N792A

PIPER PA-28-181 · 2014 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: MERIDIAN AIRCRAFT LLC, DE (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.

22 reports on file, 2001-02-23 – 2024-09-06.

OTHER · 2024-09-06 Unresolved
ATA 5730

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (ZONE 600) · airframe 7,494 hrs

R/H WING FWD WING WALK SKIN CRACKED AT CORRUGATED SKIN. REPLACED ASSEMBLY WITH NEW

Source: SDR 2024FA0000884
OTHER · 2024-09-06 Unresolved
ATA 5730

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (ZONE 600) · airframe 7,494 hrs

R/H WING AFT WING WALK SKIN CRACKED AT CORRUGATED SKIN. REPLACED ASSEMBLY WITH NEW

Source: SDR 2024FA0000885
OTHER · 2024-09-05 Unresolved
ATA 5313

Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 7,494 hrs

FUSELAGE AFT LOWER SKIN STRINGER CRACKED. REPLACED WITH NEW

Source: SDR 2024FA0000894
Earlier reports · 2001–2023 · 19 reports

2023

OTHER · 2023-12-19 Unresolved
ATA 5320

Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 7,003 hrs

FLAP HANDLE FORWARD SUPPORT BRACKET FOUND CRACKED. NOTED AREA OF STRESS/CRACK A LACK OF RADIUS. REPLACED WITH FACTORY NEW BRACKET.

Source: SDR 2023FA0000850
OTHER · 2023-09-13 Unresolved
ATA 7414

Part: RIVET — LOOSE (IMPULSE COUPLING)

MAGNETO P/N 66GC20SFNN S/N 21080300. LOOSE RIVETS FOUND ON IMPULSE COUPLING DURING 500 HOUR INSPECTION. REPLACED IMPULE COUPLING WITH NEW.

Source: SDR 2024FA0000055
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2023-09-08 Unresolved
ATA 7400

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 6,807 hrs

PILOT REPORTS THAT THE INITIAL MAGNETO CHECK, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, ON SECOND MAGNETO CHECK ENGINE SMOOTH OUT. ON TAKE OFF THE ENGINE POWER FLUCTUATED AND AIRCRAFT DID NOT MAKE POWER. PILOT ABORTED TAKE-OFF. WE PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, NO DISCREPANCY WERE NOTED. WE PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN WITH THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: OIL PRESSURE IS GOOD. ON ENGINE RUN-UP, MAX STATIC RPM IS 2200. MAGNETO DROP WAS GOOD, BOTH MAGS DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 50 RPM. ENGINE IDLES AT BETWEEN 650 - 700 RPM. ON ENGINE SHUT DOWN, RPM RAISES APPROX. 50 RPM. WE PERFORMED 2 ENGINE RUNS WITH OUTSIDE AIR TEMP. OF 86 DEGREES. BOTH ENGINE RUNS HAD SIMILAR ENGINE PERFORMANCE NUMBERS. REMOVE ENGINE COWLING AND INSPECTED ENGINE, NO DISCREPANCY NOTED. CHECKED MAGNETO TO ENGINE TIMING, TIMING CHECKED GOOD. REMOVED SPARK PLUGS AND INSPECTED. FOUND EROSION ON THE CERAMIC AND LOWER SPARK PLUGS HAD ALOT OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE CARBON/LEAD BUILD UP. NEW SPARK PLUGS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AND RAN AIRCRAFT, NO ISSUES. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN WITH MAX STATIC RPM’S OF 2200 AND IDLE TO APPROX.. 700RPM’S WITH ENGINE NOT SHUTTING OFF. MAG. DROP WAS APPROX..50 RPM FOR EACH MAG. OAT WAS 84 DEGREES. NOTE: ENGINE RAN THE SAME BEFORE THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED AND AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED. NO NOTABLE DIFFERENCE IN AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE.

Source: SDR 2023FA0000528

2020

OTHER · 2020-10-23 Unresolved
ATA 5713

Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (ZONE 500) · airframe 4,099 hrs

LEFT WING INBOARD FORWARD LOWER SKIN FORWARD STIFFENER CRACKED.

Source: SDR 2022FA0000102

2006

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2006-09-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7261

Part: LINE — LOOSE (GEARBOX) · airframe 61,862 hrs · 42,117 cycles

NR 1 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. FOUND GEARBOX OIL PRESSURE LINE LOOSE. ENGINE REPLACED FOR UNABLE TO CONFIRM POSITIVE OIL PRESSURE DURING WINDMILLING AFTER SHUTDOWN.

Source: SDR NACA20060049
OTHER · 2006-07-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 61,625 hrs · 41,884 cycles

CORRODED CRACK ON RT FUSELAGE AT STA. 1085-1088 BETWEEN S-12 AND S-13.INSTALLED FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR BETWEEN BS 1080-1100 AND STRINGERS 12R-14R. REPAIR SKETCH 1-211756245. DOA-300064-NM FORM 8100-9 DATED 22 JULY 2006.

Source: SDR NACA20060041
WARNING INDICATION · 2006-05-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3080

Part: GASKET — WORN (NR 1 STRUT) · airframe 61,250 hrs · 41,482 cycles

NR 1 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT INDICATION AT TAKEOFF. REPLACED 2 EACH GASKETS ON THERMAL ANTI-ICE SHUT-OFF VALVE AND REALIGNED V-BAND CLAMP ON NR 1 PRECOOLER. GROUND POWER RUN CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR NACA20060038
WARNING INDICATION · 2006-02-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7920

Part: FILTER — CLOGGED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 60,905 hrs · 41,139 cycles

UPON APPLICATION OF POWER FOR TAKEOFF, NR 1 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE MAIN OIL FILTER. LEAK CHECKED GOOD. REF: P&W MM 72-00-00 FIG 114. OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE. FOUND CARBON ONLY.

Source: SDR NACA20060009
OTHER · 2006-02-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7830

Part: BOLT — SHEARED (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 60,878 hrs · 41,110 cycles

NR 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOUD BANG WHEN THROTTLE MOVED FROM CLIMB TO CRUISE POWER. PERFORMED INSPECTION FOR WINDMILLING PER JT8D MM 72-00-00 ADJ/TEST-01 (1)C. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED DECELERATION SURGE TROUBLESHOOTING PER JT8D MM 72-00-00 TBL SHOOT-04 STEPS 1-6. NO DEFECTS NOTED (EXCEPT AS NOTED ON M2. NR 2 THRUST REVERSER DEFLECTOR DOOR DOES NOT STOW COMPLETELY WHILE CLOSED DUE TO UPPER ACTUATOR PISTON TRUCK LINKAGE BOLT SHEARED). REPLACED HARDWARE AND RIGGED CLAMSHELL PER BOEING 727MM SEC 78-30-31. OP CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR NACA20060008
FALSE WARNING · 2006-01-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: CONNECTOR — FAULTY (COCKPIT) · airframe 60,831 hrs · 41,060 cycles

ON GEAR RETRACTION ALL RED LIGHTS ON AND ONLY LEFT GEAR GREEN LIGHT THREE TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. FOUND BAD CIRCUIT AT PIN 9 OF D292 AT LANDING GEAR POSITION ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. REPAIRED FAULTY CONNECTION AND OPS CHECKED GOOD DURING 10 RETRACTION AND EXTENSIONS CYCLES. REF B727MM 32-32-0 (2) (A-D;G-M).

Source: SDR NACA20060007
WARNING INDICATION · 2006-01-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3610

Part: DUCT — CRACKED (13TH STAGE) · airframe 60,830 hrs · 41,059 cycles

NR 1 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, RETURN TO ANCHORAGE. REPLACED CRACKED 13TH STAGE BLEED DUCT IN THE NR 1 ENGINE PYLON. REF BMM 36-00-1 PG 201.

Source: SDR NACA20060006

2005

OTHER · 2005-10-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7397

Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (FUEL INDICATOR) · airframe 60,474 hrs · 40,698 cycles

ENGINE NR 1, NR 2 & 3 FUEL FLOW INDICATORS READ ZERO AT TAKEOFF. REMOVED CONNECTOR FROM PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED NR 3 ENGINE FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER AND NR 1 & NR 2 ENGINE FUEL INDICATIONS OP CHECKED GOOD ON GROUND RUN. THE FUEL FLOW POWER SUPPLY WAS REPLACED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING LEAD TO THE REPAIR OF WIRING. OP CHECK GOOD BY FLIGHT CREW.

Source: SDR NACA20050023
NO WARNING INDICATION · 2005-08-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7331

Part: INDICATION SYS — INOPERATIVE (FUEL FLOW) · airframe 60,176 hrs · 40,395 cycles

NR 2 ENGINE FUEL FLOW INDICATION INOPERATIVE. ENGINE SLOW TO ACCELERATE. FUEL FLOW INDICATION DEFERRED IAW MEL 73-7. PERFORMED ACCELERATION CHECK, FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITATIONS.

Source: SDR NACA20050018
OTHER · 2005-04-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7830

Part: LINKAGE — LOOSE (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 59,632 hrs · 39,829 cycles

NR 2 ENGINE WENT TO FULL POWER UPON TAXI-OUT. SECURED ENGINE AND RETURNED TO RAMP. FOUND THRUST REVERSER LINKAGE LOOSE, (NUT MISSING AT AFT END), AT CROSSOVER TUBE ON RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE. SECURED LEVER ROD END WITH NEW HARDWARE (NO RIGGING CHANGE). CHECKED THROTTLE FOR PROPER TRAVEL AND MOVEMENT, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL.

Source: SDR NACA20050012
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2005-04-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2913

Part: PUMP — LEAKING (NR 2 HYD SYS) · airframe 59,608 hrs · 39,809 cycles

A-SYSTEM QUANTITY DECREASING AT TOP OF CLIMB. REPLACED NR 2 A-SYSTEM PUMP FOR LEAKING AT MATING SURFACE. BLED A-SYSTEM AND SERVICED HYDRAULICS. REPLACED NR 1 & NR 2 CASE DRAIN FILTERS. NO FINDINGS IN REMOVED FILTERS. LEAK & OP CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR NACA20050011
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2005-04-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2913

Part: PUMP — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 59,571 hrs · 39,766 cycles

LOSS OF "A" SYS HYDRAULIC QUANTITY UPON GEAR RETRACTION AT TAKEOFF. REPLACED NR 2 A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PUMP. LEAK AND OP CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR NACA20050010

2004

WARNING INDICATION · 2004-11-03 Unresolved
ATA 2131

Part: CONTROLLER — UNCONTROLLABLE (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 59,555 hrs · 39,756 cycles

NR 2 AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM IS UNCONTROLABLE BOTH AUTO AND MANUAL MODE. (STATUS:ORIG/OPEN)

Source: SDR XNOA1207

2001

OTHER · 2001-08-21 Unresolved
ATA 2210

Part: DAMPER — DEFECTIVE (AUTOPILOT SYS) · airframe 58,884 hrs · 39,397 cycles

LOWER YAW DAMPER POPS C/B. TRANSFERRED TO DMI 1462 IAW EWA B727 MEL 22-6 CAT-C. A/P CONSIDERED INOP.

Source: SDR XNA01018
FALSE WARNING · 2001-02-23 Unresolved
ATA 8012

Part: LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 58,673 hrs · 39,263 cycles

NR 3 START VALVE OPEN LIGHT CAME ON START OF T/O RUN, MADE LOW SPEED ABORT (80 KTS). ON TAXI BACK - INDICATION WAS DETERMINED TO BE FALSE. MADE NORMAL DEPARTURE. LIGHT WENT OUT IN CRUISE (310) CAME BACK ON IN DESCENT (2000 FT). TRANSFERRED TO DMI LOG 1125 IAW MEL 80-1-1 CAT C.

Source: SDR XNA01005