TRUE NORTH AIR LLC

Part 135 operator · designator 8TNC

Data confidence: Records are linked by certificate number, aircraft registration, or a name match that a reviewer has confirmed. Each record below shows how it was linked.

Also recorded as: NORSE FLIGHT, TRUE NORTH AIR LLC

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

No NTSB accidents or incidents linked to this operator.

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2020-06-02 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $3,375 · case closed 2020-10-14

Source: FAA case 2020WP910056

Maintenance disclosure history

Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

Reports span 2024–2026. Most-reported systems: Flight controls (27) — 1; Fuselage (53) — 1; Stabilizers (55) — 1; Wings (57) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 4.

4 reports on file.

OTHER · 2026-01-22 Matched by certificate designator
N405CP · ATA 5500

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (ZONE 300) · airframe 15,798 hrs · 50,646 cycles

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IN ANCHORAGE, AK (ANC), MAINTENANCE NOTED THAT (2EA.) FASTENERS COMMON TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN & SPAR CHORD HAVE CRACKED OUT. THE CRACKS MEASURE .204” AND .242” LONG, RESPECTIVELY, AND THEY EMANATE IN THE OUTBOARD DIRECTION FROM THE FASTENER HEADS.

Source: SDR 8TNC202601220001
OTHER · 2026-01-22 Matched by certificate designator
N405CP · ATA 5315

Part: FLOORBEAM — BENT (ZONE 200) · airframe 15,798 hrs · 50,646 cycles

DURING ROUTINE OPERATIONS IN ANCHORAGE, AK (ANC), MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO THE ENDS OF LOWER FRAME 13 & 16 INNER FRAME T-CHORD FLANGES AT LBL19 & RBL19, NEAR THE SEAT TRACK SUPPORTS. THE T-CHORD FLANGE CORNERS WERE LOCALLY BENT DOWN WITH GOUGING ON THE TOP SIDE CAUSED BY CONTACT WITH A LONG FLOORBOARD SCREW DURING INSTALLATION. CRACKING WAS ALSO NOTED ALONG THE FILLET RADIUS OF THE FRAME T-CHORD ADJACENT TO THE DEFORMED AREAS. THE DAMAGE IS OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM APPENDIX B.

Source: SDR 8TNC202601220054
OTHER · 2025-06-08 Matched by certificate designator
N81052 · ATA 2730

Part: CABLE — FRAYED (ZONE 100) · airframe 16,957 hrs

FORWARD RIGHT STABILATOR CONTROL CABLE PART NUMBER 62701-37 HAS BROKEN STRANDS.

Source: SDR 2025FA0000390
OTHER · 2024-04-06 Matched by certificate designator
N81052 · ATA 5700

Part: BOLT — LOOSE (RT WING) · airframe 16,415 hrs

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, RH WING AFT ATTACH BOLT WAS FOUND LOOSE IN FITTING. DISASSEMBLED, FOUND WING ATTACH BOLT AND BOTH WING/FUSE ATTACH FITTINGS WITH HOLE DAMAGE THAT WAS EXCESSIVE. NEW WING BOLT STILL HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY IN ATTACH FITTING HOLES.

Source: SDR 8TNC202404060001

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N4327PPIPER PA-32-301Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N81052PIPER PA-32-3011982Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator

Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate

Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.

1 aircraft filed records under this certificate within the last two years but are not in the fleet list we hold — fleet lists can lag actual operations.