N473FL

PIPER PA-28-140D Minor injury Part 91 — operator not named in the NTSB record

ATA 3244

Part: TIRE — BLOWN (ZONE 700) · airframe 11,499 hrs · 9,113 cycles

ACFT BLEW THE LEFT MAIN TIRE WHILE TAXIING TO THE HANGAR AFTER LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO ISSUES. AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY AND STARTED TO HEAD TOWARDS THE HANGAR. IT TAXIED ABOUT 300 YARDS ON TAXIWAY H BEFORE IT TURN OFF ONTO TAXIWAY E. WHILE IT WAS ON E IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LEFT SIDE STARTED TO LOWER. THAT IS WHEN CREW STOPPED AND ADVISE TOWER AND STEPPED OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND SAW THE TIRE MISSING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RIDING ON THE WHEEL ASSY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED THE WHEEL ASSY WITH A SERVICEABLE WHEEL ASSY FOR TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO BE TOWED TO HANGAR WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WILL BE IN THE HANGAR UNDERGOING A DETAIL INSPECTION OF THE LEFT GEAR AND COMPONENTS.

ATA 3150

Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED · airframe 10,953 hrs · 8,748 cycles

AT CRUISE AND 41,000 AGL A NO RIGHT ENGINE NO DISPACT LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH , RAN THE QRH CHECK LIST AND IT ADVISED US TO LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICAL , SO THE KVNY WAS CHOSEN TO LAND AT, NO OTHER ISSUES , MAINTENANCE WAS ADVISED OF THE SITUATION

ATA 3400

Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION · airframe 10,126 hrs · 8,135 cycles

DEPARTING FROM LA GUARDIA AIRPORT (KLGA) LINED UP ON RUNWAY 13 AFTER BEING CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF, A RED HDG WARNING FLAG WAS DISPLAYED ON BOTH PFDS, WE TRIED TO CLEAR IT BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, CONSEQUENTLY WE ASKED THE TWR CONTROL TO CANCEL TAKEOFF AND GIVE US TAXIING INSTRUCTIONS BACK TO THE RAMP DUE TO INSTRUMENT FAILURE. ONCE ON THE RAMP,, WE PROCEEDED TO MAKE THE CHECKLIST, RESET THE SYSTEM, AND PERFORMED THE RELEVANT TROUBLESHOOTING AND THE FAULT WAS CLEARED. AFTER THAT WE PROCEEDED TO CONTINUE WITH THE TRIP WITH NOT FURTHER ISSUES.

ATA 3425

Part: NONE — INTERMITTENT (FWD NOSE COMPART) · airframe 10,005 hrs · 8,044 cycles

N473FL ABORTED TAKEOFF AT KBTR AT LOW SPEED DUE TO TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION WARNING. AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY PITCH TRIM WAS OBSERVED TO BE NEAR THE AFT LIMIT BUT WITH IN THE GREEN BAND. PITCH TRIM WAS EXERCISED, THEN RESET TO THE MIDDLE OF THE GREEN BAND. WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY WE MOMENTARILY SET TAKEOFF POWER TO VERIFY THE CONFIGURATION WARNING WAS RECTIFIED. AFTER NOTING NO CONFIGURATION WARNING WAS GENERATED, REQUESTED TAKEOFF CLEARANCE. REMAINDER OF FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNEVENTFULLY.

ATA 3244

Part: TIRE — DEFLATED (MLG) · airframe 9,652 hrs · 7,773 cycles

AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT AND APPLING NORMAL BRAKES . THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED ABOUT 4000 FT AND THE SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT ,AIRCRAFT COULD NOT STAY ON THE CENTER LINE SO CREW TURN OF RUNWAY AND SHUT DOWN ENGINES AND FOUND THE LEFT MAIN TIRE HAD GONE FLAT , TOWER WAS NOTIFIED AND MAINTENANCE CLEAR AIRCRAFT FROM TAXI WAY

ATA 3240

Part: BRAKE — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 6,776 hrs · 5,665 cycles

CREW REPORTED BRAKES FIRM BUT NO BRAKING ACTION DURING LANDING. ANTI-SKID SYS WAS DISCONNECTED & LIGHT BRAKES APPLIED FOR STOPPAGE. ANTI-SKID FUNCTION CHECK PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. THE RT BRAKE & BOTH MAIN GEAR WHEEL & TIRE ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 5753

Part: TUBE — GOUGED (TE FLAP)

WHILE CARRYING OUT A B-CHECK INSPECTION ON THE LT FLAP, IT WAS NOTED THE LT FLAP TUBE ASSEMBLY HAD A LARGE GOUGE IN IT.

ATA 5511

Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB)

DURING A SCHEDULED MX INSP, WHILE PERFORMING A BOROSCOPE INSP OF THE HORIZ STABILIZER RIBS, SEVERAL CRACKS WERE FOUND ON RIBS IN THE LT AND RT SIDES OF THE HORIZ STABILIZER. THE CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE ATTACHMENT FLANGES FROM THE RIBS WHERE THEY ARE RIVETED TO THE SKIN. MX CONFIRMED 18 SEPARATE CRACKS ON 6 OF THE CANTED RIBS. ALL CRACKED RIBS WERE REPLACED.