N281AS
Registered owner: AGRI SPRAY DRONES LLC, MO (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.
24 reports on file, 1997-03-17 – 2003-04-01.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DURING A GROUND INSPECTION IN DFW, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE AFT SECTION OF THE CABIN WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK IN THE AFT SECTION OF THE CABIN. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Earlier reports · 1997–2002 · 23 reports
2002
Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (CABIN)
DURING A GROUND INSPECTION IN DFW, THE LEFT UPPER EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BURNED OUT EMERGENCY LIGHT BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR)
DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, THE RIGHT UPPER EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE INOPERATIVE EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (FUSELAGE)
DURING GROUND INSPECTION, THE FORWARD MOST OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVE AND REPLACED THE EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT BULB AND ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED A FUSE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CORRODED (VERTICAL STAB)
DURNG C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE REAR FUSELAGE AT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH POINTS. MAINTENANCE WILL REPAIR CORROSION AND REPLACE THE VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH BOLTS IAW ASA EO 120-55-0045A. THIS EO REFERENCES EAC FAX 02/039CS, DATED 2/12/02 AND EAC FAX 02/045CS, DATED 2/19/02. THIS EO OUTLINES REPAIR SPECIFICATIONS FOR BOLT REPLACEMENT DUE TO CORROSION ON AIRCRAFT. (M)
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CORRODED (VERTICAL STAB)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE REAR FUSELAGE AT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH POINTS. MAINTENANCE WILL REPAIR CORROSION AND REPLACED THE VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH BOLTS. THIS MRR WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL AN EO CAN BE WRITTEN AND THE WORK COMPLIED WITH. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE LEFT FLOOR SEAT TRACK, MID SECTION, WAS FOUND CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 22 AND 32. CORROSION WAS ALSO FOUND ON THE LEFT SEAT TRACK, FORWARD SECTION, BETWEEN FRAMES 17 AND 22 AS WELL AS THE AFT SECTION FROM FRAME 32 AND 39. MAINTENANCE FABRICATED AND DRILLED NEW SEAT TRACKS IAW SRM 51-25-00. THE OLD SEAT TRACKS WERE REMOVED AND THE NEW ONES INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-01-05. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE RIGHT FLOOR SEAT TRACK WAS FOUND CORRODED ON THE FORWARD SECTION BETWEEN FRAMES 15 AND 22 AND 31. MAINTENANCE FABRICATED AND DRILLED NEW SEAT TRACKS IAW SRM 51-25-00. THE OLD SEAT TRACKS WERE REMOVED AND THE NEW ONES INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-01-05. (M)
Part: STRAP — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE LEFT BUTT STRAP WAS CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 14 AND 21. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED BUTT STRAP IAW SRM 51-40-02. (M)
Part: SILL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE RIGHT FLOOR SILL PLATE WAS FOUND CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 13 AND 21. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED SILL PLATE IAW SRM'S 51-40-02 AND 51-25-00. (M)
Part: CROSSBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE RIGHT OUTBOARD CROSSBEAM AT FRAME 36 WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THR RIGHT OUTBOARD CROSSBEAM IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND 51-22-00. (M)
Part: STRAP — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE LEFT BUTT STRAP WAS CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 13 AND 14. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED BUTT STRAP IAW SRM'S 51-40-00 AND 51-40-02. (M)
Part: CROSSBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE LEFT INBOARD AND RIGHT OUTBOARD CROSSBEAMS AT FRAME 16 WERE CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH THE LEFT INBOARD AND RIGHT OUTBOARD CROSS BEAMS AT FRAME 16 IAW SRM 51-40-02. (M)
Part: SILL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE RIGHT FLOOR SILL PLATE WAS CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 21 AND 26. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED SILL PLATE USING SRM'S 51-25-00, 51-25-00, AND 51-40-02 AS REF. (M)
Part: STRAP — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE LEFT BUTT STRAP BETWEEN FRAMES 21 AND 26 WAS FOUND CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED BUTT STRAP IAW SRM'S 51-25-00, 51-21-05, 51-21-06 AND 51-40-02. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE STRINGER 19 (P/N 120-05744-013) LEFT WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 13A AND 17. CORROSION WAS ALSO FOUND ON STRINGER 18 (P/N 120-06173-009) LEFT BETWEEN FRAMES 13A AND 15A. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED SECTION OF BOTH THE STRINGERS (P/N 120-05744-013, 120-06173-009) IAW SRM 51-40-02. (M)
Part: CROSSBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, ALL CROSSBEAMS AT FRAME 16 WERE FOUND CORRODED. THE LEFT INBOARD AND RIGHT OUTBOARD CROSSBEAMS WERE FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE CORROSION ON THE LEFT OUTBOARD AND RIGHT INBOARD CROSSBEAMS IAW CPM 51-14-00. THE CORROSION ON THE LEFT INBOARD AND RIGHT OUTBOARD CROSSBEAMS (P/N 120-04149-002, 120-06962-001) WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-40-02. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FLT 4903 - DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN DFW, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT EXIT ROW 5 WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AT ROW 5 BAD AND REPLACED IT. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: FUSE — LOOSE (CABIN)
DURING A HANGAR INSPECTION IN TXK, THE AFT EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REINSERTED A LOOSE FUSE INTO THE BAYONET CONNECTOR ON THE AFT TRACK LIGHTING. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
2001
Part: SPAR CAP — CRACKED (RT WING)
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IN MCN, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER SPAR CAP. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CRACKED SPAR CAP IAW ASA EO 120-57-0117. THE EO REF SRM 57-20-05, FIGURE 201 AND SRM 51. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
1999
Part: VALVE — INOPERATIVE (FUSELAGE)
AFTER ENGINE START RIGHT PACK FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ADN CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. DETERMINED RIGHT PACK TO BE PROBLEM. MOVED TO DEFER LOG PER MEL 21-50-1. DEFER WAS CLEARED BY REMOVING AND REPLACING THE REGULATOR SHUTOFF VALVE. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: DUCT — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
ON CLIMB-OUT FROM XNA-DFW, THE RIGHT DUCT LEAK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT DUCT LEAK WARNING LIGHT. THE CREW SMELLED SMOKE BUT DID NOT OBSERVE ANY. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO XNA. AFTER LANDING, THE ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN AND PASSENGERS EVACUATED DUE TO THE PERSISTENT SMOKE ODOR AND DUCT LEAK INDICATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO DFW WHERE MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CROSS BLEED DUCT BLOWN. THE DUCT WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE. (M)
1998
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 16128)
AFT FUSELAGE-TO-FIN CONNECTING ANGLE AT THE BASE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AT FS 16128.0, TWO CRACKS .25 INCH LONG TRAVELING FORWARD FROM TWO FASTENERS. THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED DURING B-CHECK INSPECTION. RECOMMEND A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION BE CALLED OUT DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION.
1997
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, FOUND CORROSION ON FRAME 21 BETWEEN STRINGERS 20 LEFT AND 18 LEFT. REPAIRS MADE IAW THE SRM AND EO 120-53-0056. RII WAS COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. (M)