N70724
Registered owner: BLUE RIDGE HOT AIR BALLOONS LLC, VA (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.
4 reports on file, 1995-02-24 – 1995-08-05.
Part: HYD LINE — RUPTURED (LT MLG)
FLT 63 - HNL-LIH - 500 FEET AFTER DEPARTURE, A SYSTEM FAILED. REPLACED LEFT MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR LINE DUE TO RUPTURE. CHECKED NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINE CASE DRAW FILTERS FOR CONTAMINATION. RAN NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINE LEAK CHECK CASE DRAIN FILTERS AND HYDRAULIC LINE INSTALLATION. CYCLED ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS. REPLENISHED HYDRAULIC FLUID. OPS CHECK OK. (M)
Part: STARTER VALVE — OPEN (NR 2 ENGINE)
KOA/HNL - FLT 81 - PILOT REPORTED NR 2 'START VALVE OPEN' LIGHT CAME ON IN-FLIGHT. LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN POWER RETARDED. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE IN KOA. REPLACED STARTER SHUT-OFF VALVE. ALSO, REPLACED STARTER, START SWITCH, AND STARTER SPLINE AS PRECAUTIONARY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: START VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE)
FLT 285 - KOA-HNL - NR 2 ENGINE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT CAME ON INFLIGHT. WHEN POWER WAS RETARDED LIGHT WENT OUT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING (KOA) WAS ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE START VALVE. REPLACED STARTER, GARLOCK SEAL, AND SPLINE AS A PRECAUTION. FUNCTIONAL CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (Z)
Part: SWITCH — LACK OF LUBE (EQUIPMENT DOOR)
FLT NR 210 - HNL-OGG - EQUIPMENT DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. REJECTED TAKEOFF. LUBRICATED WARNING SWITCH AND CYCLED EQUIPMENT DOOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK OKAY, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (Z)