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PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-181 · 2024 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: FF22 LLC, AZ (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.

21 reports on file, 1996-02-04 – 2008-05-26.

NO TEST · 2008-05-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 69,852 hrs

LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT MID CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT MID CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)

Source: SDR AALA200801402
NO TEST · 2008-05-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 69,852 hrs

LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)

Source: SDR AALA200801401
Earlier reports · 1996–2007 · 19 reports

2007

NO TEST · 2007-12-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 68,652 hrs

LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 20DEF TO 22DEF INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 20DEF TO 22DEF. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20072541
OTHER · 2007-06-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — MISSING (CABIN)

TPA - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ARROW MISSING AT AFT RIGHT CABIN. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ARROW AT AFT RIGHT CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20071009
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2007-03-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7210

Part: GEARBOX — LEAKING (RIGHT ENGINE)

DFW TO GDL, DURING CRUISE RIGHT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY WENT FROM 12 QUARTS TO 4 QUARTS IN TWO HOURS. OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE NORMAL. CREW SHUTDOWN RIGHT ENGINE AND LANDED MTY WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NUMBER TWO GEARBOX LEAKING OIL. REPLACED NUMBER TWO GEARBOX. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20070462

2004

OTHER · 2004-12-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

MSP - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 9DEF INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 9DEF. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20041181
NO TEST · 2004-09-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

MID CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS AT POSITION AB51 AND AB52 FOR MID CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20040986
NO TEST · 2004-08-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT 8 AB AND AFT GALLEY OVERHEAD INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT 8 AB AND AFT GALLEY OVERHEAD. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED)

Source: SDR AALA20040854
NO TEST · 2004-03-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: TERMINAL — LOOSE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

SFO - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEATS 23D AND 26D INOPERATIVE. FOUND LOOSE TERMINAL LUG AT BATTERY PACK. TIGHTENED TERMINAL LUG AT BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT 23D AND 26D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20040309

2003

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2003-04-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2150

Part: A/C PACK — DIRTY (A/C BAY)

ORD - FLT 386 - EN ROUTE ORD-LGA, A THICK HAZE/SMOKE IN CABIN AND COCKPIT WAS NOTED. PASSENGERS COMPLAINED ABOUT BEING ILL FROM SMOKE, RAN CHECKLIST. RETURNED ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN OUT, TEST NORMAL DURING CHECK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030486
OTHER · 2003-04-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2133

Part: RELIEF VALVE — DEFECTIVE (A/C BAY)

DFW - FLT 1713 - EN ROUTE PHL-DFW, LEFT PACK QUIT AT 31,000. COULD NOT HOLD CABIN PRESSURE OR FIX PROBLEM WITH CHECKLIST. DID EMERGENCY DESCENT, DEPLOYED 02 MASKS. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED FORWARD OVER-PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE. ACCOMPLISHED LEAK CHECK AND TEST SYSTEM. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT AND ALL CHECKS NORMAL. REPLACED AS PRECAUTIONARY LEFT PACK TURBINE INLET. OUTLET SWITCHES LEAK CHECKED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030406
OTHER · 2003-02-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

TUL - FOUND FRAME WEB IS CRACKED AT STATION 1463, RIGHT SIDE, INBOARD EDGE, APPROX 1:30 POSITION. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON FRAME WEB PER SRM 51-70-04 FIG 2 SH 2. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030279

2002

OTHER · 2002-06-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: CONTACTOR — DIRTY (CABIN)

DFW - FOUND DURING MAINTENANCE, OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT ROW 23-26 DIM. CLEANED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY CONTACTORS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20020884
NO TEST · 2002-05-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: CONNECTING ROD — DISCONNECTED (CABIN)

DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE FLOOR LEVEL FORWARD GALLEY OUTBOARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONNECTOR FOR FLOOR LEVEL FORWARD GALLEY LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20020763
NO TEST · 2002-03-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (AFT STAIRS)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT STAIRWAY EMERGENCY EXIT FLOODLIGHT BROKEN. REPLACED AFT STAIRWAY EMERGENCY EXIT FLOODLIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. 9M)

Source: SDR AALA20020367

2001

OTHER · 2001-07-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: TERMINAL — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FIRST CLASS OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED TERMINAL ON BATTERY PACK TO FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20011450

1999

NO TEST · 1999-08-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (ROW 21D)

DFW - FLT 521 - AFTER ARRIVAL DFW FROM MCI, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP AT SEAT 21D BROKEN. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP AT SEAT 21D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA991202
NO TEST · 1999-07-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, GALLEY EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRE ON GALLEY EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)

Source: SDR AALA991000

1997

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 1997-09-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: AIR DISTRIBUTION — ODOR (CABIN)

DTW - FLT 1589 - EN ROUTE PIT/DFW DURING CRUISE, NOXIOUS FUMES NOTED THORUGHOUT AIRCRAFT BELIEVED TO BE FROM SPRAY LUBRICANT USED ON FIRST CLASS CABIN COAT CLOSET DOOR. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CLEANED LUBRICANT RESIDUE FROM FIRST CLASS CABIN COAT COMPARTMENT. ACCOMPLISHED GROUND ENGINE RUN AND PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT WITH NO DEFECTS OF FUMES NOTED. SYSTEMS GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA971850
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 1997-05-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5260

Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (VENT STAIRWAY)

LAX - FLT 473 - EN ROUTE ORD/LAX, DURING CRUISE, RT HYDRAULIC QTY INDICATED 2 QTS AND RT PRESS INDICATED 1500 PSI WITH ENG PUMP IN LOW. ACCOMP ABNORMAL PROCEDURE FOR RT HYD SYSTEM AND DURING THIS TIME, PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO WITH QTY REMAINING AT 2 QTS. A/C PROCEDDED TO LAX. ACCOMPLISHED ALTERNATE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND AIRCRAFT LANDED LAX WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED VENTRAL STAIRWAY ACTUATING CYLINDER. ALSO, REPLACED RT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP, ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN PUMP AND FILTERS. FLUSHED AND SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. ACCOMPLISHED LEAK AND GROUND CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA970890

1996

NO TEST · 1996-02-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: FLAT CONDUCTOR — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)

SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT NEXT TO FIRST CLASS LAVATORY FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT FLAT CONDUCTOR BY FIRST CLASS LAVATORY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)

Source: SDR AALA960177