N87KA

DEHAVILLAND DHC-3 · 1953 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 11 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: KENMORE AIR HARBOR LLC, WA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Kenmore Air Harbor, LLC (GJRA)Certificate holder—Matched by certificate designator

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.

1 report on file, 2014-09-20.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2014-09-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2497

Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — OVERHEATED (BATTERY CHARGER) · airframe 18,023 hrs

A WEAK BATTERY CAUSED A CIRCUIT BREAKER IN THE CHARGING SYSTEM TO TRIP. AFTER REDUCING ELECTRICAL LOAD, THE PILOT RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY TRIPPED A SECOND TIME. THE CASE OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER GOT HOT ENOUGH DURING THE EVENT TO RELEASE AN ODOR AND SOME LIGHT SMOKE. THERE WAS NO FLAME, AND ONLY MINOR DEFORMATION OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER CASE.

Source: SDR 2014FA0000600