N261AS
Registered owner: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT SALES U S A INC (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.
48 reports on file, 1996-06-18 – 2008-04-27.
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — LOOSE (LT MLG) · airframe 39,413 hrs · 41,239 cycles
FLIGHT: 9175, AFTER TAKEOFF, AT RETRACTION, THE LT MLG RED (B) LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED RECYCLED GEAR AND RETRACTED NORMALLY. RESECURED LT MLG UPLOCK PROXIMITY SWITCH.
Part: UNKNOWN — NONE (DOOR) · airframe 39,346 hrs · 41,156 cycles
FLIGHT: 9216 F/A COMPLAINS CABIN DOOR HARD TO OPEN. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL, COULD NOT DUPLICATE.
Earlier reports · 1996–2007 · 46 reports
2007
Part: LIGHT — DAMAGED (CABIN) · airframe 38,875 hrs · 40,631 cycles
FLIGHT: 9227, EMERGENCY LIGHTS NEAR GALLEY ARE DAMAGED AND MISSING RED LIGHT ON THE END. INSTALLED RED EMERGENCY LIGHT AND TRACK.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 38,796 hrs · 40,542 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED RT AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED RT AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 1) · airframe 38,052 hrs · 36,691 cycles
FLIGHT: 9287, DURING CLIMB, NR 1 ENGINE FAILED. SHUTDOWN NR 1 ENGINE. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR (1) ENGINE.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 38,047 hrs · 39,686 cycles
FLIGHT: 253, RT TOP EMERGENCY LIGHT BY THE RT PACK BURNED OUT. FOUND RT TOP EMERGENCY LIGHT WORKING, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 37,979 hrs · 39,609 cycles
AT SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSPECTION, LT AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE.REPLACED LT AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT BULB.
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — DIRTY · airframe 37,973 hrs · 39,601 cycles
FLIGHT:9156 MHH/FLL, AFTER LANDING BOTH IDLE 1 AND IDLE 2 UNLOCK LIGHTS REMAINED ON, NO NOSE STEERING OR BRAKES, USED DIFFERENTIAL POWER AND RUDDERS TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY. CLEANED PROXIMITY SWITCHES AND CHECKED WIRING NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: CONTROL BOX — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 37,966 hrs · 39,592 cycles
LANDING GEAR HAD TO BE CYCLED THREE TIMES BEFORE IT COMES UP, REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL BOX.
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CRACKED (RT WING) · airframe 37,835 hrs · 39,434 cycles
AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION DISCOVERED RIGHT WING TO FUSELAGE FITTING UPPER ATTACH AREA CRACKED. REPAIRED RIGHT WING TO FUSELAGE FITTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA APPROVED DATA CONTAINED IN RBHA CTA DER RCE2001C12-24, REPORT NUMBER IC2007-120/0203B.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN) · airframe 37,305 hrs · 38,832 cycles
AT SCHEDULED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FOUND LT AND RT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. SECURED LOOSE CONNECTION AT THE LT ACM AREA OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
2006
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR)
FLIGHT: 9300 FPO/FLL (2) OUTSIDE RT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED RT AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
CHECK EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT THE GALLEY. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BULB OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
AT SCHEDULED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BOTTOM OUTSIDE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED RIGHT BATTERY PACK.
Part: WIRE — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
FLIGHT: 9156 MHH/FLL CEILING WHITE EMERGENCY LIGHTS OVERHEAD EXIT ROWS 5A, 5F, 8F INOPERATIVE. SECURED BAD CONNECTION OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — FAILED (LT MLG)
FLIGHT: 9310 FPO/FLL AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR UP LT MAIN GEAR B LOOP RED LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. REPLACED LT MAIN GEAR UPLOCK PROXIMITY SWITCH. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: CONNECTOR — UNKNOWN (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DURING ROUTINE SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REINSTALLED CONNECTOR P1429.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
FLIGHT: 9227 NAS/FLL, FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHT LEFT WING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LEFT FORWARD EMERGENCY LAMP.
2005
Part: LIGHT — SHORTED (LT FUSELAGE)
AT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DETERMINED LT AFT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT TO BE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LT AFT EXTERIOR LIGHT ASSEMBLY. (K)
Part: FUSE — OPEN (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AFT OF WING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FUSE FOR AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT. (K)
Part: RELAY — SHORTED (APU)
VERY STRONG ODOR IN COCKPIT. REPLACED APU RELAY. (K)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR)
LOWER EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON LT AND RT SIDES NOT WORKING. DETERMINED RT LIGHT ASSEMBLY TO BE TRIPPING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. REPLACED RT LOWER EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSY. LT AND RT SIDES OPERATE PROPERLY. (K)
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
AT SCHEDULED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVE AND REPLACED AFT BATTERY PACK. (K)
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
AT SCHEDULED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, LT AND RT AFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK NORMAL. (K)
2003
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
FLT 4241 - DURING A GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, THE LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT LAMP AND REPAIRED A BROKEN WIRE (P/N M22759209) TO THE LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
2002
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING HANGAR INSPECTION IN TXK, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE AFT SECTION WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 3 BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (COCKPIT)
FLT 4835 - DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM XNA-DFW, A SMOKE SMELL OCCURRED IN THE COCKPIT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO XNA. THE SMELL INTENSIFIED DURING THE RETURN UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT POWERED DOWN ON THE GROUND AFTER LANDING SAFELY IN XNA. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 INSTRUMENT CONSOLE COOLING FAN CONNECTOR WIRES BROKEN AND REPAIRED THE WIRES. COOLING FAN OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. MAINTENANCE RAN THE ENGINES AND SWAPPED BLEED SOURCES WITH NO EVIDENCE OF THE BURNED ODOR RETURNING. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING GROUND INSPECTION, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH ON AND CHARGED THE BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONS CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE AFT SECTION OF THE LEFT FLOOR SEAT TRACK WAS CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 32 AND 39. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED FLOOR SEAT TRACK IAW SRMS 51-25-00 AND 51-21-02 AND AMM 53-01-05. (M)
Part: CROSSBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE RIGHT OUTBOARD CROSSBEAM WAS FOUND CORRODED AT FRAME 40. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED CROSSBEAM IAW SRMS 51-25-00, 51-21-03 AND 51-40-02. (M)
Part: SILL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT HAND SILL PLATE IN SPOTS BETWEEN FRAMES 29 AND 34. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED SILL PLATE IAW SRM'S 51-40-02, 51-40-02, 51-40-05, AND 51-20-02. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DUIRNG C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON STRINGER 18 LEFT BETWEEN FRAMES 16 AND 18. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE CORRODED SECTION OF THE STRINGER AND REPLACED IT WITH A SPLICE IAW SRMS 51-25-00, 51-40-02 AND 51-40-05. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE RIGHT SEAT TRACK SILL PLATE FLANGE WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS AT FRAMES 17, 19 AND 22. WHILE REPAIRING THE SILL PLATE (P/N 120-05803-01) THE RIGHT OUTBOARD CROSSBEAM (P/N 12004149-002) AT FRAME 16 WAS ALSO FOUND CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED SILL PLATE FLANGE IAW SRMS 51-40-02 AND 51-21-02. MAINTENANCE ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED CROSSBEAM AT FRAME 16 IAW SRMS 51-25-00 AND 51-40-02. (M)
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE COCKPIT STEP AREA FLOOR FLANGE, FORWARD LEFT CORNER WAS FOUND CORRODED AND BENT WITH SOME RIVETS THAT WERE PULLED THROUGH. MAINTENANCE RETURNED THE STEP SUPPORT TO ITS ORIGINAL CONTOUR AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PULLED THROUGH RIVETS IAW SRM 51-40-02. MAINTENANCE ALSO REPAIRED THE CORROSION IAW SRMS 51-25-00, 51-40-05, 51-21-00, AND 51-40-02. (M)
Part: SILL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE COCKPIT RIGHT HAND OUTBOARD FLOOR SILL PLATE WAS CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 7 AND 13. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED SILL PLATE IAW SRMS 51-25-00, 51-21-00, AND 51-40-02. (M)
Part: BUTT STRAP — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT BUTT STRAP BETWEEN FRAMES 20 AND 32. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED BUTT STRAP IAW SRM'S 51-40-02, 51-40-00, AND 51-21-02. (M)
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE FLOORBOARD SUPPORT ANGLE WAS FOUND CORRODED AT FRAME 13. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CORRODED SECTION OF THE FLOORBOARD SUPPORT ANGLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRMS 51-21-04, 51-21-05, 51-21-06, AND 51-40-02. (M)
Part: BUTT STRAP — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE CENTER BUTT STRAP IN THE CARGO AREA BETWEEN FRAMES 40 AND 44 WAS CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED CENTER BUTT STRAP IAW SRM'S 51-40-02 AND 51-25-00. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE AFT SECTION OF THE RIGHT WALL SEAT TRACK WAS CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 34 AND 38. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE CORRODED SEAT TRACK, FABRICATED A NEW ONE AND INSALLED IAW SRMS 51-40-02, 51-25-00, 51-21-02, 51-21-05 AND 51-10-00. (M)
Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (CABIN)
DURING A HANGAR INSPECTION IN TXK, THE LOWER AFT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BURNT OUT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FLT 4084 - DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY WAS FOUND BE INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERIES IN THE NR 2 AND NR 3 POSITIONS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
2001
Part: SIGN — BROKEN (CABIN)
FLT 4831 - DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN DFW, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN WAS FOUND BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS JUMPSEAT. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
2000
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ENGINE NACELLE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE NR 2 ENGINE NR 1 FRAME WAS FOUND CRACKED IN THE UPPER INBOARD TORQUE TUBE MOUNT WEB. POSSIBLE CAUSE: FATIGUE FROM ENGINE TORQUE. (X)
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
CREW REPORTED HALF THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AND ROW 1 EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE CHARGED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETRNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1999
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND NR 1 AND 2 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 AND 2 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: PCU — INOPERATIVE (NR 2 ENGINE)
FLT 4927 - ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE NR 2 ENGINE FAILED TO DEVELP MORE THAN 51 PERCENT TORQUE. NP WAS SLOW TO SPOOL UP. ABORTED TAKEOFF AT INITIAL ROLL. RETURN TO GATE SAFELY AND SWAPPED AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED PCU AND CHANGED P3 AIR LINE. GROUND RUN OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1998
Part: DEICE SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
FLT 7063 - DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ATL-CRW, APPROX 10 MINUTES AFTER TURNING ON PROP HEAT, ENGINE AIR INLET DEICE AND WINDSHIELD HEAT, A STRONG BURNING ELECTICAL SMELL BECAME EVIDENT IN THE COCKPIT. DEICE SYSTEMS WERE TURNED OFF AND DESCENT INITIATED OUT OF ICING CONDITIONS, SMELL DISSIPATED. TURNED DEICE SYSTEMS BACK ON, SMELL RECURRED. TURNED EQUIP BACK OFF, INITIATED FURTHER DESCENT AND DIVERTED INTO TRI WHERE LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY AND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. LOCAL MX PERFORMED SYSTEMS OPS CHECK ON DEICE SYSTEM, SUSPECTED AND DEFERRED F/O WINDSHIELD HEAT IAW MEL 30-40-1. ATL MX INSPECTED AND OP'S CHECKED SYSTEM, COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEFER LOG WAS CLEARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR FU
1996
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
UPON INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON FRAME 21 BETWEEN STRINGERS 21 RT TO 20 LT. REPAIR DETERMINDED TO BE A MAJOR REPAIR IAW SP663. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE IAW THE SRM AND EO 120-53-0044. (M)