N479DA

CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 · 2007 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

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.

22 reports on file, 1995-02-03 – 1999-02-06.

WARNING INDICATION · 1999-02-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2780

Part: SWITCH — BROKEN (NR 5 LE SLAT)

AFTER FLAP RETRACTION FROM 5 DEGREES TO 2 AMBER FLAP ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED ON FWD PANEL. IN POSITION TEST, THE NR 5 SLAT INDICATED EXTEND. RAN V-LIST PER POM NR 5 SLAT WOULD NOT RETRACT. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, FOUND SWITCH S12 ROCKER ARM MISSING. REPLACED SWITCH DAL (P/N 274203783). SYSTEM CHKS NORMAL.

Source: SDR DL72K990252
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 21 reports

1998

NO TEST · 1998-11-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (ROW 21)

EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SIGN WILL NOT ILLUM WHEN TESTED O/H ROW 21. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, CKS NORMAL.

Source: SDR DL72K982452
OTHER · 1998-10-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BS 1183)

RT I/B TENSION TIE BOLT FITTING CRACKED. REPLACED PER BAC DRAWING 65-17509.

Source: SDR DL72K982036
OTHER · 1998-10-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (PAX DOORWAY)

FOUND ON B2 LETTER CK, LT AFT ENTRY DOOR FRAME CRACKED BELOW THE UPPER STOP CASTING WL 273. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-9. NR CARD 87. FOUND ON B2 LETTER CK, RT AFT ENTRY DOOR FRAME CRACKED BELOW THE UPPER STOP CASTING WL 273. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-9. NR CARD 86.

Source: SDR DL72K982040
NO TEST · 1998-06-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE ON STANDBY POWER. REPLACED BATERRY PACK SLED AND RELAMPED EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS OVERWING EMERG EXIT, CKS NML PER MM.

Source: SDR DL72K981180
OTHER · 1998-05-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED (R-1 DOORWAY)

DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EO 4-72762-12, A 2.5 IN CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE R-1 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT INTERNAL DOUBLER. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ERA 364679-14.

Source: SDR DL72K980951
OTHER · 1998-05-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: STRAP — CRACKED (R1 DOORWAY)

THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE R1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK IN THE DOOR SURROUND BEAR STRAP. THE CRACK WAS TERMINATED AND REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER BAC S/B 727-53-0136, REV 3, FIGURE 6 AS DOCUMENTED IN ER/A 364679-14.

Source: SDR DL72K980956

1997

NO TEST · 1997-12-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (R2 DOOR)

R2 EMERG SLIDE LIGHT INOP. REPLACED REFLECTOR, OPS CHKS GOOD.

Source: SDR DL72K972727
OTHER · 1997-07-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5720

Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (RT WING)

RIGHT WING L/E SPAR STIFFENERS CRACKED AT THREE LOCATIONS, INBD SPAR STIFFENER CRACKED AT NR 6 SLAT INBD TRACK AND INBD SPAR STIFFENER CRACKED AT NR 7 SLAT INBD TRACK, OTBD SPAR STIFFENER CRACKED AT NR 7 SLAT O/B TRACK. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21.

Source: SDR DL72K971364

1996

NO TEST · 1996-09-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)

1 RED EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHT OUT IN FWD CABIN- RELAMPED AND RPL LENS TEST OK

Source: SDR DL72K962092
OTHER · 1996-04-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (L1 DOOR CUTOUT)

THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND UNDERLYING DOUBLER WAS FOUND TO HAVE A 0.6 INCH CRACK IN THE UPPER FORWARD CORNER OF THE L-1 DOOR CUT-OUT. A TIME LIMITED REPAIR WAS INSTALLED WITH THE PERMANENT TO BE INSTALLED AT HMV PER DL ERA 303491-14.

Source: SDR DL72K960975
OTHER · 1996-04-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5414

Part: PANEL — CRACKED (NR 9524)

FOUND ON A2 LTR CK. ONE INCH CRACK AT PANEL 9524. REPAIRED PER M/M 54-30-0 PG 803/804.

Source: SDR DL72K960948
OTHER · 1996-04-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1270/1280)

FOUND ON A2 LTR CK - RT VERTICAL TORQUE BOX WEB CRACKED AT UPPER LIGHTNING HOLE STA 1270. RT VERTICAL TORQUE BOX WEB CRACKED AT LOWER LIGHTNING HOLE, STA 1280. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0 PG 828.

Source: SDR DL72K960943
OTHER · 1996-04-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: WEB — CRACKED (LT TQ BOX)

FOUND ON A2 LTR CK. LT TORQUE BOX VERTICAL WEB 2 EACH CRACKS AT FORWARD UPPER LIGHTNING HOLE. LT TORQUE BOX VERTICAL WEB CRACKED AT 2ND FROM FORWARD UPPER LIGHTNING HOLE. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0 PG 828.

Source: SDR DL72K960945
OTHER · 1996-04-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1235)

FOUND ON A2 LTR CK. RT VERTICAL TORQUE BOX WEB CRACKED AT UPPER END STA 1235. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0 NR 19.

Source: SDR DL72K960946
OTHER · 1996-04-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1263/1310)

FOUND ON A2 LTR CK. LT VERTICAL TORQUE BOX WEB CRACKED AT LOWER LIGHTNING HOLE STA 1263. LT VERTICAL TORQUE BOX WEB CRACKED AT UPPER LIGHTNING HOLE STA 1310. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0, PG 828.

Source: SDR DL72K960949
OTHER · 1996-04-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5754

Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 1 SLAT)

FOUND ON A2 LTR CK - COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED NR 1 SLAT AT INBOARD UPSTOP PAD. REPAIR - REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-0.

Source: SDR DL72K960942
OTHER · 1996-04-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1240/1248)

FOUND ON A2 LTR CK - RT VERTICAL TORQUE BOX WEB CRACKED AT UPPER LIGHTNING HOLE, STA 1240. RT TORQUE BOX WEB CRACKED AT LOWER LIGHTNING HOLE STA 1248. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0.

Source: SDR DL72K960944
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 1996-02-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2782

Part: ACTUATOR — CRACKED (NR 4 LE SLAT)

NR 4 L/E SLAT ACTUATOR CRACKED IN FLT CAUSING A-SYSTEM HYD FLUID LOSS. REPLACED ACTUATOR.

Source: SDR DL72K960468

1995

FALSE WARNING · 1995-08-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: FIRE LOOP — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE)

FIRE WARNING INFLT ON NR 1 ENG, NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF FIRE. SHUTDOWN ENG AND FIRED BOTH BOTTLES, LANDED LGA. DETERMINED IT WAS FALSE WARNING, NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. FOUND FAULTY FIRE LOOP, REPLACED SAME. OPERATION NORMAL.

Source: SDR DL72K953382
OTHER · 1995-02-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FS 1263)

DURING INSPECTION, A .875 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE ANGLE OF THE FWD TRANSVERSE BEAM OF THE RT TORQUE BOX AT FS 1263 IN ACCORDANCE WITH B727 S/B 53-0129, REV. 4, THE BEAM WILL BE REPLACED.

Source: SDR DL72K950760
OTHER · 1995-02-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: STAIR WEB — CRACKED (FS 1263)

FOUND ON LETTER CHECK, A .875 INCH CRACK IN DOUBLER AT HORIZ STIFFENER STA 1263 BELOW VENTRAL STAIR ACT - 2. .75 INCH CRACK AT LIGHTENING HOLE UPPER STA 1266 BELOW VENTRAL STAIR ACT - REPAIR - 1. REPAIRED PER ERA 301128-14 CODE 4-53-10 - 2. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0 P 832.

Source: SDR DL72K950503