N460AA

PIPER PA-28-181 · 2022 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: ALF IX LLC, IL (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.

27 reports on file, 1997-07-11 – 2011-10-21.

WARNING INDICATION · 2011-10-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2420

Part: RELAY — INOPERATIVE (APU) · airframe 68,197 hrs · 35,761 cycles

TUL - INFLIGHT DFW-ORD. CREW REPORTED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT FAILED WITH RIGHT GENERATOR ALREADY ON PLACARD. FLIGHT DIVERTED TUL LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT. ADJUSTED VOLTS ON THE RIGHT GENERATOR AND REPLACED THE RIGHT GENERATOR POWER RELAY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20111022TUL02
ELECT. POWER LOSS-50 PC · 2011-09-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2421

Part: RELAY — STICKING (GENERATOR BUS) · airframe 67,990 hrs · 35,644 cycles

OKC - INFLIGHT DFW-PHL. CREW REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE GENERATOR FAULTED ON CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED OKC LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED GENERATOR BUS RELAY R2-34 THAT WAS STICKING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20110919TUL01
FALSE WARNING · 2011-08-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 67,673 hrs · 35,457 cycles

DFW - CREW REPORTED ALL THREE GEAR INDICATED "UNSAFE". EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED GROUND SENSING INTERLOCK SWITCH. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20110801DFW05
Earlier reports · 1997–2009 · 24 reports

2009

OTHER · 2009-02-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 60,979 hrs · 31,974 cycles

LONGERON L2R CRACKED AFT OF STATION 1418, INSTALLED REPAIR SPLICE PER AARD 53-30-00-2.

Source: SDR AALA20090226TUL12
OTHER · 2009-02-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 60,979 hrs · 3,179 cycles

FRAME CRACKED AT LONGERON FASTENER HOLES AFT SIDE OF STATION 1418, INSTALLED FRAME DOUBLER PER ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION NR MD80-53-005548.

Source: SDR AALA20090226TUL14

2008

NO TEST · 2008-12-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — LOOSE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 60,425 hrs

LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT BY AFT JUMPSEAT INOPERATIVE. RESEATED BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA200803101
NO TEST · 2008-12-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 60,425 hrs

EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROWS 20 TO 32 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT AFT GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA200803105
NO TEST · 2008-12-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 200) · airframe 60,425 hrs

LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS ACROSS FROM FORWARD LAVATORY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA200803100
NO TEST · 2008-12-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 60,425 hrs

LGA - SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS AFT OF OVERWING EXITS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT AFT GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA200803099
NO TEST · 2008-12-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: MODULE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 60,425 hrs

LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROWS 20 TO 32 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED CONTROL MODULE AT MID CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA200803104
NO TEST · 2008-12-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: CONTACT — DIRTY (POWER SUPPLY) · airframe 60,425 hrs

LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN SIDEWALL BY AFT STAIRS INOPERATIVE. CLEANED AND ADJUSTED CONTACTS FOR POWER SUPPLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA200803102
NO TEST · 2008-12-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: CONTACT — DIRTY (POWER SUPPLY) · airframe 60,425 hrs

LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT OVERHEAD TAIL CONE SLIDE INOPERATIVE. CLEANED AND ADJUSTED CONTACTS OF POWER SUPPLY FOR TAIL CONE SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA200803103
NO TEST · 2008-10-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: WIRE HARNESS — DISCONNECTED (TAILCONE) · airframe 59,937 hrs

LGA EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT IN AFT SIDEWALL PANEL IN TAILCONE HAS WIRES DISCONNECTED. SECURED WIRES FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT IN AFT SIDEWALL PANEL IN TAILCONE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED)

Source: SDR AALA200802710
NO TEST · 2008-10-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN) · airframe 59,937 hrs

LGA EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING AT SEAT 20D INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED LOOSE CONNECTOR AT SEAT 20D FOR EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED)

Source: SDR AALA200802709
NO TEST · 2008-10-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 59,857 hrs

LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 20D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT SEAT 20D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA200802649
NO TEST · 2008-10-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 59,857 hrs

LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 32D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT SEAT 32D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA200802650
FLUID LOSS; NO WARNING INDICATION · 2008-06-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — LEAKING (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 58,925 hrs

ORD INFLIGHT T2340/11JUN. CREW REPORTED LT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LOSS ON DESCENT. CREW TURNED HYDRAULIC PUMP OFF FOR LT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. REPLACED HYDRAULIC LINE ON LT THRUST REVERSER CONTROL VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)

Source: SDR AALA200801583
OVER TEMP; WARNING INDICATION · 2008-04-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: DUCT — DEFECTIVE (A/C BAY) · airframe 58,604 hrs

DFW INFLIGHT T318/30APR - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH INDICATION. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED DUCT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA200801154
WARNING INDICATION · 2008-04-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3297

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (RT MLG) · airframe 58,489 hrs

ATL INFLIGHT T1297/16APR - CREW REPORTED UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION ON LEFT NOSE GEAR AND NO LIGHT INDICATION ON RIGHT GEAR. FIRST OFFICER CONFIRMED GEAR EXTENSION THROUGH PERISCOPE. LANDED ATL WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND LOOSE CONDUIT AT RIGHT GEAR IN WHEEL WELL. CLEANED AND SECURED CONDUIT CONNECTOR FOR RIGHT GEAR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA200800990

2005

NO TEST · 2005-12-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

LGA - OVERHEAD AISLE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS IN MID CABIN FOR OVERHEAD AISLE EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20050821
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2005-06-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2913

Part: PUMP — INOPERATIVE (RT ENGINE)

AT FL 230 RT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE VERY RAPIDLY AND FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY RT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW ANNUCIATOR AND RAPIDLY DECREASING HYDRAULIC QUANTITY. TURNED OFF RT ENGINE PUMP AND STOPPED QUANTITY LOSS AT 8. USED MANUAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND LANDED NORMAL WITH GEAR DOORS EXTENDED FOR LANDING. REPLACED RT ENGINE PUMP AND FILTER AND REPLACED PRESSURE LINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20050391

2004

NO TEST · 2004-05-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

LAX - EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT AT G2 GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT AT G2 GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20040558

2002

NO TEST · 2002-04-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: TERMINAL — LOOSE (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FIRST CLASS CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. TIGHTENED FIRST CLASS CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT TERMINAL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20020517

2000

WARNING INDICATION · 2000-12-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3220

Part: VALVE — DEFECTIVE (NLG)

CVG - FLT 1467 - EN ROUTE BUF-ORD, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. RED NOSE RED LANDING GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY AURAL WARNING SIGNAL. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM NLG AREA. DIVERTED CVG AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED NLG SHRADER VALVE ASSY. SERVICED NOSE LANDING GEAR. NO LEAKS NOTED. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20002118

1999

OTHER · 1999-12-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: BEAM — CORRODED (BS 1174/1193)

TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON BEAM AT DOOR STOP BRACKETS. INSTALLED DOUBLERS AT FORWARD AND AFT STOP LOCATIONS PER AARD 53-10-00-3 AND 53-10-00-16. (M)

Source: SDR AALA200098

1998

NO TEST · 1998-08-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 25D INOPERATIVE. RESPLICED BROKEN WIRE AT EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 25D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA981494

1997

NO TEST · 1997-07-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHTS — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AFT OF PASSENGER SEAT ROW 22D TO AFT STAIRS FOUND INOPERATIVE. ACCOMPLISHED EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST WITH NO DEFECT FOUND. EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. (X)

Source: SDR AALA971251