N285AA

PIPER PA-28R-200 · 1974 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: GOLDROCK AVIATION LLC, NJ (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.

20 reports on file, 1996-01-15 – 2003-11-05.

NO TEST · 2003-11-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS OVER ROWS 18 THROUGH 21 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS OVER ROWS 18 THROUGH 21. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20031224
NO TEST · 2003-11-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (TAILCONE)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND TAIL CONE AREA EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED LOOSE BATTERY CONNECTION FOR TAILCONE AREA EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20031225
OTHER · 2003-10-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

MAINTENANCE OBSERVED OVERWING EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20031147
NO TEST · 2003-09-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (A/C BAY)

DTW - FOUND DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING WAS OBSERVED TO BE INOPERATIVE IN THE AFT TAIL EXIT. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20031065
Earlier reports · 1996–2002 · 16 reports

2002

NO TEST · 2002-12-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — NOT SEATED (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. RESEATED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20021887
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2002-06-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7830

Part: B-NUT — LOOSE (LT ENGINE)

LAS - FLT 1236 - WHILE TAXIING AT LAS, CABIN AND COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE, PERFORMED EMERGENCY EVACUATION. TURNED OFF APU SMOKE STOPPED. SECURED LOOST B-NUT AT LEFT THRUST REVERSER. CLEANED ACCUMULATOR AREA. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN OUT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20020822
NO TEST · 2002-04-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)

ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT SECTION EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS FORWARD OF AFT DOOR INOPERATIVE. RESECURED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONNECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20020428
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2002-02-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: ODOR — DETECTED (CABIN)

DFW - FLT 641 - EN ROUTE DFW-YYC, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, SMOKE WAS REPORTED IN CABIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED, RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT PACK PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGER. REPLACED APU, AND ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN OUT. NO SMOKE OR ODORS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20020154
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2002-02-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2170

Part: COALESCER BAG — CONTAMINATED (ACM)

DFW - FLT 515 - EN ROUTE DFW-COS, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, HEAVY SMOKE WAS REPORTED IN CABIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED, RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN OUT. NO SMOKE OR ODORS NOTED. PRECAUTIONARY REPLACED COALESCER BAGS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20020153

2001

PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2001-06-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7320

Part: VALVE — LEAKING (NR 1 ENGINE)

CLT - FLT 1855 - EN ROUTE CLT-DFW - ON CLIMB-OUT, DETECTED LEFT SIDE ENGINE STALL. RETURNED CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT SIDE ENGINE. REPLACED LEFT SIDE FUEL P AND D VALVE. ACCOMPLISHED LEAK CHECK. NO LEAKS NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20011308

1999

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; WARNING INDICATION · 1999-11-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2430

Part: RECTIFIER — FAILED (E/E BAY)

ORD - FLT 2378 - EN ROUTE DFW-ORD, NUMBER ONE LOAD INDICATOR READ ZERO LOAD AND NUMBER TWO LOAD INDICATOR READ .8 LOAD. BURNING SMELL NOTED AND DC BUS TIE WAS CLOSED. SMELL DISSIPATED AND K1 CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. REPLACED NUMBER 1 TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA991769
NO TEST · 1999-10-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: WIRE — CUT (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MANTENANCE, AFT CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. SPLICED WIRES TO AFT CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA991577
OTHER · 1999-08-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 1090)

TUL - FUSELAGE SKIN NICK AND GOUGED THROUGH AREA RIGHT OF LONGERON 1 STATION 1070-1110 AFT OF TEAR DROP ANTENNA. BLENDED DAMAGED AREAS STATION 1070 AND 1110, WITHIN LIMITS. BLENDED GOUGED STATION 1090 OUT OF LIMITS. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 PAGE 218F FIG 38. (M)

Source: SDR AALA991239
OTHER · 1999-08-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 169)

TUL - FOUND LONGERON 4 LEFT SPLICE FS 160 PLUS 9 INCHES TO REPAIR CRACK IN LONGERON AT 4 LEFT FS 160. REPAIR PER SRM 53-02 FIG 18. (M)

Source: SDR AALA991238
OTHER · 1999-08-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5347

Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 451-454)

TUL - NR 4 SEAT TRACK CORRODED. REPAIRED SEAT TRACK WITH PLUG REPAIR AS PER SRM 53-05 PART 1. (M)

Source: SDR AALA991240

1998

INADEQUATE Q C · 1998-05-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — MISINSTALLED (CABIN)

ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD GALLEY SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. RECONNECTED FORWARD LIGHT STRIP CORRECTLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA980963
NO TEST · 1998-04-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: CONDUCTOR — CORRODED (CABIN)

SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR PATH LIGHTING FROM SEAT ROW 25 DEF THROUGH FIRST CLASS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED CORRODED SECTION OF EMERGENCY EXIT PATH LIGHT STRIP CONDUCTOR ASSEMBLY AT SEAT ROW 3 EF. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)

Source: SDR AALA980704

1996

NO TEST · 1996-12-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: STRIP — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING AT AFT OF PLANE INOPERATIVE. REPLACE EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP AT AFT OF PLANE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA961865
OTHER · 1996-01-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: CUSP — CORRODED (BS 1175)

TULE - FOUND CUSP CORRODED LOWER SURFACE, STATION 1175 UNDER NR 1 SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 PAGE 7 FIGURE 2 SHEET 2. (M)

Source: SDR AALA960109
OTHER · 1996-01-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 1212)

TULE - FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR BOARD SUPPORT IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AT STATION 1212, WHERE BOLTED TO RIGHT FRAME. INSTALLED NEW FLOOR BOARD SUPPORT. (M)

Source: SDR AALA960060