N259CB
Registered owner: CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY, CA (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.
2 reports on file, 2022-10-13 – 2024-04-04.
Part: FLOW DIVIDER — FAILED (ENGINE)
FUEL FLOW DIVIDER WAS OVERL\AULOC:T BY ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE AVSTAR DURING ENGINE OVERHAUL UNDER THN W/O# 60557002 DURING THE FIRST 111:HAT BREAK IN. (2 8 HFS). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT BAD< INTO MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL NOTICED BLUE STAINS ON AND AROUND THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS THON PRESSURIZED AND FUEL WAS WITH 1SS COMING FROM THO TOP OR HE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER AND RUNNING?? DOWN THE ENGINE ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC AS ,T WOULD HAVE CAUSE AN IN-11,GHT R,RO. E FAILURE OF THE FUEL FLOW DRV1DOR WAS DUE TO THE QUANTITY OR THE DIAPHRAGM GASKET
Part: RIVET — WORN (MAGNETO PAWL)
RIGHT MAGNETO REJECTED AS PAWL RIVETS WERE EXTREMELY WORN. THE PAWL RIVETS CONTINUALLY STRUCK THE HOUSING OF THE MAGNETO, SHAVING OFF METAL, AND CONTAMINATING THE ENGINE WITH NON-FERROUS METAL. RECOMMEND TO INSPECT THE METOLOGY OF THE RIVETS FOR CORRECT TEMPER, WHICH IF NOT FOUND, THE PAWLS COULD COME APART AND POSSIBLY CAUSE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.