N955AA
Registered owner: KARJEN LLC, 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
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.
8 reports on file, 1998-02-01 – 2009-05-18.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (ELEVATOR) · airframe 35,622 hrs · 58,877 cycles
INBOARD RIB WAS CRACKED AT LEADING EDGE. CRACKS BEGIN IN BOTH UPPER AND LOWER FLANGE RADIUS AND PROGRESSED THROUGH THE FIRST RIVET HOLE IN THE WEB. CRACKS EXTENDED ABOUT .5 INCH PAST THE RIVETS WHEN DISCOVERED. THE ELEVATOR BALANCE WEIGHT SUPPORT BOLTS TO THIS RIB AND IS LIKELY A FACTOR IN THE CRACK DEVELOPMENT. THE RIB DOUBLER WAS NOT CRACKED.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (LT STABILATOR)
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT STABILATOR LOWER SKIN. (X)
Part: SCISSORS — CRACKED (LANDING GEAR)
DURING DETAILED LANDING GEAR INSPECTION, THE SCISSORS ON THE RT MAIN GEAR WERE FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACKS ARE LOCATED NEAR THE MACHINED RADIUS WHERE THE TWO SCISSORS CONNECT. IT WAS DETERMINED THE CRACKS WERE, OR COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE TORQUE KNEE BOLT/HARDWARE BEING LOOSE. THE LT GEAR ASSY SCISSORS WERE FOUND TO BE SLOPPY AND THE SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED WORN BUSHINGS. (X)
Part: HINGE — CRACKED (PASSENGER DOOR)
CREW DOOR MISALIGNED WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SECURE. INSPECTION REVEALED FORWARD HINGE CRACKED AT HINGE PIN REGION. HINGE HALF WAS REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE HINGE HALF. AN INFORMAL INSPECTION OF ALL COMPANY AIRCRAFT RESULTED IN NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES.
Part: BOOT — FAILED (DEICE SYSTEM)
LIP DEICE BOOT TRIPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER IN-FLIGHT. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED DEICER BURNED UP LEAVING EXPOSED WIRES AND CHARING ON COWL. DEICER WAS THEN REPLACED FOLLOWING REPAIRS TO COWL. SEVERAL THINGS COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM INCLUDING AN IMPACT DAMAGE OR AGE OF THE BOOT ALLOWING HEATING ELEMENT WIRES TO BE EXPOSED AND SUBSEQUENTLY SHORTING.
Part: FUEL CEL — LEAKING (RT WING)
PILOT REPORTED EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON RT OUTBOARD GEAR DOOR. INSPECTION REVEALED FUEL LEAK SOURCE AT BOX FUEL CELL JUST OUTBOARD OF NACELLE, AFT OF SPAR. REPLACED FUEL CELL; POST-WORK OPS CHECKS OK. POSSIBLE CAUSE - FUEL CELL AGE AND/OR IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF CELL. SUBMITTER STATED CELL MAY HAVE NOT BEEN PROPERLY POSITIONED CAUSING WORKING OR FLEXING IN NIPPLE TUBE REA.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (MLG)
ON POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION, PILOT REPORTED HYDRAULIC FLUID ON LOWER FUSELAGE AND TAIL. MECHANICS WERE NOTIFIED AND CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED FLUID LEAKING FROM LOWER SHAFT SEAL. AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED AND GEAR SWUNG TO VERIFY SOURCE OF LEAKAGE. PROBLEM DUPLICATED WITH GEAR IN UP POSITION. REPLACED ACTUATOR. SUBMITTER STATED SMALL DIVIT IN SHAFT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO DEFECTIVE SHAFT SEAL.
Part: NUT — CORRODED (RUD TAB ACTUATOR)
RUDDER TAB ACTUATOR NUT FOUND CORRODED DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION.