N481DA
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.
30 reports on file, 1995-01-18 – 1999-07-19.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (L2 DOOR)
L2 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK FAILED TO ILLUMINATE DURING TEST. REPLACED PACK.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 5 LE SLAT)
FOUND ON C1 LETTER CK, LOWER COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT NR 5 SLAT I/B STOP. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 700)
WHILE ACCOMPLISHING LFEC INSPECTIONS PER SI 4-74176-12AD ON S4R, CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND BETWEEN BS 481 AND 680. CONDUCTING HFEC INSP CONFIRMED 29 CRACK INDICATIONS IN THE LWR FASTENER ROW OF THE LAP JOINT. REPAIRED PER ERA 332875-14AD, REV A.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 580)
WHILE ACCOMPLISHING LFEC INSPECTIONS PER SI 4-74176-12AD ON S4R CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND BETWEEN BS 481 AND 680. GAINING INTERNAL ACCESS AND CONDUCTING HFEC INSP CONFIRMED 29 CRACK INDICATIONS IN THE LWR FASTENER ROW OF THE LAP JOINT. REPAIRED PER ERA 332874-14AD, REV A.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (PAX DOOR)
FWD EVACUATION SLIDE LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 25 reports
1998
Part: DUCT — FAILED (LT AC BAY)
AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE AFTER T/O, CABIN ROC SHOWED 400 FT CLIMBS THROUGH ENTIRE CLIMB. C/W LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION CK LIST BUT COULD NOT STOP CLIMBING. CARGO HEAT OUTFLOW VLV CLOSED. REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR ASSY AND DAMAGED DUCT. PRESSURIZED A/C TO 6 PSI. SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: ACCESSORY UNIT — FAILED (LANDING GEAR)
WHEN GEAR HANDLE SELECTED DOWN GEAR LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUM. GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED UP BUT WOULD NOT GO PAST OFF. POM ABNML PROCEDURE WAS C/W. FOUND LEVER LATCH CB POPPED. RESET CB GEAR, LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, GEAR WAS VISUALLY CONFIRMED DOWN. FOUND LEVER LATCH C/B POPPED. FOUND LDG GEAR ACCY UNIT WITH HEAVY ELECT SMELL. REPLACED LDG ACCY UNIT. REPLACED LEVER LATCH C/B. REPLACED R92 LDG SAFETY RELAY. PERFORMED GEAR SWING PER MM. PERFORMED LDG GEAR ELECT MODULE ADJ TEST PER MM. ALL CHKS NML. RESTORED A/C TO NML.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 913)
STA 913 RT ANGLE IS CRACKED MLG W/W O/B SIDE ABOVE SHELF ANGLE. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0 P 834.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
FOUND DURING B-2 LETTER CHECK, 2 EA .75 INCH CRACKS IN VERTICAL STAB RT SKIN AT BASE FS 1342 STAB STR 10. REPAIRED PER M/M 55-30-0.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (NR 8 LE SLAT)
NR 8 SLAT I/B AND O/B ATTACH BRACKETS CRACKED. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21 P 812.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1263)
FOUND DURING B-2 LETTER CHECK, .5 INCH CRACK RT LWR TORQUE BOX TRANSVERSE WEB FS 1263 O/B OF NR 2 ENG FUEL SHROUD. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-10 FIG 4.
1997
Part: COUPLING — CRACKED (B-HYD SYST)
B-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LOST IN FLIGHT. FOUND THE QUICK DISCONNECT MALE END COUPLING CRACKED, THE ONE THAT GOES TO THE NR 2 B-PUMP. REPLACED COUPLING AND REPLACED NR 2 B-PUMP. RAN A LEAK CHECK AND FOUND NO FURTHER PROBLEM. REPLACED B-PUMP AS PRECAUTIONARY.
Part: SPAR WEB — CRACKED (CENTER WING)
THE WING CENTER SECTION REAR SPAR WEB WAS CRACKED AT APPROX RBL 20.5 AND LBL 11.5. THE CRACK AT RBL 20 IS 2.0 LONG AND A CHEM-MILLED RADIUS JUST BELOW THE SPAR UPPER CHORD. THE CRACK AT LBL 11.5 IS 1.13 LONG ALSO IN THE CHEM-MILLED RADIUS JUST BELOW THE SPAR UPPER CHORD BETWEEN THE STIFFENERS AT LBL 7.5 AND 12.9. REPAIRED PER ERA 362506-14.
Part: SKIN — PUNCTURED (LT AILERON)
LT OB AILERON SKIN PUNCTURED. REPAIRED PER MM 57-51
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
AFT AIRSTAIR EMERG LIGHT INOP. FOUND GROUND WIRE TO PWR SUPPLY BROKEN CAUSING BATTERIES TO DISCHARGE WHEN A/C ON GROUND SERVICE BUSS. REPAIRED SAME, REPLACED BATTERIES.
1996
Part: ACTUATOR BRACKET — CRACKED (NR 1 LE FLAP)
O/B ACTUATOR ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED AT UPPER CORNER NR 1 L/E FLAP. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER M/M 57-20-21.
Part: SPAR STIFFENER — CRACKED (NR 3 SLAT)
LE SPAR STIFFENER CRACKED AT NR 3 SLAT INBD TRACK. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-20-21.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
COCKPIT EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE DURING TEST. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY.
Part: LAMP — FAILED (CABIN)
AFT EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT INOP DURING TEST. RELAMPED, CKS OK.
Part: ANTI-FRET STRIPS — WORN (TE FLAP TRACK)
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND THE MICARTA ANTI FRETSTRIP FOR THE RIGHT WING INBD T/E FLAP, I/B TRACK WORN. REPLACED STRIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH AD 90-07-05.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (L5 WINDOW CUTOUT)
FOUND DURING A-2 LETTER CHECK, .3750 INCH VISIBLE CRACK IN SKIN AT L5 WINDOW CUTOUT UPPER AFT CORNER. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3.
Part: BLKHD CLIP — CRACKED (BS 1342)
FOUND DURING A-2 LETTER CHECK, FS 1342 BULKHEAD AND UPPER ATTACH CLIP CRACKED 1.5 INCH AT RT SIDE AND CRACKED BEYOND STOP DRILL ON LT SIDE. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (L2 DOOR CUTOUT)
FOUND DURING A-2 LETTER CHECK, .5 INCH CRACK IN LT AFT SERVICE DOOR FWD FRAME AT LOWER I/B CORNER OF UPPER HINGE/GUIDE ARM CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER SRM 52-40-2.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 2 LE SLAT)
DURING SHOP VISIT, INNER TAI SKIN CRACKED BETWEEN RIBS NR 11 AND NR 12 AT AFT RIVET TAIL. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 FIG 803A, FOR NR 2 L/E SLAT.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 1 SLAT)
UPON INSPECTION FOR NR 1 LEADING EDGE SLAT, RIB NR 15 WAS FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
Part: SLAT — CRACKED (NR 1 POSITION)
UPON INSPECTION FOR NR 1 LEADING EDGE SLAT, GROUND DAMAGE WAS FOUND. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-50-3.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 1 LE SLAT)
UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE TAI DUCT SKIN CUTOUT WAS CRACKED. REPAIRED AS PER MM 57-54-0, FOR NR 1 L/E SLAT.
1995
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
R1 DR OVERHEAD E-PATH LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES. CKS NORMAL.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 2 LE SLAT)
INNER TAI SKIN CRACKED BETWEEN RIBS 11 AND 12 AFT RIVET TAIL. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 FIG 803A, FOR NR 2 L/E SLAT. FOUND DURING SHOP INSPECTION.
Part: NOSE COWL — WORN (NR 1 ENGINE)
DURING SHOP VISIT, FOUND WORN AREAS ON AFT LANDING EDGE BETWEEN 6 AND 9 O'CLOCK POSITION ON NOSE COWL. REPAIRED AS PER 727 SRM 54-10-3.