N871AL
Registered owner: ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC, CA (owner ≠ operator)
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.
8 reports on file, 2011-09-16 – 2019-12-03.
Part: DUCT — CRACKED (HEATER) · airframe 10,741 hrs
THE CABIN HEATER WAS ON AND AS USUAL SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE & ENGINE CLEANER ODOR IS PRESENT WHEN HEATER IS INITIALLY TURNED ON. CREW INFORMED PASSENGERS THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. DURING TAKEOFF THE AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED , RETURNED TO BASE & LANDED. HEATER WAS TURNED OFF.VISUALLY INSPECTED BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. MAINTENANCE LATER FOUND CRACK IN BAGGAGE COMP. HEATER DUCT WHICH WAS REPAIRED.
Part: MAGNETIC SEAL — LEAKING (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 10,374 hrs
OIL PRESSURE ON #2 ENGINE FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 30-45PSI , OIL TEMP BEGAN TO DECREASE FROM 74 DEG C - 67 DEG C . OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED . ENGINE WAS SECURED. CREW DIVERTED TO 2LS0.
Part: COVER — MISSING (EXTERIOR LIGHT) · airframe 9,450 hrs
POSITION LIGHT COVER WAS DISCOVERED MISSING DURING POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND.
Part: NOT REPORTED — SMOKE (CARGO BAY)
ON CLIMBOUT FROM GNO CREW NOTICED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND AFT BAGGAGE COMP SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE, UPON LANDING SMOKE WAS VISIBLE IN BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND A STRONG SMELL OF SMOKE WAS EVIDENT.
Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · airframe 4,078 hrs
STRUCTURE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: PANEL — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · airframe 4,078 hrs
PANEL CORRODED AND SEPARATED BEYOND LIMITS.
Part: SKIN — SEPARATED (M/R BLADE) · airframe 3,783 hrs
MAIN ROTOR BLADE SKIN SEPARATED.
Part: ENGINE — FAULTY (NR 2) · airframe 3,719 hrs · 5,268 cycles
NR 2 ENGINE OUT LIGHT FLASHED DURING CRUISE WITH N1 OSCILLATIONS FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. DETECTED FAULT CODES WERE 2 DECU A FAULT MINOR - COLL POSITION LVL-1. MX REPLACED FAULTY COLLECTIVE TRANSDUCER. OPS CHECKED GOOD.