N266AT
Registered owner: AIRLINE TRANSPORT PROFESSIONALS CORP OF USA, DE (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.
9 reports on file, 1995-03-05 – 1995-12-04.
Part: ROD ASSY — WORN (LT WING RIB 20)
ORD - WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTION FOR EO E9-2700-001 (INSPECTION OF AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM). FOUND LEFT WING RIB NR 24 BELL CRANK ASSY TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY. LEFT WING AT RIB NR 20 ROD ASSEMBLY WAS BINDING. RIGHT WING AT RIB NR 24 BELL CRANK ASSY HAS PLAY. ROD ASSY AT RIB NR 20 HAS BINDING. RIB NR 9 CRANK ASSY FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED BELL CRANK AT RIB NR 24 ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED ROD ASSY AT RIB NR 20 ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRANK ASSY AT RIB NR 9 ON RIGHT WING IAW ATR MAINTENANCE MANUAL. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: CRANK ASSY — WORN (RT WING RIB 9)
ORD - WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTION FOR EO E9-2700-001 (INSPECTION OF AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM). FOUND LEFT WING RIB NR 24 BELL CRANK ASSY TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY. LEFT WING AT RIB NR 20 ROD ASSEMBLY WAS BINDING. RIGHT WING AT RIB NR 24 BELL CRANK ASSY HAS PLAY. ROD ASSY AT RIB NR 20 HAS BINDING. RIB NR 9 CRANK ASSY FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED BELL CRANK AT RIB NR 24 ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED ROD ASSY AT RIB NR 20 ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRANK ASSY AT RIB NR 9 ON RIGHT WING IAW ATR MAINTENANCE MANUAL. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. REFERENCE SIMA953363.
Part: ROD ASSY — WORN (RT WING RIB 20)
ORD - WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTION FOR EO E9-2700-001 (INSPECTION OF AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM). FOUND LEFT WING RIB NR 24 BELL CRANK ASSY TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY. LEFT WING AT RIB NR 20 ROD ASSEMBLY WAS BINDING. RIGHT WING AT RIB NR 24 BELL CRANK ASSY HAS PLAY. ROD ASSY AT RIB NR 20 HAS BINDING. RIB NR 9 CRANK ASSY FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED BELL CRANK AT RIB NR 24 ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED ROD ASSY AT RIB NR 20 ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRANK ASSY AT RIB NR 9 ON RIGHT WING IAW ATR MAINTENANCE MANUAL. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. REFERENCE SIMA953363.
Part: BELL CRANK — WORN (RT WING RIB 24)
ORD - WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTION FOR EO E9-2700-001 (INSPECTION OF AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM). FOUND LEFT WING RIB NR 24 BELL CRANK ASSY TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY. LEFT WING AT RIB NR 20 ROD ASSEMBLY WAS BINDING. RIGHT WING AT RIB NR 24 BELL CRANK ASSY HAS PLAY. ROD ASSY AT RIB NR 20 HAS BINDING. RIB NR 9 CRANK ASSY FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED BELL CRANK AT RIB NR 24 ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED ROD ASSY AT RIB NR 20 ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRANK ASSY AT RIB NR 9 ON RIGHT WING IAW ATR MAINTENANCE MANUAL. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. REFERENCE SIMA953363.
Part: BELL CRANK — WORN (LT WING RIB 24)
ORD - WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTION FOR EO E9-2700-001 (INSPECTION OF AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM). FOUND LEFT WING RIB NR 24 BELL CRANK ASSY TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY. LEFT WING AT RIB NR 20 ROD ASSEMBLY WAS BINDING. RIGHT WING AT RIB NR 24 BELL CRANK ASSY HAS PLAY. ROD ASSY AT RIB NR 20 HAS BINDING. RIB NR 9 CRANK ASSY FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED BELL CRANK AT RIB NR 24 ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED ROD ASSY AT RIB NR 20 ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRANK ASSY AT RIB NR 9 ON RIGHT WING IAW ATR MAINTENANCE MANUAL. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. REFERENCE SIMA953363.
Part: SWITCHING VALVE — STICKING (LT ENG)
MKG - FLT NR 4108 - ELECTRICAL SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TAXI. SMOKE SMELL WAS PRESENT IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE WITH NO INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 1 ENG P.2.5/P.30 SWITCHING VALVE STUCK IN P3.0 POSITION. SWITCHING VALVE WAS REPLACED. SYSTEM OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (LT/RT)
GRR - FLT 4288 - DURING TAKEOFF FROM GRR, EXPERIENCED BRIEF LOSS OF POWER REQUIRING FLIGHT CONTROL CORRECTION. POWER LOSS WAS NOTICEABLE, BUT HAPPENED TOO BRIEFLY TO BE NOTICED ON ENGINE INDICATION. MAINTENANCE GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT AND RE-TRIMMED BOTH ENGINES. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: BELLCRANK — CORRODED (LT AILERON)
MQT - DURING A BRIDGE INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFT AILERON INBOARD BELLCRANK TO HAVE A CORRODED BEARING. BELLCRANK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND FUNCTIONAL TEST OF AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM WAS SATISFACTORY IAW ATR 42 J/C 27-10-00, FUT 10005-008. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: CONTROLS — ICED UP (WINGS)
DFW - FLT 3947 - ON DESCENT FROM 17,000 MSL, DEVELOPED MODERATE ICE AT 15,500, SPEED 230 KNOTS. AS THE ICE WAS DETECTED, AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VIBRATE IN THE CONTROLS. AT THIS TIME, ACFT THEN PROCEEDED TO ROLL LEFT THEN RIGHT BEFORE COMING ACK TO NORMAL. CREW REPORTED ACFT WAS IN A CLEAN CONFIGURATION, BUT THE CONTROLS WERE FEELING VERY STIFF AND HARD TO MANEUVER. THE ICE DEPARTED ACFT SURFACES AND FLIGHT CONTROLS RETURNED TO NORMAL. THIS WAS AT ARRROX 8,000 MSL. MTX PERFORMED TURBULENCE INSPECTION AND OPERATIONAL TEST OF DE-ICE SYSTEM. NO FAULTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE. (X)