED IN HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE AND THE BLADE FRACTURED IN TENSILE OVERLOAD. THIS MOST LIKELY OCCURRED DUE TO BLADES BEING OPERATED BEHIND A BURNED THROUGH HP VANE ASSY. THE HP VANE SEGMENTS WERE FOUND TO BE BURNED AT TWO LOCATIONS. (M)
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (RIGHT)
FLT 4830 - DURING FLIGHT FROM DFW TO TUL, CREW REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AFTER ISOLATING THE RIGHT BLEED AND RIGHT PACK THE SMOKE STILL DIDN'T CLEAR. THE CREW THEN RECEIVED A RIGHT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING AND NOTED THE GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING. THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW 40 PSID. AT THIS TIME THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE. (M)
Earlier reports · 1996–2000 · 16 reports
2000
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)
FLT 4386 - DURING FLIGHT FROM CRW TO ATL, CREW NOTICED A VERY STRONG PLASTIC SMOKE SMELL. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND SMELL DIMINISHED WHEN RIGHT PACK WAS CUT OFF. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED UNDER COCKPIT SIDE PANELS AND GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT FOR 1 HOUR. PACK AND BLEEDS CHECKED OK. ALL GENERATORS AND BUSS CONNECTIONS INSPECTED NORMAL. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE SMOKE SMELL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1999
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND NR 1 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: MOUNT — FAILED (RT PACK)
FLT 4038 - SMOKE DETECTED IN CABIN DURING TAXI. AIRCRAFT SAFELY RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK AND DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE RIGHT PACK. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT PACK AND GROUND COOLING FAN. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THE FEEDER PROTECTION RELAY MOUNT BURNED. (M)
Part: VALVE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
CREW DETECTED SMOKE IN CABIN. AIRCRAFT SAFELY RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE. ENGINE WAS THEN RAN. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: AIR DIST — SMOKE (CABIN)
CREW REPORTS SMOKE IN CABIN DURING TAXI. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK ON BOTH PACKS WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING APPROXIMATELY FORTY MINUTES. NO FAILURES OR SMOKE NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: ACM — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
FLT 4219 - ON TAKEOFF, SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN. CREW REMOVED BATTERY FROM SMOKE DETECTOR TO SILENCE ALARM AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ACM AND GROUND COOLING FAN. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, NR 1 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
MAINTENANCE NOTICED THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS DAMAGED. TXK MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (M)
Part: SUPPORT BRACKET — SEPARATED (BS 14280/14615)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FS X14280 AND FS X14616 FUSELAGE FRAMES ATTACHED TO CARGO DOOR OPENING UPPER FRAME SUPPORT BRACKETS FOUND TO BE SEPARATED AT BOTH FRAME STATIONS. REMOVED AND REPLACES UPPORT BRACKETS. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (RT/LT)
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECKS, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON BOTH ENGINE NACELLES' FRAME 1. THE CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE STIFFENING WEB BETWEEN THE TOP OUTBOARD MOUNTING BOLT HOLE AND THE OUTBOARD EDGE OF THE FRAME. RECOMMEND REPLACING BOTH FRAMES, AND CONTINUE MONITORING IAW EXISTING MAINTENANCE CHECKS.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (LT/RT NACELLE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, NR 1 FRAME ON LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE NACELLES WERE FOUND TO HAVE CRACKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 FRAME ON LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE NACELLES. (M)
Part: BRACKET — BROKEN (BS 14280/14615)
FS X14280.0 AND FS X14615.0 FUSELAGE FRAMES ATTACH TO CARGO DOOR OPENING UPPER FRAME WITH SUPPORT BRACKETS P/N 120-19522-D01. BRACKETS UPSTANDING FLANGES SEPARATED COMPLETELY AT BOTH FRAME STATIONS. POSSIBLE CAUSE IS FRETTING CORROSION. CARGO BAY LINER AND INSULATION MUST BE REMOVED TO ALLOW INSPECTION IN THIS AREA.
Part: ANGLE — BROKEN (LT/RT NACELLE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE FRAME 2 ANGLE ON LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE NACELLES WERE FOUND BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME ANGLES ON LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE NACELLES. (M)
Part: ANGLE — BROKEN (LT/RT NACELLE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE FRAME 2 ANGLE WAS FOUND BROKEN ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT NACELLES. REPLACED THE ANGLE AND WILL CONTINUE MONITORING IAW EXISTING C-CHECK INSPECTIONS.
1996
Part: PROX SWITCH — FAILED (NLG)
ABI-DFW - UPON LANDING IN DFW, NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAILED. SHORTLY AFTER, CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. CAPTAIN STOPPED A/C ON THE TAXIWAY AND EVACUTATED THE PASSENGERS. THE PASSENGERS WERE BUSSED TO THE GATE. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND THAT THE RIGHT AIR-GROUND PROX SWITCH HAD FAILED. THE CAPT SHUT OFF THE PACKS AND TAXIED THE A/C TO THE GATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG PROXIMITY SWITCH. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: HYD PUMP — DEFECTIVE (RT ENGINE)
AT APPROXIMATELY 16,000 FEET ON CLIMB-OUT GSO-ATL, SIMULTANEOUS 'LOW LEVEL' AND 'MAIN PUMP LOW PRESSURE' LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON HYDRAULIC PANEL AND 'HYD' LIGHT ON MAP. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY WITH ZERO FLAPS IN ATL. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND PRESSURE LINE. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. (M)