N52AJ
Registered owner: MCCARTY AARON T, AK (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.
3 reports on file, 1996-06-21 – 2017-10-30.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 6,552 hrs · 4,123 cycles
LEFT GEAR WILL NOT FULLY RETRACT UPON GEAR RETRACTION SELECTION. THE LIGHT WILL INDICATE UP WHEN GEAR SELECTOR LEVER IS PULLED UP FURTHER. IN FLIGHT THE LEFT GEAR DOOR WILL GET A TRANSIT INDICATION IN FLIGHT OCCASIONALLY. REMOVED A FAILED LT WING HARNESS. INSTALLED A NEW HARNESS IAW BP 4AS8120100-537, REV.B. COMPLIED WITH LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONAL TEST IAW CMP 32-30-01 WITH NO INDICATION DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. DURING NEXT FLIGHT, LANDING GEAR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED IN-FLIGHT, LEFT GEAR YELLOW CROSS HATCH MOMENTARILY DISPLAYED. ADJUSTED TH EPROXIMITY SWITCHES IN THE FWD AND AFT LT UPLOCK ASSEMBLIES. ADJUSTED THE LT INBOARD LANDING GEAR DOOR. GEAR FUNCTIONAL CHECKED GOOD, WORK PERFORMED I
Part: PUSH PULL ROD — CRACKED (RUDDER TAB)
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, RUDDER TAB PUSH/PULL RODS WERE REMOVED TO LUBRICATE TRIM ACTUATOR SCREWS. THE ROD WAS SPLIT 80 PERCENT OF THE LENGTH FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE WATER FREEZING INSIDE THE TUBE.
Part: PUSH PULL ROD — CRACKED (ELEVATOR TAB)
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, ELEVATOR TAB PUSH/PULL RODS WERE REMOVED TO LUBRICATE ACTUATOR SCREWS. THE ROD WAS FOUND TO HAVE BRAZE REPAIR OVER A CRACK AND WAS SPLIT OPEN.