N696TA
Registered owner: TASLO LLC, NV (owner ≠ operator)
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, 2005-08-16 – 2006-06-12.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 4,964 hrs · 4,175 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER BRACKET INSPECTION AS PART OF THE (A) LEVEL INSPECTION BOTH THE LT AND RT IB HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER BRACKET RIB STRUCTURES AND BRACKETS WERE FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN COMMUNIQUE' NUMBER 70.
Part: ENGINE — ODOR (RIGHT) · airframe 4,229 hrs · 3,531 cycles
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT WHILE AT 28,000 FT BOTH PILOTS NOTICED A STRONG ENVIRONMENTAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. THE CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND REVIEWED THEIR CHECKLIST. WHEN THE LEFT CABIN PRESSURE SOURCE WAS SELECTED THE ODOR HAD IMMEDIATELY DISSIPATED. THE FLT WAS COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WHILE PERFORMING A GROUND INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD A FISH ODOR TO IT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED BOTH ENGINES FOR EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND. THE ENGINES WERE OPERATED WITH THE RIGHT BLEED AIR SOURCE SELECTED AND NO ODOR WAS NOTICED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.