N3927U
Registered owner: FRESH AIR AVIATION INC, MI (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRESH AIR AVIATION, Inc. (9FHA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
4 reports on file, 2013-02-07 – 2023-10-20.
Part: BOLT — FAILED (ZONE 700) · airframe 19,181 hrs
MAIN LANDING GEAR LEAF SPRING INNER ATTACH BOLT P/N NAS1106-24 ON LH SIDE OF AIRCRAFT, FAILED MID SHANK ABOVE THE THREADS, 50HR AFTER INSTALLED DURING REPETITIVE INSPECTION BROUGHT ON BY MANDATORY SERVICE BULLETIN-99. BOLT FAILURE CAUSED DEFORMATION OF THE FUSELAGE TO LEAF SPRING CLEVIS AND DEPARTURE OF LH MLG FROM AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING AFTER LANDING.
Part: TUBE — SPLIT (LT MLG TIRE)
LEFT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT UPON TAXIING IN FROM LANDING. TIRE AND INNER TUBE REPLACED WITH NEW. TIRE WAS A 7.00 X 6, 8PR. INNER TUBE TR20, S02602. TIRE AND TUBE TIME IN SERVICE: 219.5, LANDINGS APPROX.:400. INNER TUBE FAILURE WAS A SLIT ON SIDEWALL DEVELOPING RADIALLY ALONG A MFG BONDING LINE APPROXIMATELY 1" LONG, RT MAIN TIRE AND TUBE CHANGED 16 HOURS LATER AND SAME MAKE AND MODEL INNER TUBE FOUND WITH SIMILAR SPLIT DEVELOPING ALONG MFG BONDING LINE. INNER TUBE TT IN SERVICE: 94.3HRS, APPROX. 180 LANDINGS.
Part: CRANKCASE — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 12,935 hrs
A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE CRANKCASE AT THE LOWER FORWARD CYLINDER BASE STUD OF THE NR 2 CYLINDER OF APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES. STARTS FROM THE BOTTOM OF STUD AREA AND TRAVELS DOWN AND AFT. A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING FROM AROUND THE BASE OF CYLINDER AT THIS AREA.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 12,438 hrs
DURING 100 HR INSPECTION FOUND FATIGUE CRACKS ON FRAME MEMBERS OF FUSELAGE SECTION NR 8 AT MAIN LANDING GEAR FORWARD TRUSS MOUNTING BRACKET ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. THESE CRACKS EMINATED FROM BOTTOM BOLT HOLES AND AT OUTSIDE FLANGE RADIUS OF FRAME. THEY BECAME VISIBLE AFTER TRAVELING PAST THE MOUNTING BRACKET (APPROX .5 INCH).