N65400
Registered owner: NAPA VALLEY BALLOONS INC, CA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAPA VALLEY BALLOONS INC | Operator | on 2011-11-13 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by NAPA VALLEY BALLOONS INC (per NTSB report)
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, 2012-03-08.
Part: VALVE — FAILED (BURNER) · airframe 246 hrs
THE BLAST VALVE (MAIN BURNER VALVE) NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. UPON DISASSEMBLING THE BLAST VALVE FROM BURNER SN:1221 THE SHUTTER VALVE WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED. THE VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND THE ADHESIVE COMPOUND BONDING THE BRASS TO THE RUBBER RING HAD FAILED. THE AMOUNT OF ADHESIVE BONDING THE TWO PIECES ALSO SEEMS TO BE INADEQUATELY OR UNEVENLY APPLIED. THE RUBBER RING SEPARATING FROM THE BRASS HOUSING RESULTED IN COMPLETE BLOCKAGE OF FUEL (PROPANE) TO THE BURNER COILS WHICH ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE BLAST VALVE.