N27990

PIPER PA-31-350 · 1979 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 8 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: AZTEC WORLDWIDE AIRLINES INC, DE (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
AZTEC WORLDWIDE AIRLINES INC (1AZA)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.

2 reports on file, 2011-02-25 – 2011-06-23.

WARNING INDICATION · 2011-06-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2913

Part: PUMP — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 9,108 hrs

CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED, EN ROUTE. DIVERSION WAS DUE TO LANDING GEAR NOT LOCKING IN UP POSITION. ONLY CREW OF 1 ON BOARD. PILOT USED HAND PUMP IAW FLIGHT MANUAL AND WAS ABLE TO EXTEND GEAR, AND HAD DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED RT ENGINE DRIVEN HYD PUMP HAD FAILED. PART HAD 126 HOURS SINCE O/H. UNIT RETURNED TO O/H FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. INSPECTION REVEALED PLATE AND GEAR FAILURE. UNIT PERMANENTLY REMOVED FROM SERVICE AS REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

Source: SDR 2011F00157
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2011-02-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7810

Part: EXHAUST PIPE — SEPARATED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 8,980 hrs · 1 cycles

DURING CRUISE AT 4000' THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL DROP IN MP ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. A DIVERSION TO KPBI WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INDECENT. A POST FLIGHT VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT REAR EXHAUST PIPE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FLANGE ON THE TURBO Y PIPE. THE REAR EXHAUST PIPE AND THE LEFT INTERMEDIATE EXHAUST PIPE THEN EXITED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THROUGH THE COWL FLAP OPENING AT THE BOTTOM REAR OF THE ENGINE NACELLE.

Source: SDR 2011F00055