N684KW

PARTENAVIA SPA P.68C · 1991 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 7 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: FOUR KILO WHISKEY LLC, FL (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Florida Aero Charter, Inc. (F33A)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

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.

1 report on file, 2014-10-15.

FLUID LOSS; VIBRATION/BUFFET · 2014-10-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8530

Part: CYLINDER HEAD — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 2,700 hrs · 2,000 cycles

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 4,000 FT, HEARD AND FELT A SUDDEN VIBRATION. LOOKED TO THE LT ENGINE AND SAW THAT IT WAS VIBRATING MORE THAN NORMAL, AND THEN OIL BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE COWL. PLACED THE LT THROTTLE LEVER IN THE IDLE POSITION, FOLLOWED BY THE PROP LEVER TO THE FEATHER POSITION, THEN THE MIXTURE TO THE IDLE-CUT-OFF POSITION. THE ENGINE FEATHERED NORMALLY. DECLARED AND EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. SINGLE-ENGINE DESCENT, APPROACH AND LANDING WERE UNEVENTFUL. AFTER SHUTDOWN WE DE-COWLED THE ENGINE AND SAW THAT CYLINDER NR 3 HAD CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH AT THE HEAD, SEPARATING FROM THE CYLINDER BORE.

Source: SDR 2014FA0000634