N96WE
Registered owner: CHASE AVIATION DE LLC, DE (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC (Q5QA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
5 reports on file, 2015-07-07 – 2022-01-27.
Part: PISTON PIN — BROKEN (ENGINE) · airframe 11,479 hrs · 13,654 cycles
DURING A CYLINDER CHANGE FOUND THE PISTON PIN ALUMINUM END CAP PLUG WAS BROKEN IN TWO PIECES. THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE CONNECTING ROD PISTON PIN BUSHING, AND THE BUSHING DIMENSIONS ARE WITHIN SPEC. NO METAL CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE FILTER OR ENGINE OIL SUMP.
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — FAILED (DE ICE SYS) · airframe 9,041 hrs · 10,801 cycles
STALL WARNING VANE DE-ICE SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. DISCOVERED CIRCUIT BREAKER TO HAVE FAILED INTERNALLY.
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — FAILED (DE ICE SYSTEM) · airframe 9,041 hrs · 10,801 cycles
FUEL VENT DE-ICE SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. DISCOVERED CIRCUIT BREAKER TO HAVE FAILED INTERNALLY.
Part: CHANNEL — CRACKED (BS 207) · airframe 8,831 hrs · 10,557 cycles
WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, CRACKS WERE NOTED ON A LATERAL CHANNEL IN THE TAIL SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE. CRACKS WERE APPEARING ON THE UPPER LT AND RT CORNERS AT THE CUTOUT RELIEFS.
Part: BUSHING — DEFORMED (LG ACT CROSSARMS)
FOUND NUT MISSING, RT SIDE INBD LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ROD ATTACH POINT WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE GEAR ACTUATOR CROSS ARM. DISCOVERED NUT AND COTTER PIN REMNANTS UNDER GEAR ACTUATOR. UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION, NOTED THAT THE ACTUATOR ROD BUSHING (56-810015-1) HAD WORN INTO THE AN 960-416 WASHERS THAT ARE ABOVE AND BELOW IT AND CAUSED THE ROD TO BIND WITH THE BOLT (130909B84), CAUSING THE BOLT TO TURN EACH TIME THE GEAR MOVED, UNTIL IT HAD EATEN THROUGH THE COTTER PIN AND LOOSENED THE NUT, WHICH VIBRATED OFF IN FLIGHT. THE BUSHING IS EXTREMELY THIN AND EVEN WITH ALL NEW HARDWARE AT A STANDARD TORQUE OF 50 INCH POUNDS, THE BUSHING LEAVES AN INDENT ON THE WASHERS. WE ARE MONITORING THE HARDWARE FOR SIGNS OF LOOSENESS, AND REPLACING IT AS IT COMES IN FOR SERVICE.