N581PA

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

Operator	Role	Period	Basis
SEA AIRMOTIVE, INC.	Operator	on 1979-05-25	Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 1979-05-25 Operator named in NTSB report

DEHAVND CAN DHC-4A Fatal injury — SEA AIRMOTIVE, INC.

Operated by SEA AIRMOTIVE (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ANC79AA053

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.

1 report on file, 2003-09-04.

OVER TEMP; WARNING INDICATION · 2003-09-04 Unresolved

ATA 7933

Part: SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENG OIL TEMP)

DURING CLIMB-OUT, RT OIL TEMP ROSE TO APPROX 95 DEGREES CENT. ABLE TO CONTROL TEMP MANUALLY AT 85 DEGREES. OIL TEMP REMAINED IN 80 TO 85 RANGE UNTIL DESCENT. DURING DESCENT, OIL TEMP BEGAN CLIMBING & WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE IN MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC MODE. AT 95 DEGREES & CLIMBING, ELECTED A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN. OIL PRESS NORMAL DURING HIGH OIL TEMP CONDITIONS. ENG RESTARTED ON GRND FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. ENG OIL TEMP STARTED CLIMING & WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE IN MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC MODES EVEN THOUGH OIL COOLER DOOR & INDUCER VALVE OPERATING NORMALLY. NO CHANGE IN OIL PRESSURE. R & R OIL TEMP SENSOR, ASSOCIATED CONNECTOR & OIL COOLER. GROUND RUN SUCCESSFUL & AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR I5HA0358004