N417PM
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, 2004-11-01 – 2009-09-16.
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — BLOWN (NLG WW)
PILOT REPORTS ON ANNUAL, COULD NOT EXTEND NOSE GEAR. CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WOULD NOT EXTEND. HEADED BACK TO DEPARTURE WHERE PLANNED EMERGENCY LANDING. PILOT EMERGENCY LANDED ACFT WITH NOSE FAILURE. FOUND BLOWN HYD LINE IN NOSE WELL AREA. PUT ALL SIMILAR ACFT ON 3 YEAR HYD FLEX LINE CHANGE.
Part: BELT — BROKEN (RT ALTERNATOR)
BOTH RT AND LT ALTERNATOR BELTS BROKE IN FLIGHT, POSSIBLE CAUSE WAS BOTH ENGINES MAY HAVE BEEN STARTED WITH NOSE COWL PLUG WOOL BLANKETS INSTALLED, THUS, BINDING UP THE PULLEYS AND/OR BELTS WHILE THE REST OF THE MOVING PARTS SEVERELY CUT INTO THE BELTS. BOTH BELTS HAD LESS THAN 10 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE. (K)
Part: ALTERNATOR — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE)
HIGH FIELD RESISTANCE, ALTERNATOR INOPERATIVE.
Part: ALTERNATOR — DAMAGED (ENGINE)
ALTERNATOR HAS WEAK OUTPUT.