N715HE
Registered owner: TATONDUK OUTFITTERS LTD DBA, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| TATONDUK OUTFITTERS, LTD. (FXGA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| HAGELAND AVIATION | Operator | 2011-01-06 – 2011-01-06 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Maintenance disclosures
DURING FLIGHT PILOT NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT COMING FROM THE MAP LIGHT DIMMING RHEOSTAT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND DEFERRED THE MAP LIGHT ACCORDING TO COMPANY PROCEDURES. POTENTIOMETER PART NUMBER S2619-1 WAS NOTED AS DEFECTIVE COMPONENT.
PILOT REPORT LOSS OF POWER & TORQUE FLUCTUATION IN CLIMB, LASTING FOR APPROX 5 SECONDS, THEN POWER SMOOTHED OUT. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT & REPORTED THE PROBLEM. INSPECTED ENG & ACFT FUEL SCREENS, FILTERS & SUMPED ALL FUEL DRAINS. FOUND NO INDICATIONS OF CONTAMINANTS OR WATER. A GND PERFORMANCE RUN WAS PERFORMED FOR 5 MINUTES WITH ALL NORMAL INDICATIONS. ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT, THIS FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED FOR 30 MINUTES AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS. ENG PERFORMANCE WAS GOOD & ALL INDICATIONS WERE STEADY & WITHIN LIMITS. THE VAGUE DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECTED FAULT & LACK OF FINDINGS DURING INSPECTION WILL NOT ALLOW FOR A CONCLUSIVE IDENTIFICATION OF
LEFT AILERON L/E SKIN CRACKED AT OTBD BALANCE WEIGHT ATTACH POINT. R & R LT AILERON L/E SKIN IAW SRM 57-40-00, PARA 4(A) AND 51-40-00.
PROPELLER ANTI-ICE VARISTOR MELTED PLUGS. PLUGS SEEM TO OPEN AND WEAR CAUSING INTERMITTENT POWER TO BRUSH BLOCK, DUE MOST LIKELY TO VIBRATION. CHANGING CONNECTORS WOULD FIX PROBLEM.