N335TA
Registered owner: N335TA LLC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAN AIRE INC (AZOA) | 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.
2 reports on file, 2021-06-11 – 2023-03-25.
Part: BLOWER — WORN (ZONE 100) · airframe 14,912 hrs · 14,403 cycles
DURING CRUISE, PASSENGERS REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE IN THE CABIN. PIC DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT DBQ WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THAT THE FORWARD CABIN VENTILATION BLOWER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SMOKE REPORTED. THE REMOVED UNIT SHOWS WEAR ON THE ARMATURE AND GENERATED EXCESSIVE HEAT DURING OPERATIONAL CHECKS. THE UNIT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. GROUND RUN-UPS AND OPS CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND FOUND SATISFACTORY FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: CHAIN — BROKEN (NLG RETRACT) · airframe 14,044 hrs · 13,696 cycles
PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE NOSE DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT ON APPROACH, ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY EXTENSION, NO CHANGE. FLEW BY TOWER AND VERIFIED THAT NOSE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. LANDED AT MWC WITH MAIN GEAR EXTENDED AND NOSE RETRACTED. MECHANICS NOTED THAT NLG RETRACT CHAIN BETWEEN GEARBOX AND CROSSOVER WAS BROKEN CAUSING FAILURE OF GEAR TO EXTEND.