N940DC

DJI AIR 3 · Blimp/dirigible · 4 engines · 0 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NY (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.

4 reports on file, 2001-05-31 – 2008-06-04.

OTHER · 2008-06-04 Matched by certificate designator

ATA 3800

Part: SHAFT — FAILED (DRAIN VALVE)

DUMP HANDLE SLIPS ON SHAFT. THE SHAFT SEEMS TO BE UNDERSIZE. (K)

Source: SDR UG82008F00001

OTHER · 2001-08-01 Matched by certificate designator

ATA 4940

Part: STARTER — FAILED (APU)

PTK - FLT 2164 - APU INOPERATIVE. APU STARTER FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED STARTER WITH OVERHAULED UNIT. (M)

Source: SDR 2001F00247

OVER TEMP · 2001-07-19 Matched by certificate designator

ATA 3070

Part: DRAIN MAST — OVERTEMP (ICE PROTECTION)

PTK - FLT 1647 - AFT WATER SYSTEM DRAIN MAST HEATER SHOWS SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. DRAIN MAST HEATER ELEMENT OVERTEMP. REPLACED DRAIN MAST ASSEMBLY WITH NEW UNIT. (M)

Source: SDR 2001F00204

OTHER · 2001-05-31 Matched by certificate designator

ATA 2432

Part: BATTERY — FAILED (BATTERY BAY)

NUMBER 2 BATTERY FAILED (DEAD). APPARENT CAUSE: GROUND SERVICE BUS WAS LEFT ENERGIZED. REPLACE NR 2 BATTERY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR UG8AD01016