N331SB
Registered owner: AVIATION CAPITAL PARTNERS II LLC, OH (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLGAN AIRWAYS CORP | Operator | on 1986-05-21 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by COLGAN AIRWAYS CORP (per NTSB report)
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.
17 reports on file, 1999-08-22 – 2012-07-25.
Part: DOWNLOCK — CONTAMINATED (LT MLG) · airframe 24,188 hrs · 30,852 cycles
FOUND LT DOWNLOCK MECHANISM WOULD NOT RETRACT BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE GREASE. CLEANED EXCESSIVE GREASE FROM DOWNLOCK MECHANISM PISTON AND PERFORM LANDING GEAR OPERATIONAL CHECKS. LANDING GEAR FULLY CYCLED UP AND DOWN EIGHT TIMES - MX PERFORMED IAW CMM 32-11-01. MX OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 24,188 hrs · 30,852 cycles
PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AND UPON RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR, THE RT NOSE GEAR INDICATED UP AND LOCKED AND THE LT MAIN GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND 3 DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. AT NO TIME WAS A GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION RECEIVED. INSPECTED LANDING GEAR SYSTEM VISUALLY WITH NO STRUCTURAL DEFECTS NOTED. OPEN
Earlier reports · 1999–2011 · 15 reports
2011
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 23,838 hrs · 30,387 cycles
AFTER DEPARTURE, LEFT MLG DID NOT APPEAR TO CYCLE FROM GREEN TO NORMAL UP INDICATION. PILOT ADVISED RESELECTED LANDING GEAR LEVER TO DOWN IAW ABNORMAL CHECKLIST AND GEAR SHOWED 3 DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. ACFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CONTROL TOWER REPORTED THAT LANDING GEAR ALL APPEARED DOWN - NORMAL. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FUTHER INCIDENT. MX TROUBLESHOT ACFT AND FOUND LT MLG ACTUATOR HAD FAILED INTERNALLY. R & R LT MLG ACTUATOR AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS IAW AMM 32-30-06 AND 32-30-00. ALL OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
2010
Part: WEB — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 23,228 hrs · 29,489 cycles
DURING 4800/9600 HOUR STRUCTURAL INSP OF ACFT THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS FOUND. WEB CRACK AT LT AFT AIR STAIR ENTRANCE. REMOVED DAMAGED WEB AND FABRICATED WEB FROM 2024 T3 .050 AND INSTALLED -WORKED COMPLETED IAW SRM 51-70-00.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (ZONE 800) · airframe 23,228 hrs · 29,489 cycles
DURING 4800/9600 HR STRUCTURAL INSP OF ACFT FOUND FOLLOWING ITEM. CRACK AT LT AFT DOOR FWD THRESEHOLD. REMOVED DAMAGED PARTS AND FABRICATED NEW PARTS (2) EACH ANGLES FROM 2024 T3 .032 AND (2) EACH CHANNELS FROM 2024 T3 .040. WORKED COMPLETED IAW SRM 51-70-00.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · airframe 23,228 hrs · 29,489 cycles
DURING 4800/9600 HR STRUCTURAL INSP OF ACFT, THE FOLLOWING CORROSION WAS FOUND AND REPAIRED. CORROSION THROUGH SKIN AT FRAME/FUSELAGE STA 289.92-RT OF CENTERLINE EXTERIOR BOTTOM. REPAIRED BY REMOVING/TREATING CORROSION AND INSTALLING DOUBLER 2024 T3 .040 APPROX 33" X 10" IAW ER NR 8173-2. CORROSION THROUGH SKIN ALONG CTR LINE AT FUSELAGE STA 472.00. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER APPROX 6" X 8" FROM 2024 T3 .040 IAW SRM 53-00-00 AND REPORT 8173-2 (LISTED ABOVE). CORROSION THROUGH SKIN ALONG CENTERLINE AT STATION 556.00. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER APPROX 7" X 8" FROM 2024 T3 .040 IAW SRM 53-00-00 AND ER 8173-2.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 23,228 hrs · 29,489 cycles
DURING 4800/9600 HOUR STRUCTURAL INSP OF ACFT THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS FOUND. CRACKED CLIP ON FRAME 146.2 AT RT OF CTR LINE. REMOVED CRACKED CLIP FROM FRAME 146.2. DUPLICATED SERVICEABLE CLIP FROM 2024 T3 .040 IAW SRM 51-70-00.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 127) · airframe 23,228 hrs · 29,489 cycles
DURING 4800/9600 HOUR STRUCTURAL INSP, DISCOVERED LONGERON AT FUSELAGE STA 127 LT SIDE CRACKED APPROX 3 INCHES. REMOVED DAMAGED LONGERON FRAME AT FUSELAGE STA 127 LT SIDE. NEW PART FABRICATED AND REPAIR INSTALLED IAW REPORT NR 8173-1.
Part: FUEL TANK — CORRODED (CENTER) · airframe 23,228 hrs · 29,489 cycles
DURING 4800/9600 HR STRUCTURAL INSP OF ACFT, THE FOLLOWING CORROSION WAS FOUND AND REPAIRED. CORROSION ON UPPER SKIN AFT FUEL TANK. REPAIRED AFT UPPER FUEL TANK SKIN BETWEEN STA 289.92 AND 340.46. INSTALLED 4 DOUBLERS, MADE FROM 2024 T3 .040- APPROX SIZES (6.5" X 5"), (7" X 15"), (15" X 4") AND (11" X 8"). REPAIR MADE IAW SRM 53-00-00 AND ER NR 8173-2. CORROSION UPPER SKIN FWD FUEL TANK. REPAIRED FWD UPPER FUEL TANK SKIN BETWEEN STATION 146.2 AND 213.2. INSTALLED 3 REPAIR DOUBLERS FROM 2024 T3 .040-APPROX SIZES (15.5" X 12"), (8" X 4"), AND (21" X 12"). REPAIRS MADE IAW SRM 53-00-00 AND ER NR 8173-2.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 23,228 hrs · 29,489 cycles
DURING 4800/9600 HOUR STRUCTURAL INSP THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE FOUND. ANGLE BRACKET CRACKED AT LT CTR WING OTBD AFT SPAR. REMOVED ANGLE BRACKET AND DUPLICATED BRACKET FROM 2024 T3 .050 AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-00 AND 51-70-00. ANGLE BRACKET CRACKED AT RT CTR WING OTBD AFT SPAR. REMOVED ANGLE BRACKET AND DUPLICATED BRACKET FROM 2024 T3 .050 AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-00 AND 51-70-00.
Part: CHANNEL — CRACKED (ZONE 500) · airframe 23,228 hrs · 29,489 cycles
DURING 4800 AND 9600 HOUR STRUCTURAL INSP OF THE ACFT. INSP REVEALED 2 LOWER LT STUB WING HAT CHANNELS/RE-INFORCING STRAPS THAT WERE CRACKED.
2009
Part: FCU — DAMAGED (ZONE 600) · airframe 23,058 hrs · 29,215 cycles
NR 2 (RT) ENGINE FAILED AFTER LANDING. FUEL LEAKING FROM COWLING. TROUBLESHOOT NR 2 ENG AND FOUND FUEL CONTROL UNIT REAR PLUG O-RING DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT IAW MM 73-20-00. LEAK AND OPS CHECKS GOOD. GROUND PERFORMANCE RUN CHECKED GOOD-NO DEFECTS NOTED.
2007
Part: FCU — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 400) · airframe 22,450 hrs · 28,323 cycles
DURING CLIMB OUT THE CREW REPORTED THE LT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE LT ENGINE PROP RPM DROPPED TO 1200 AND THE BLUE FINE PITCH LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ALONG WITH A DROP IN TORQUE. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE LT ENGINE FCU TO BE INOPERATIVE AND A LOOSE (B)-NUT ON THE PY LINE TO THE FCU. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FCU AND RESECURED THE PY LINE. GROUND RUN OPERATIONAL CHECKS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
2002
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (WING)
OGG - FLT 7672 - OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION, LOW OIL PRESSURE WHICH RESULTED IN AN EIFSD, AND A SUBSEQUENT AIR RETURN. INTERNAL COMPONENT FAILURE. UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME AWAITING TEARDOWN REPORTS FROM OVERHAUL FACILITY. REPLACED POWER SECTION WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT, OPERATIONALLY TESTED, AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2000
Part: WIRE — DISCONNECTED (MIC SWITCH)
HNL - FLT 8676 - PILOT REPORTED COMM FAILURE ALL SYSTEMS . AIRCRAFT TURNED BACK TO HNL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A WIRE DISCONNECTED AND SHORTED AT COPILOT'S MIC SWITCH. RE-SOLDERED WIRE TO TERMINAL. OPERATIONAL CHECKED NR 1 AND NR 2 COMM'S, SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: WIRE — DISCONNECTED (COPILOT MIC)
HNL - FLT 8676 - PILOT REPORTED COMM FAILURE ALL SYSTEMS. AIR TURNED BACK TO HNL, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A WIRE DISCONNECTED AND SHORTED AT COPILOT''S MIC SWITCH. RE-SOLDERED WIRE TO TERMINAL. OPERATIONAL CHECKED NR 1 AND NR 2 COMM''S, SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
1999
Part: FUEL TANK — CRACKED (NR 1)
MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK IN FORWARD FUEL CELL NR 1. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED TANK TO BE CRACKED. 1.5 INCH LONG CRACK IN BOTTOM OF FUEL TANK. FUEL TANK CRACKED NEAR LEFT SIDE. AFT GRAVITY FEED ADAPTER MOUNTING FLANGE. REPAIRED IAW SD3-30 STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL AND AC 4313-1B CHAPTER 2 SECTION 4. DOCUMENTED ON FAA FORM 337. PERFORMED LEAK AND FUNCTIONAL CHCKS, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)