N408RE

TEXTRON AVIATION INC 408 · 2023 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 2 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: ARCTIC ONE LLC, AK (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.

3 reports on file, 2024-03-13 – 2024-10-17.

OTHER · 2024-10-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8500

Part: ROD END — DAMAGED · airframe 187 hrs · 173 cycles

INERTIAL SEPARATOR ACTUATOR TOP ATTACHMENT ROD END LOOSENED AND BECAME EXCESSIVELY LOOSE ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES. THE NUT RETAINER BRACKET OF THE RIGHT ENGINE'S I/S ACT. ROD END BROKE AT THE BOLT HOLE AND THE BRACKET WAS FOUND ON TOP OF THE ENGINE INLET SCREEN. THE SMALLER PIECE THAT BROKE OFF IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE MADE IT PAST THE SCREEN AND GONE THROUGH THE ENGINE. BORESCOPE IMAGES SUPPORT THIS THEORY AS THE FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR SHOWS SIGNIFICANT FOD INGESTION DAMAGE.

Source: SDR FXGA2024102100780
F.O.D. · 2024-10-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7100

Part: ENGINE — DAMAGED · airframe 187 hrs · 173 cycles

INERTIAL SEPARATOR ACTUATOR TOP ATTACHMENT ROD END LOOSENED AND BECAME EXCESSIVELY LOOSE ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES. THE NUT RETAINER BRACKET OF THE RIGHT ENGINE'S I/S ACT. ROD END BROKE AT THE BOLT HOLE WHERE THE ROD END PASSES THROUGH, AND THE BRACKET WAS FOUND ON TOP OF THE ENGINE INLET SCREEN. THE SMALLER PIECE THAT BROKE OFF IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE MADE IT PAST THE INLET SCREEN AND GONE THROUGH THE ENGINE. A BORESCOPE INSPECTION THAT WAS DONE SUPPORT THIS THEORY AS THE FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR SHOWS SIGNIFICANT FOD INGESTION DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGES OF THE COMPRESSOR BLADES.

Source: SDR FXGA20241021001
OTHER · 2024-03-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5400

Part: MOUNT — CRACKED (ZONE 400) · airframe 23 hrs · 22 cycles

LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE INERTIAL SEPARATOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE, NS 41 TO NS 50 CRACKED.

Source: SDR FXGA2024040800001