N37756
Registered owner: BLUE AIRCRAFT LLC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture Travel, LLC (TQ0A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| CHANNEL FLYING | Operator | on 1981-06-19 | 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.
3 reports on file, 2004-09-13 – 2005-10-01.
Part: MOUNT — CRACKED (ADC)
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION FOUND THE ADC TRAY CRACKED COMPLETELY ACROSS ONE END. (K)
Part: TRACK — CRACKED (ADC MOUNT)
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, FOUND THE AIR DATA COMPUTER (ADC) BROKE LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE MOUNTING BRACKET FLANGE CRACKED COMPLETELY OFF THE AIRFRAME STRUCTURE IT WAS RIVETED TO. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE BRACKET, AND FURTHER INSPECTION, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE FLANGE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED WITH THE PROPER RADIUSES IN THE CUTOUT FOR THE THUMBNAIL SCREW CAUSING IT TO CRACK. VIBRATION FROM GENERAL AIRCRAFT OPERATION CONTRIBUTED TO THE ISSUE. THIS ADC WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF THE STC NR SA02203AK EFIS-SV SYSTEM IN APRIL OF 2004.
Part: TRANSDUCER — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL FLOW)
REMOVED FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER PN 660526AS INSTALLED UNDER STC NR SA809GL. UNIT PROVIDING ERRONEOUS FUEL FLOW READINGS AND CAUSING THE AIR DATA COMPUTER (ADC) ALSO INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT TO FUNCTION IMPROPERLY. AIR DATA COMPUTER INSTALLED UNDER FLIGHT SYSTEMS EFIS-SV SYSTEM IAW STC NR SA02203AK.