N3527D

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

Registered owner: KLOCKENGA MATTHEW, IL (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Ameriflight, LLC (JIKA)Certificate holderMatched 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.

1 report on file, 2014-07-09.

WARNING INDICATION · 2014-07-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2912

Part: FILTER HOUSING — CRACKED (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 16,388 hrs · 19,718 cycles

ON APPROACH PILOT SELECTED THE LG TO THE EXTEND POSITION, PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE THE THREE GREEN INDICATOR LIGHTS INDICATING THE LG WAS DOWN & LOCKED. PILOT DECIDED TO PERFORM A MANUAL EXTENSION OF THE LG, PILOT RECEIVED THREE GREEN INDICATOR LIGHTS & DIVERTED. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACKED LT HYD FILTER BOWL. R & R HYD FILTER BOWL AN6234-1 & TWO HYD PUMPS 1213HBG310 DUE TO LOSS OF HYD FLUID. PERFORMED SYS OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW MM PA31-350 CHAPTER 6-157, HYD SYS CHECKS WERE NORMAL.

Source: SDR JIKA2014070901