N309AK

DR JOHN COCKER VANS RV 6A · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 1 seat · Valid Registration

Registered owner: WINGS 'N TAILS LLC, PA (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.

3 reports on file, 2012-01-03 – 2012-11-08.

ELECT. POWER LOSS-50 PC; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2012-11-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2421

Part: GENERATOR — FAILED (LEFT) · airframe 4,790 hrs · 4,463 cycles

LEFT GENERATOR FAILED INFLIGHT AND WOULD NOT RESET. PRIOR TO FAILURE, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS IN THE COCKPIT, SMELL DISSIPATED AFTER GENERATOR WAS OFF-LINE.

Source: SDR CVGA201211009001
AFFECT SYSTEMS · 2012-07-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2130

Part: UNKNOWN — UNBALANCED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 4,643 hrs · 4,346 cycles

AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE ON CLIMB-OUT.

Source: SDR CVGA20120715001
OTHER · 2012-01-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2130

Part: CABIN PRESSURE — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN) · airframe 4,254 hrs · 4,074 cycles

PRESSURIZATION RATE SWINGS 2000 FT PER MIN ON DESCENTS. CREW CAN HEAR OUTFLOW VALVES POPPING WITH POWER CHANGES.

Source: SDR CVGA20120032