N4105D
Registered owner: GRANT AVIATION INC, 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
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, 1997-06-04 – 2004-05-22.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (RT WING) · airframe 12,446 hrs
PILOT REPORTED INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REQUIRED AFTER LANDING. PILOT REPORTED THAT AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED EXTREME SEVERE TURBULANCE UPON DEPATURE FROM GOOD NEWS BAY, ALASKA. VISUAL INSPECTION DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT WING ENCOUNTERED SEVERE STRESS FORMING WRINKLES AND RIPPLED SKIN OF THE WING TOP SURFACE OUTBOARD OF THE ENGINE NACELLE. THE RIGHT WING ALSO SHOWS STRESS WRINKLES AND RIPPLES ON THE WING UPPER SURFACE IN THE SAME LOCATION AS LEFT WING. INSPECTION OF THE ELEVATORS SHOWS STRESS BUCKLING AT THE SAME LOCATIONS BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT JUST INBD OF THE OUTBD HINGE. THE RIGHT ELEVATOR HORN SHOWS STRESS WRINKLING ON THE TOP SURFACE. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE PENDING EVALUATION.
Part: HINGE — BROKEN (RT MLG DOOR) · airframe 12,046 hrs
AT TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB GEAR UP SELECTED (IN TRANSIT) LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. SELECT GEAR DOWN ALL GEAR GREEN. LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. FOUND RT MLG IB DOOR FWD HINGE BROKEN. LANDING GEAR LAST INSPECTED IAW AD 2000-25-01 AT 10754.9. REPLACED FWD HINGE WITH NEW P/N 47529-32. C/W SB 682. REINSPECTED AFT HINGE IAW AD 00-25-01 NO DEFECTS.
Part: HOSE ASSY — LEAKS (FUEL SYSTEM)
HOSE ASSY LEAKS. NOT AT FITTINGS, BUT IN MIDDLE OF HOSE. HOSE HAS STAINLESS BRAID ON OUTSIDE WHICH LOOKS FINE, BUT RUBBER IS DETERIORATED.