N746BC
Registered owner: ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC, CA (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.
3 reports on file, 1995-08-09 – 2009-08-07.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (ZONE 300) · airframe 41,484 hrs · 7,781 cycles
BARREL NUT HOLES INSPECTION/ RPR - RIGHT HAND NR 26 FITTING FOUND BORE HOLE CORROSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 REVISION 41. FABRICATED NEW FITTING AS PER DRAWING ALC8107 REVISION D. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 107.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (RT WING)
FOUND CORROSION ON 4 EA HOLES AND LUG FACES OF RT FRAME FITTING. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED REPAIR BUSHINGS IAW ARP-TPR-09-0017-02B. (K)
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (AFT TURBINE)
WHILE SITTING AT THE END OF RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT WAS CLEAR FOR TAKEOFF. CREW ADVANCED THROTTLES. WHILE SPOOLING UP TO N1 FOR TAKEOFF, THE LEFT ENGINE RELEASED A LOUD EXPLOSION. THROTTLES WERE RETARDED, TRIP WAS CANCELLED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY. INITIAL INSPECTION IDENTIFIED THE AFT TURBINE WHEEL MISSING SEVERAL SECTIONS OF BLADES. THE SHROUD WAS DAMAGED AND HAD SOME HOLES IN IT. A BORESCOPE OF THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER REVEALED METAL SPRAY. THE ENGINE IS BEING REMOVED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR. 4,522 CSN. (X)