N462PA

PIPER PA-28-181 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 4 seats · M

Registered owner: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC, FL (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.

5 reports on file, 2023-05-04 – 2024-10-22.

NO TEST · 2024-10-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: POWER SUPPLY — NO TEST (ZONE 200) · airframe 35,843 hrs · 40,970 cycles

DURING INSPECTION, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY, 11LN, FAILED A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED POWER SUPPLY 11LN. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

Source: SDR 4VAA202410242009
NO TEST · 2024-10-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: POWER SUPPLY — NO TEST (ZONE 200) · airframe 35,843 hrs · 40,970 cycles

DURING INSPECTION, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY, 9LN, FAILED A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED POWER SUPPLY 9LN. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

Source: SDR 4VAA202410242008
OTHER · 2024-09-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5280

Part: DOOR — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG) · airframe 35,713 hrs · 40,904 cycles

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LEFT HAND INBOARD LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS OPEN ON LANDING. MAINTENANCE LUBED THE GEAR DOOR. THEN THEY PERFORMED EXTENSION AND RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR TO VERIFY ADJUSTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAAB MAINTENANCE MANUAL. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

Source: SDR 4VAA2024091309005
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-10-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2610

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 35,356 hrs · 40,677 cycles

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY RECEIVED AN APU FIRE MESSAGE DURING FLIGHT AND DISCHARGED THE APU FIRE BOTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE AND THE FINAL CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE SUBMITTED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THIS REPORT.

Source: SDR 4VAA20231021008
WARNING INDICATION · 2023-05-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2421

Part: GENERATOR — FAILED (ZONE 100) · airframe 34,941 hrs · 40,382 cycles

THE CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKE-OFF, ALL INSTRUMENT LIGHTS FLICKERED. A LEFT-HAND GENERATOR FAULT MESSAGE APPEARED ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER ASSOCIATED MESSAGES. THE CREW RETURNED TO FIELD LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE LEFT HAND GENERATOR WAS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. `

Source: SDR 4VAA202305084002