N50KA

DEHAVILLAND DHC-3 · 1956 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 11 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: KENMORE AIR HARBOR LLC, WA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Kenmore Air Harbor, LLC (GJRA)Certificate holder—Matched by certificate designator

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.

1 report on file, 2001-04-02.

INFLIGHT SEPARATION · 2001-04-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2731

Part: RIVET — SHEARED (ELEVATOR TAB)

ALL RIVETS SECURING MASS BALANCE ARM (INSTALLED PER VIKING AIR LTD. ANTIFLUTTER MOD KIT NO VALTOC1136 AND APPROVED PER STC ST01243NY) SHEARED RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE SERVO TAB ACTUATION WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL. PILOT FELT OSCILLATION IN ELEVATOR CONTROL DURING HIGH POWER SETTINGS DURING TAKEOFF AND CLIMB. CAUSE MAY BE DUE TO HEAVY ARM ASSEMBLY ATTACHED WITH ALUMINUM RIVETS TO SERVO TAB END BLOCK AND VIBRATION BETWEEN TAB AND MASS BALANCE ARM ASSEMBLY. TAB P/N: C3TE13-12 MASS BALANCE P/N: VALTOC1136-12 TAB FILLER BLOCK P/N: VALTOC1136-18.

Source: SDR 2001B4106