N284AS
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.
8 reports on file, 1997-06-11 – 2001-12-05.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (SMOKE DETECTOR)
DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN IAH, THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM WOULD NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR BATTERY. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: WIRE — SHORTED (CABIN)
FLT 4059 - DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, THE EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTS BY GALLEY WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED A SHORT IN THE WIRING AND REPLACED FUSE. OPS CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: FUSE — BLOWN (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND CABIN TRACK LIGHTING FUSE BLOWN. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED FAULTY CONNECTION ON THE FORWARD CABIN TRACK LIGHT. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING INSPECTION, NR 1 AND NR 2 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MCN MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 AND NR 2 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: DOOR SEAL — DEFECTIVE (AIR STAIR DOOR)
FLT 4971 - EN ROUTE ATL-LEX AT 25,000 FEET, LOST PRESSURIZATION. CREW PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET. OXYGEN MASKS WERE NOT DEPLOYED. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO LEX AND LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ATL MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AIRSTAIR DOOR SEAL. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (M)
Part: SEAL — DETACHED (CARGO DOOR)
EN ROUTE ATL-ILM AND LEVELED OFF AT 20,000 FEET, EXPERIENCED RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION. CREW EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND DIVERTED TO FLO, WHERE LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY AND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. LOCAL MTC C/W MEL PROCEDURES AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLIGHT UNPRESSURIZED. ATL MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT SECTION OF THE CARGO DOOR SEAL DETACHED FROM DOOR AND RESECURED. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE DEFER LOG WAS CLEARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (LT/RT ENG NAC)
DURING PERFORMANCE OF C-CHECK INSPECTION TASK ON NR 1 FRAME OF ENGINE NACELLE, CRACKS VISUALLY DETECTED AROUND THE MOUNT HOLES FOR THE TORQUE MOUNT. THE LT MOUNT'S CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE INBD AND OTBD SIDES. THE INBD SIDE WAS CRACKED IN ONE LOCATION APPROX .3 INCH IN LENGTH. THE LTBD SIDE WAS CRACKED IN ONE LOCATION AT APPROX .1 INCH IN LENGTH. RT MOUNT'S CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE INBD AND OTBD SIDES. INBD SIDE WAS CRACKED IN 1 LOCATION AND BARELY DETECTABLE. OTBD SIDE CRACKED APPROX .35 INCH IN LENGTH. ALL CRACKS CONFIRMED BY FLUORESCENT PENETRANT INSP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. CLOSE ATTENTION MUST BE PAID DURING INSP OF THIS AREA. THIS IS THE FOURTH FINDING. ACFT OPERATED BY FAR PART 121 AIR CARRIER (ASOA).
Part: PRESSURE REG VLV — SEAL (RT ENGINE)
AFTER TAKEOFF ATL-MCN, THE RIGHT DUCT LEAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AND RETURNED TO ATL WHERE LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ATL MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE AIR INLET DE-ICE PRESSURE REGULATOR SEAL BLOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DE-ICE PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD, AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (M)