N6733L
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.
2 reports on file, 1995-06-29 – 1996-09-02.
Part: CASE — CRACKED (ELT)
ELT BATTERY WAS FOUND TO HAVE 2 SMALL CRACKS IN PLASITC CASE, AND TRACES OF ACID. UPON OPENING OF THE BATTERY, FOUND THAT ONE OF THE PANASONIC MADE 'D' CELLS WAS LEAKING FROM THE BASE (NEGATIVE END). LEAK WAS FOUND BEFORE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO TRANSMITTER OR ELT TRAY. SUBMITTER STATES, THIS IS THE THIRD FINDING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY LEAKING ACID FROM AN ELT 110-4 BATTERY, THIS BATTERY WAS HALF WAY THROUGH ITS TWO YEAR LIFE.
Part: HINGE — BROKEN (MLG LT INBD DOOR)
AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, LEFT INBOARD DOOR REMAINED OPEN AND GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON. FOUND THE FORWARD HINGE HAD BROKEN IN RADIUS. THIS HINGE IS THE IMPROVED TYPE INSTALLED IAW AD 80-26-05 AND PIPER SB 682 TO PREVENT CRACKING. AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME 14,876.