N261FC
Registered owner: VU AI, HI (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
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, 2002-04-16.
Part: TORQUE LINK — DAMAGED (LT MLG STRUT)
DURING LANDING LT LOWER STRUT ASSEMBLY SEPERATED FROM UPPER CYLINDER. LOWER TORQUE LINK FAILED IN AREA ABOVE MACHINED BOSS AT THE LOWER STRUT ATTACHMENT END, ALLOWING THE LOWER STRUT / WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO BLOW OUT OF THE UPPER CYLINDER. THIS PN TORQUE LINK REQUIRES 500 HOUR RECURRING INSPECTION IAW AD. PROBABLE CAUSE, FATIGUE. REMOVE FROM SERVICE AND REPLACE WITH LATEST TORQUE LINK DESIGN.