N796TA

NORTHROP F-5E · 1978 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 1 seat · Valid Registration

Registered owner: TASLO LLC, NV (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, 2007-07-25 – 2007-08-05.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2007-08-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2170

Part: COALESCER BAG — DIRTY · airframe 5,954 hrs · 5,059 cycles

ON LANDING, CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. SMOKE APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE WEMACS; AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE COALESCER SOCK DIRTY. THE SOCK WAS REPLACED.

Source: SDR DJFA2007088
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2007-08-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 5,954 hrs · 5,058 cycles

ON DECENT, CREW NOTED A BURNING ODOR IN THE CABIN. CREW WAS UNABLE TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. PROBLEM HAS NOT REPEATED.

Source: SDR DJFA2007087
OTHER · 2007-07-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5511

Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 5,950 hrs · 5,054 cycles

DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSPECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IB RIB AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, THE RT ROLLER BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN MFG COMMUNIQUE' NR 70. THE RIGHT AND LEFT RIB ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED WITH THE NEW IMPROVED RIB ASSEMBLIES.

Source: SDR DJFA2007081