N80
Registered owner: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, OK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flight Program Operations (RU3A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
11 reports on file, 1998-12-01 – 2023-11-16.
Part: MOTOR — BURNED (FLAP DRIVE) · airframe 18,097 hrs · 9,288 cycles
SMOKE WAS DETECTED IN THE CABIN FROM SMELL AND VISUALLY. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST ACCEPTABLE AIRFIELD (KSHD). TROUBLESHOOTING LED TO THE FLAP DRIVE MOTOR ASEMBLY AS THE PART CAUSING THE SMOKE.
Part: GOVERNOR — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 400)
DURING ENGINE PRE-TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE RUNS, THE #2 PROP WOULD NOT COME OUT OF FEATHER. MAINTENANCE TEAM INSPECTED THE ENGINE &PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. OUT CAUTION, IT WAS DECIDED TO REPLACE THE RH ENGINE PROP GOVERNOR.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (RIGHT) · airframe 15,746 hrs · 8,190 cycles
DURING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, RIGHT GENERATOR INOP LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Part: FLOAT VALVE — LEAKING (RT WING) · airframe 14,804 hrs · 7,754 cycles
CREW REPORTED FUEL ODOR/FUMES. FOUND LEAK COMING FROM FUEL WING FLOAT VALVE ASSEMBLY. IAW COMMUNIQUE 2012-04, REPLACEMENT KIT 101-9081-5, INSTALLED ON ACFT.
Part: TUBE — FAILED (EFIS) · airframe 14,133 hrs · 7,431 cycles
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT APPROXIMATELY 1335Z ON RUNWAY 12 AT KLBF, PF NOTED THAT THE LOWER EFIS TUBE FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 50-60KTS, WELL BELOW V1. BOTH PILOTS ANNOUNCED ABORT & THE TAKEOFF ROLL WAS SAFELY ABORTED. REPLACED LOWER EFIS TUBE, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: FLEX HOSE — LOOSE (ANTI-ICE SYS) · airframe 14,108 hrs · 7,416 cycles
ON TAKEOFF ROLL WITH FULL THROTTLE APPLIED A VERY STRONG BURNING RUBBER SMELL FILLED THE COCKPIT. THE RT ENG OTBD HOT LIP FLEX HOSE SHOWED SIGNS OF EXHAUST LEAKAGE AROUND THE CLAMP WHICH CONNECTS TO THE INLET HEAT TUBE ON THE EXHAUST STACK. IT APPEARED THE CONNECTOR FLANGE THREADED ONTO THE HOSE HAD BACKED OFF SLIGHTLY.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 14,108 hrs · 7,416 cycles
ON TAKEOFF ROLL WITH MAXIMUM TAKEOFF POWER SET AT 80 KIAS, A BURNING SMELL WAS NOTICED BY ALL CREW MEMBERS. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED, EXITED THE RUNWAY & BURNING ODOR DISSIPATED, RETURNED TO FBO.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 14,030 hrs · 7,377 cycles
NUMBER 2 RT PROP PITCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON APPROACH TO LANDING & REMAINED ON UNTIL SHUTDOWN.
Part: FUEL CAP — UNSECURE (LT WING) · airframe 11,835 hrs · 6,334 cycles
FLIGHT CREW MEMBER NOTICED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A CONTRAIL COMING OFF OF LEFT WING. PIC RECOGNIZED CAUSE AS FUEL BEING SUCKED OUT OF LEFT WING. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE. FOUND THAT LEFT WING FUEL CAP WAS FLAT WITH THE WING BUT UPON OPENING IT, NOTED THAT LANYARD APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THE THREADS WHEN CAP WAS CLOSED. CAP WAS NOT COMPLETELY SECURED AND ALLOWED FUEL TO BE SIPHONED OUT OF WING TANK AT HIGH SPEED.
Part: GOVERNOR — FAILED (LT PROP)
LEFT PROP FAILED TO COME OUT OF FEATHER WHEN TESTE IAW FLIGHT TEST PROCEDURES FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLIED WITH AND AIRCRAFT LANDED SINGLE ENGINE SAFELY. RETURNED FOR SERVICE 12-03-98 FOLLOWING PROPELLER, PROP GOVERNOR CHANGE AND RIGGING PROCEDURES IAW TI 4128.2. TEAR DOWN REPORT FROM DUNCAN AVIATION ON PROPELLER P/N HCB4MP3B, S/N FWA 2215, WAS INCONCLUSIVE. A TEAR DOWN REPORT ON PROP GOVERNOR P/N 8221-212, S/N 2253651 HAS BEEN REQUESTED. RESULTS WILL BE FORWARD IF REMARKABLE. REFERENCE RU3A98008. (M)
Part: GOVERNOR — FAILED (LT PROP)
PROP GOVERNOR REPLCED PRIOR TO FLIGHT TO CLEAR PREVIOUS GRIPE. LEFT PROP FAILED TO COMEOUT OF FEATHER WHEN TESTED IAW FLIGHT TEST PROCEDURES. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLIED WITH AND AIRCRAFT LANDED SINGLE ENGINE SAFELY. RETURNED TO SERVICE 12-03-98 FOLLOWING PROPELLER, PROP GOVERNOR CHANGE AND RIGGING PROCEDURES IAW TI 4128.2. TEAR DOWN REPORT FROM DUNCAN AVIATION ON PROPELLER P/N HCB4MP3B, S/N FWAS 2215, WAS INCONCLUSIVE. A TEAR DOWN REPORT ON PROP GOVERNOR P/N 8221-212, S/N 2253651 HAS BEEN REQUESTED. RESULTS WILL BE FORWARDED IF REMARKABLE. REFERENCE RU3A98007.