N408AM
Registered owner: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC, WA (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
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.
4 reports on file, 2007-04-15 – 2013-05-06.
Part: SUMP — MAKING METAL · airframe 5,819 hrs · 18,422 cycles
DURING THE 20 HOUR INSPECTION OF THE CHIP DETECTORS IAW 13-7900-E0-432 FOUND METAL CHIP ON THE SUMP CHIP PLUG THAT EXCEDED THE LIMITS CALLED OUT IN MM.
Part: DISC PACK — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 5,803 hrs · 12,878 cycles
AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTION FOUND TAIL ROTOR AFT SHORT SHAFT COUPLING DISC PACK CRACKED.
Part: PANEL — LEAKING (FUSELAGE)
ON SHORT FINAL ABORT, SMOKE, SPARKS, BRIGHTER THAN NORMAL OVERHEAD LIGHTING AND A STRONG ODOR CAME FROM THE OVERHEAD PANEL. ON TOUCHDOWN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS RHEOSTAT SWITCH ADJUSTED TO OFF POSITION - SMOKE, SPARKS, AND BRIGHTER THAN NORMAL LIGHTING STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. WATER DRIPPING FROM THE OVERHEAD PANEL. NORMAL SHUTDOWN COMPLETED. MAINT CALLED. MAINT COMMENT- RAINWATER ENTERED WHERE AN ANTENNA COAX PASSES THRU THE DECK, AND RAN DOWN A TRIM PANEL TO THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. THE LIGHTED PANEL IS ATTACHED TO THE LOWER SIDE OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AND WATER COLLECTED ON TO AND ENTERED THE LIGHTED PANEL. THIS PANEL IS MODIFIED FOR NVG LIGHTING. NOTE: THIS IS THE SECOND OR POSSIBLY THE THIRD PANEL THE MECHANIC HAVE SEEN SHORTED OUT IN THIS MANNER. (K)
Part: FUEL CAP — NOT SEATED
DEPARTED, 30 MILES AWAY ON A HEADING OF 080. (4) MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, MED CREW INFORMED ME THERE WAS THE STRONG SMELL OF JET FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT. CHECKED THE FUEL AND PRESSURE GAUGES AND COULDN'T SMELL ANY FUMES EITHER. LOOKED FOR A SUITABLE LZ AND WHILE PREPARING TO LAND INFORMED DISPATCH OF SITUATION AND POSITION. ON LONG FINAL, I COULD NOW SMELL THE FUMES AS WELL. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND SHUTDOWN. INSPECTED ACFT AND COULDN'T FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKS. WAITED FOR MECHANIC TO ARRIVE. HE COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAKS EITHER. HOWEVER THE FUEL CAP APPEARED TO NOT SEAT CORRECTLY CAUSING FUEL TO SEEP OUT THROUGH THE FILLER PORT. MECHANIC RELEASED ACFT FOR SERVICE AND ORDERED A NEW FUEL CAP. FLEW ACFT BA