N331BR
Registered owner: BUFFALO BAYOU AIR LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| RED WING AEROPLANE COMPANY (R3WA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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, 2021-04-06 – 2024-01-19.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (PAX DOOR) · airframe 15,390 hrs · 12,116 cycles
CREW HEARD LOUD SQUEAL FROM PAX DOOR SEAL AREA ALONG WITH SLOW DEPRESSURIZATION. UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR PROBABLE CAUSE.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 18,186 hrs · 13,218 cycles
PREVIOUSLY ENTERED BUT THE SDR DID NOT GET COMPLETED. AIRCRAFT DECLARED EMERGENCY FOR A DOOR SQUEAL. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND THAT THE DOOR FRAME AERODYNAMIC FILLER HAD LOOSENED OVER TIME CAUSING A LOUD SQUEAL AND AIR LEAK. REPAIRS: REPAIRED THE DOOR FRAME AERODYNAMIC FILLER AS PER THE MANUFACTURER'S MANUAL RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS CASE CLOSED.
Part: FILLER — UNKNOWN (ZONE 100) · airframe 18,186 hrs · 13,218 cycles
THE AIRCRAFT PAX DOOR FRAME AERODYNAMIC FILLER HAD FAILED AND BECAME LOOSE ON THE FRAME. REPAIRS: REMOVED OLD FILLER AND APPLIED NEW AERODYNAMIC FILLER PER THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS. COMMON FAILURE ON OLD AIRCRAFT. COMPANY FLEET CAMPAIGN ACTIVE FOR FILLER INSPECION.
Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (MLG) · airframe 16,909 hrs · 12,414 cycles
DURING THE APPROACH INTO TEB ON ILS 6, WHEN IT CAME TIME TO SELECT GEAR DOWN AND DO THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST, THE LANDING GEAR POSITION LIGHTS DID NOT ALL ILLUMINATE. AT THAT POINT, THE CREW EXECUTED A GO AROUND AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE 3 GREEN, NO RED. THE LH MAIN LANDING GEAR POSITION LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. AFTER FOLLOWING THE "LANDING GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND" CHECKLIST, THE CREW DECIDED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND PROCEED TO TEB AND LAND. ULTIMATELY, AIRCRAFT LANDED AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUE MAKING IT TO THE RAMP.