N8419Q
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, 2005-06-02 – 2015-09-08.
Part: THRU BOLT — BROKEN (ENGINE) · airframe 11,764 hrs
WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE OIL & FILTER CHANGE, MECHANIC SAW LARGE AMOUNTS OF LEAKED OIL & A CRANKCASE THROUGH BOLT NUT IN THE COWLING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LOWER FWD THROUGH BOLT HAD BROKEN AT THE NR 6 CYLINDER. UPON REMOVING THE REMAINS OF THE THROUGH BOLT, IT WAS FOUND TO BE QUITE RUSTED AT THE NR 6 CYLINDER END & RUST PITTING WAS OBSERVED WHERE THE CRACK HAD STARTED. THE UPPER THROUGH BOLT SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SIMILAR CORROSION. ACCORDING TO THE LOGBOOKS, BOTH THROUGH BOLTS HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS AT THE LAST OVERHAUL 8 YEARS AGO. BOTH THROUGH BOLTS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: MOUNT — CRACKED (POWERPLANT)
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION FOUND THE FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER MOUNT CRACKED COMPLETELY ACROSS ON ONE END. (K)
Part: MOUNT BRACKET — CRACKED (ENGINE)
DURING A 100 HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND THE MOUNT FOR THE FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER CRACKED AT THE BEND RADIUS OF ALL 4 MOUNTING FLANGES. (K)