FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N529PU and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.
Incident 20011029028769IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Beaver Falls, PA(-23) In an interview with the pilot, kent e. blum, he stated that he departed bvi at approximately 11:30 local time enroute to elkhart in (ekm) and attempted a returned to Beaver County Airport, PA (bvi) without stopping for fuel. The airplane lost power and…Incident 19981115045229IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Lafayette, IN(-5) While taxiing from the hanger 6 west at the Purdue airport (laf) the student pilot lost control of the aircraft and allowed the aircraft to strike another aircraft parked in the tie down area.
Service difficulty reports · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 96ZZZX3063Skin · crackedONGOING CRACKS ON TRIM TAB LOWER SKINS AND INBOARD RIBS AT TRIM TAB CONTROL ARM ATTACH POINT, SKIN AND/OR RIB HAS CRACKED FROM 2500-4000 HOURS. FIRST REPAIR WAS TO REPLACE SKIN AND RIBS WITH NEW PIPER PARTS AND THESE LASTED 1000-1500 HOURS BEFORE CRACKING AGSDR 96ZZZX3062Skin · crackedONGOING CRACKS ON TRIM TAB LOWER SKINS AND INBOARD RIBS AT TRIM TAB CONTROL ARM ATTACH POINT, SKIN AND/OR RIB HAS CRACKED FROM 2500-4000 HOURS. FIRST REPAIR WAS TO REPLACE SKIN AND RIBS WITH NEW PIPER PARTS AND THESE LASTED 1000-1500 HOURS BEFORE CRACKING AG