N431MA
Registered owner: REGENT TRUST CORPORATION TRUSTEE, KS (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.
6 reports on file, 2004-02-10 – 2012-12-19.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (BS 233) · airframe 11,718 hrs
DURING 300HR AF INSPECTION, DISCOVERED A CRACK RUNNING FORE AND AFT ALMOST CENTERLINE BETWEEN THE HYD FILTER BRACKETS. AFTER A THOROUGH CLEANING, ADDITIONALLY FOUND THE CRACK EXTENDING TO STA 233 TO THE DRIP PAN AND ALSO INTERNAL BEHIND THE RADIO RACK.
Part: B-NUT — LOOSE (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 11,011 hrs
PILOT NOTICED HYD FLUID LEAKING ON GROUND AND LT SIDE OF ACFT. MECHANIC ARRIVED AND SERVICED NR2 HYD SYS. PERFORMED GROUND RUN AND FOUND FLUID SQUIRTING FROM B-NUT/ T-FITTING ON THE RETURN LINE, COMING FROM THE FILTER MANIFOLD. DISCOVERED B-NUT WAS NOT EVEN FINGER TIGHT. TIGHTENED B-NUT AND ALL SURROUNDING FITTINGS, RESERVICED HYD RESERVOIR. PERFORMED GROUND RUN FOR 5 MINUTES WHILE PILOT PERFORMED A HYD SYS CHECK WHICH CHECKED GOOD. AFTER SHUTDOWN MECHANIC CHECKED FOR LEAKS- NONE FOUND. PERFORMED MX HOVER, THEN FLIGHT. ALL CHECKS WERE NORMAL AND NO FURTHER LEAKS WERE NOTICED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (BS 270) · airframe 10,812 hrs
DURING SCHEDULED MX, FOUND 2 STRUCTURAL CRACKS ALONG STA 270 BULKHEAD, BUTTLINE 8.5 LT, WATERLINE 81.6. CRACKS ORIGINATE FROM FASTENERS JOINING LT AFT NODAL BEAM SUPPORT PN 222-031-592-103 AND STA 270 BULKHEAD. NO PREVIOUS REPAIRS, ACFT OUT OF SERVICE.
Part: SERVO — MALFUNCTIONED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 8,076 hrs · 21,896 cycles
NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOST PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A OPEN FIELD AT VALLEY HOSPITAL WITH OUT INCIDENT. PATIENT WAS TRANSPORTED VIA AMBULANCE ACROSS THE STREET TO UMC. RT DUAL ACTUATOR SERVO LEAKING AT PISTON. REMOVED AND REPLACED SERVO.
Part: SERVO — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 8,076 hrs · 21,896 cycles
SCENE FLIGHT FROM BASE 7 LAS VEGAS, NV TO JEAN, NV TO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (UMC), LAS VEGAS, NV. APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF UMC, NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOST PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A OPEN FIELD AT VALLEY HOSPITAL WITH OUT INCIDENT. PATIENT WAS TRANSPORTED VIA AMBULANCE ACROSS THE STREET TO UMC. RT DUAL ACTUATOR SERVO LEAKING AT PISTON. REMOVED AND REPLACED SERVO.
Part: MOUNT — DEBONDED (M/R GEARBOX)
ENROUTE TO THE HOSPITAL FOR PATIENT PICKUP. STRONG 2 PER REV VIBRATION EXPERIENCED. LANDED AT PSP AIRPORT. CONTACTED MAINTENANCE FOR REPAIRS. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND LATERAL ISOLATION MOUNT DE-BONDED. REMOVED AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE UNIT.