N817TA
Registered owner: ASPEN AVIATION INC, IN (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.
6 reports on file, 2005-05-13 – 2007-04-14.
Part: LIGHT — UNSECURE (NLG)
TRIP NR 1167989, CREW REPORTED BURNING SMELL FROM THE NOSE AREA. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED TAXI LAMP NOT SECURED TO THE HOUSING. LAMP CAUSED RADOME TO OVERHEAT AND INDUCED BURINING ODOR INTO THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RADOME AND TAXI LIGHTS & INSTALLED NEW SEALS AROUND TAXI LAMPS.
Part: PIN — BENT (FIRE BOTTLE)
DURING THE SCHEDULED REPLACEMENT OF THE SQUIBS AND FIRE BOTTLES MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A PIN BENT OVER ON THE FORWARD FIRE BOTTLE SQUIB WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE DISCHARGE OF THE BOTTLE DURING AN EMERGENCY. THE SDR WILL BE UPDATED UPON COMPLETION OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION.
Part: MOUNT — CRACKED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 5,134 hrs · 3,270 cycles
WHILE PERFORMING A NON-DESTRUCTIVE TEST ON THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE MOUNTS, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE LT FWD UPPER ENGINE MOUNT. THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS REPLACED IAW THE MM.
Part: CONTROLLER — BURNED (COCKPIT) · airframe 4,678 hrs · 2,948 cycles
TRIP ID NR 995418 DURING INITIAL CLIMB TO ALTITUDE WHILE PASSING FL 260, THE CREW HEARD A SINGLE (POP) SOUND FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR AND LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM THE CO-PILOTS WINDSCREEN BASE NEAR THE GLARE SHIELD. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS INITIATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED BURNED COMPONENTS INSIDE OF THE AIRSHOW TIME-TO-DESTINATION CONTROLLER. THE SUPPLIED POWER AND GROUNDING TO THE CONTROLLER WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE NORMAL. THE TTD CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED WHEN THE CONTROLLER WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED.
Part: WHEEL — SEPARATED (LEFT) · airframe 3,841 hrs · 2,411 cycles
THE FOLLOWING IS BEING REPORTED IAW REQUEST OF ROC/FAA. WHILE TAXIING AIRCRAFT FOR A STEERING OPERATIONAL CHECK A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE AIRCRAFT CABIN AREA. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A LT IB WHEEL HALF WAS MISSING AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE CENTER FUSELAGE AREA.
Part: NUT — FAILED (WHEEL ASSY)
AC WAS TAXING ON A MAINTENANCE CHECK AT THE AIRPORT WHEN THE LT IB (NR 2) WHEELS OUTER HALF SEPARATED FROM THE IB HALF. THE 12 TIE BOLTS REMAINED ON THE IB WHEEL HALF AND THEREFORE RECOVERED. ONLY 4 TIE NUTS AND 2 WASHERS WERE RECOVERED BY PORT AUTHORITY. AN INTERVAL INVESTIGATION IS STILL ON GOING BUT IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE TIE BOLT NUTS FAILED. (K)