# N169PL: 2024 James Crane PATROL - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [James Crane PATROL](https://openairdocs.org/model/james-crane-patrol) (registry code 05640U9, 2 seats) - Engine: [Continental OX370 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-ox370-series) (registry code 17420) - Serial number: 001 - Year built: 2024 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Kit: Avipro Aircraft Ltd PATROL - Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built - Airworthiness date: September 4, 2024 - Certificate issued: August 22, 2024 - Expires: August 31, 2031 - Mode S code: A1146D - Registered owner: [Crane James V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRANE%20JAMES%20V) - Location: [Exeter, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Exeter) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 44.9632° N, 69.1250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04435, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=169PL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169PL From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Continental OX370 model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force ### Matched by airframe (James Crane PATROL) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Continental OX370 series) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations None matched to N169PL. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N169PL. ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## Service difficulty reports on N169PL not matched to an aircraft (55, newest 50) They name N169PL, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [SDR ASMF200710012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200710012), Oct 30, 2007: BRAKE. FAILED. CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING TAXING AT RUNWAY THRESHOLD, THE TEMPERATURE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE NR 1 REACHED 450 CELSIUS DEGREES, SO IT WAS NECESSARY TO - [SDR ASMF200709010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200709010), Sep 28, 2007: ACTUATOR. DAMAGED. CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO ADJUST THE RUDDER TRIM COMPENSATOR 7 UNITS TO THE RIGHT IN FLIGHT. AT PLATFORM, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE RUD - [SDR ASMF200707010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200707010), Jul 14, 2007: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY A GATEWAY PROMOTING A CRACK OF 3 INCHES LONG IN FUSELAGE SKIN LOCATED AT STA 271, BETWEEN LONGERONS 17 AND 18 LEFT - [SDR ASMF200706004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200706004), Jun 17, 2007: VORTEX GEN. DAMAGED. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY A GROUND HANDLING TRUCK IN THE LOWER SECTION OF RIGHT WING, DAMAGING IN THE VORTILON AND IN THE FORWARD INBOARD FL - [SDR ASMF200705004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200705004), May 6, 2007: LINE. LEAKING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO SMOKE ODOR IN PASSENGERS CABIN. A HYDRAULIC LEAK WAS DETECTED IN THE APU INLET DUCT. THE HYDRAULIC LEAK WAS REPAIRED AND WA - [SDR ASMF200705003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200705003), May 4, 2007: LINE. LEAKING. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, A LOW HYDRAULIC LEVEL WAS DETECTED IN THE LT SYSTEM WITH AN INDICATION OF 6 QUARTERS. DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, THE LEAK WAS CONFIRME - [SDR ASMF200705001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200705001), May 1, 2007: LINE. LOOSE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, THE LT HYDRAULIC HIGH TEMP LIGHT TURNED ON AND DURING TAXI, THE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY VARIATION 17 - 7 QUARTERS. DURING MAINTENANCE - [SDR ASMF200703005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200703005), Mar 12, 2007: APU. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED DUE TO FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN AT 28,000 FEET. THE UPPER AND LOWER WING PANELS AND APU WERE CHECKED AND NO LEAKS WERE DETECTED. NEVERTHELESS, T - [SDR ASMF200702008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200702008), Feb 27, 2007: FUEL CONTROL. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO RT ENGINE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE PARAMETERS WERE RT ENGINE N2 54 PERCENT, N1 29 PERCENT AND LT ENGINE N2 56 PERCENT, N1 26 - [SDR ASMF200702004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200702004), Feb 12, 2007: FUEL CONTROL. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, LT ENGINE DID NOT STABILIZE IN IDLE, THE PARAMETERS WERE THE FOLLOWING: EPR´S 1.03, N1 20, EGT´S 486 DEGREE C, N2 44, FF 9700 POU - [SDR ASMF200701006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200701006), Jan 23, 2007: INLET. OBSTRUCTED. CAPTAIN REPORTED SMOKE ODOR IN THE CABIN. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS SHUTDOWN AND APU DOORS WERE CHECKED, DETECTING A PLASTIC IN THE APU INLET. PLASTIC WAS REM - [SDR ASMF200610005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200610005), Oct 5, 2006: WATER SEPARATOR. FULL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO EXCESSIVE WATER DRIPPED IN THE PASSENGERS CABIN AT ROW 24 NEAR TO THE AFT GALLEY. THE WATER SEPARATORS WERE DRAINED IAW MM - [SDR ASMF200512024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200512024), Dec 28, 2005: RELAY. UNKNOWN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, AC CROSS TIE AND APU GENERATOR WERE OUT OF SERVICE. THE BCU, AC CROSS TIE RELAY AND GCU WERE REPLACED IAW MM 24-20-08, MM 24-20-0 - [SDR ASMF200512016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200512016), Dec 17, 2005: CSD. FAILED. CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT THE LT CSD REACHED 180 GRADES FOR A MINUTE, OVER TEMPERATURE LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE RT ENGINE EGT WAS OUT OF LIMITS AFTER S - [SDR ASMF200509002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200509002), Sep 3, 2005: SKIN. DENTED. DURING TRANSIT CHECK AT ONT, IT WAS DETECTED A DENT IN FUSELAGE SKIN OF 2 X 1.875 WITH 0.044 DEPTH, LOCATED AT STA Y=1277 BETWEEN RIGHT LONGERON 22 & 23. DENT W - [SDR ASMF200508012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200508012), Aug 21, 2005: PROXIMITY SWITCH. FAILED. CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT RT RED MAIN LANDING GEAR LIGHT TURNED ON. THE PROXIMITY SWITCH UNIT WAS TESTED, LIGHT PANEL WAS CHECKED AND SENSORS WERE VERIFIED BUT FAIL - [SDR ASMF200507004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200507004), Jul 6, 2005: CSD. FAILED. DURING CLIMB, LT ENGINE CSD REACHED RED RANGE AND APU WAS OUT OF SERVICE. CHIP DETECTOR WAS VERIFIED AND OIL LEVEL WAS ON YELLOW RANGE. CSD, OIL RADIATOR AND CE - [SDR ASMF200506028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200506028), Jun 28, 2005: APU. MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF APU DID NOT SUPPORT PNEUMATIC CHARGES FOR ENGINE STARTING. GPU WAS CONNECTED TO ENGINES STARTING AND APU WAS D - [SDR ASMF200506024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200506024), Jun 24, 2005: CONTROL BOX. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF RIGHT INBOARD ANTISKID LIGHT TURNED ON. AT PLATFORM, BITE TO ANTISKID CONTROL BOX WAS PERFORMED DETECTING FAIL - [SDR ASMF200506020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200506020), Jun 18, 2005: ENGINE. VIBRATION. CAPTAIN REPORTED VIBRATION IN RT ENGINE DURING CRUISE. ACFT SENT TO HANGAR AND WAS CHECKED BY CONDITION AND TESTS PERFORMED IAW MM 72-00-00. ALL CORRECT. RT ENG - [SDR ASMF200505020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200505020), May 19, 2005: TRANSMITTER. LOOSE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE, DURING PUSH BACK AND RIGHT ENGINE STARTING, IT WAS NO OIL PRESSURE INDICATIONS. THE LP2 RESTRICTOR AND THE RESPE - [SDR ASMF200505014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200505014), May 9, 2005: BOLT. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, DURING RT ENGINE START, THE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT DID NOT TURN OFF AND THE INDICATION WAS ZERO, N2 REACHED 35 PERCENT AND IT DID NOT - [SDR ASMF200504015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200504015), Apr 17, 2005: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT REJECTED TAKEOFF AS A CONSEQUENCE OF DURING TAKEOFF AT 80 KNOTS, OIL PRESSURE REACHED 60 PSI ON RIGHT ENGINE. THE OIL PRESSURE RIGHT ENGINE WAS ADJUSTE - [SDR ASMF200504001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200504001), Apr 2, 2005: HOUSING. FAILED. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AS A CONSEQUENCE OF BOTH CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL VALVES WERE OUT SERVICE AND CABIN ALTITUDE ROSE TO 9500. IT WAS NECESS - [SDR ASMF200503022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200503022), Mar 30, 2005: SELECTOR. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF BOTH PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLERS WERE OUT OF SERVICE IN AUTOMATIC MODE AND OUT OF SERVICE IN MANUAL MODE WITH VAL - [SDR ASMF20050301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF20050301), Mar 1, 2005: DOOR. OPEN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF PRESSURIZATION LEAK IN RIGHT FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT. DURING CHECK WAS DETECTED RIGHT FORWARD EMERGENCY DOOR PART - [SDR ASMF200502009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200502009), Feb 13, 2005: TRANSMITTER. FAILED. CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT OIL PRESS DURING TAKEOFF & CLIMB RAISING TO 70 PSI, FLASHING INDICATION CRUISE "FT 58 PS’S" REDUCING POWER. CAPTAIN REPORTED STRONG VIBRAT - [SDR ASMF200409009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200409009), Sep 25, 2004: ENGINE. DAMAGED. DURING BOROSCOPIC INSPECTION TO THE ENGINE NR 2, DAMAGES OUT OF LIMITS WERE DETECTED, NEAR TO THE 14TH STAGE OF BOROSCOPIC POINT, RT SIDE. ENGINE WAS REPLACED I - [SDR ASMF200407031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200407031), Jul 27, 2004: FILTER. CLOGGED. AIRCRAFT SUSPENDED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO PLATFORM, CAPTAIN REPORTED RT OIL FILTER CLOGGED LIGHT TURNED ON. LIGHT INDICATION WAS CHECKED AND ENGINE WAS TESTED - [SDR ASMF200407024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200407024), Jul 22, 2004: INDICATOR. FAILED. CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TAXI, APPEARED THE AIR SPEED A/S FLAG IN THE LT AIRSPEED INDICATOR. IT WAS PERFORMED A RESET AND THE CADC SWITCH W - [SDR ASMF200404023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200404023), Apr 29, 2004: WIRE. GROUNDED. CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING TAKE OFF (AIRFOIL ICE PROTECT PRESS ABNORMAL) LIGHT TURNED ON. CABLES WERE CHECKED AND A LINE WAS GROUNDED IN SENSOR S1-46. (AIRFOI - [SDR MEX2004059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2004059), Feb 14, 2004: VALVE. FAILED. FLT 610 - CUN-MEX - FLIGHT RETURNED, 'AIR FOIL ICE PROTECT' OUT OF SERVICE AT 31,000 FEET WITH ICING CONDITIONS. DURING REVISION THE WINGS AND TAIL ANTI-ICE VAL - [SDR MEX2004051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2004051), Feb 8, 2004: LANDING GEAR. FAILED. FLT 296 - CUN-GDL - AIRCRAFT RETURNED, NLG DID NOT RETRACT. CAPTAIN REPORTED THE PERFORMED 3 CYCLES BUT FAIL REMAIN. AT PLATFORM, A MAINTENANCE SERVICE WAS PERF - [SDR MEX2004046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2004046), Feb 4, 2004: SEAL. FAILED. FLT 118 - GDL-TIJ - DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, NLG SEALS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 32-21-02. GROUND SENSING CONTROL MECHANISM WAS VERIFIED IAW MM 32-23-01, STEERING S - [SDR MEX2004045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2004045), Feb 4, 2004: SEAL. FAILED. FLT 118 - GDL-TIJ - AIRCRAFT RETURNED DUE TO NLG DID NOT GO AND AND NLG RED LIGHT CAME ON, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND PRESSURIZATION WERE OUT OF CONTROL, SEV - [SDR MEX2004013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2004013), Jan 8, 2004: STRUT. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED, DURING LANDING, NLG DID NOT RETRACT. AT PLATFORM WAS DETECTED THE SHOCK STRUT WET WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID AND THE PISTON AND CYLINDER ASSY COMPR - [SDR MEX2004012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2004012), Jan 8, 2004: PISTON. DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT RETURN OF FLIGHT, DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE NLG HIT A BIG BUMP ON THE RUNWAY AND IT DID NOT RETRACT. DURING REVISION WAS DETECTED THE NLG SHOCK STRUT LO - [SDR MEX2003571](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2003571), Dec 29, 2003: ENGINE. OVERSPEED. FLT 460 - GDL-LAX - AIRCRAFT RETURNED, DUE TO DURING TAKEOFF, WITH ATS OUT OF SERVICE, THE RIGHT ENGINE N1 REACHED AN OVERSPEED OF 105.1 PERCENT. CAPTAIN PERFOR - [SDR MEX2003542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2003542), Nov 30, 2003: PTU. FAILED. AFTER LANDING THE LIGHT OF (L HYD TEMP HI) CAME ON. THE SYSTEM WAS VERIFIED AND THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT WAS FAULTY. THE PTU WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS TEST - [SDR MEX2003500](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2003500), Oct 21, 2003: BLADE. DAMAGED. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, DETECTED DAMAGE ON LEFT ENGINE C1 FAN BLADE AND A .40625 INCH PER .0625 INCH DAMAGE IN THE NOISE SUPPRESSOR. BLADE WAS BLENDED IAW MM 72-0 - [SDR MEX2003487](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2003487), Oct 14, 2003: SEAL. LEAKING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, DURING TAXING, BEFORE TAKEOFF, LT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO. LT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN WHEN LT OIL PRESS ANNUNCIATOR WAS - [SDR MEX2003343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2003343), Aug 5, 2003: TIRE. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, DURING TAXI WHEEL ASSEMBLY NR 4 PRESSURE OUT, THE WHEEL ASSY OF MLG POSITION 4 WAS REPLACED IAW MM 32-40-01, ALL CORRECT. - [SDR MEX2003316](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2003316), Jul 3, 2003: GCU. FAILED. FLT 6581 - MEX-CUN - AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE, AC CROSS TIE NO TEST. DURING REVISION WAS DETECTED ACTR LIGHT AND APU PWR AVAIL LIGHTS ON. THE GCU AND BCU WERE - [SDR MEX2003224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2003224), Jun 12, 2003: SERVO VALVE. FAILED. FLT 501 - MEX-OAX - AIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH CAPTAIN REPORT TIRE NR 4 OF MLG WITH DAMAGE. THE TIRE NR 4 WAS REPLACED BUT ANTI-SKID NO TEST. EXTERIOR DOUBLER SERVO - [SDR MEX2003129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2003129), Apr 10, 2003: SYMBOL GENERATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, AT FIRST OFFICIAL SIDE DURING ENGINES STARTING WERE OF ND AND PFD INDICATIONS OFF. THE SYMBOL GENERATOR DIGITAL COMPUTER WAS RESE - [SDR MEX2003109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2003109), Apr 1, 2003: GEARBOX. INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH REPORT PRIMARY HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WITHOUT MOVEMENT, IT WAS NECESSARY TO COMPENSATE WITH ELEVATOR DURING FINAL APPROACH. THE GEARBOX ASS - [SDR MEX2003107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2003107), Mar 31, 2003: GEARBOX. STUCK. DURING FINAL APPROACH LONG TRIM WAS STUCKED, THE NOSE COMPENSATION UP WAS NOT POSSIBLE. THE PRIMARY ACTUATOR ENGINE WAS REPLACE. THE GEAR BOX ASSY TRIM AND ALTR - [SDR MEX2003031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2003031), Feb 9, 2003: PUMP. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, RT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP OUT OF SERVICE WITH ZERO PRESSURE INDICATION. RT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS REPLACED IAW MM, ALL CORRECT. - [SDR MEX2002285](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2002285), Sep 2, 2002: O-RING. LEAKING. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, A FUEL LEAK WAS DETECTED NEAR APU FUEL FEED LINE DRAIN. APU WAS TURNED OFF, HOWEVER THE LEAK CONTINUED, THE FUEL PUMP WAS TURNED OFF AND L - [SDR MEX2002243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2002243), Jul 26, 2002: STRAINER. CLOGGED. FLT 416 - AIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO OIL STRAINER CLOGGING TURNED ON. OIL MAIN FILTER WAS REPLACED. RESTRICTORS WERE CLEANED AND THE CLOGGING FILTER ALARM All 55: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169PL/unmatched-reports.md ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) None matched to this aircraft's models. ## Related - Other James Crane PATROL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/james-crane-patrol/aircraft.md - The Continental OX370 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-ox370-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.