N740PA

PIPER PA-28-181 · 2016 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: SKYWEST LEASING INC, UT (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
PAN AMERICAN WORLD AWYS INC.Operatoron 1970-12-18Operator named in NTSB report
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (AALA)Operatoron 1970-12-04Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Incident · 1970-12-18 Operator named in NTSB report
BOEING 747 No injuriesPAN AMERICAN WORLD AWYS INC.

Operated by PAN AMERICAN WORLD AWYS INC. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case NYC71IN070
Incident · 1970-12-04 Operator named in NTSB report
BOEING 747 No injuriesAMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

Operated by AMERICAN AIRLINES INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case DEN71ID027

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, 2006-04-18 – 2017-06-10.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2017-06-10 Unresolved
ATA 2121

Part: BLOWER MOTOR — FAILED (VENT) · airframe 316 hrs

DURING FLIGHT, A STRONG BURNING ODOR OCCURRED IN CABIN. PILOTS WERE ABLE TO RETURN TO AIRPORT SAFELY. INSPECTION REVEALED THE VENT BLOWER MOTOR HAD FAILED AND WAS BLOWING ODORS AND SMOKE INTO CABIN.

Source: SDR FQAR20170610052
OTHER · 2006-07-23 Unresolved
ATA 2565

Part: SLIDE — LOW PRESSURE (L4 DOOR) · airframe 48,677 hrs · 17,175 cycles

L4 DOOR SLIDE LOW PRESSURE ON INFLATION BOTTLE.

Source: SDR 200605
INADEQUATE Q C · 2006-04-18 Unresolved
ATA 2565

Part: SLIDE — UNWANTED DEPLOY (L4 DOOR) · airframe 48,157 hrs · 16,987 cycles

INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF L4 DOOR EVAC SLIDE BY MAINTENANCE. SLIDE DEPLOYED AS NORMAL.

Source: SDR 200601