N81TX
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.
1 report on file, 2004-02-11.
Part: PUMP — WORN (LT FUEL BOOST)
DURING FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THERE WAS A LARGE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN INDICATED FUEL QUANTITY AND AMOUNT OF FUEL USED AS SHOWN ON FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. UPON LANDING CREW NOTICED FUEL DRIPPING FROM SEVERAL AREAS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING THIS PROBLEM, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THAT WHEN THE LT FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS OPERATED IT WAS CONTINUOUSLY PUMPING FUEL OUT OF THE PUMP HOUSING OVERBOARD DRAIN. THE INTERNAL SEALS IN THIS PUMP HAD FAILED CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. DEFECTIVE PUMP WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT AND AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.