N9304F
Registered owner: SKYDIVE BALTIMORE LLC, DE (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peninsula Airways Inc. | Operator | on 1997-10-20 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by PENINSULA AIRWAYS INC. (per NTSB report)
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.
4 reports on file, 1997-10-18 – 2004-06-17.
Part: ROLL PIN — SHEARED (RUDDER PEDAL) · airframe 13,849 hrs
DURING TAXI LT RUDDER ROLL PIN PN NAS561C3-18 SHEARED CAUSING RUDDER PEDAL TO DISCONNECT AND CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING ACTION ON LT SIDE.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 10,994 hrs · 30,446 cycles
DURING LOADING OF AIRCRAFT, TRUCK BUMPED FUSELAGE JUST AFT OF CARGO DOOR. FLIGHT WAS DELAYED WHILE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED DAMAGE. FOUND MINOR SCRATCH. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: ENGINE — BIRDSTRIKE (WING)
ON SHORT FINAL, SUFFERED BIRD STRIKE TO ENGINE INLET AND PROP. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED AND RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
Part: SCREWS — LOOSE (AILERON BAL WGT)
AILERON JAMMED IN LEFT TURN PILOT WAS ABLE TO FREE-UP CONTROLS AND LAND SAFELY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED SCREWS THAT ATTACH AILERON BALANCE WEIGHT TO LEADING EDGE OF AILERON HAD BACKED OUT TO THE POINT OF CATCHING THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE WING GAP FAIRING. RESECURED SCREWS NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND. INSPECTED THREE OTHER C- 208 AIRCRAFT IN THE FLEET FOUND EACH OF THEM HAD BALANCE WEIGHT ATTACH SCREWS REQUIRING 1/4 TO 1/2 TURN TO TIGHTEN THEM.