N926DA
Registered owner: CAE DOSS AVIATION INC, CO (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.
3 reports on file, 2016-09-12 – 2016-11-01.
Part: THROTTLE BODY — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 5,800 hrs
PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN NOTED. THIS SPECIFIC THROTTLE BODY FAILED AT 104.0 HOURS AND HAS A SERVICE LIFE OF 2200 HOURS. DEFECTS IN THE THROTTLE BODY ARE EVIDENT BY CYCLING THE THROTTLE BODY ARM AND FEELING A GRINDING ATTRIBUTE. FURTHER EVIDENCE OF FAILURE IS THE INABILITY TO CORRECTLY ADJUST THE IDLE MIXTURE RISE. DOSS AVIATION IFT IN PUEBLO CO, OWNS 48 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT. TRENDS AND ANALYSIS SHOW A CONSISTENT RECURRING PREMATURE FAILURE OF ALL THROTTLE BODIES WITH SERVICE LIFE'S BETWEEN 50-300 HOURS. CONTINENTAL HAS CONSISTENTLY WARRANTIED THIS ITEM WITH NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR REGARDS. THE SAFETY CONCERN REQUIRING ATTENTION IS THAT IF THE THROTTLE BODY FAILS DURING FLIGHT (WHICH MEANS ENOUGH WEAR FROM BRASS AND STEEL CONTAMINATION BECOME GRINDING) IN THE IDLE SETTING THE ENGINE COULD BECOME OVER RICHENED AND SUBSEQUENTLY FLOOD THE CYLINDERS WITH EXCESSIVE FUEL, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. THIS CONDITION COULD BE DETRIMENTAL AS IT COULD LEAD TO AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. THE RECOMMENDATION TO CORRECT THIS DEFICIENCY IS FOR CONTINENTAL TO IDENTIFY THE REASON OF SUCH CONSTANT PREMATURE FAILURE AND RECOMMEND A SOLUTION TO CORRECT THE DEFICIENCY IN ORDER FOR THE THROTTLE BODY TO REACH SERVICE LIFE LIMITS.
Part: THROTTLE BODY — FAULTED (ENGINE) · airframe 5,708 hrs
PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN NOTED. THIS SPECIFIC THROTTLE BODY FAILED AT 11.2 HOURS AND HAS A SERVICE LIFE OF 2200 HOURS. DEFECTS IN THE THROTTLE BODY ARE EVIDENT BY CYCLING THE THROTTLE BODY ARM AND FEELING A GRINDING ATTRIBUTE. FURTHER EVIDENCE OF FAILURE IS THE INABILITY TO CORRECTLY ADJUST THE IDLE MIXTURE RISE. DOSS AVIATION IFT IN PUEBLO CO, OWNS 48 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT. TRENDS AND ANALYSIS SHOW A CONSISTENT RECURRING PREMATURE FAILURE OF ALL THROTTLE BODIES WITH SERVICE LIFE'S BETWEEN 50-300 HOURS. CONTINENTAL HAS CONSISTENTLY WARRANTIED THIS ITEM WITH NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR REGARDS. THE SAFETY CONCERN REQUIRING ATTENTION IS THAT IF THE THROTTLE BODY FAILS DURING FLIGHT (WHICH MEANS ENOUGH WEAR FROM BRASS AND STEEL CONTAMINATION BECOME GRINDING) IN THE IDLE SETTING THE ENGINE COULD BECOME OVER RICHENED AND SUBSEQUENTLY FLOOD THE CYLINDERS WITH EXCESSIVE FUEL, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. THIS CONDITION COULD BE DETRIMENTAL AS IT COULD LEAD TO AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. THE RECOMMENDATION TO CORRECT THIS DEFICIENCY IS FOR CONTINENTAL TO IDENTIFY THE REASON OF SUCH CONSTANT PREMATURE FAILURE AND RECOMMEND A SOLUTION TO CORRECT THE DEFICIENCY IN ORDER FOR THE THROTTLE BODY TO REACH SERVICE LIFE LIMITS.
Part: THROTTLE BODY — UNSERVICEABLE (ENGINE) · airframe 5,696 hrs
PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN NOTED. THIS SPECIFIC THROTTLE BODY FAILED AT 269.2 HRS AND HAS A SERVICE LIFE OF 2200 HOURS. DEFECTS IN THE THROTTLE BODY ARE EVIDENT BY CYCLING THE THROTTLE BODY ARM AND FEELING A GRINDING ATTRIBUTE. FURTHER EVIDENCE OF FAILURE IS THE INABILITY TO CORRECTLY ADJUST THE IDLE MIXTURE RISE. TRENDS AND ANALYSIS SHOW A CONSISTENT RECURRING PREMATURE FAILURE OF ALL THROTTLE BODIES WITH SERVICE LIFE'S BETWEEN 50-300 HOURS. ENGINE MFG HAS CONSISTENTLY WARRANTIED THIS ITEM WITH NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR REGARDS. THE SAFETY CONCERN REQUIRING ATTENTION IS THAT IF THE THROTTLE BODY FAILS DURING FLIGHT, WHICH MEANS ENOUGH WEAR FROM BRASS AND STEEL CONTAMINATION BECOME GRINDING IN THE IDLE SETTING, THE ENGINE COULD BECOME OVER RICHENED AND SUBSEQUENTLY FLOOD THE CYLINDERS WITH EXCESSIVE FUEL, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. THIS CONDITION COULD BE DETRIMENTAL AS IT COULD LEAD TO AN ACFT ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. THE RECOMMENDATION TO CORRECT THIS DEFICIENCY IS FOR CONTINENTAL TO IDENTIFY THE REASON OF SUCH CONSTANT PREMATURE FAILURE AND RECOMMEND A SOLUTION TO CORRECT THE DEFICIENCY IN ORDER FOR THE THROTTLE BODY TO REACH SERVICE LIFE LIMITS.