N327
Registered owner: DAMICO SAMUEL P, NY (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
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, 1998-08-08 – 2025-09-08.
Part: PUMP — INOPERATIVE (LT ENGINE) · airframe 473 hrs
DURING THE RUN UP, THE LEFT ECU B FAILED, AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. RESTARTED THE ENGINE, LEFT ECU B FAIL REMAINED.
Part: ACM — ODOR · airframe 26,779 hrs · 42,989 cycles
AIRCRAFT DIVERTED EN ROUTE TO ROA WITH SMOKE IN CABIN AND COCKPIT. THE FC DID DROP THE O2 MASK. THE COCKPIT CREW DID SMELL SMOKE, FLIGHT ATTENDANT CHECKED THE LAV AND CARGO BIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD ACM.
Part: TORQUE TUBE — FAILED (MLG)
THE TORQUE TUBE IS DESIGNED TO SHEER IF THE AIRPLANE IS RAISED BY THE GEAR LEGS IN SHALLOW WATER. ONCE THE GEAR IS DOWN, THERE IS VERY LITTLE FORCE ON THE TORQUE TUBE. THE TORQUE TUBE MAY HAVE BEEN CRACKED PREVIOUSLY. THE TORQUE TUBE SHEARED AT THE DESIGN SHEER POINT WITHOUT ANY PROVOCATION. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN OLD CRACK FROM A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT IN 1994.