N247AS
Registered owner: A & S AVIATION SERVICES LLP (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.
7 reports on file, 1996-11-18 – 2001-10-04.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FLT 4659 - DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN ABY, THE NR 1 EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY WAS WEAK. THIS CAUSED THE FORWARD ROW OF ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS TO GO OUT AFTER APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: SCREW — DEFECTIVE (RT PACK RAM DOOR)
FLT 4914 - LEVELING AT 5,000 FEET ON ARRIVAL TO DFW, LAVATORY SMOKE ALARM WENT OFF. FLIGHT ATTENDANT INVESTIGATED AND FOUND NO SMOKE OR FUMES. CAPTAIN HAD FIRST OFFICER TO ALSO CONFIRM NO SMOKE OR FUMES. CREW REQUESTED PRIORTIY HANDLING, BUT DECLINED ANY EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RIGHT PACK RAM AIR DOOR SCREWS AT THE HINGE POINTS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: RAM AIR DOOR — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
FLT 4849 - ON CLIMB OUT, LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED WITH LIGHT, BUT INCREASING AMOUNT OF SMOKE EVIDENT IN THE CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK. CREW RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND SCREWS MISSING FROM THE RIGHT RAM AIR VALVE. INSTALLED NEW ATTACHMENT HARDWARE ON RIGHT RAM AIR DOOR AND ADJUSTED LINEAR ACTUATOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND NR 1 EMERGENCY BATTERY INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 EMERGENCY BATTERY. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SEAL — FAILED (CARGO DOOR)
CLIMBING THROUGH 17,000 FEET, CREW FELT PRESSURIZATION FALL. PRESSURIZATION PANEL SHOWED CABIN PRESSURE CLIMBING. PILOT DECIDED TO START A DESCENT AND CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED 10,000 ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE ALTITUDE REACHED 14,000 FEET. CREW PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND FOLLOWED PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN QRH. OXYGEN MASKS DROPPED AND FLIGHT RETURNED TO FLO. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND CARGO DOOR SEAL BLOWN OUT. INSTALLED NEW CARGO DOOR SEAL. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — CHAFED (LT MLG WW)
EN ROUTE DFW-ICT, RECEIVED A LOW LEVEL LIGHT ON THE GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WITH APPROPRIATE MAP AND C/W LIGHTS. CONSULTED THE POH AND FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURE, CONTACTED MTC CNTL AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. RETURNED TO DFW WHERE A ZERO-FLAP LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DFW MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE LINE CHAFFED. FABRICATED NEW SECTION OF PRESSURE LINE AND PERMASWEGED IN. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (M)
Part: ENGINE — FIRE (RIGHT)
ON TAKEOFF MCN-ATL, TOWER ADVISED CREW OF A FIRE AT THE RIGHT ENGINE, CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR IMMEDIATE RETURN TO MCN, AND CALLED OUT FIRE EQUIPMENT TO MEET THE AIRCRAFT. LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY, ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND FIRE HANDLE PULLED. THE CREW EXPERIENCED NO FIRE INDICATION UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME A 'TAIL PIPE' FIRE INDICATION OCCURRED. (M)