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GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: LUHRS INC, DE (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.

4 reports on file, 1995-01-20 – 2002-04-25.

OTHER · 2002-04-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5230

Part: ACTUATOR — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 36,516 hrs · 10,823 cycles

PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION FOUND FWD LWR CARGO DOOR ACTUATOR OUTPUT SHAFT SPLINES HAS CRACK INDICATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED ACTUATOR PER MM 52-31-01.

Source: SDR 02FDEA00296
OTHER · 2002-04-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5230

Part: ACTUATOR — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 36,516 hrs · 10,823 cycles

PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION, FOUND AFT LWR CARGO DOOR ACTUATOR SHAFT SPLINES HAS CRACK IND. REMOVED AND REPLACED ACTUATOR PER 52-33-01-02.

Source: SDR 02FDEA00295
WARNING INDICATION · 1997-04-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3234

Part: CONTROL HANDLE — LACK OF LUBE (LANDING GEAR)

ON APPROACH, LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, BUT GOT ONLY FOUR RED LIGHTS ON CAPT PANEL AND ON S/O PANEL. ACFT LANDED LAX WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE INTERMITTENTLY STICKING OUT. CLEANED CONTROL HANDLE SHAFT OPS CHECKED PER M/M 32-30-00 PAGE 502 AND 503. INDICATION AND GEAR CYCLE TIME ALL NORMAL.

Source: SDR 97FDEA00243
OTHER · 1995-01-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 951)

DURING SCHEDULED MAINT CHECK, FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN IN LOWER SECTION 46, BS 951, FWD OF POTABLE WATER SERVICE PANEL. REPAIRED PER BOEING STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

Source: SDR SWAA950064