N45052
Registered owner: TALKEETNA AERO SERVICES INC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talkeetna Aero Services, Inc. (T04A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| Bering Air, Inc. (FXTA) | Operator | on 2010-12-22 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by BERING AIR INC (per NTSB report)
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.
5 reports on file, 1997-07-22 – 2010-12-22.
Part: TUBE — BLOWN (NLG) · airframe 28,162 hrs
ON LANDING NOSE WHEEL TUBE BLEW OUT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
Part: FILTER HOUSING — CRACKED (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 27,651 hrs
HYDRAULIC FILTER BOWL CRACKED AND LOST FLUID AT ATTACHMENT THREADS.
Part: FILTER HOUSING — CRACKED (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 27,559 hrs
HYDRAULIC FILTER BOWL CRACKED AND LOST FLUID AT ATTACHMENT THREADS.
Part: IDLER LINK — FAILED (ACTUATOR) · airframe 22,569 hrs
NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING. NOSE GEAR IDLER LINK FAILED AT ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. WE ARE REPLACING ALL THE NOSE GEAR LINKS IN OUR FLEET AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE FROM MFG. UNTIL THE NEW LINKS ARE AVAILABLE, WE ARE DYE PENETRANT INSPECTING THE LINKS IN USE AND CHECKING THE RIGGING FOR PROPER ADJUSTMENT.
Part: HINGE — BROKEN (RT MLG DOOR)
GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, GREEN LIGHTS FOR LT MLG AND NLG. RED INTRANSIT LIGHT STAYED ON. CYCLED GEAR UNTIL 3 GREEN. LANDED, FOUND FORWARD HINGE ON RT INNER GEAR DOOR BROKEN. PART NUMBER IS IMPROVED VERSION THAT TERMINATES REPETITIVE AD.