N433AE
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, 2012-08-12 – 2016-04-12.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (HORIZ STAB) · airframe 6,388 hrs · 14,208 cycles
DURING ROUTINE MX, THERE WAS A CRACK DISCOVERED ON THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. IT IS ON THE TE OF THE RT SIDE OF THE STABILIZER. THAT SECTION OF THE STABILIZER IS A SINGLE SKIN WITH NO DOUBLED OR BACKUP SUPPORT.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 5,803 hrs · 18,223 cycles
PILOT REPORTED SMELLING SOMETHING HOT IN THE COCKPIT, NO SMOKE PRESENT. INSPECTED THE ACFT, THEN THEY FLEW FOR APPROX ONE HOUR. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 5,222 hrs · 11,100 cycles
DURING FLIGHT, AN UNFAMILIAR ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE COCKPIT. CREW DESCRIBED IT AS A BURNING RUBBER ODOR. ODOR WAS SHORT LIVED AND DISSIPATED SHORTLY AFTER TURNING OFF AC COMPRESSOR SWITCH. ODOR DID NOT RESURFACE AFTER SWITCHING AC SYS BACK ON. DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY TO HOME BASE, RETURNED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. DEFICIENCY WAS ANNOTATED ON 134A, CONDUCTED VISUAL INSPECTION OF BELTS AND ELECTRICAL WIRING WITHOUT RESULTS. GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED, ALL SYS ACTIVATED WITHOUT RESULTS OR DUPLICATION OF ODOR. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. CHECKED ALIGNMENT OF AIR CON BELT IAW CURRENT AMM 21-51-10,4-1B, PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF WIRING, AND PERFORMED GROUND-RUN TO CHECK AIR CON SYS IAW CURRENT AMM 21-51-10,5-1. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.