N83
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.
12 reports on file, 1999-11-18 – 2021-03-20.
Part: CABIN PRESSURE — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 16,207 hrs · 8,651 cycles
PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM- UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT CABIN DURING CLIMBOUT. SWITCH POSITIONS VERIFIED CORRECTLY AND SYSTEM WOULD NOT TEST AFTER LANDING.
Part: SEAL — KINKED (DOOR) · airframe 15,768 hrs · 8,416 cycles
AIRCRAFT FAILED TO PRESSURIZE ON CLIMB-OUT. DURING DESCENT, AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED FOR 1 MIN THEN DUMPED. MX SUSPECTED DOOR SEAL TUBING WAS KINKED. SHORTENED DOOR SEAL TUBING. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: POWERPACK — FAILED (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 15,483 hrs · 8,285 cycles
LANDING GEAR CB BREAKER POPPED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE GEAR. HYDRAULIC POWER PACK WAS REPLACED. QAF FLIGHT TO BE ACCOMPLISHED.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 147) · airframe 14,967 hrs · 8,025 cycles
LONGERON CRACKED, DISCOVERED WHILE IN CHECK.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (BLEED AIR SYSTEM) · airframe 14,764 hrs · 7,935 cycles
RT BLEED AIR FAIL ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE FLIGHT. DISCOVERED A PINHOLE LEAK IN EVA LINE FORWARD AND OUTBOARD OF RT WING JACK POINT. LINE WAS REPLACED. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (TE FLAP) · airframe 14,100 hrs · 7,599 cycles
LEFT INBD FLAP UPPER TE SKIN CRACKED IAW STC SA01615SE. REPAIRED IAW FIS EO 15-28-11 DATED 2/23/15.
Part: POSITION SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 14,009 hrs · 7,554 cycles
ON INITIAL CLIMB AFTER DEPARTING RNWY 35L FOR A FLIGHT AT APPROX 2,000 MSL, THE RED CABIN DOOR MASTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COPILOT WAS DIRECTED BY THE PIC & PF TO REQUEST A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. ATC ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS FOR SEQUENCE & AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RNWY 35L. AFTER EXITING THE RNWY, THE MS CHECKED THAT ALL LOCKED INDICATORS ON THE DOOR WERE IN FACT ENGAGED. MS OPENED & CLOSED THE DOOR & RECHECKED ALL LOCKED INDICATORS WERE PROPERLY POSITIONED BUT THE LIGHT STAYED ON. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE LINE FOR MX ACTION. ADJUSTED CABIN DOOR WARNING SWITCH.
Part: DISPLAY — FAULTY (EFIS) · airframe 13,709 hrs · 7,402 cycles
DU FAULT DISPLAYED ON PILOTS SIDE UPPER & LOWER EFIS DISPLAYS FOLLOWED BY ODOR IN COCKPIT. THE DISPLAY BEGAN BLANKING OUT.
Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED (RT MLG) · airframe 13,685 hrs · 7,390 cycles
RT MLG FAILED TO FULLY RETRACT. LG CB POPPED RED LIGHT IN GEAR HANDLE REMAINED ON. MANUALLY EXTENDED GEAR.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (FLIGHT CONTROL) · airframe 13,273 hrs · 7,165 cycles
ON LANDING IN FLARE, POWER IN IDLE, APPROX 3-5 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT VIOLENTLY YAWED LEFT APPROX 30-40 DEGREES. POWER WAS ADDED AND RUDDER USED TO ALIGN AIRCRAFT WITH RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED ONCE. UPON INSPECTION AFTER LANDING, ALL 4 RIGHT PROP BLADES HAD STRUCK RUNWAY.
Part: WINDSHIELD — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 12,008 hrs · 6,518 cycles
APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES FROM DEPARTURE AT 16,000 FEET, THERE WAS A LOUD GUNSHOT LIKE NOISE. THE FRONT RIGHT WINDSCREEN SHATTERED. REQUESTED A RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT FROM ATC. BEGAN A DESCENT TO 9,500 FEET AND PERFORMED ABNORMAL SHATTERED WINDSHIELD CHECK LIST.
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (EFHSI)
THE CREW REPORTED THE PILOTS EFHSI IND FLICKERED THEN TURNED OFF WITH THE SMELL OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE JUST BEFORE IT WENT OUT. TRIED TO COPY TO THE CO-PILOTS EFHSI AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. REPLACED THE PILOTS EFHSI AND THE SYSTEM CHECKED FINE ON THE GROUND. THE A/C WAS RELEASED, DURING A/C ROLL FOR T/O THE PILOTS EFHSI AGAIN FLICKERED AND REDUCED IN SIZE HORIZONTALLY TO THE RT HALF OF THE DISPLAY. COPY DOWN WAS THE SAME DISPLAY. THE CO-PILOTS EFHSI WAS OK. THE CREW CONTINUED ON TO BTL. THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T APPEAR RELATED TO THE ONE DETAILED IN ARR BN 29-7, WHICH CONCERNED THE CO-PILOTS EFHSI. AVIONICS BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM TO BE POSSIBLY A SYMBOL GENERATOR OR WIRING PROBLEM. THE SYMBOL GENERATOR WA