N438
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.
4 reports on file, 2014-04-17 – 2014-05-03.
Part: SILL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 26,404 hrs · 26,333 cycles
CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT SILL FROM FS 559+86 TO FS 622 & RBL 43 HAS 12 AREAS OF CORROSION AROUND NUTPLATE HOLES. FOUND 4 NUTPLATE HOLES FROM 559+86 TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW REO 601R-53-00-526. R & R SILL IAW EA 15-2014-091. BLENDED 8 EA HOLES FROM 559+112 TO 621 TO ALLOWABLE LIMITS IAW REO 601R-53-00-526.
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 26,404 hrs · 26,333 cycles
RIGHT SIDE SPADE DOOR CUT OUT CRACKED. REPAIRED RT SPADE DOOR CUT OUT IAW REO 601R-53-11-048 REV C & EA 05-2014-023.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 26,404 hrs · 26,333 cycles
AFT FACE OF 621 BULKHEAD HAS LT INTERCOSTAL AT STRINGER 13L & STRINGER 14L CRACKED. R & R STRINGER 13L INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN FS 621 & FS 625 IAW SRM 51-42-06 & 51-42-21. UPON FURTHER EVALUATION FOUND STRINGER 14L INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN FS 621 & FS 625 NOT BE CRACKED & VERIFIED BY NDT.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 26,404 hrs · 26,333 cycles
CABIN FLOOR SEAT TRACK AT FS 559+112 & LBL 9 IS CORRODED. REMOVED CORRODED SEAT TRACK & INSTALLED SERVICEABLE TRACK IAW SRM 53-21-49 & 51-41-00.