N267AS

SPARKS RALPH L COSMOS · Weight-shift-control · 1 engine · 2 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: CONRAD EDGAR H, FL (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.

28 reports on file, 1997-09-22 – 2004-09-20.

WARNING INDICATION · 2004-09-20 Unresolved
ATA 6120

Part: PROPELLER — MALFUNCTIONED (LEFT) · airframe 31,491 hrs · 32,575 cycles

UPON TAKE OFF THE PILOT REPORT THAT LT PROPELLER WOULD ONLY MAKE 85 PERCENT NP. CHOSE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT SGF FOR FUTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND GAUGES WERE READING CORRECTLY AND ON THE GROUND RUN UP STILL ONLY PRODUCED 85 PERCENT. THE LAST LEG OF THE TRIP WAS CANCELLED, IT WAS A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT. THE CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

Source: SDR 2004F00386
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2004-09-20 Unresolved
ATA 6120

Part: PROPELLER — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 31,491 hrs · 32,575 cycles

UPON TAKE OFF THE PILOT REPORT THAT LT PROPELLER WOULD ONLY MAKE 85 PERCENT NP. HE CHOSE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT SGF FOR FUTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND GAUGES WERE READING CORRECTLY AND ON THE GROUND RUN UP STILL ONLY PRODUCED 85 PERCENT. THE LAST LEG OF THE TRIP WAS CANCELLED, IT WAS A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM LNC TO CRG. THE CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

Source: SDR 2004F00388
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2004-09-20 Unresolved
ATA 6120

Part: PROPELLER — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 31,491 hrs · 32,575 cycles

UPON TAKE OFF THE PILOT REPORT THAT LT PROPELLER WOULD ONLY MAKE 85 PERCENT NP. HE CHOSE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT SGF FOR FUTHER INVESTIGATION. FOUND GAUGES WERE READING CORRECTLY AND ON THE GROUND RUN UP STILL ONLY PRODUCED 85 PERCENT. THE LAST LEG OF THE TRIP WAS CANCELLED, IT WAS A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM LNC TO CRG. THE CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

Source: SDR 2004F00387
FALSE WARNING · 2004-09-17 Unresolved
ATA 6120

Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (PROP TORQUE) · airframe 31,490 hrs · 32,575 cycles

UPON TAKEOFF PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LT PROPELLER WOULD ONLY MAKE 85 PERCENT NP. ABORTED THE LAST LEG AND CHOSE TO LAND. A GROUND RUN UP DETERMINED THAT THE LT NP WAS READING CORRECTLY. THE CAUSE FOR THIS DESCREPANCY IS YET UNKNOWN.

Source: SDR 2004F00390
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2004-09-17 Unresolved
ATA 6120

Part: PROPELLER — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 31,490 hrs · 32,575 cycles

UPON TAKEOFF, PIC REPORTED THAT THE LT PROPELLER WOULD ONLY MAKE 85 PERCENT NP. HE CHOSE TO ABORTED THE LAST LEG FROM LNC TO CRG AND CHOSE TO LAND SGF WHERE AFTER A GROUND RUN UP DETERMINED THAT THE LT NP WAS READING CORRECTLY. THIS LEG WAS A REPOSITIONING LEG AND NO REVENUE PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE CAUSE FOR THIS DISCREPANCY IS YET UNKNOWN.

Source: SDR 2004F00389
Earlier reports · 1997–2003 · 23 reports

2003

OTHER · 2003-09-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

DURING A HANGAR INSPECTION IN HOT, THE FORWARD SECTION OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA03467
OTHER · 2003-05-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

DURING A GROUND INSPECTION IN DFW, THE AFT SECTION OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LOOSE CONNECTION IN THE AFT SECTION EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND RE-SECURED THE CONNECTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA03218
OTHER · 2003-03-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5713

Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (RT WING)

DURING AN 'A' CHECK IN TXK, THE RIGHT WING STRINGER NR 10 LOCATED CLOSE TO RIB NR 3 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED BEYOND LIMITS. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE RIGHT WING STRINGER NR 10 CLOSE TO RIB NR 3 IAW SRM 57-20-03. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA03129

2002

OTHER · 2002-08-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: BUTTSTRAP — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)

DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE LEFT BUTT STRAP WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS FROM FRAME 13 TO FRAME 14. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED BUTT IAW SRM 51-40-02. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA02444
OTHER · 2002-08-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: BUTTSTRAP — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)

DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE CENTER BUTT STRAP WAS FOUND CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS AT FRAMES 13 TO 16 AND FROM FRAME 16-21. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TWO CORRODED SECTIONS SOFT BUTT STRAP IAW SRM 51-40-02. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA02445
OTHER · 2002-08-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)

DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, STRINGER 18 RIGHT WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS BETWEEN FRAMES 16 AND 17. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED SECTION OF STRINGER IAW SRM'S 51-40-02 AND 51-40-00. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA02443
OTHER · 2002-08-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: CROSSBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)

DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE LEFT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD CROSSBEAMS AT FRAME 16 WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED CROSS BEAMS IAW SRM 51-40-02. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA02446
OTHER · 2002-08-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5315

Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)

DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE OMEGA BEAM WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS AT FRAME STATION 4562. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CORRODED OMEGA BEAM IAW WITH ASA E0120-53-0181. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA02437
OTHER · 2002-07-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)

DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE IN TXK, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED WHEN THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK IN THE NR 2 POSITION. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA02384
OTHER · 2002-04-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)

DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THAT WHEN HER EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH WAS IN THE CLOSED POSITION THE EMERGENCY LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD POP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY IN THE NR 2 POSITION. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA02205
NO TEST · 2002-03-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (CABIN)

DURING HANGAR INSPECTION IN MCN, THE FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE AT ROW THREE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BURNED OUT FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA02144

2001

OTHER · 2001-11-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)

FLT 4347 - DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED WHEN THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SWITCH WAS IN THE ON POSITION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA01263
NO TEST · 2001-11-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, THE CREW REPORTED THE FORWARD EXIT LIGHT ON THE FORWARD CLOSET DOESN'T ALWAYS TEST. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED 4 BULBS IN THE FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ON THE FORWARD CLOSET. MAINTENANCE ALSO CHARGED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA01238
NO TEST · 2001-11-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: CONTROL PANEL — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)

FLT 4315 - ON PUSHBACK OUT OF ATL, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED WHEN THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT MOVED THE SWITCH TO TEST. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AGAIN MOVED THE SWITCH TO TEST AND THEN TO THE ON POSITION. AT THIS TIME ONLY THE LIGHTS FROM ROW 5 AFT CAME ON. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH PANEL. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA01235
OTHER · 2001-07-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

FLT 4147 - DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 5 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED A BAD EMERGENCY LGIHT BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA01115

2000

NO TEST · 2000-10-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

FLT 4028 - CREW REPORTED THAT LAST ONE-THIRD OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY ABOVE ROW 7 AND 8. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA00115
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; WARNING INDICATION · 2000-08-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3610

Part: DUCT — BROKEN (L/E WING ROOT)

FLT 4341 - DURING FLT FROM CRW TO ATL, A LOUD POOP SOUND CAME FROM THE LEFT ENGINE AREA FOLLOWED BY A SMOKE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AND A DUCT LEAK AURAL WARNING AND LIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE. CAPTAIN PULLED THE POER LEVER TO IDLE ON THE LEFT ENGINE TO REDUCE BLEED AIR FLOW. CAPTAIN ALSO PUT LEFT ENGINE BLEED TO CLOSED AND TURNED LEFT PACK OFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CRW AND LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT BLEED DUCT FROM SHUTOFF VALVE TO FIRST CLAMP IN THE WING ROOT. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA00100
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; WARNING INDICATION · 2000-06-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2150

Part: CLAMP — BROKEN (HEAT EXCHANGER)

FLT 4901 - CREW REPORTED THE RIGHT DUCT LEAK LIGHT CAME ON AFTER AIRCRAFT GOT TO THE GATE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A SMELL IN THE CABIN AND THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE BOOT CLAMP FOR THE AIR DUCT TO THE HEAT EXCHANGER WAS LOOSE AND LEAKING. MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND BROKEN WIRE ON THE APU DUCT TEMPERATURE SENSOR. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED CLAMP AND WIRE AND REPLACE O-RING. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA00071
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2000-02-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2121

Part: COOLING FAN — INOPERATIVE (A/C PACK)

FLT 4894 - CREW REPORTED RIGHT PACK FAILED CAUSING SMOKE IN THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT PACK GROUND COOLING FAN. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA00025

1999

NO TEST · 1999-10-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DURING INSPECTION, FOUND NR 1 EMERGENCY BATTERY INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 EMERGENCY BATTERY. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA99136
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 1999-09-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2150

Part: ACM — INOPERATIVE (LEFT)

FLT 4254 - WHILE AT GATE, CREW SMELLED SMOKE FROM F/O SIDE CONSOLE. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM COCKPIT VENTS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT ACM. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA99103

1998

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; WARNING INDICATION · 1998-10-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2121

Part: COOLING FAN — FAILED (AIR COND BAY)

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DFW-AEX, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ADVISED THAT THE SMOKE DETECTOR WAS GOING OFF AND SMOKE WAS VISIBLE THROUGH OUT THE CABIN. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, REQUESTED FIRE EQUIPMENT AND RETURNED TO DFW. LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY AND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND ENGINES SECURED. PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED AND AIRCRAFT POWERED DOWN. DFW MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT PACK GROUND COOLING FAN. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA98077

1997

WARNING INDICATION · 1997-09-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3234

Part: GEAR HANDLE — FAILED (LANDING GEAR)

ON APPROACH CSG-ATL, ALL RED 'A' LANDING GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS REMAINED ON WITH GEAR SELECTED DOWN. FOLLOWED POH PROCEDURES FOR INDICATION OUT OF SERVICE AND DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AS A PRECAUTION. LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY AND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ATL MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND GEAR SWINGS WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR ASOA97046