N249RA
Registered owner: APEL THOMAS G, OK (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.
1 report on file, 1996-07-19.
Part: SAFETY VALVE — CRACKED (CABIN)
THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 41,000 FEET WHEN IT HAD A LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION. THE CABIN WAS CLIMBING AT A RATE OF 800 FEET PER MINUTE. THE FLIGHT CREW DESCENDED THE AIRCRAFT TO AN ALTITUDE OF 8,000 FEET AND PROCEEDED TO THE DESTINATION. UPON INSPECTION OF THE OUTFLOW AND SAFETY VALVE P/N 130406-1, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SAFETY VALVE HAS CRACKED. BOTH THE SAFETY AND OUTFLOW VALVE ARE RESTRICTED TO 41,000 FEET BY AD-95-20-03, SUPERSEDES (94-26-01).