N357SA
Registered owner: FOX AIRCRAFT LLC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
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.
8 reports on file, 2004-02-03 – 2016-11-09.
Part: ALTERNATOR — FAILED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 15,211 hrs
DURING CRUISE THE RT ALTERNATOR FAILED AND THE PILOT RETURNED TO BASE.
Part: MAGNETO — FAULTY (RT ENGINE) · airframe 14,946 hrs
DURING CLIMB OUT, PILOT NOTICED THE RT ENG RPM WAS SLIGHTLY FLUCTUATING. RETURNED TO BASE & NOTIFIED MX WHO RAN THE AFFECTED ENG & NOTICED THE LT MAGNETO HAD AN INTERMITTENT MISS. MAGNETO WAS REPLACED, GND RUN & LEAK CHECK WAS PERFORMED & ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — FAULTY (LT MLG) · airframe 14,670 hrs
LANDING GEAR DID GIVE A DOWN LOCK INDICATION ON THE LT MLG. PILOT PERFORMED TOWER FLY-BY & TOWER CONFIRMED ALL THREE LG VISIBLE. PILOT THEN MADE A HIGH SPEED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING & CONFIRMED ALL THREE LG DOWN & LOCKED. PILOT THEN LANDED THE ACFT.
Part: FUEL CAP — LEAKING (RT WING) · airframe 14,198 hrs
ON CLIMB RIGHT INBOARD FUEL CAP LEAKING FUEL. RETURNED TO BASE.
Part: ALTERNATOR — DAMAGED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 14,121 hrs
LEFT ALTERNATOR ANNUCIATOR LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER IN CRUISE. LOAD METER SHOWED NO LOAD BEING CARRIED. A/C RETURNED TO BASE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AT ALTERNATOR.
Part: WASTEGATE VALVE — STUCK (TURBOCHARGER) · airframe 13,784 hrs
PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF TURBOCHARGER BOOST AND LOSS OF L/H EMERGENCY BOOST PUMP PRESSURE DURING CRUISE. ALSO REPORTED ENGINE BOOST AND FUEL PUMP OPERATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER 5 MINUTES. INSPECTION AND GROND RUN OF AIRCRAFT NORMAL. SUSPECT WASTEGATE MIGHT HAVE STUCK. CAUSE OF FUEL PUMP FAILURE UNKNOWN AS OF THIS REPORT. ACFT NOT RELEASED FOR RETURN TO FLIGHT AT THIS TIME.
Part: TIRE — FLAT (NLG) · airframe 13,316 hrs
NOSE TIRE WENT FLAT ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT TAXIED OFF OF RUNWAY ONTO TAXIWAY AND STOPPED.
Part: STARTER — FAILED (RT ENGINE)
UPON REACHING 1ST LEG OF TRIP, RT ENGINE WOULD NOT START. DISPATCHED MECHANIC TO AND REPLACED STARTER WITH NEW ASSEMBLY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. (AL03200412386)