N5611D
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORION AIRWAYS | Operator | on 1969-02-06 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
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.
6 reports on file, 1995-12-20 – 1998-02-16.
Part: CYLINDER — SEPARATED (NR 4)
THE CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED FROM THE BARREL COMPLETELY THREE COOLING FINS DOWN FROM THE SPARK PLUG HOLE. THE CYLINDER REMAINS IN PLACE. DUE TO ENGINE ROUGHNESS, A PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN WAS PERFORMED. AD 78-08-07 APPLIES TO THIS CONDITION. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED INSPECTION FOR BLOW-BY BEFORE EACH FLIGHT INSTEAD OF THE 100-HOUR INTERVAL PER AD.
Part: VALVE — BROKE (ENG CYL EXH)
EXHAUST VALVE BROKE DURING A FULL POWER APPLICATION. SUSPECT CAUSE MAY BE REDUCED LEAD CONTENT IN FUEL.
Part: VALVE — FAILED (NR 8 EXHAUST)
IN-FLIGHT FAILURE OF NR 8 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE. VALVE HEAD SNAPPED OFF. SUSPECT CAUSE OVERHEATED VALVE DUE TO REDUCED LEAD IN FUEL.
Part: DISTRIBUTOR GEAR — TEETH SHEARED (MAG)
COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE MAGNETO DUE TO SHEARING OF ALL TEETH OF THE DISTRIBUTER GEAR.
Part: PISTON — DEFECTIVE (NR 2 CYL)
IN C/W AD 78-08-07 INSPECTION FOR POSSIBLE SEPARATION OF CYLINDER HEAD AND BARREL, SIGNS OF BLOW-BY WERE NOTED. CYLINDER ASSY REMOVED AND RETURNED TO OVERHAUL FACILITY.
Part: PISTON — CRACKED (NR 9 CYL)
THE CYLINDER SHOWED LOW COMPRESSION AND EMITTED BLACK OILY EXHAUST. CYLINDER ASSY REMOVED. FOUND CRACKED PISTON. CRACK EXTENDED FROM PISTON PIN HOLE TO TOP OF PISTON. NO OTHER DAMAGE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.