N976E
Registered owner: WRIGHT AIR SERVICE INC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright Air Service, Inc. (HYTA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| Wright Air Service, Inc. (HYTA) | Operator | on 2025-09-22 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by WRIGHT AIR SERVICE 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.
3 reports on file, 2004-08-02 – 2011-08-09.
Part: ANTENNA — BROKEN (ELT) · airframe 8,309 hrs · 8,280 cycles
ANTENNA, PN 110-773 APPEARS TO BE BROKEN INTERNALLY. THE TOP PORTION OF THE ANTENNA, INCLUDING THE WIRE WHIP, CAN BE EASILY LIFTED OFF THE BASE. VISUAL INSP ALONE WILL NOT REVEAL THIS DISCONNECT. THIS ANTENNA IS PART OF THE ME406 ELT SYSTEM. THIS IS THE 4TH INCIDENT OF THIS CONDITION ON VARIOUS AIRPLANES IN THE FLEET ALL OF WHICH HAD LOWER TIME AND CYCLES ON THE ANTENNA THAN THIS ONE.
Part: SEAL — LOOSE (ENGINE INLET) · airframe 1,399 hrs
FELT SEALING STRIP APPROXIMATELY .5 INCH X 7 INCHES WAS COMING LOOSE FROM INSIDE THE ENGINE INDUCTION AIR PLENUM. OFFENDING FELT STRIP WAS REMOVED AS IT SERVES NO PURPOSE. THIS STRIP WAS LOCATED AT ABOUT 4 OâCLOCK ON THE INSIDE SURFACE ACROSS THE RT END OF THE LOWER PLENUM PANEL PN 2658039-19. LOCATION OF STRIP COINCIDES WITH LOWER END OF ACCESS PANEL PN 2658039-1 WHICH HAS PROPERLY POSITIONED FELT SEALING STRIPS.
Part: SPAR — CHAFED (WINGS)
LOWER SURFACE OF LT AND RT FORWARD WING SPARS AND LIFT STRUT ATTACH FITTINGS HAVE BEEN CHAFED BECAUSE OF CONTACT WITH THE LIFT STRUT UPPER FAIRING/COVER. WORST DAMAGE WAS LESS THEN .005 INCH IN DEPTH AND WAS EASILY BLENDED OUT. APPLIED VINYL CHAFE TAPE TO SPAR AND STRUT FITTINGS TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE. CAB02-2 REV 1 ADDRESSES THIS CONDITION BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS S/N AIRPLANE. IT APPEARS THAT MFG CHANGED THE RIVET PATTERN IN THIS FAIRING/COVER ASSEMBLY, P/N 2621012-54 AND 55 ON LATER S/N AIRPLANES TO AVOID DAMAGE CAUSED BY RIVET HEADS. BUT FURTHER REDESIGN MAY BE NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. APPLICATION OF CHAFE TAPE EFFECTIVELY PREVENTS DAMAGE. (M)