N851VA
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, 2014-06-27 – 2022-01-04.
Part: AILERON — DELAMINATED · airframe 33,287 hrs · 10,977 cycles
RH AILERON SKIN DELAMINATED AT LWR OUTBD SURFACE GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR PER EA-CMPT-57EA-01294 REV 00
Part: FLEX LINE — LEAKING (#1 ENGINE) · airframe 33,066 hrs · 10,868 cycles
AT 32,000 FT #1 ENGINE FAILED, FUEL LOSS CAUSE AND HUNG THERE, RESTART UNABLE GROUNDED - YES. REF L/P 60274585, FUEL FLEX LINE, FROM FUEL HEATER HARD LINE, LEAKING. FAILED FLEX LINE RESULTED IN A HEAVY FUEL LEAK. THE LINE TAPS INTO HP FUEL FLOW FROM THE FUEL PUMP SERVO HEAT EXCHANGER SUPPLY (PF) TO THE HEAT EXCHANGER AND THEN ON TO THE SERVO SIDE OF THE HMU. REPLACED THE FAILED FUEL LINE. LEAK AND OPS CK GOOD.
Part: SENSOR — DIRTY (CARGO DOOR)
EXPERIENCED A FWD CARGO DOOR WARNING AT 1200 FT AND RTF. ACCOMPLISHED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF DOOR WITH NO FINDINGS. MX FOUND THE POSITION SENSOR 30WV WAS FOUND FOULED, THE SENSOR WAS CLEANED AND THE INDICATION SYSTEM WAS CONFIRMED FUNCTIONAL IAW TSM 52-361-00-810-A.
Part: FAN — FAILED (AVIONICS)
EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN THE FLIGHT DECK. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED FCOM PROCEDURES AND CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. TSM 24-11-00-810-823A & 21-26-00-810-809A WERE ACCOMPLISHED. THE AVIONICS EXTRACT FAN 18HQ WAS FOUND FAILED AND DEACTIVATED. MEL 21-26-02-03 WAS APPLIED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS REPORTED ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS.
Part: BOLT — MISINSTALLED (ARMING HANDLE)
DURING PREPARATION FOR DEPARTURE, THE IN-FLIGHT CREW WAS UNABLE TO ARM THE L1 EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE ARMING HANDLE ATTACH BOLT INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THIS MECHANISM WAS DISTURBED DURING THE OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE DUE TO A DOOR INDICATION FAULT. THE ARMING HANDLE ATTACH BOLT WAS REINSTALLED IAW AMM 52-11-22-000-001-A. THE SLIDE ARMING FUNCTION OPERATED NORMALLY, NO FURTHER PROBLEMS REPORTED.
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (L1 DOOR)
L1 DOOR NOT SHOWING CLOSED, NOTED ON LP708542, ITEM NR 2. AFTER FLIGHT, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED TSM 52-11-00-810-804A AND FOUND PROXIMITY SWITCH, 13WV1, OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND ADJUSTED IAW AMM 52-70-00-820-002.. NO FURTHER ISSUES ON THE SYSTEM HAVE BEEN REPORTED.