N485DA
Registered owner: SALE REPORTED, MN (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEROSIM ACADEMY INC | Operator | on 2024-02-27 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by AEROSIM ACADEMY INC (per NTSB report)
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.
29 reports on file, 1995-02-22 – 1999-09-06.
Part: PACK BATTERY — DISCHARGED (LT EMER EXIT)
FOUND MID LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS CKS GOOD.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (LT EMER EXIT)
LT MID OVERWING EMERG LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY AT RACK M654. OPS CHKS GOO.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 2)
NR 2 ENG OIL PRESS SLOWLY DECREASED TO ZERO WITH ASSOCIATED LOW OIL PRESS LIGHT ON. GOOD QTY AND TEMP. REPLACED ENGINE.
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 3)
DURING THE ROTATION AND INITIAL CLIMBOUT OF THE TAKEOFF FROM FLL, (OAT 32 DEG CELSIUS USING NORMAL PWR/EPR 2.06). ENG NR 3 EGT EXCEEDED THE TAKEOFF LIMIT. A MAXIMUM TEMP OF 640 DEG CELSIUS ON ENG 3 EGT WAS REACHED FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO 1 MINUTE. THRUST WAS REDUCED TO EGT OF 620 DEG CELSIUS, WHERE EPR WAS NOTED AT 1.78. REPLACED ENGINE.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 25 reports
1998
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (L2 DOOR)
EMERGENCY LIGHTS L2 DOOR DID NOT TEST ON LAYOVER. REPLACED BATTERIES, NOW TESTS NORMAL.
Part: SKIN — MISDRILLED (RT EVATOR)
RT ELEVATOR, REAR SPAR MOD, OS HOLES: AD 96-06-05. DURING REAR SPAR MOD PER EO 4-70183-3AD, SEVERAL HOLES IN THE UPPER SKIN WERE OVERSIZED. REPAIR BONDED AN INTERNAL DOUBLER AND INSTALL OVERSIZED FASTENERS.
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP OVERWING EXIT. REPLACED LIGHT BULBS.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (RT ELEVATOR)
T/E OF RT ELEVATOR WAS DELAMINATING. INSTALLED ADDITIONAL TACK RIVETS BETWEEN FACTORY RIVETS AS PER M/M 55-20-0.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RUDDER)
THE UPPER RUDDER WAS FOUND WITH MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE RT SKIN PANEL BETWEEN RS 220 AND 242. THE PANEL WAS ORIGINALLY A BONDED ALUMINUM ASSEMBLY WITH BEADED STIFFENERS, BUT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED WITH A REPAIR PANEL OF DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION. THE PANEL HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW SKIN PANEL WITH ANGLE STIFFENERS IN PLACE OF THE ORIGINAL BEADS. THE REPAIR HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 363680-14, REV A.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 2 ENG INLET)
.5 INCH CRACK EXTENDING FROM NR 2 ENG DUCT HOUSING ACCESS PANEL 9524R. REPAIRED PER MM 54-30-0 P 803.
1997
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (NLG)
DURING ROTATION JUST AFTER V1 THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE AFTER WEIGHT CAME OFF HTE WHEEL THE INDICATION TURNED TO SAFE. REPLACED NOSE SWITCHES S93 AND S96 AND PERF NOSE GEAR SWING. GEAR AND INDICATION OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: CONTROLLER — FAILED (CABIN)
SMOKE IN THE CABIN WITH SMOKE DETECTORS GOING OFF. EMERGENCY RETURN INITIATED. SMOKE IN THE CABIN WITH TWO PACKS OPERATING. COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE TEMP LESS THAN 150 DEGREES, FLAPS UP AND LANDING GEAR DOWN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED 35 DEG CONTROLLER AND ACCOMPLISHED A BREATHER PRESS CK, SYS CKS GOOD.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORROSION (BS 344)
CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM AT STA 344 AND RBL 1. REPLACED SECTION OF BEAM PER SRM 53-10-8 FIG 11.
Part: VALVE — CRACKED (RT MLG)
DURING CLIMBOUT, LOST ALL A-SYS HYDRAULIC QTY. FOUND RT MLG LOCK OPERATED SEQUENCE VALVE CASE SPLIT. REPLACED VALVE ASSY AND A-SYS HYDRAULIC FILTERS.
1996
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (R-1 DOOR)
FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK ON THE EXTERNAL SKIN AT R-1 DOOR LWR FWD CORNER. REPAIRED PER M/M 52-12-0, PAR. 10.
Part: WINDOW — SMOKING (R-1)
WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF R-1 WINDOW WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 27,000 FT. NO OVERHEAT LIGHT, WINDOW WAS HOTTER TO TOUCH THAN R-2, L-1, L-2. SECURED R-1 HEAT, FOUND OUTBD WINDOW HEAT CONTACT TOUCHING WINDOW FRAME. RETERMINATED WIRE AND DRESSED AREA, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: ACT ATTACH BOX — CRACKED (NR 2 LE FLAP)
FOUND ON B-1 LETTER CHECK, 1 INCH CRACK NR 2 L/E FLAP ACT ATTACH BOX O/B SIDE. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-20-21.
Part: ACT MOUNT BOX — CRACKED ANGLE (NR 5 LE FLAP)
FOUND ON B-1 LETTER CHECK, NR 5 L/E FLAP ACT MOUNT BOX I/B LWR ANGLE CRACKED. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-20-21 PG 811.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RUDDER)
FOUND ON B1 LETTER CHECK, UPPER RUDDER OUTER SKIN CRACKED 3 INCH RT SIDE, 1 FT FROM TOP CENTER. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 55-40-2 FIG 1.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (LT WING LE)
FOUND ON B-1 LETTER CHECK, VERT SPAR STIFFENER CRACKED AT NR 3 SLAT INBD TRACK O/B SIDE. REPLACED PER M/M 57-20-21.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 1233)
FOUND ON B-1 LETTER CHECK, 1 INCH CRACK VERT WEB OF TORQUE BOX TOP ROW OF RIVETS LT SIDE AT STA 1233. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0 PG 832.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (RT WING LE)
FOUND ON B-1 LETTER CHECK, 1 INCH CRACK VERT SPAR STIFFENER AT NR 7 O/B SLAT TRACK O/B ANGLE. REPLACED STIFFENER PER M/M 57-20-21 PG 813.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (CTR ENGINE)
FOUND ON B-1 LETTER CHECK, THREE .5 INCH CRACKS EXTENDING FROM FASTENERS FWD OF PANEL 9501 RT SIDE AND TWO .5 INCH CRACKS EXTENDING FROM FASTENERS BELOW PANEL 9501 RT SIDE. REPAIRED PER M/M 54-30-0 PG 801 AND 802.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT R1 AND R2 DOOR INOP. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS OVER R1 AND R2 DOORS AND OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHTS OVER DOOR INOP AT R1 AND R2. REPLACED LIGHT ASSYS.
1995
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 2 SLAT)
FOUND ON A2 LETTER CHECK, NUMBER 2 SLAT COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE IS CRACKED AT INBD STOP PAD. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 2 SLAT)
FOUND ON A2 LETTER CHECK, NR 2 L/E SLAT COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE IS CRACKED AT OUTBD STOP PAD. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
Part: TRANSVERSE BEAM — CRACKED (FS 1263 RH TORQ)
DURING LETTER CHECK INSPECTION, THE RT TORQUE BOX UPPER TRANSVERSE BEAM AT FS 1263 WAS FOUND CRACKED. PER THE B727 S/B 53-0129, REV 4, THE PART WILL BE REPLACED.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (NR 6 LE SLAT)
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND NR 6 SLAT WITH CRACKED L-ANGLE UNDER UP-STOP. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.