N34WM
Registered owner: 70 NORTH LLC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Husky Air Services LLC (WK0C) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| JUNIPOGO LLC (3JPA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| JUNIPOGO LLC (3JPA) | Operator | on 2023-05-17 | Operator named in NTSB report |
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.
1 report on file, 2020-12-04.
Part: PUSHROD — BENT (NR 6 CYLINDER) · airframe 18,552 hrs
ON THE EVENING OF 12-4-2020 OUR PIPER NAVAJO (PA-31-350) N34WM WAS RETURNING FROM PAQT TO PASC. PILOT REPORTED THAT ON APPROACH HE NOTICED WHAT SEEMED LIKE A SLIGHT POWER LOSS IN THE RT (NR 2) ENGINE. A FEW MILES FROM THE AIRPORT THE NR 2 ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THE PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF THE RT ENGINE. WHEN WE INSPECTED THE ENGINE, WE FOUND THE NR 6 CYLINDER INTAKE TUBE AND PUSHROD BENT. WHEN MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL STARTED WORKING ON CHANGING THE CYLINDER, IT WAS DETERMINED THE NR 6 CYLINDER WAS DAMAGED TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CRANKCASE. THE NR 4 CYLINDER WAS REMOVED, AND A BORESCOPE INSPECTION FOUND EVIDENCE OF A NR 6 CONNECTING ROD FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE CRANKCASE REQUIRING THE ENGINE TO BE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. THIS ENGINE HAS BEEN GETTING OIL ANALYSES AT EVERY 50 HR OIL CHANGE AND HAS NEVER GOTTEN A CONCERNING REPORT. WE USE JPI EZTRENDS FOR TREND MONITORING AND NOTHING IN PREVIOUS FLIGHTS OR THE EVENT FLIGHT SHOW ANY ABNORMALITIES IN ENGINE OPERATION.