N5831B

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

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.

8 reports on file, 1997-03-14 – 2000-08-04.

PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2000-08-04 Unresolved
ATA 8530

Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (NR 1)

WHILE EN ROUTE, LEFT ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT FEATHERED PROPELLER AND SECURED ENGINE. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 1 CYLINDER CRACKED. CYLINDER REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. ENGINE GROUND RUN AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

Source: SDR 20000817SH004
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2000-04-12 Unresolved
ATA 8550

Part: HOSE — SPLIT (NR 8 CYLINDER)

WHILE IN-FLIGHT, THE CREW NOTICED OIL PRESSURE STARTING TO GRADUALLY DROP. SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND FEATHERED PROPELLER. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 8 CYLINDER CROSS-CONNECT TUBE HAD SPLIT. REPLACED HOSE, RAN ENGINE, NO LEAKS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

Source: SDR 20000503SH048
VIBRATION/BUFFET; PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 1999-09-27 Unresolved
ATA 8530

Part: CAMSHAFT — FAILED (ENGINE)

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND PROP FEATHERED. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO COMPRESSION ON REAR CYLINDERS. SUBMITTER SUSPECTED REAR CAM FAILURE. ENGINE TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED.

Source: SDR 99ZZZX4016
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 1999-07-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8530

Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (NR 1 ENGINE)

AFTER LEVELING OFF, ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND BACKFIRE. SECURED ENGINE AND FEATHERED PROPELLER. MAINTENANCE FOUND CYLINDER NR 1 CRACKED. REPLACED CYLINDER WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. AIRCRAFT GROUND RUN AND CHECKED SATISFACTORY.

Source: SDR 99ZZZX2979
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 1999-06-17 Unresolved
ATA 7921

Part: ENGINE — FAILED (OIL COOLER)

APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE DROPPING. ENGINE WAS SECURED AND PROPELLER FEATHERED WHEN MINIMUM PRESSURE WAS OBTAINED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ENGINE OIL OUT TO OIL COOLER IN LINE HAD BROKEN. LINE WAS REPLACED AND OIL TANK REFILLED. ENGINE GROUND RAN, NO LEAKS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 99ZZZX2575
FLUID LOSS · 1998-03-05 Unresolved
ATA 8530

Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (LT ENG NR 3 CYL)

APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER DEPARATURE, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED OIL LEAK IN LEFT ENGINE. CREW DIVERTED BACK TO AWM. MAINTENANCE FOUND CYLINDER NR 13 HEAD SEPARATING FROM BARREL.

Source: SDR 98ZZZX1089
OTHER · 1998-02-03 Unresolved
ATA 8530

Part: CYLINDER — FAILED (NR 5)

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED OIL COMING FROM THE ENGINE VENT. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED AND THE PROPELLER FEATHERED. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. INSPECTION FOUND CYLINDER NR 5 WITH NO COMPRESSION. CYLINDER TO BE REMOVED AND FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING DONE IF THE CYLINDER IS NOT THE PROBLEM.

Source: SDR 98ZZZX1044
VIBRATION/BUFFET; PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 1997-03-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8530

Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (NR 11)

WHILE EN ROUTE, ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. ENGINE WAS SECURED. FOUND NR 11 CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED. REPLACED NR 11 CYLINDER WITH A YELLOW TAGGED UNIT. ENGINE OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.

Source: SDR 97ZZZX1367