N307LF
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.
1 report on file, 2024-02-07.
Part: STRUCTURE — CONTAMINATED (FUEL TNK DRAIN) · airframe 4,977 hrs
AFTER TAKEOFF WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON, CREW STARTED TO SMELL JET A FUEL FUMES IN CABIN. FUMES BECAME OVERWHELMING AND CREW DECIDED TO ABORT FLIGHT AND RETURN TO BASE. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED TO INVESTIGATE. MAINTENANCE HAD REPLACED THE FUEL TANK DRAIN VALVE THE NIGHT BEFORE AND FUEL THAT DRAIN DURING THE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF THE DRAIN VALVE HAD SATURATED COMPONENTS AROUND THE FUEL TANKS. MAINTENANCE AND THE PILOT ON DUTY HAD THOUGHT THEY HAD CLEANED THE AREA SATISFACTORY AT THAT TIME. AFTER DETERMINING WHAT THE CAUSE WAS, MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE SURROUNDING AREA WITH DEGREASER AND WATER. AFTERWARDS, THE PILOT AND MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A GROUND RUN WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER FOR 5 MINUTES. NO FURTHER ISSUES FOUND.