N42EL
Registered owner: PREVAILING WINDS LLC, IN (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.
3 reports on file, 2015-09-11 – 2015-12-07.
Part: MODULATING VALVE — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 2,662 hrs · 3,269 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW HAD SEVERAL REPORTS OF AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE CONTROLLING THE COCKPIT TEMPERATURE. THEY DESCRIBED THIS ISSUE, SAYING THE COCKPIT TEMP WOULD GET EXTREMELY HOT. THERE WERE ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AFTER EACH REPORT WITH TECH SUPPORT ASSISTING. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO REPLACE THE COCKPIT TEMP MODULATING VLV, PN 390-385016-0001. OPERATIONAL CHECKS SATISFACTORY.
Part: SUPPORT BRACKET — BROKEN (PAX DOOR) · airframe 2,632 hrs · 3,228 cycles
THE CREW INDICATED THAT WHEN A PAX WAS EXITING THE ACFT, THE MAIN CABIN DOOR SNUBBER LOWER ATTACHMENT BRACKET BROKE. THIS BRACKET IS NOT MADE VERY STRONG TO BEGIN WITH, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT CRACKS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. THE CABIN DOOR BRACKET WAS REMOVED & A NEW BRACKET WAS INSTALLED, PN 390-430238-0003. OPERATIONS CHECKED OK. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WIRE — PINCHED (AHRS SYSTEM) · airframe 2,605 hrs · 3,197 cycles
THE CREW HAD REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING AN INTERMITTENT OR COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE NR 1 AHRS SYS. AFTER EACH REPORT MX TROUBLE SHOT BUT COULD NOT VERIFY THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE FAULT OR FAILURE OF THE SYS. AFTER A FEW MORE REPORTS FAILURES OF THE NR 1 AHRS SYS. TROUBLE SHOT & FOUND WIRE W32-29 PINCHED IN AN A CLAMP & CHAFED THROUGH CAUSING A GND TO STRUCTURE IN THE TAIL CONE AREA. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED & THE SYS OPERATED CORRECTLY.