N9317M
Registered owner: WESTWIND AVIATION INC, AZ (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwind Aviation, Inc. (WIWA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| WESTWIND AVIATION INC (W10A) | Operator | on 2025-02-06 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by WESTWIND AVIATION 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.
2 reports on file, 1997-07-29 – 2020-09-16.
Part: OIL SYSTEM — LEAKING (ENGINE)
THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT HE SET TAKEOFF POWER, ENGINE PARAMETERS READ NORMAL AND UPON REACHING 40 KNOTS HE SAW A ROLL BACK. HE EXECUTED AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AND HEARD SOME ENGINE SPUTTERING FOLLOWED BY THE ENGING SHUTTING OFF. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO ABNORMAL PROBLEMS ON THE FIRST FEW RUN UPS, BUT UPON FUTURE INSPECTION THEY DID FIND AN OIL LEAK APPEARING TO COME FROM THE TURBO CHARGER. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT CONFIRMED THAT THE TURBO CHARGER IS THE ISSUE. AT THIS TIME WE DO NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THIS ENGINE FAILURE.
Part: HUB — CRACKED (NR 3 SOCKET)
PENETRANT INSPECTION DURING NORMAL OVERHAUL INDICATED A FINE LINEAR CRACK OR SCRATCH. SUBSEQUENT EDDY CURRENT TESTING USING PHASE PLANE ANALYSIS INSTRUMENTATION REVEALED A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES LONG, ESTIMATED OVER .040 INCH DEEP ON THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF NR 3 BLADE SOCKET ON THE LEADING EDGE SIDE SLIGHTLY ABOVE CENTERLINE OF THE HUB. THIS CONDITION IS NOT COMMONLY FOUND IN THE 'THREADLESS' STYLE OF MCAULY HUBS AND MAY BE OVERLOOKED WITHOUT EDDY CURRENT TEST.