N265D
Registered owner: DEBALCO ENTERPRISES INC DBA, 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.
3 reports on file, 2000-09-15 – 2002-08-30.
Part: CAMSHAFT — ERODED (ENGINE)
WITH NO PROBLEMS TO 1952 HRS SINCE NEW (TBO1600), THIS ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED IN FEB 99. NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE. AT FIRST OIL CHANGE, AFTER OVERHAUL (35 HOURS) ABNORMAL METAL SLIVERS FOUND IN OIL FILTER. CONTINUED FLYING. MORE FERROUS METAL AT 2ND OIL CHANGE (70 HOURS); UNACCEPTABLE AMOUNT AT 3RD (100 HOURS). OVERHAULER REPLACED CAMSHAFT AND ALL LIFTERS WITH NEW MFG PARTS. EXACTLY SAME RESULTS AT SAME TIMES AFTER REPLACEMENT, VOLUNTARILY GROUNDED AIRPLANE ON 4 FEB 2002 WAITING MODIFIED CAMSHAFT NEARING STC APPROVAL. UNDERSTAND STC IS LOW PRIORITY. PLEASE EXPEDITE.
Part: LIFTER — ERODED (ENGINE)
WITH NO PROBLEMS TO 1952 HOURS SINCE NEW (TBO1600), THIS ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED IN FEB 99. NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE. AT FIRST OIL CHANGE AFTER OVERHAUL (35 HOURS) ABNORMAL METAL SLIVERS FOUND IN OIL FILTER. CONTINUED FLYING. MOR FEROUS METAL AT 2ND OIL CHANGE(70 HOURS); UNACCEPTABLE AMOUNT AT 3RD (100 HOURS). OVERHAULER REPLACED CAMSHAFT AND ALL LIFTERS WITH NEW MFG. PARTS. EXACTLY SAME RESULTS AT SAME TIMES AFTER REPLACEMENT, VOLUNTARILY GROUNDED AIRPLANE (DUKE B60) ON 4 FEB 02 WAITING MODIFIED CAMSHAFT NEARING STC APPROVAL. UNDERSTAND STC IS LOW PRIORITY. PLEASE EXPEDITE. (HAVE PHOTOS)
Part: SEAL — FAILED (LT MLG STRUT)
WHEN FUELING AIRCRAFT, PILOT NOTED NR 1 STRUT ASSY LOW. TROUBLESHOT TO FAILED STRUT SEALS. REPLACED STRUT ASSY P/N G241115-4, SN WTC157 OFF, RENTAL STRUT PN 6241209-2, SN B316S ON. (X)