AMERICAN VALET AIR, INC.

Part 135 operator · designator VMNA

Data confidence: All records on this page are linked by a shared certificate number or aircraft registration (N-number).

Also recorded as: AMERICAN VALET AIR, INC., American Valet Air, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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NTSB accidents & incidents

No NTSB accidents or incidents linked to this operator.

FAA enforcement actions

FAA enforcement records haven't been loaded into GroundCheck yet, so none can be shown — a gap in our data, not evidence of a clean enforcement history.

Maintenance disclosure history

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1 report on file.

W R · 2016-08-22 Matched by certificate designator
N1872E · ATA 8530

EXCHANGE CYLINDER INSTALLED AND FAILED AFTER 1.3 HRS. POST INSPECTION OF CYLINDER REVEALED THAT THERE WAS PREVIOUS WELDING REPAIR TO UPPER SPARK PLUG AREA. CYLINDER WAS NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED AND INSPECTED BY REPAIR STATION. SPARK PLUG AREA CRACKED OUT CAUSING LACK OF COMPRESSION AND HOT EXHAUST GASSES ESCAPING AND CAUSING EGT PROBE TO FAIL. COMPLETE FAILURE, BLOW OUT, HAPPENED DURING GROUND RUN, NO AIRFRAME DAMAGE AS THE ENGINE WAS NOT COWLED.

Source: SDR 2016FA0000431 · FAA SDRS

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N1872EPIPER PA-31-3501980Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N362BMPIPER PA-23-2501973Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator