N4254R
Registered owner: STAR MARIANAS AIR INC, MP (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAR MARIANAS AIR INC (1SMA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
2 reports on file, 2017-07-07 – 2017-10-31.
Part: MAGNETO — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 15,136 hrs
AFTER INITIATING TAKEOFF ROLL BY ADVANCING THROTTLE FULL FORWARD, PILOT NOTED LESS THAN NORMAL POWER AND VERIFIED MAXIMUM RPM ACHIEVED WAS 2000 RPM. PILOT REJECTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. POST FLIGHT RUN-UP REVEALED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE ABOVE 1,200 RPM, WHEN IGNITION SWITCH PLACED ON RIGHT HAND MAGNETO ONLY, ENGINE WOULD LOSE SUBSTANTIAL RPM. WITH ONLY LEFT MAGNETO SELECTED ENGINE WOULD RUN NORMALLY.
Part: JOINT — FAILED (THROTTLE) · airframe 14,876 hrs
AFTER TAKING OFF AND SETTING CLIMB POWER, PILOT NOTED THROTTLE MOVEMENT HAD NO IMPACT ON MANIFOLD PRESSURE SETTING AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE ENGINE POWER WITH THE THROTTLE. UPON DISCOVERY, PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ASKED TO LAND ON A RUNWAY TEMPORARILY CLOSED AS IT WAS LONGER AND THE NECESSARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. ATC WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE TO LAND ON THE CLOSED RUNWAY, SO PILOT OPTED TO CONTINUE FLT TO AIRPORT OF INTENDED DESTINATION 10 MILES SOUTH USING CLIMB POWER AND RPM SETTINGS FOR THE FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING WAS ASSURED, PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND EXECUTED A SAFE LANDING. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK AROUND THE WELD ON THE THROTTLE JOINT ASSEMBLY WHICH HAD RESULTED IN A COMPLETE DISCONNECTION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE TO FUEL INJECTOR SERVO.