N376AS
Registered owner: AERO SPRAY INC DBA, MN (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
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.
3 reports on file, 2001-07-14 – 2004-03-03.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING PERIODIC CHECK INSPECTION MAINTENANCE, FOUND CORROSION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE STRINGER BELOW FLOOR LEVEL AT STATION 312.5 TO 450.5. THE STRINGER WAS REMOVED FOR REPLACMENT. (M)
Part: TUBE — CRACKED (LT MGL BRAKE)
PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, RUPTURED LEFT MAIN WHEEL BRAKE EXPANDER TUBE. THE RUPTURE CAUSED A HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS AND SUBSEQUENT LEFT BRAKE LOSS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED WITH REVERSE THRUST AND THE ENGINES SHUTDOWN. NORTH OPS WAS ADVISED OF THE SITUATION BY VICTOR RADIO. SMOKE JUMPERS AND SPOTTERS WERE DEPLANED. TOWED A/C BACK TO RAMP. THE ENTIRE LEFT MAIN WHEEL, TIRE, AND BRAKE ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. THE LEAKING BRAKE/HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS CONTAINED AND CLEANED UP. THE NEXT MORNING A TAXI CHECK WAS PERFORMED TO DOUBLE-CHECK THE SYSTEM. ALL OPERATIONS WERE NORMAL. (M)
Part: LINE — RUPTURED (LT MLG)
PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, RUPTURED ITS LEFT-HAND MAIN WHEEL BRAKE EXPANDER TUBE. RUPTURE CAUSED HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS AND LEFT BRAKE LOSS. AC WAS STOPPED WITH REVERSE THRUST AND ENGINES SHUT DOWN. NORTH OPS WAS ADVISED OF SITUATION BY VICTOR RADIO. SMOKE JUMPERS AND SPOTTERS WERE DEPLANED (AT INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 16 THRESHOLD AND RUNWAY A) AND DRIVEN BACK TO THE SHERPA AIRCRAFT BY USFS VANS. THE DC-3TP WAS TOWED BACK TO U.S.F.S. RAMP BY TUG AND MAINTENANCE. ENTIRE LH MAIN WHEEL, TIRE, AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. LEAKING BRAKE/HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS CONTAINED AND CLEANED UP. NEXT MORNING AT 0800 HRS. A TAXI CHECK WAS PERFORMED TO DOUBLE-CHECK SYSTEM. ALL OPERATIONS WERE NORMAL.