N900TS
Registered owner: MIDWEST FLYING SERVICE INC, IA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Flying Service, Inc. (UQMA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| JAMES KENNEY | Operator | on 1986-08-26 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
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.
3 reports on file, 2000-11-22 – 2002-05-24.
Part: CYLINDER — FAILED (RT ENGINE)
CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED USING NEW RINGS AND GASKET SET FROM ECI ALSO. REMOVED CYLINDER DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AND EXHAUST STAINS AROUND THE EXHAUST AREA. FOUND THAT HEAD WAS CRACKED BETWEEN BOTH SPARK PLUG HOLES AND BY THE EXHAUST SEAT, WHICH IN RETURN BURNED A HOLE NEXT THE EXHAUST FLANGE.
Part: HEATER — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
REMOVED HEATER FROM AIRCRAFT, 12 VOLT STYTEM AND FOUND (PN 45D70-1A) 24 VOLT. NO ENTRY IN THE AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK OF HEATER REPLACED. AFTER TALKING TO OVERHAUL SHOP, THEY ARE THE SAME HEATER EXCEPT ONE IS A 12 VOLT AND THE OTHER 24 VOLT ON THE COMPONENTS. HEATER WAS REPLACED WITH CORRECT UNIT FOR SERIAL NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT. PROBABLE CAUSE: FIELD OVERHAUL AND TRYING TO MAKE A GOOD HEATER OUT OF SEVERAL JUNK HEATERS.
Part: CYLINDER — BURNED (NR 5)
AIRCRAFT ON 135 FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED BLUE FLAME IN COWLING, RIGHT ENGINE. LANDED AT COLUMBIA, MO ON A SCHEDULED STOP. FOUND NR 5 CYLINDER HAD EXHAUST HOLE BURNED THROUGH CYLINDER FORWARD SIDE, .25 INCH BY 1 INCH. HOLE STARTED ON INSIDE EXHAUST PART BY EXHAUST SEAT AND WORKED OR BURNED FORWARD FRONT OF ENGINE. CRACKS WERE NOTED FROM BOTH SPARKPLUG HOLES TO BURNED HOLE. THE CYLINDERS WERE NEW, ECI INSTALLED 2-18-99 AND HAD 974.6 HOURS ON CYLINDER, OCCURRED 11-20-00. (X)