FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N13FS and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.
Incident 20230829013709ILanding: Approach · Baltimore, MDOn August 29, 2023, at approximatley 07:55 local time the pilot of a Piper PA-31 navjo landed gear up while performing a landing at Martin State Airport (mtn) on runway 33. The pilot stated that he moved the gear handle to the down position but did not verify…Incident 20010312004339IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Salisbury, MD(-23) On 3/12/01, [privacy data omitted]was acting as PIC of N13FS, a Piper PA-31 navajo airplane. After making an ILS approach to rwy 32 at Salisbury, [privacy data omitted] landed halfway down the runway with a tailwind during a heavy rain shower. [privacy…
Service difficulty reports · 5
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 2001FA0000055Tube · elongatedWHILE C/W UNDER PANEL ITEMS ON ANNUAL CHECKLIST, FOUND ARM ON THE ELEVATOR CONTROL TUBE VERY LOOSE. DISASSEMBLY SHOWED HOLE WHERE ARM MOUNTS TO TUBE VERY ELONGATED. PART REPLACED WITH NEW PART. SUGGEST PHYSICALLY CHECKING EACH ARM FOR UNWANTED MOVEMENT WHENSDR R2J2001F00000Torque Link · corrodedWHILE PERFORMING LANDING GEAR CHECKLIST ITEM ON ANNUAL INSPECTION FOUND BUBBLES IN PAINT ON LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINKS, ADJACENT TO LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCH MOUNTING HOLE. FOUND SEVERE EXFOLIATION CORROSION UNDER PAINT: STC HOLDER CONTACTED AND LINKS WERE RESDR 20010608CW003Rib · crackedWHILE C/U CHECKLIST ITEM FOR RUDDER BALANCE WEIGHT ON ANNUAL INSPECTION: FOUND WEIGHT LOOSE, YET BOLTS WERE TIGHT. INVESTIGATION SHOWED UPPER RIB ON RUDDER BROKEN OUT UNDER BALANCE WEIGHT. THIS ITEM INSPECTED 149 HOURS PREVIOUS AND FOUND TIGHT. PERIODIC RESDR 20000707SH008Shutoff Valve · failedDURING INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT FIREWALL SHUT-OFF VALVE FAILED TO RIG PROPERLY. FUEL STILL FLOWED IN AFT POSITION. FOUND VALVE HAD FAILED INTERNALLY. AD 80-18-10 AND PIPER SB 648A APPLIES TO AIRCRAFT WITH LOWER SERIAL NUMBERS, BUT NOT THIS AIRCRAFT. SUBMITTSDR 20000707SH007Connector · meltedWHILE COMPLETING PIPER MANDATORY SB 1004, FOUND PLUG E303 AND WIRING BADLY BURNT. REPLACED PLUG AND WIRING AND RAN WIRING PER SB INSTRUCTIONS. CREW HAD REPORTED STRONG BURNING SMELL ON ONE PREVIOUS FLIGHT. PLUG IS LOCATED BEHIND COCKPIT UPHOLSTERY AND COUL