N531PA
Registered owner: GM LEASING COMPANY LLC, LA (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
AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM MONTICELLO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FOR A PATIENT TRANSPORT. 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE CREW REPORTED FUMES IN THE CABIN AREA. THE PIC DECIDED TO MAKE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT MCGEHEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT CHECKED OUT BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. WHEN MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ARRIVED, RAGS WERE FOUND IN FRONT OF THE HEATER OUTLET DUCTS. THE RAGS WERE REMOVED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND A COMPLETE FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE HEATER SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED ON THE GROUND WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SOURCE OF THE FUMES WERE THE RAGS IN FRONT OF THE HEATER DUCTS. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT HAS FLOWN 2.6 HOURS SINCE THIS INCIDENT WITH NO REPEAT/RECUR OF THE FUMES IN THE CABIN AREA.
PILOT REPORTED BRAKES VERY WEAK AFTER LANDING, PSM. RAN UP POWER, AT 50 PERCENT TORQUE BRAKES FAIL TO HOLD. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BRAKE SYSTEM BLEEDING IAW J31 MM 32-40-00. BRAKE SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD. BRAKES HELD WITH MAX POWER ON BOTH ENGINES.
UNCOMMANDED FLAP DEPLOYMENT IN FLIGHT VERIFIED VISUALLY TO APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES. FLAPS CONTINUED TO DEPLOY TOWARD 35. UPON LANDING FLAPS RETURNED TO ZERO VERIFIED VISUALLY UNCOMMANDED. NO HORN WAS HEARD WITH FLAPS DEPLOYED AND POWER LEVER BELOW 20 PERCENT. REPLACED FLAP SELECTOR VALVE. OPS CHECKED GOOD. TEST FLIGHT FAILED. FOUND BROKEN WIRE IN CENTER CONSOLE. REPAIRED WIRE AND PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECKS OF FLAP SYSTEM IAW AMM. FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD. PERFORMED IN-FLIGHT FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF FLAPS, FOUND OPERATION NORMAL.