N843UP
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.
4 reports on file, 2015-12-02 – 2016-07-21.
Part: KNOB — BINDS (COCKPIT) · airframe 705 hrs · 629 cycles
RUDDER TRIM STUCK AT 0-POSITION IN FLIGHT. ABLE TO MOVE ON THE GROUND BUT STILL BINDS UP. MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY, TRIM KNOB BINDING. TECHNICIAN REMOVED THE RUDDER TRIM KNOB WITHOUT ANY FORCE OR TOOLS. DURING INSTALLATION TECHNICIAN NOTICED SPACER ON FLOOR. CONFIRMED CORRECT WASHER WITH IPC. INSTALLED WASHER AND SECURED RUDDER TRIM KNOB. SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: LEVER — STIFF (COCKPIT) · airframe 399 hrs · 352 cycles
DURING OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT, LT ENG CONDITION LEVER STILL STIFF AFTER COLD SOAK. ACFT IS CURRENTLY IN MX AT THE MFG FACTORY. SDR SUPPLEMENT TO FOLLOW.
Part: FCU — DEFECTIVE (LT ENGINE) · airframe 397 hrs · 351 cycles
LEFT ENG CONDITION LEVER STUCK IN FUEL CUTOFF POSITION. FLIGHT CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED, RIGGING ACCOMPLISHED & SUCCESSFUL GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK PERFORMED.
Part: FCU — DEFECTIVE (LT ENGINE) · airframe 344 hrs · 308 cycles
AT CRUISE FLIGHT FL270, THE LT ENG SLOWLY ROLLED BACK TO IDLE 58% N1. EMER CHECKLIST FOLLOWED. AN EMER WAS DECLARED & DIVERTED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. REPLACED LT ENG FCU, RIGGING ACCOMPLISHED & SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. ACFT WAS RTS.