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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.
9 reports on file, 2008-05-15 – 2017-06-30.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 9,605 hrs · 8,760 cycles
RIGHT FLAP BOTTOM SKIN IS CRACKED BETWEEN TWO RIVETS ON FORWARD LAP JOINT BETWEEN FORWARD AND AFT FLAP SPARS, BETWEEN FLAP RIBS FIVE AND SIX. REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 12-A-57-50-00-00A-664B-A.
Part: STRUCTURE — DAMAGED (LT ELEVATOR) · airframe 9,395 hrs · 8,589 cycles
DURING INSPECTION, DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE LT ELEVATOR TRAILING EDGE. THE ELEVATOR WAS REPAIRED IAW THE SRM 12-A-55-20-00-00A-664A-A .
Part: FORK — DAMAGED (NLG) · airframe 5,830 hrs · 5,451 cycles
LOUD NOISE ON EXTENSION & RETRACTION OF LG. VISUAL INSPECTION OF NOSE WHEEL BAY SHOWED RUBBING. THE ACFT WAS FERRIED TO PSM FOR REPAIRS. THE NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS DISASSEMBLED, THE STRUT FLUID WAS FOUND DIRTY, MAIN BARREL NUT, PISTON TUBE, NLG DOOR ATTACHMENT ROD & ATTACHING HARDWARE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THERE WAS SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR FORK & IT WAS REPAIRED IAW CMM 32-20-05. THE STRUT & NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS REASSEMBLED, SERVICED & REINSTALLED IAW CMM 32-20-05, AMM 12-A-32-20-00-00A-902A-A, 12-A-32-40-02-00A-920A-A, AN EXTENSION RETRACTION ADJUSTMENT TEST WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: FITTING — OUT OF ALIGNMENT (ZONE 300) · airframe 3,835 hrs · 3,513 cycles
THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACHMENT FITTING, WHERE THE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR IS SECURED TO THE STABILIZER. EACH SIDE OF THE ATTACHMENT FITTING HAS TWO LUGS.ON THE LEFTSIDE, THESE TWO LUGS ARE SEPARATING. THE GAP WAS MEASURED WITH A FEELER GUAGE,AND FOUND TO BE .330MM. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO THE STABILIZER.
Part: BRAKE DISC — CRACKED (LT MLG) · airframe 3,116 hrs · 2,801 cycles
LEFT BRAKE GRABS. DURING VISUAL INSP OF THE LT MLG BRAKE ASSY, THE OUTER BRAKE DISC WAS FOUND CRACKED. REMOVED BOTH BRAKE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES AND INSTALLED BRAKE AND WHEEL CONVERSION STC SA01376CH IAW STC INSTRUCTIONS.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 2,947 hrs · 2,650 cycles
DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, DISCOVERED A 46MM LONG CRACK IN THE SKIN ON THE RT SIDE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE CRACK IS ROUGHLY 55MM FROM THE TOP OF THE SKIN AND 250MM FWD OF THE REAR END OF THE SKIN. SUBMITTED A DEFECT REPORT TO THE MFG AND RECEIVED AN EASA APPROVED REPAIR MEMO TO REMOVE THE SECTION OF CRACKED SKIN AND INSTALL A DOUBLERS.
Part: BRAKE DISC — BROKEN (RT BRAKE) · airframe 2,850 hrs · 2,553 cycles
(5APR) DURING A 100 HR INSP, THE RT BRAKE OTBD BRAKE DISC WAS DISCOVERED TO BE BROKEN INTO (2) PIECES. R & R BRAKE ASSY IAW MM.
Part: BRAKE DISC — BROKEN (RT MLG) · airframe 1,566 hrs · 1,373 cycles
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION RIGHT MAIN WHEEL WAS REMOVED TO REPACK BEARINGS AND THE MIDDLE BRAKE DISC WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED BRAKE ASSEMBLY.
Part: BRAKE DISC — BROKEN (LT MLG) · airframe 1,566 hrs · 1,373 cycles
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL WAS REMOVED TO REPACK THE BEARINGS AND THE TWO OUTBOARD BRAKE DISCS ON THE LEFT BRAKE WERE FOUND TO BE BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED BRAKE ASSEMBLY.