N252QA

CONSTRUCCIONES AERONAUTICAS SA CN-235 · 2004 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 40 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: QUALITY AVIATION LLC, CO (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, 2020-06-04.

FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2020-06-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5540

Part: TORQUE TUBE — UNDERTORQUED (RUDDER) · airframe 6,631 hrs · 7,919 cycles

DURING INSPECTION OF RUDDER TORQUE TUBE, DISCOVERED RETAINER SPRING CLIP WAS ENGAGED IN HOLE, BEFORE PROPER TORQUE WAS APPLIED TO RETAINING COLLAR. SPRING CLIP WAS REMOVED, PROPER TORQUE APPLIED AND REPOSITIONED RETAINER CLIP TANG HOLE, IAW AIRBUS DS ENGINEERING DISPOSITION. DISCREPANCY WAS DETERMINED TO BE OEM MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

Source: SDR PQ4M202011130001