FAA incident reports · 3
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N284PA and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.
Incident 20190913023069ILanding: Touchdown · Chandler, AZThe CFI and student were practicing touch and go landings. The flight instructor stated that on the 7th landing, the aircraft touched town a little fast and with a slight side load. The aircraft veered to the right immediately. The flight instructor took over…Incident 20110416007829ILanding: Touchdown · Phoenix, AZOn April 16, 2011, about 1628 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28 airplane, N284PA, sustained propeller damaged during a landing at deer valley airport (dvt), Phoenix, Arizona. The aircraft departed the runway after touch down during landing after a go…Incident 20100702036489ILanding: Touchdown · Glendale, AZStudent on first supervised solo; on short final airman was off centerline, to correct he lowered left wing but did not make ground contact with wing tip. Aircraft contacted runway hard with left main followed by nose wheel and prop strike.
Service difficulty reports · 11
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR FQAR20170628060Bracket · crackedDURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION, A BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED BELOW WHERE THE FLAP HANDLE IS MOUNTED. THE BRACKET IS LOCATED IN THE TUNNEL IN THE CENTER OF THE CABIN FLOOR AND IS USED TO MOUNT THE FLAP HANDLE ASSY. THE CRACK IS IN THE UPPER RT CORNER OF THE BSDR FQAR20170613046Channel · crackedA CHANNEL IN RIGHT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CHANNEL IS LOCATED ON LOWER WING SKIN EXTENDING FROM ROOT TO APPROX WS 48.SDR FQAR20170516026Bracket · crackedWHEN THE ELT WAS BEING REMOVED FOR INSPECTION, THE TECH DISCOVERED TWO, 2 INCH CRACKS NEXT TO THE NUTPLATES IN THE ELT MOUNTING BRACKET.SDR FQAR20170503018Carburetor · leakingENGINE WAS RUN PRIOR TO SCHEDULED MX CHECK AND SEVERE ROUGHNESS WAS NOTED WITHFUEL LEAKING FROM COWLING. INSPECTION REVEALED FUEL WAS FLOWING FROM CARBURETOR JET. FAILED CARB HAD BEEN INSTALLED THE DAY BEFORE. FAILURE IS CONSISTENT WITH SUNKEN OR STICKING FLSDR FQAR20160324014Cylinder · leakingTHE ENGINE WAS UNDERGOING A COMPRESSION CHECK. ALL 4 CYLINDERS HAD GOOD COMPRESSION, 70 PSI, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC PERFORMING THE CHECK HEARD A FAINT HISSING SOUND WHEN THE NR 4 CYLINDER WAS TESTED. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE INTER CYLINDER BAFFLE AND INTAKE RISDR FQAR20150923098Carburetor · leakingTHE ENGINE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO START. A MAINTENANCE TECH WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE TO START, BUT THE ENGINE THEN RAN ROUGHLY. WHEN THE PLANE WAS BROUGHT TO THE HANGAR, DROPS OF FUEL WERE FOUND TO BE DRIPPING FROM THE COWLING, AND WHEN THE COWLING WAS REMOVESDR FQAR20150919095Carburetor · leakingDURING INSPECTION, THE TECH NOTED THERE WAS FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE CARBURETOR MIXTURE CONTROL SHAFT. THE CARBURETOR WAS REPLACED. IT HAD BEEN IN SERVICE LESS THAN 5 MONTHS.SDR FQAR20150520043Cylinder · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, SEVERAL CRACKS WERE SEEN AT THE LOWER SPARK PLUG HOLE OF THE NR 2 CYLINDER. AFTER THE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED, 2 CRACKS COULD BE SEEN IN THE INSIDE OF CYLINDER HEAD BETWEEN THE LOWER SPARK PLUG HOLE AND EXHAUST VALVE SEAT. THE CYLINSDR FQAR20150520042Cylinder · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, SEVERAL CRACKS WERE SEEN AT THE LOWER SPARK PLUG HOLE OF THE NR 1 CYLINDER. AFTER THE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED, NUMEROUS CRACKS COULD BE SEEN IN THE INSIDE OF CYLINDER HEAD TO EITHER SIDE OF THE LOWER SPARK PLUG HOLE, WITH AN ADDITIONSDR FQAR20150504032Bracket · crackedDURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION EVENT, A BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED BELOW WHERE THE FLAP HANDLE IS MOUNTED. THE BRACKET IN QUESTION IS LOCATED IN THE TUNNEL IN THE CENTER OF THE CABIN FLOOR AND IS USED TO MOUNT THE FLAP HANDLE ASSY. IT CONTAINS NUT PLATES TO ASDR FQAR20141023044Carburetor · bindingDURING FLIGHT, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT REPORTED THE THROTTLE LEVER WOULD BECOME STUCK AS THE LEVER WAS ADVANCED. MECHANICS WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION ON THE GROUND. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE CARBURETOR THROTTLE VALVE WAS BECOMING STUCK AS THE V