N567MA
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, 2009-03-31 – 2010-04-12.
Part: CONDITION LEVER — CRACKED (THROTTLE) · airframe 17,914 hrs · 25,041 cycles
ON SHUT DOWN PILOT NOTICED CONDITION LEVER WAS LOOSE. UPON INSPECTION FOUND CONDITION LEVER WORN AND CRACKED MOST OF THE WAY THROUGH. INSPECTION REVEALED POSSIBLE CONSTANT RUBBING CAUSED WORN SPOT LEADING TO THINNING OF THE METAL AND FATIGUE FROM BENDING TO GET INTO SHUT DOWN POSITION.
Part: O-RING — SPLIT (LT ENGINE) · airframe 17,465 hrs · 24,244 cycles
AFTER SHUTDOWN, PILOT DISCOVERED OIL DRIPPING FROM NACELLE AREA ON LT ENGINE. COWLING WAS REMOVED AND OIL WAS DISCOVERED COMING FROM THE UPPER OIL SCAVENGER TUBE ON LT LWR SIDE OF ENGINE AT THE AFT SIDE OF THE "C" FLANGE COUPLING (PN 3113090-01). TUBES WHERE DISASSEMBLED AND FOUND O-RING (PN AS3209-116) SPLIT ON TRANSFER TUBE (PN 3100481-01). CLEANED ALL SURFACES AND REPLACED ALL O-RINGS WITH NEW AND REASSEMBLED. TEST RAN AND LEAK CHECKED AND FOUND OK.
Part: WHEEL — WORN (NLG) · airframe 17,312 hrs · 23,980 cycles
PILOT REPORTED VIOLENT SHIMMY ON TAKEOFF AND LANDING. REMOVED NOSE WHEEL AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE NOSE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSY. INSPECTED NLG AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. CHECKED SHIMMY DAMPENER AND FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLE. OK.