N67PJ
Registered owner: TUSCON SOARING CLUB INC, AZ (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| JL AVIATION, INC (JL0A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
FOUND 2.5 IN CRACK FROM LT REAR MOUNT HOLE FWD.
ELT WOULD ACTIVATE ON ITS OWN, RETURNED TO MANUFACTURE. REPLACED G SWITCH, RECERTIFY AND FOUND TO BE OK.
INSPECTING ELT, FOUND CASE TO BE IN MANY PIECES WITH CRACKS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE UNIT. PLASTIC SEEMS TO BE VERY SOFT AND BRITTLE. THIS IS SECOND ELT OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL THAT HAS BEEN FOUND IN THIS CONDITION DURING TESTING FOR NON OPERATION.
DURING EXTERNAL LOAD OPS, ENGINE RPM WENT TO APPROXIMATELY 60 PERCENT N2. LOAD WAS DROPPED AND RPM CAME BACK TO 95 PERCENT. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILES TO LZ, BUT WOULD NOT HOLD RPM TO HOVER. FOUND FILTER IN FUEL NOZZLE COLLAPSED.