N478DA
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.
27 reports on file, 1995-08-13 – 2012-08-16.
Part: PUMP — OUT OF TOLERANCE (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 4,746 hrs
ENGINE DRIVEN MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP WILL NOT OUTPUT HIGHER THAN 13 GPH AFTER ADJUSTMENT. OUTPUT SHOULD BE IN THE 17 - 18 GPH RANGE.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 26 reports
1998
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR LIGHTS DO NOT WORK FROM ROW 28 BACK. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRES AT END OF TRACK.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1275)
RT VERTICAL TORQUE BOX WEB CRACKED .25 INCH PAST ROUTE OUT AT LIGHTNING HOLE STA 1275 RT UPPER HOLE. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0 FIG 819.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (LT ELEVATOR)
NR 2 LT BALANCE BOARD CLOSE OUT PANEL HAS A 2 INCH CRACK AT O/B END. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-20-3.
Part: SUPPORT — CRACKED (NR 8 SLAT ACT)
NR 8 SLAT ACTUATOR SUPPORT CRACKED I/B SIDE. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21.
Part: OVEN — FAILED (CABIN)
ELECTRICAL ODOR IN F/C REPORTED BY F/A. REPLACED FIRST CLASS OVEN.
Part: MEGAPHONE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
FOUNDED FWD MEGA PHONE INOP. REPLACED SAME, CKS OK.
Part: TORQUE BOX — CRACKED (BS 1263)
THE FS 1263 BEAM AND CHANNEL ON THE RT TORQUE BOX OF THE AFT VENTRAL STAIRWAY WERE FOUND WITH TYPICAL CRACKS PER S/B 53-0129. THE CRACKED PARTS WERE REPLACED PER THE S/B INSTRUCTIONS AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 363704-14AD.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (NR 3 SPOILER)
FOUND ON F-2 LETTER CHECK, NR 3 SPOILER TOP SKIN DELAMINATED O/B END 23 X 9. MADE FIBERGLASS REPAIR PER SRM 57-50-6 FIG 1.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1273)
FOUND DURING F-2 LETTER CHECK, .0625 INCH CRACK AT UPPER EDGE OF TORQUE BOX LIGHTENING HOLE LT SIDE STA 1273. ROUTED OUT PER M/M 53-11-0.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 7 SLAT)
FOUND DURING F-2 LETTER CHECK, NR 7 SLAT COVE SKIN ANGLE CRACKED O/B OF I/B UPSTOP PAD. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-0.
1997
Part: SKIN — CORROSION (BS 535)
THE FUSELAGE SKIN HAS A 2.3 BY 2.6 CUTOUT FOR A CORROSION REPAIR AT STA 535 BETWEEN STR 26R AND 27R. THE CUTOUT IS NEXT TO STR 27R BELOW THE LAP JOINT. THE REPAIR WAS APPROVED PER FAA/DER FORM 8110-3, DER DESIGNATION SO-831, DTD 6-5-97.
Part: SKIN — LOOSE RIVETS (RT AILERON)
RT O/B AILERON SKIN HAD LOOSE RIVETS ON UPPER SKIN. INSTALLED NEW SKIN SECTION REPAIR PER SRM 57-50-5.
Part: SPAR — WORN (RT AILERON)
RT O/B AILERON REAR O/B SPAR WORN. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-03.
Part: VERTICAL WEB — CRACKED (BS 1303)
FOUND VERTICAL WEB CRACKED AT STA 1303 ON LT SIDE OF S-DUCT VIEWED FROM 48 SECTION. REMOVED CROSS SECTION REPAIRED PER SRM 58-10-4, FIG 17.
Part: SLIDE — LOOSE (R1 DOOR)
EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE IN FORWARD GALLEY DOOR, FELL OUT OF ITS CONTAINER IN FLIGHT. SECURED SLIDE OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: PANEL — BROKEN (HORIZ STABILIZER)
ON WALK AROUND ON GROUND GEG, FOUND PANEL 9216 PARTIALLY MISSING FROM BOTTOM OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. ONE QUARTER OF PANEL WAS MISSING. REPLACED PANEL MFG P/N 65-20657-26.
1996
Part: LIGHTS — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
AFT SECTION OF EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED SPLICE IN AFT SECTION, OPERATION NOW NORMAL.
Part: LOCK SWITCH — FAILED (NLG)
NOSE GEAR RED INTRANSIT LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN GEAR RAISED. LIGHT TESTS GOOD, WORKED WELL WHEN GEAR LOWERED/CA. REPLACED NOSE GEAR LOCK SW, PERFORMED NLG RETRACTION ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (LT WING)
FOUND DURING E-1 LETTER CHECK, NR 1 SLAT ACTUATOR SUPPORT BRACKET CRACKED I/B SIDE. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21 PG 812.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (NR 1 SLAT)
FOUND ON E1 LETTER CHECK, NR 1 SLAT ACTUATOR MOUNT BRACKET CRACKED ON O/B SIDE. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-20-21.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
FOUND DURING E-1 LETTER CHECK, LIGHTENING HOLE AT RT FWD TORQUE BOX WEB CRACKED .1875 INCH. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 4 LE FLAP)
FOUND ON E1 LETTER CHECK, 2 CRACKS IN OUTBD SURFACE OF NR 4 L/E FLAP, 1.5 INCH AND 2 INCH. REPAIRED AND REPLACED L/E FLAP.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 4 LE SLAT)
DURING INSPECTION, NR 4 L/E SLAT INTERNAL SUPPORT RIB NR 5 AND NR 17 WERE FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 4 LE SLAT)
DURING INSPECTION, NR 4 L/E SLAT UPPER SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED SEVERAL PLACES UNDER THE WING FENCE. REPAIRED SKIN PER MM 57-54-0.
1995
Part: FUEL PUMP — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
ON TAKEOFF ROLL WITH ALT POWER SET, NR 2 ENG ROLLED BACK AND SHUTDOWN ACCOMPANIED BY AUTO PACK TRIP. TAKEOFF ABORTED AND RETURNED TO GATE. INSPECTED NR 2 ENG INLET AND EXH FOR VISIBLE DAMAGE, NONE FOUND. REPLACED ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP, LEAK CKS GOOD. PERFORMED TAKEOFF PWR AND ENG RUN UP PER PFHB, ALL CKS GOOD.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 344)
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED BETWEEN 3 RIVET HOLES AT FS 344 BETWEEN STRINGERS 22L AND 23L. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1.