N9132Y
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.
2 reports on file, 1995-09-15 – 2003-02-27.
Part: SOLENOID — LEAKING (FUEL SYSTEM)
PILOT REPORTED A FUEL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT ON PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE COCKPIT AND COMBUSTION HEATER AREA IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE THE NOSE SECTION AND FOUND THE HEATER FUEL SHUT OFF SOLENOID LEAKING FUEL FROM THE CASE HOUSING.
Part: SENDER — WRONG PART (MAIN OTBD)
A MECHANIC WAS PERFORMING MX RUN-UP ON A STRAIGHT NAVAJO, WHEN BOTH ENGINES QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. PRIOR TO THE RUN, HE HAD CHECKED FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS, WHICH SHOWED ONE-FOURTH TANK IN EACH MAIN TANK. THE MAIN (INBOARD) TANK HAS 2 SENDERS, AN INBOARD (40648-03) AND AN OUTBOARD (40648-02); INBOARD SENDER IS LONGER THAN OUTBOARD. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT IN THIS ACFT, THE 2 SENDERS HAD BEEN SWITCHED. WHEN LONGER SENDER IS PUT IN OUTBOARD LOCATION, IT WILL HIT BOTTOM OF TANK, GIVING A FALSE ONE-FOURTH FULL INDICATION. THIS IS SECOND TIME THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN FOUND IN THE LAST 6 WEEKS. WHILE BOTH INCIDENTS INVOLVED 31-310'S, PARTS, & POTENTIAL FOR PROBLEM, IS SAME IN PA31350 CHIEFTANS.