N281AL
Registered owner: ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC, CA (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.
4 reports on file, 2011-12-24 – 2012-09-21.
Part: ROTOR — WORN (TURBINE) · airframe 7,418 hrs
HARD TO TURN N2 ROTOR. DISASSEMBLY IAW MANUAL, COMPLIED WITH PRELIMINARY FOUND GRAPHITE ON 9-12/13-18 SUMP COVER BORE LIFTTING CAUSE HEAVY RUBBING TO SEAL KNIVES CAUSE N2 ROTOR HARD TO TURN. REPLACED SUMP COVER ASSY.
Part: FUEL SYS — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 7,316 hrs
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, FUEL GAUGE WENT FROMM 300 LBS TO 75 LBS IN 1 SECOND, NO LIGHTS AND DIVERTED.
Part: BLADE — DEBONDED (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 7,235 hrs
MAIN ROTOR BLADE T/E COMPOSITE WEDGE DEBONDED BETWEEN STA 126.00 AND STA 148.00 AND T/E EXTRUSION CORRODED.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 7,137 hrs · 30,815 cycles
AFT RT UPPER ANGLE AND SURFACE SKIN IS CRACKED AT BROOM CLOSET. REPLACED ANGLE PN 206-033-110239S.