N471DA
Registered owner: AEROSIM ACADEMY 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.
24 reports on file, 1995-03-22 – 2012-08-07.
Part: PUMP — OUT OF ADJUST (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 4,502 hrs
WHILE WORKING TO COMPLETE A FUEL SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT, FOUND THAT THE METERED FUEL PRESSURE WOULD NOT OUTPUT ABOVE 10 PSI AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE, AFTER ADJUSTMENT (SERVICE INFORMATION DIRECTIVE 97-3 CALLS FOR 13.8 -15.5 PSI).
Earlier reports · 1995–2009 · 23 reports
2009
Part: CRANKCASE — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 1,726 hrs
DURING A SCHEDULED INSP AND UPON VISUAL INSP A CRACK IN THE ENG CRANKSHAFT CASE WAS DISCOVERED.
1998
Part: STRAP — CRACKED (R1 DOORWAY)
THE R1 DOOR SURROUND DOUBLER (BEAR STRAP) WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK AT THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. THE SKIN WAS CUT TO ACCESS THE BEAR STRAP UNDERNEATH. THE CRACK WAS CUT OUT OF THE BEAR STRAP AND AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER AND TRIPLER WERE INSTALLED PER BAC S/B 727-53-0136. THE REPAIR WAS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 364990-14.
Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED (BS 380)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SI 4-72762-12 ME-03, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN EXISTING DOUBLER. A REPAIR IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED PER ERA 364990-14 FILE CODE 53-31-20.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (BS 950)
AFT RT SLIDE LIGHT ON AFT CARGO DOOR INOP. REPLACED ASSOCIATED BATTERY RACK, OP CK OK PER MM.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ON L/O, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT ON AFT CARGO DOOR INOP. REPLACED BATT PACK AS PER M/M. OPS CHK NML.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (BS 950)
CARGO DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK FAILED ON TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT R2 FLASHES THEN GOES OUT WHEN TESTED. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, CKS NML.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (RT ELEVATOR)
LOWER SKIN DAMAGED 58 INCHES FROM O/B END. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-20-3. NR 2895.
Part: QUICK DISCONNECT — LEAKING (B-HYD SYST)
IN FLIGHT SYSTEM 'B' HYDRAULIC FAILURE AT 10,000 FT. TOTAL LOSS OF SYSTEM 'B' FLUID. AIRBORNE DIVERT TO IAD. REPLACED QUICK DISCONNECT 'B' RES TO PRESSURE SIDE OF PUMP HYD FITTING. SVC SYS PER SRM 2-29-88, LEAK CHECK PER MM 11-25-83 LEAK CHECK GOOD.
1997
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (S-DUCT HOUSING)
FOUND ON B2 LETTER CK, SEVERAL 1 INCH CRACKS 'S' DUCT HOUSING FWD OF ACCESS PANEL 9501 LT LOWER CORNER. REPAIRED PER MM 54-30-0.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT FWD ENTRY OVERHEAD WILL NOT ILLUM, WHEN TESTED. REPLACED BATT'S IN LIGHT ASSY, CKS NML.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 3 LE SLAT)
THE LOWER SKIN SECTION WAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. INSTALLED SPLICE SECTION REPAIR PER M.M.57-54-O.
1996
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (WING LE)
A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE TIA DUCT CUTOUT AREA. INSTALLED A DOUBLER PER MM 57-54-00, PG 814.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (R2 DOOR CUTOUT)
FOUND DURING MV1 CHECK, .5 INCH CRACK AT R2 DOOR FWD FRAME UPPER HINGE CUTOUT LWR CORNER. REPAIRED PER SRM 52-40-2.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB)
CRACK IN VERTICAL STAB STRINGER AT RIB CHORD ATTACH POINT RT SIDE STR 8 FIN STA 157.2, REF EO 4-59253-12. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER M/M 55-30-0.
Part: POSITION SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG)
UPON NOSE GEAR EXTENSION, HAD AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. INDICATED WERE TWO GREEN MAIN GEAR LIGHTS AND ONE RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT. NO DOOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMUMINATED. PERFORMED EMERG CK LIST IAW POM INCLUDING AN ATTEMPT AT MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION TO NO AVAIL. VISUAL INSP OF GEAR THROUGH VIEWING PORT SHOWED NOSE DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON FLAP SELECTION TO 30 DEGREES, HAD AN AURAL GEAR WARNING. SILENCED WARNING AND HAD NORMAL LANDING. PIN GEAR AND TAXI TO GATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR POSITION SWITCH 93, ADJUSTED. OPS CK OK MM 32-61-71, PAGE 501.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FS 259.5-294.5)
DURING INSPECTION, THE LOWER RT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA 259.5 AND STA 294.5 WAS FOUND DENTED JUST ABOVE STR 19R. THE FRAME SHEAR TIE AT STA 277 BETWEEN S-19R AND S-18R WAS DAMAGED AND BEING REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH B727 SRM. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED PER A TIME-LIMITED REPAIR PER FAA/DER FORM8110-3, DTD 01-11-96 DL ERA 302990 REV A.
1995
Part: COVE SKIN — CRACKED (NR 7 LE SLAT)
FOUND DURING A-2 LETTER CHECK, NR 7 SLAT COVE SKIN ANGLE CRACKED I/B OF TAI DUCT AND UNDER STOP PAD. ALSO, NR 8 COVE SKIN ANGLE CRACKED UNDER TAI DUCT. REPAIRED PER 57-54-0 PG 807 AND 816.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FS 1273)
THERE IS A 3 INCH CRACK IN THE ANGLE OF THE AFT TRANSVERSE BEAM OF THE RT TORQUE BOX AT FS 1273. THESE AREAS OF THE TORQUE BOX ARE THE SUBJECT OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 94-07-08, WHICH REQUIRES INSPECTION PER S/B 53-0129. THIS ER/A WILL REPLACE THE DAMAGED PART IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE S/B.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (NR 6 LE FLAP)
DURING A SHOP INSPECTION, A DENT IN THE LEADING EDGE WAS FOUND TO BE BEYOND ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS. A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER SRM 57-50-3. RT WING NR 6 L/E SLAT.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 6 LE FLAP)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, A RIB WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN RT WING NR 6 L/E SLAT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-00.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 6 LE FLAP)
DURING A SHOP INSPECTION, TWO RIBS WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED. ITEM NR 1 RIB NR 16 RIB CRACKED, A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER SRM 57-50-3. ITEM NR 2 RIB NR 17 CRACKED. A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER 57-50-3. RT WING NR 6 L/E SLAT.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 6 LE FLAP)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, ITEM NR 1 AND NR 2 CRACKS WERE FOUND IN RIBS OF NR 6 SLAT. REPAIRS WERE INSTALLED PER MM 57-54-0.