N984PA
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.
2 reports on file, 1996-06-07 – 2011-04-08.
Part: OIL COOLER — LEAKING (RT ENGINE) · airframe 15,301 hrs
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED SMOKE AND OIL COMING FROM THE TOP COWL LOUVERS OF THE RIGHT ENGINE NACELLE. HE REDUCED POWER, FEATHERED THE RIGHT PROP, AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. THE PILOT LANDED AT SCHEDULED DESTINATION UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND A CRACK (AND SUBSEQUENT LEAK) HAD DEVELOPED WITHIN THE FINS OF THE OIL COOLER.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — BURNED (STROBE)
AIRCRAFT TAIL STROBE WAS OBSERVED NOT TO BE OPERATING. STROBE POWER UNIT WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED POWER SUPPLY AND REPLACED. POWER SUPPLY WAS OPENED AND FOUND CIRCUIT BOARD BURNED AROUND CAPACITOR. SUSPECT CAPACITOR NEVER DISCHARGED CAUSING IT TO BECOME HOT.