N405S
Registered owner: GRIFFING FLYING SERVICE INC, OH (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffing Flying Service, Inc. (DSFA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| Griffing Flying Service, Inc. (DSFA) | Operator | on 2014-04-21 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by Griffing Flying Service (per NTSB report)
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, 2015-10-21.
Part: CYLINDER HEAD — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 9,333 hrs
OUR ACFT DEPARTED WITH ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD. THE ENG LOST PARTIAL POWER SO HE RETURNED. UPON INVESTIGATION CYLINDER 2 HAD NO COMPRESSION & WAS CRACKED HALF WAY AROUND THE CYLINDER HEAD. CYLINDER 4 WAS FOUND TO HAVE SOMEWHAT NORMAL COMPRESSION BUT DID INDICATE A LEAK & SMALL CYLINDER HEAD CRACK ALSO. IAW MFG TECH SERVICES, REPLACED ALL FOUR CYLINDERS WITH NEW MFG KITS.