N73157

Cancelled 1998

Deregistered aircraft · Convair 440

Cancelled
May 4, 1998
Exported to
Canada
Status when cancelled
Triennial form not returned
Serial number
312
Type
Fixed wing multi engine
Certificate issued
August 17, 1988
Last registry action
November 19, 1997
Mode S code
A9D1E9
Owner when cancelled
Sierra Pacific Airlines Inc
Location
Tucson, AZ
Owner type
Corporation

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N73157 and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Service difficulty reports · 6

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR 96ZZZX1440Battery Pack · dischargedDURING SCHEDULED CHECK, NUMEROUS EXTERNAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE ASSOCIATED SYSTEM BATTERY PACKS WERE REMOVED AND CHARGED, THEN REINSTALLED. SUBSEQUENT SYSTEM CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY.Jan 26, 1996 · N73157 · Cvac 440 · Emergency LightingSDR 96ZZZX137Light · inoperativeDURING SCHEDULED CHECK, THE FORWARD ENTRYWAY/GALLEY INTERNAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE EXIT LIGHT BASE WAS REPLACED. SUBSEQUENT SYSTEM CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY.Nov 21, 1995 · N73157 · Cvac 440 · Emergency LightingSDR 96ZZZX136Light · inoperativeDURING SCHEDULED CHECK, THE FORWARD ENTRYWAY/GALLEY INTERNAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE EXIT LIGHT BASE WAS REPLACED. SUBSEQUENT SYSTEM CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY.Nov 21, 1995 · N73157 · Cvac 440 · Emergency LightingSDR 95ZZZM576Cylinder · low pressureDURING PREFLIGHT, THE EVACUATION SLIDE CYLINDER PRESSURE WAS FOUND TO BE BELOW LIMITS. THE EVACUATION SLIDE/CYLINDER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.Sep 18, 1995 · N73157 · Cvac 440 · Escape SlideSDR 95ZZZM299Switch · defectiveDURING APPROACH INTO LAS WHEN LANDING GEAR SELECTED DOWN, THE RED GEAR UNLOCKED LIGHT REMAINED ON WITH ALL THREE GEAR SAFE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE RT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND ADJUSTED PER THE CV-580 MM.Jul 3, 1995 · N73157 · Cvac 440 · Landing Gear Position and WarningSDR 95ZZZW672Garlock Seal · deterioratedON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM MCI TO AVW, THE LEFT ENGINE REDUCTION GEAR BOX OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE FOLLOWED BY A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT. THE LEFT OIL QUANTITY INDICATION DROPPED TO ZERO. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TOMar 30, 1995 · N73157 · Cvac 440 · Turbine Engine Reduction Gear