- Registered owner
- Aircraft Propulsion Leasing LLC
- Location
- Holland, OH
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 717
- Year built
- 1986
- Type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine
- Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- December 23, 1986
- Certificate issued
- November 16, 2015
- Expires
- November 30, 2028
- Mode S code
- A11A75
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every AiResearch TPE331 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 41
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1972 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 |
Engine · AiResearch TPE331 series
AD 2018-22-01Turbine SectionAD 2018-17-15Turbine Engine Combustion SectionAD 2018-13-05Turbine Engine Reduction GearInformation bulletins that may apply · 4
Advisory, not mandatory.
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N170PCMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3101 aircraft
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Incident 19880128006339IDescent · Raleigh-Durham, NCSmoke in cabin. Landed safely. Found seal in right engine compressor section failed.Incident 19880106001939IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Beckley, WVExperienced a flat tire on landing rollout. Unable to clear runway. Unable to determine why tire went flat.
Service difficulty reports · 9
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR SABA980024Gasket · tornCLT/GSP - FLT 9101 - THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN-FLIGHT BY THE AIRCREW. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS HAVING SEVERE TORQUE FLUCTUATION BETWEEN ZERO PERCENT AND 70 PERCENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 12 MILES OUT, ON DESCENT TO GSP. IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY DECLARED. EMERGENCYSDR SABA970031Torque Gauge · failedCLT - FLT 5226 - RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE FLUCTUATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED TORQUE GAUGE. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. (X)SDR SABA9700015Egt Connector · dirtyDURING TAKEOFF ROLL, RT EGT BECAME ERRATIC. THIS WAS A DUPLICATE WRITE-UP OF A EARLIER PROBLEM. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED COMPLETE CHECK OF THE RT EGT SYSTEM WIRING. THE ZONE NR 2 CANNON PLUG WAS CLEANED AND THE SDR SABA9700014Srl · malfunctionedCLT - FLT 5208 - DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, RIGHT EGT BECAME ERRATIC. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A GROUND RUN OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT EGT WAS STEADY WITH THE SRL SYSTEM TURNED OFF. THE RIGHT SRL WAS DEFERRED UNDERSDR SABA9700011P3 Line · crackedCLT - FLT 5137 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CLT THE LEFT ENGINE BETA LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAPTAIN DECIDED TO RETURN TO CLT FOR MAINTENANCE. INSPECTION DISCOVERED THAT LEFT ENGINE P3 LINE HAD CRACKED AND WAS BLOWING HOT P3 AIR ON THE BETA SWITCH. THE P3 LINE AND BETA SDR SABA960008Downlock Switch · malfunctionedON APPROACH INTO ISO WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THE N/G DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. ABORTED APPROACH RECYCLED THE GEAR AND STILL NO N/G IND. DECLARED EMERG AND DIVERTED TO RDU. CAPT DID A FLYBY AND THE TOWER VERIFIED THE GEAR WAS IN THSDR 96ZZZX2262Engine · failedBWI/SHD - FLT 5116 - FLT DEPARTED, LT ENG OIL PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PRESS GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO & ENG STARTED TO SHUT DOWN. FLT CREW MANUALLY SHUT ENG DOWN. CREW DECLARED EMERG & RETND TO BWI, MADE SAFE LANDING. MX DISPATCHED FROM CLT. UPON ARRIVAL INSDR 96ZZZM31Gear Shaft · shearedTHE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLIED AND INSPECTED BY GARRETT AVIATION SERVICES IN AUGUSTA, GA. THEY FOUND THAT THE SCAVANGE PUMP GEAR SHAFT HAD SHEARED AND THAT THERE WAS A SLIGHT BINDING IN THE SCAVANGE PUMP WHEN ROTATED BY HAND. THE PUMP WAS DISASSEMBLIED AND INSSDR 95ZZZX6802Gear Box · failedBWI/SHD - FLT 5116 - FLIGHT JUST DEPARTED, LT ENG OIL PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PRESS GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO & ENG STARTED TO SHUT ITSELF DOWN. FLT CREW MANUALLY SHUT ENG DOWN. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & RETURNED TO BWI WHERE THEY MADE A SAFE LANDING. MX D
STCs that may be installed · 20
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Engine · AiResearch TPE331 series
STC SE02538AKModification of Honeywell TPE331-12JR-702TT engineSTC SE03035ATInstallation of Royal Atlantic Aviation Engine Oil Filter Bypass Warning System, Kit P/N RAA2003-1-1STC SE00265ATInstall Ayres Fuel Manifold Purge Assembly Kit, P/N 21757-1 in accordance with "Installation Instructions - Ayres P/N 21757-1 Fuel Manifold Purge Assy-Kit" Dwg. No. 21757-1(1), Revision none, dated April 20, 1993, or later FAA approved revision.