N57491
Registered owner: MONARCH ENTERPRISES INC, WA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAPILLON AIRWAYS INC (PG9A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENG OUT LIGHT ILLUMINATE. AFTER A CHECK OF THE GAGES THERE WHERE NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF A ENGINE FAILURE. SHORTLY AFTER ANOTHER CHECK OF THE GAGES THE N1 GAGE READ 0. I SUSPECTED A GAGE MALFUNCTION AND INITIATED A DECENT TOWARDS THE DRAGON LZ TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. AFTER LANDING I RADIOED 978 THAT I HAD LANDED SAFELY AND THEY INITIATED A RECOVERY SHIP. MAINTENANCE ARRIVED AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THAT THE N1 TACH GENERATOR WAS INOPERATIVE AND WAS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE POST GROUND RUNS.
ACFT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF A DAILY PREFLIGHT, DURING THE PREFLIGHT THE PILOT FOUND A CRACK ON THE TAILBOOM. THE CRACK WAS VALIDATED, IT IS 118.6250" AFT FROM THE TAILBOOM TO AIRFRAME ATTACHMENT BULKHEAD. THE LENGTH OF THE CRACK IS 1.6250". IT ORIIGINATES UNDER AN OVERLAPPED PIECE OF THE TAILBOOM SKIN FROM AN ATTACHING RIVET.
DURING FLIGHT A/C REGISTERED TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT. PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING . IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE , METAL IN OIL, DUE TO DUPLEX BEARING FAILURE. ACTT 7243.3. REMOVED AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION BMC 00503 WITH S/N BMC 45364.