N341CA

PIPER PA-31-350 · 1979 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 8 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: COVENANT AIR LLC, DE (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Comair LimitedOperatoron 1987-03-09Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Incident · 1987-03-09 Operator named in NTSB report
SAAB-FAIRCHILD SF340A No injuries Part 91Comair Limited

Operated by COMAIR,INC. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ATL87IA083

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.

20 reports on file, 1995-01-14 – 1996-04-16.

ELECT. POWER LOSS-50 PC · 1996-04-16 Unresolved
ATA 2436

Part: GCU — OUT OF ADJUST (LT DC GEN)

LEFT DC GENERATOR FAILED AND WOULD NOT RESET. ADJUSTED THE LT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT.

Source: SDR COMA9630103
OTHER · 1996-03-29 Unresolved
ATA 6111

Part: EROSION GUARD — SEPARATED (RT PROP)

ONE BLADE ON RT PROPELLER, LEADING EDGE EROSION GUARD IS SEPARATING. REBONDED EROSION GUARD.

Source: SDR COMA9630091
ELECT. POWER LOSS-50 PC; WARNING INDICATION · 1996-03-20 Unresolved
ATA 2420

Part: WIRE — CHAFED (LT AC GENERATOR)

LEFT AC GENERATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT. REPAIRED WIRE NR XA510, XA509, XA508 AT WING FLAP INTERCONNECT AREA. WIRING WAS CHAFED AND BURNED.

Source: SDR COMA9630080
OTHER · 1996-03-08 Unresolved
ATA 2436

Part: GCU — DEFECTIVE (LT DC GEN)

LEFT ENGINE WILL NOT START (NO ROTATION) USING CROSS GENERATOR PROCEDURE. REPLACED THE LT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 6,629.

Source: SDR COMA9630058
WARNING INDICATION · 1996-03-06 Unresolved
ATA 3020

Part: INLET — BURNED (RT ENGINE)

RT ENGINE INLET HEAT FAILED. REPLACED THE LOWER INLET ASSY. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 12,972.

Source: SDR COMA9630056
OTHER · 1996-02-13 Unresolved
ATA 3020

Part: ANTI ICE VALVE — DEFECTIVE (RT ENGINE)

RT ENGINE INDICATED NO TORQUE DROP WHEN ANTI-ICE SELECTED ON. REPLACED THE ANTI-ICE VALVE. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 7,921.

Source: SDR COMA9630038
Earlier reports · 1995 · 14 reports

1995

OTHER · 1995-12-18 Unresolved
ATA 3020

Part: DUCT ASSY — FAILED (RT ENGINE)

RT ENGINE INTAKE HEAT FAIL INDICATION AND A WHITE FLASHING GLOW VISIBLE INSIDE INTAKE. REPLACED UPPER INLET ASSY.

Source: SDR COMA9531216
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 1995-12-06 Unresolved
ATA 2710

Part: CONTROLS — LACK OF LUBE (AILERONS)

AILERONS ARE BINDING. INSPECTED AILERON SYSTEM AND NO FAULTS FOUND. LUBRICATED AILERON CENTERING CAMS AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR COMA9531205
OTHER · 1995-11-19 Unresolved
ATA 2730

Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (RT PITCH TRIM)

PITCH TRIM FUNCTION FROM COPILOTS POSITION IS INTERMITTENT. REPLACED THE COPILOTS PITCH TRIM SWITCH.

Source: SDR COMA9531196
OTHER · 1995-09-18 Unresolved
ATA 6114

Part: PROPELLER HUB — CRACKED (BOLT HOLE)

DURING ULTRASONIC INSP OF HUB REAR FACE, A FLAW WAS INDICATED AT THE BOLT HOLE ADJACENT TO BLADE PORT NR 3. PROPELLER WAS DISSEMBLED, HUB (S/N CW1044) AND REMOVED FROM SERVICE.

Source: SDR COMA9531155
FALSE WARNING · 1995-08-05 Unresolved
ATA 2610

Part: CONNECTOR — DEFECTIVE (RT NACELLE)

RIGHT TAIL PIPE HOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND LIGHT EVENTUALLY WENT OUT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO CVG. REPLACED WIRING CONNECTOR 162VP.

Source: SDR COM31130
OTHER · 1995-08-03 Unresolved
ATA 6114

Part: HUB — CRACKED (PROPELLER)

DURING OVERHAUL INSPECTION MULTIPLE CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND DURING ULTRASONIC INSPECTION (IAW SB 61-58 APPENDIX C, SCAN B) HUB S/N 110502 WAS DISASSEMBLED AND REMOVED FROM SERVICE.

Source: SDR COM31129
FALSE WARNING · 1995-07-18 Unresolved
ATA 2610

Part: DETECTOR — FALSE WARN (CARGO)

CARGO SMOKE WARNING ACTIVATED DURING TAKEOFF. REPLACED THE CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR.

Source: SDR COM31123
FALSE WARNING · 1995-05-25 Unresolved
ATA 2613

Part: HOT WARNING — ILLUMINATED (RT TAIL PIPE)

RT TAIL PIPE HOT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. INSPECTED SYSTEM AND FOUND NO DEFECTS.

Source: SDR COM31088
OTHER · 1995-05-19 Unresolved
ATA 6111

Part: PROP BLADE — DAMAGED (RT ENGINE)

RT PROPELLER, BLADE LEADING EDGE ERROSION GUARD IS LOOSE. REPLACED PROPELLER ASSY.

Source: SDR COM1083
OTHER · 1995-05-06 Unresolved
ATA 2730

Part: BOLT — BROKEN (LT ELEVATOR)

DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT ELEVATOR MOST INBD COUNTER WEIGHT BOLT BROKEN. REPLACED BROKEN COUNTER WEIGHT BOLT.

Source: SDR COM31074
NO WARNING INDICATION · 1995-05-01 Unresolved
ATA 3260

Part: LAMP — FAILED (INST PANEL)

RT MLG DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. CYCLED LANDING GEAR AND ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. FOUND INDICATOR LAMPS IN CONTROL HANDLE TO BE AT FAULT. REPLACED LAMPS.

Source: SDR COM31068
OTHER · 1995-04-13 Unresolved
ATA 3246

Part: INNER RACE — SPUN (RT MLG WHEEL)

MECHANIC REMOVED WHEEL ASSY FROM A/C DUE TO THE WORN LIMITS. DURING VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND INNER RACE HAD SPUN. SUBASSY HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND SENT TO ABS FOR REPAIR.

Source: SDR COM31062
OTHER · 1995-01-30 Unresolved
ATA 7600

Part: QUADRANT — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)

FRICTION LOCK ON CONTROLS QUADRANT IS NOT WORKING. REPLACED QUADRANT.

Source: SDR COM31026
FALSE WARNING · 1995-01-14 Unresolved
ATA 2613

Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (RT NACELLE)

RT TAIL PIPE HOT WARNING ACTIVATED DURING CLIMB. CLEANED WIRING CONNECTION FOR TAIL PIPE HEAT SENSORS AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR COM31008