NTSB investigations · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N3581C and the event date: after April 4, 1957, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.
FAA incident reports · 3
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N3581C and the event date: after April 4, 1957, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.
Accident 20060201000889ALevel Off Touchdown · Burlington, NC(-23) Pilot landed short of runway. Main gear hit front edge of runway causing substantial damage to aircraft.Incident 19960601021129IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Columbus, OHNarrative: the pilot reported that during an approach to osu (Columbus, Ohio) the landing gear was lowered and there was no green lights. The approach was aborted and emergency extension procedures resulted in the main landing gear extension and the nose gear…Incident 19941207045519ITakeoff Ground Roll · Morristown, NJStruck two deer on takeoff roll. Aborted. Returned to ramp.
Service difficulty reports · 12
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 2004FA0000179Regulator · failedAD HAS YOU PERFORM PRESSURE LEAKAGE CHECK ON THESE HEATER FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS. WHEN NEW AND BEFORE INSTALLATION INTO AIRCRAFT. WE FIND THAT MANY OF THESE UNITS FAIL AFTER A SHORT TIME OF USE. THEY START LEAKING AROUND HOUSING DIAPHRAGM AND NOTICED FUELSDR 2003FA0001135Pump · leakingFUEL LEAKING AT REGULATOR HOUSING, THIS IS THE NEW STYLE PUMP, AND IS NOT YET AFFECTED BY AD 2003-14-03. WE ARE NOTING SIMILAR LEAKS WITH SEVERAL OF THESE PUMPS.SDR 2001FA0000582Regulator · leakingTHE HEATER FUEL REGULATOR, WAS INSTALLED NEW, IN OUR AIRCRAFT. AD`S HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH. DURING ROUTINE HEATER INSPECTION AND CHECK, FOUND NEW TYPE REGULATOR SEEPING FUEL AROUND HOUSING SEAL.SDR 20010320CW003Main Bearing · making metalWHILE PERFORMING A 100 HOUR ENGINE INSPECTION, LARGE METAL PRATICALS WHERE FOUND IN THE OIL SUCTION SCREEN. ALSO, AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF METAL FOUND IN THE ENGINE OIL FILTER. SAMPLES OF METAL SENT FOR TESTING. DETERMINED METAL PARTICALS TO BE CRANK AND OR RSDR 98ZZZX4596Retraction Arm · failedPILOT REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR WOULD HAVE INTERMITTENT INCOMPLETE UP CYCLES. A MAINTENANCE CHECK OF GEAR FOUND THAT WHEN SLOW CYCLED, RT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT CATCH UPLOCK. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, FOUND THE ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT FORK 'BOLT' TO FORWARD DRAG LEG SDR 98ZZZX2171Pump · failedPILOT REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR SLOW TO CYCLE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PRESSURE CHECK OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMPS. FOUND RIGHT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP VERY WEAK. INSPECTED RT HYDRAULIC FILTER AND FOUND EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF METAL. REMOVED RSDR 98ZZZX1283Pump · leakingPILOT REPORTS TO MAINTENANCE THAT WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON AND GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. GEAR SELECTED DOWN. PILOT OBSERVED THREE GREEN LIGHTS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT RT ENGINE DRIVESDR 98ZZZX758Drag Link · crackedDURING LANDING GEAR CLEANING AND INSPECTION, FOUND THE RT UPPER NOSE LANDING GEAR DRAG LEG CRACKED AT BOSS WHERE THE RETRACT ACTUATOR LINKAGE ATTACHES. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SAME PART FOUND CRACKED ON LIKE AIRCRAFT WITHIN ONE YEAR. BOTH CRACKED IN SAME PLASDR 97ZZZX635Connector · burnedDURING AN INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND A MOLEX CONNECTOR LOCATED JUST FORWARD OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL, BEHIND THE SIDE PANEL ON THE PILOT'S SIDE BURNED AND THE WIRE HEATED APPROX .50 INCH OUT OF THE CONNECTOR. THIS MOLEX CONNECTOR NR E303 PER THE NAVAJO SDR 97ZZZX418Hinge Assy · crackedSUBMITTER OPERATES TWO PIPER NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN AIRCRAFT DAILY DURING THE WORK WEEK AND FINDS THAT THE RT OUTBOARD ELEVATOR HINGE ATTACHMENT TO THE HORIZ STAB IS AN AREA OF CONCERN DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF THESE HINGES CRACKING. FIND THESE HINGES ARE CRACKING INSDR 96ZZZX3354Hose Assy · rupturedPILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND HAD NO NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. PILOT REPORTED LANDNG GEAR HANDLE FELT SOFT WHEN HANDLE MOVED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION 'BY HAND'. MANY ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO GET THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. EMERGENCY GEAR HASDR 95ZZZX1209Connect Rod · failedAFTER TAKEOFF, RIGHT ENGINE BECAME VERY ROUGH. ENGINE WAS FEATHERED, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED. INSPECTION FOUND CONNECTING ROD CAPS HAD SEPARATED FROM NR 1, NR 2, AND NR 3 RODS. CONNECTING ROD PENETRATED BOTH BOTTOM AND TOP OF ENGINE CASE.
Other aircraft with N3581C · 1
The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N3581C now.