N267MA

GIPPSAERO PTY LTD GA8 TC-320 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 8 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: LEASE AIR LLC, UT (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Arrow West Aviation (OW6A)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

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.

1 report on file, 2017-06-05.

OTHER · 2017-06-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8550

Part: DIFFUSER — DAMAGED (ENGINE) · airframe 212 hrs

DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN DROPPED THE OIL ON THE AIRCRAFT AND CLOSED THE SUMP DRAIN. LEFT FOR THE EVENING. UPON RETURN, NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE SUMP DRAIN. REMOVED THE QUICK DRAIN AND FOUND A PIECE OF BROKEN SAFETY FROM A BOLT HEAD STUCK IN THE DRAIN. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION WITH A BORE SCOPE, FOUND THE DIFFUSER PLATE INSIDE OF THE OIL SUMP HAD SHED A SAFETY FROM THE RETAINING BOLTS THAT HOLD THE PLATE. ALONG WITH THE DIFFUSER BEING CRACKED AND BROKEN IN MULTIPLE PLACES. LYCOMING SAID THAT THEY HAD CHANGED THE METALLURGY IN THIS PART.

Source: SDR 2017FA0000237