N420AZ
Registered owner: JVATION LLC, MT (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.
1 report on file, 2017-11-03.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 350 hrs · 378 cycles
DURING A ROUTINE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION SEVERAL DENTS WERE NOTED ON THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGES. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOW NO OTHER DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER SURFACES. THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DAMAGE APPEARS SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU WOULD SEE FOR HAIL DAMAGE EXCEPT IT DOES NOT COVER THE ENTIRE SPAN OF THE LEADING EDGE. THE LEADING EDGE DAMAGE WAS MAPPED AND SENT TO HONDA AIRCRAFT CO. FOR EVALUATION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT DAMAGE WAS OUT OF LIMITS AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE LEADING EDGES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW. OPERATOR REPORT SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED "LIGHT ICING" CONDITIONS ON THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT DURING CLIMB FOR ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES. WITH DAMAGE ONLY ON FRAGMENTED AREAS OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND NOT OTHER SURFACES, IT IS SUSPECT THAT ICE LIBERATING FROM OTHER SURFACES IMPACTED THE TAIL DURING CLIMB.