N697AX

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
BERRY AVIATION INC (HKGA)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.

3 reports on file, 2013-06-12 – 2017-10-31.

OTHER · 2017-10-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5730

Part: PANEL — DAMAGED (RT WING) · airframe 24,276 hrs · 42,086 cycles

DURING FUEL LEAK REPAIRS A GOUGE WAS FOUND ON FUEL PANEL 622 MOUNTING FLANGE THAT WAS OUT OF ALLOWABLE SRM LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW LAR 17-BRY-077.

Source: SDR HKGA20171031006
OTHER · 2015-12-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5730

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (RT WING) · airframe 23,803 hrs · 40,915 cycles

AN AREA OF CORROSION ON THE RT LOWER WING SKIN JUST INBD OF THE ENGINE NACELLE WAS IDENTIFIED. IT IS LOCATED ON THE AFT SKIN EDGE WERE IT IS SECURED TO THE SPAR, IN THE DRY AREA, AROUND WS 72.548 AND APPROXIMATELY 1.0" IN DIAMETER.

Source: SDR HKGA2016F00044
OTHER · 2013-06-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5310

Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED · airframe 22,892 hrs · 39,501 cycles

WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTION CALLED OUT IN AD 2012-18-01, FOUND TWO CRACKS. LT MAIN SPAR AFT FITTING CRACKED IN THE UPPER RADIUS. CRACK LENGTH 1 INCH. RT MAIN SPAR FWD FITTING CRACKED AT INBD BOLT HOLE. CRACK LENGTH .1250 INCH. THE ACFT HAS NO EVIDENCE OF A HARD LANDING.

Source: SDR 2013F00131