N263AS

DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1 · 2025 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 2 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: SKYLINE AVIATION INC, TX (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.

6 reports on file, 1998-10-07 – 2002-05-26.

OTHER · 2002-05-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DURING GROUND INSPECTION, ALL OF THE EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK IN THE NR 1 POSITION. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR ASOA02297
WARNING INDICATION · 2000-08-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2750

Part: COMPUTER — INOPERATIVE (TE FLAPS)

FLT 4924 - CREW GOT A FLAP CONTROL FAULT IN FLIGHT. CREW TRIED TO RESET FLAPS, BUT THEY WOULD NOT RESET. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DID A 0 DEGREES FLAP LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLAP COMPUTER. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA00093
OTHER · 1999-12-02 Unresolved
ATA 5410

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (RT NACELLE)

RIGHT NACELLE UPPER FRAME NR 1 WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE ENGINE TORQUE TUBE MOUNTING AREA. EMB SB 120-54-0036 IS BEING INCORPORATED WHICH PROVIDES A NEW FRAME WITH A BEEFED UP WEB AREA AT THE TORQUE TUBE MOUNTING AREA.

Source: SDR 2000ZZZX115
OTHER · 1999-12-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5411

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (LT NACELLE)

UPON INSPECTION, FOUND LT NACELLE UPPER FRAME NR 1 CRACKED. MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH EO 120-54-0034. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

Source: SDR ASOA99160
OTHER · 1999-12-02 Unresolved
ATA 5410

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (LT NACELLE)

LEFT NACELLE UPPER FRAME NR 1 WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE ENGINE TORQUE TUBE MOUNTING AREA. EMB SB 120-54-0036 IS BEING INCORPORATED WHICH PROVIDES A NEW FRAME WITH A BEEFED UP WEB AREA AT THE TORQUE TUBE MOUNTING AREA.

Source: SDR 2000ZZZX116
FALSE WARNING · 1998-10-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3620

Part: SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (LT WING)

FLT 7097 - ON CLIMB-OUT GTR-AEX, RECEIVED DUCT LEAK WARNING ON THE LEFT ENGINE. AFTER COMPLETING THE POH CHECKLIST, SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO JAN WHERE LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY AND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ON THE GROUND, THE WARNING OCCURRED AGAIN WITH BOTH ENGINES SECURED. THE BLEED SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED FOR A FAULTY INDICATION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS POSITIONED BACK TO ATL. ATL MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PNEUMATIC LEAK SENSOR INBOARD OF THE LEFT LEADING EDGE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA98078