N4078L
Registered owner: ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC, CA (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.
2 reports on file, 1997-07-30 – 2001-04-27.
Part: GASKET — LEAKING (FUEL PUMP)
DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE OCCURRED IN LEFT ENGINE. EXAMINATION FOUND THE FUEL PUMP RELIEF VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKING FUEL. AD AND SB HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED SEVERAL HUNDRED HOURS AGO. THE DAMAGE WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF ALL ENGINE ASSEMBLY, ENGINE, TURBOMOUNT, TOP COWL. PUMP WAS RECEIVED NEW WITH ENGINE.
Part: CONNECTOR — BURNT (PILOT CB PANEL)
DURING AN EVENT INSPECTION, SB 1004 WAS C/W. THE FINDINGS OF THE INSPECTION MIRRORED THAT OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN, IN THAT, YES, THE CONNECTOR WAS BURNT AND HAD DISTORTED. PART WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN SB 1004. NO INCIDENT HAD RESULTED FROM THE ABOVE PROBLEM.