N4177L
Registered owner: BIRD ACQUISITION LLC, AZ (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabena Airline Training Center, Inc. | Operator | on 2009-08-19 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by SABENA AIRLINE TRAINING CENTER, INC. (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.
6 reports on file, 2016-11-10 – 2017-06-26.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 73.04) · airframe 19,430 hrs
DURING INSPECTION, BS 73.04 FRAME WAS FOUND CRACKED AT UPPER END.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (BS 72.6) · airframe 19,430 hrs
DURING INSPECTION, A DOOR FRAME WAS FOUND CRACKED.
Part: CHANNEL — CRACKED (RT WING) · airframe 19,430 hrs
A CHANNEL IN RIGHT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CHANNEL IS LOCATED ON LOWER WING SKIN EXTENDING FROM ROOT TO APPROX WS 48 AND IS PART OF THE WING SKIN ASSY. CRACKS WERE LOCATED ON THE OTBD END OF CHANNEL AROUND RIVET HOLE.
Part: SPAR — CORRODED (WING) · airframe 19,430 hrs
WING SPAR INSPECTION WAS BEING UNDERTAKEN AS PART OF AN AGING/HIGH TIME AIRCRAFT INSPECTION. WHEN THE WINGS WERE REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT TO FACILITATE INSPECTION, DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SPAR BOX ASSY IN THE FUSELAGE WAS SEEN. DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE FROM FRETTING AND WAS .033" DEEP, EXTENDING FROM THE OUTBOARDMOST AFT BOLT HOLE TO THE MATERIAL EDGE. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS REVEALED THAT YEARS PRIOR WHEN OPERATED BY ANOTHER FLIGHT SCHOOL THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A DAMAGING ACCIDENT; IT WAS DISASSEMBLED (INCLUDING WING REMOVAL) TRANSPORTED TO ANOTHER STATE FOR REPAIR AND REASSEMBLY. THIS REPAIR STATION SPECULATES THE OBSERVED DAMAGE OCCURRED EITHER DURING TRANSPORT OR WHEN FOD BECAME SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE SPAR BOX AND WING SPAR END DURING REASSEMBLY.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED · airframe 18,800 hrs
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A ZEE SHAPED BRACKET IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FIREWALL WAS FOUND CRACKED.
Part: MOUNT BRACKET — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 18,760 hrs
WHEN THE ELT WAS BEING REMOVED FOR INSPECTION, THE TECH DISCOVERED TWO 2" CRACKS NEXT TO THE NUTPLATES IN THE ELT MOUNTING BRACKET. THESE CRACKS CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN THE ELT TRAY IS REMOVED.