N378L
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.
1 report on file, 2024-11-24.
Part: BLEED AIR SYS — LEAKING (LH FLW CTR VALVE) · airframe 3,831 hrs · 1,635 cycles
DURING PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS ON THE GROUND WITH THE APU RUNNING, A "FIRE BOTTLE 2 LO PRESS" INDICATION FOLLOWED BY A "FIRE BOTTLE 1 LO PRESS" INDICATION APPEARED IN THE FLIGHT DECK. NO FIRE OCCURRED ON THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AFT CLAMP ON THE LH FLOW CONTROL VALVE HAD COME LOOSE AND CAUSED A BLEED AIR LEAK. THE LEAK WAS DIRECTED AT BOTH FIRE BOTTLES AND CAUSED THEM TO THERMALLY DISCHARGE ON THE GROUND.