N877AF

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Alpha Flying Inc.Operatoron 2009-06-12Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2009-06-12 Operator named in NTSB report
PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47 No injuries Part 91Alpha Flying Inc.

Operated by Alpha Flying Inc. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ERA09LA339

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.

10 reports on file, 2009-11-11 – 2017-08-15.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2017-08-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3452

Part: TRANSPONDER — FAILED (ATC) · airframe 7,574 hrs · 7,260 cycles

ENROUTE, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR, POSSIBLY TRANSPONDER, ATC CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE NOT RECEIVING TRANSPONDER DATA. DIVERTED AND MADE A SAFE UNSCHEDULED LANDING. AVIONICS FOUND THE KT 70 TRANSPONDER FAULTY. VERIFIED THIS UNIT BY ALSO NOTICING SLIGHT BURNING ODOR. REMOVED THE UNIT. VERIFIED AND INSPECTED THE CONDITION OF THE WIRING WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED REPLACEMENT UNIT, ALL TESTED AND OPS CHECKED GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS FOUND IAW DMC-12-A-34-54-01-00A-920A-A AND COMPLETED ATC TRANSPONDER AUTOMATIC PRESSURE ALTITUDE REPORTING SYSTEM DATA CORRESPONDENCE TESTS AND INSPECTIONS.

Source: SDR 6CBA2017081517171
WARNING INDICATION · 2014-08-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2430

Part: MOTOR — BURNED OUT (ZONE 100) · airframe 4,765 hrs · 4,665 cycles

CRUISE FLIGHT, ODD ELEC NOISE, BUS TIE CAWS, NON-ESSENTIAL CAWS & FLICKERING BATTERY CAWS, BUS TIE & GEN 2 TIE RELAYS POPPED. BATTERY 1 AMPS DISCHARGING. STRONG ELEC ODOR INSIDE TAIL SECTION NOTED UPON LANDING. THE VCCS SYS DRIVE MOTOR PN 1134104-1, SN 992 WAS FOUND BURNED OUT & AT FAULT. THE MOTOR R & R IAW THE ENVIRO SYSTEMS R134A CMM CH 21-00-23. THE VCCS SYS OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. THE ACFT DC GENERATION ADJUSTMENT TEST WAS COMPLETED IAW 12-A-24-30-00-00A-903B-A. NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

Source: SDR 6CBA20140825134
OTHER · 2013-04-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5210

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 3,515 hrs · 3,381 cycles

THE ACFT MAIN ENTRY DOOR HAD DAMAGE TO THE OUTER SKIN THAT REQUIRED MAJOR REPAIR. THE DAMAGE WAS OUTSIDE THE LIMITS OF THE SRM. THE ACFT WAS REPAIRED USING THE RM-12-000036 /01 AND STATEMENT OF APPROVED DESIGN DATA REF NO EZ-SADD-12-0610 DATED 08 APRIL 2013.

Source: SDR 6CBA20130412125
OTHER · 2012-03-25 Unresolved
ATA 3420

Part: DISPLAY — FAULTY (ZONE 200) · airframe 2,725 hrs · 2,666 cycles

PILOT REPORTS"EADI ON LT SIDE ZOOMS IN AND OUT GOING BLACK ON OCCASION." THE LT EADI PN 066-03125-2500 WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. IT WAS R & R WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT OF THE SAME PN, IAW THE AMM 12-A-34-26-03-00A-920A-A AND TESTED GOOD IAW 12-A-34-26-00-00A-903B-A.

Source: SDR 5APR20120325112
OTHER · 2011-12-28 Unresolved
ATA 5551

Part: FITTING — OUT OF ALIGNMENT (ZONE 300) · airframe 2,538 hrs · 2,505 cycles

THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACHMENT FITTING, WHERE THE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR IS SECURED TO THE STABILIZER. LUGS ARE SEPARATING. THE GAP WAS MEASURED WITH A FEELER GUAGE, AND FOUND TO BE .635MM. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO THE STABILIZER.

Source: SDR 5APR2011122877100
OTHER · 2011-11-15 Unresolved
ATA 3421

Part: DISPLAY — FAULTY (EFIS) · airframe 2,496 hrs · 2,455 cycles

DURING AHRS SWING CHECKS THE NR 2 EHSI WAS FOUND FUZZY AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE NR 2 EHSI WAS R & R WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT OF THE SAME PN 066-03125-2500 IAW AMM 12-A-34-26-02-00A-920A-A AND TESTED SATISFACTORY IAW AMM 12-A-34-26-00-00A-903A-A.

Source: SDR 5APR2011111557797
OTHER · 2011-09-16 Unresolved
ATA 3421

Part: EFIS — DEFECTIVE (ZONE 200) · airframe 2,342 hrs · 2,328 cycles

PILOT REPORTED: CO-PILOTS EADI FLASHING AND INTERMITTENT. THE NR 2 EADI, PN 066-03125-2500 WAS R & R WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT OF THE SAME PN IAW AMM DMC-12-A-34-26-03-00A-920A-A, OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM DMC-12-A-34-26-00-00A-903A-A.

Source: SDR 5APR20110916001
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2011-04-18 Unresolved
ATA 2751

Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — FAULTY (TE FLAPS) · airframe 1,964 hrs · 1,870 cycles

PILOT REPORTED FLAP CAWS AFTER SELECTING FROM 0 TO 15 DEGREES. 1 RESET ON GROUND PERFORMED ON PREVIOUS LEG. RESOLUTION TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION IS AS FOLLOWS. THE LT FLAP ROTATION TRANSMITTER PN 973.30.33.112 WAS AT FAULT AND WAS REPLACED, IAW AMM 12-A-27-50-03-00A-920A-A. ALL ASSOCIATED TESTS WERE COMPLETED AND NO FURTHER FAULTS OR DEFECTS FOUND WITH THE SYS.

Source: SDR 5APR577Y59
OTHER · 2009-11-22 Unresolved
ATA 3240

Part: BRAKE DISC — BROKEN (ZONE 700) · airframe 986 hrs · 930 cycles

DURING A 100 HOUR INSPECTION DISCOVED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY OUTBOARD DISC WAS BROKEN. REMOVED BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED BRAKE ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURERS MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS.

Source: SDR 5APR577Y17
OTHER · 2009-11-11 Unresolved
ATA 3240

Part: BRAKE DISC — BROKEN (MLG) · airframe 983 hrs · 925 cycles

WHILE REMOVING THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR A FLAT TIRE DURING AN INCIDENT IN BDR, DISCOVERED THE OUTBOARD BRAKE DISC WAS BROKEN. REMOVED BRAKE ASSEMBLY, SENT TO OVERHAUL AND REINSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS AFTER OVERHAUL.

Source: SDR 5APR577Y15