N424PA
Registered owner: SKYWEST LEASING INC, UT (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trans Pac Aviation Academy | Operator | on 2009-08-21 | Operator named in NTSB report |
| PAN AMERICAN WORLD AWYS INC. | Operator | on 1970-11-07 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by Trans Pac Aviation Academy (per NTSB report)
Operated by PAN AMERICAN WORLD AWYS INC. (per NTSB report)
Operated by PAN AMERICAN WORLD AWYS 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.
5 reports on file, 2015-01-02 – 2022-11-12.
Part: ARM — BROKEN (RUDDER TRIM) · airframe 24,828 hrs
DURING AN INSPECTION FOUND CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY FOR RUDDER TRIM/ RUDDER CABLE CRACKED AT ATTACH POINT., CONNECT ARM ASSEM BROKEN, 66661-000
Part: REGULATOR VALVE — BROKEN (VACUUM SYS) · airframe 22,347 hrs
PILOT SQUAWKED VAC INOP, VAN ANNUNCIATOR INOP, TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE VAC INOP SWITCH HAD FALLEN OFF THE VACUUM REGULATOR, REGULATOR WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED, FOUND THE REGULATOR TO BE GLUED TOGETHER AT ALL FITTINGS, THE REASON THE INOP SWITCH IS NOT SUPPORTED AND THE VIBRATIONS WORKED IT FREE, NO TOOLING MARKS TO SHOW THAT THE SWITCH HAD EVER BEEN REPLACED, NO TRACES OF GLUE WERE ON THE FITTING ATTACHED TO THE SWITCH
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (BS 73) · airframe 18,905 hrs
CORROSION WAS FOUND TO RIGHT UPPER, FWD COCKPIT FITTING. THE FITTING IS LOCATED AT RIGHT, LOWER END OF WINDSCREEN NEAR INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT CORROSON WAS CAUSED BY LEAKAGE FROM IMPROPERLY FITTED WINDSCREEN OR CONDENSATION.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (BS 108) · airframe 18,905 hrs
THE CABIN DOOR PAN THAT COMPRISES THE LOWER INBOARD PART OF DOOR FRAME WAS FOUND CRACKED. CRACK WAS FROM AFT LIGHTENING HOLE TO EDGE OF MATERIAL.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 15,686 hrs
DURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION EVENT, A BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED BELOW WHERE THE FLAP HANDLE IS MOUNTED. THE BRACKET IN QUESTION IS LOCATED IN THE TUNNEL IN THE CENTER OF THE CABIN FLOOR AND IS USED TO MOUNT THE FLAP HANDLE ASSY. IT CONTAINS NUT PLATES TO ALLOW THE HANDLE TO BE BOLTED THROUGH THE TUNNEL. THE CRACK IS IN THE UPPER RT CORNER OF THE BRACKET, BETWEEN THE NUT PLATE AND THE EDGE OF THE METAL. IT IS SPECULATED THAT THE CRACK IS CAUSED BY THE MOVEMENT OF THE FLAP HANDLE CAUSING STRESS TO THE BRACKET.