N7373U
Registered owner: YR-AIRCRAFT LEASING LLC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hageland Aviation Services, Inc. | Operator | on 1993-01-05 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by HAGELAND AVIATION SERVICES INC. (per NTSB report)
Operated by HAGELAND AVIATION SERVICES,INC (per NTSB report)
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, 2016-08-27 – 2025-01-18.
Part: MUFFLER — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 28,392 hrs
YUTE COMMUTER SERVICE AIRCRAFT N7373U HAD AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING ON 1/18/25. PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER IN FLIGHT AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE CAUSING HIM TO DIVERT FROM HIS ORIGINAL DESTINATION. MECHANICS SENT OUT TO RETRIEVE AIRCRAFT FOUND THAT R/H EXHAUST MUFFLER HAD BROKEN OFF AT ATTACHMENT FLANGE. MUFFLER WAS REPLACED AND OPS TEST PERFORMED. NO FURTHER ISSUES WERE FOUND.
Part: ACTUATOR — SEIZED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 24,373 hrs
PILOT REPORTED AN ODOR OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT DURING TAXI. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THAT THE FLAP ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY HAD SEIZED AND FAILED TO OPERATE FLAPS TO SELECTED SETTING. REPLACED THE FLAP ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (LOW VOLTAGE) · airframe 24,245 hrs
LOW VOLTAGE LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR.
Part: SWITCH — FAILED · airframe 23,348 hrs
DURING CRUISE PILOT NOTICED LOW VOLTAGE LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER. AT THE SAME TIME PITOT HEAT AND NAV LIGHT BREAKERS TRIPPED ACCOMPANIED BY A MELTED PLASTIC SMELL IN CABIN. PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING AT INTENDED AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE PITOT HEAT AND NAV LIGHT CIRCUITS/WIRING AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS. BOTH THE PITOT HEAT AND NAV LIGHT SWITCHES WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE POST LIGHT WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE AND WERE DEFFERED IAW MEL PROCEDURES. POST MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN AND OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WERE BOTH SUCCESSFUL. AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RELOCATED TO THE MAIN MAINTENANCE BASE FOR MORE THOROUGH INVESTIGATION INTO THIS OCCURRENCE.