Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jan 2025)13 ADs may apply7 service difficulty reports
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
The pilot’s failure to recognize that an automated taxiway gate was closing, and the pilot’s failure stop for the closing gate.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC25LA016)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-20 | Fuselage--Main Bulkhead | Jun 29, 2017 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-900; PA-31 31-7300901–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-900; PA-31-300 31-7300901–31-8312019; PA-31-325 31-2–31-900; PA-31-325 31-7300901–31-8312019; … |
| 2016-08-18 | Engine Fuel and Control | Jun 6, 2016 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31-350 31-5001–31-5004; PA-31-350 31-7305005–31-8452024; PA-31-350 31-8253001–31-8553002. Only with: Equipped with Lycoming LTIO-540-J2B/TIO-540-J2B or LTIO-540-J2BD/TIO-540-J2BD engines and fuel pump hose assemblies Piper P/N 39995-034 or Lycoming P/N LW-12877-6S142. |
| 2016-05-01 | Fuselage | Apr 15, 2016 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-900; PA-31 31-7300901–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-900; PA-31-300 31-7300901–31-8312019; PA-31-325 31-2–31-900; PA-31-325 31-7300901–31-8312019; … |
| 2013-10-04 | Engine Exhaust | Jul 17, 2013 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Only with: Applies to turbocharged airplanes. |
| 2009-13-06 R1 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes | Nov 3, 2011 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Only with: Equipped with a baggage door in the fuselage nose section (nose baggage door). |
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-25-01 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA-31 Series Airplanes | Jan 19, 2001 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-900; PA-31 31-7300901–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-900; PA-31-300 31-7300901–31-8312019; PA-31-350 31-5001–31-5004; PA-31-350 31-7305005–31-8553002; …. Only with: Equipped with Piper P/N 46653-00 or 47529-32 aluminum main landing gear door hinge assemblies (or FAA-approved equivalents); aircraft referred to as PA-31-310 are PA-31 airplanes. |
| 2000-06-06 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-31 Series Airplanes | Mar 23, 2000 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Only with: Equipped with pneumatic deicing boots. |
| 99-12-05 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350, and… | Jul 23, 1999 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-325 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-350 31-5001–31-8553002; PA-31P-350 31P-8414001–31P-8414050. Only with: Airplanes not equipped with the improved design elevators or elevator spar assemblies specified in the Material Required Table of Piper Service Bulletin No. 998A, dated August 4, 1997. |
| 99-06-01 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350, and… | Apr 20, 1999 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-325 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-350 31-5001–31-8553002; PA-31P-350 31P-8414001–31P-8414050 |
| 98-09-25 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, and PA-31-350 Airplanes | Jun 15, 1998 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-325 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-350 31-5001–31-8553002 |
| 98-08-18 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350, and PA-31P… | May 26, 1998 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-325 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-350 31-5001–31-8553002; PA-31P 31P-1–31P-7730012 |
| 98-04-27 | The New Piper Aircraft Corporation Models PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235, PA-23-250… | Mar 13, 1998 | Airframe (PA-31-350) |
| 96-10-14 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA31, PA31P, and… | Jun 27, 1996 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA31 31-2–31-8312019; PA31-300 31-2–31-8312019; PA31-325 31-2–31-8312019; PA31-350 31-5001–31-8553002; PA31P 31P-2–31P-7730012; PA31P-350 31P-8414001–31P-8414050; …. Only with: Applies to airplanes without improved design MLG forward sidebraces P/N 85165-02/-03 or P/N 85166-02/-03 installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
PILOT REPORTED, "RT OUTBOARD FUEL GAUGE READS FULL CLOCKWISE - ALL THE TIME." FUEL QUANTITY SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED PER MEL 28-4 "FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS" ON DMR #5111 CATEGORY "C" WITH A DURATION OF 10 DAYS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR MAINTENANCE ON 27 DECEMBER 2018 AFTER FLYING 2.5 HOURS SINCE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.DURING FLIGHT AJ100, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM DESTINATION, THE LEFT ENGINE SHUTTERED BRIEFLY AND ENGINE OIL WAS OBSERVED STREAMING FROM THE COWLING. THE PILOT FEATHERED THE LEFT PROPELLER AND IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.RT. ENGINE, OIL TEMP REDLINE (HIGH), OIL PRESSURE LOW (REDLINE). ATTEMPTED TO SLOW ACFT AND UNCONGEAL OIL COOLER. THIS DID NOT HELP. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN. ON LANDING, MX INSPECTED FOR POSSIBLE OIL COOLER CONGEALING, DUE TO THE EXTREME OAT (-21°F). ENGINE OIL LEVEL WAS CHECKED AND WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.PILOT REPORTED VENT FAN FAILED IN FLIGHT. SMELLED SMOKE DURING CLIMB AFTER DEPARTURE. PILOT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. BOTH VENT FANS WERE REMOVED, NEITHER SHOWING EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION. BOTH WERE OPERATED ON BATTERY POWER WHILE REMOVED FROM ACFT WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF OVERHEATING OR SMOKE. BOTH VENT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.ENROUTE, PILOT BEGAN TO DETECT SMOKE. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. DURING RETURN, PILOT SHUTDOWN ELECTRICAL SYS & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER ELECTRICAL SYS WAS SHUTDOWN, PILOT NOTICED A DECREASE IN THE ODOR OF SMOKE. MX DISCOVERED THE LEFT INTERIOR VENT FAN HAD SEIZED BEARINGS. SEIZED BEARINGS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. PILOT REPORTED: AFTER TAKEOFF AT CXF LT ALTERNATOR LIGHT CAME ON, 15 MINUTES LATER RT ALTERNATOR LIGHT CAME ON. INSPECTION REVEALED A DEAD BATTERY, A BROKEN FIELD WIRE ON THE LEFT ALTERNATOR AND A RIGHT ALTERNATOR BELT IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. LEFT ALTERNATOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.PILOT REPORTS A DROP IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE AFTER TAKEOFF TO 18 INCHES AND THE LEFT ENGINE WAS FEATHERED. UPON INSPECTION, THE TURBOCHARGER SHAFT, BEARING/HOUSING HAD FAILED. NO OIL RESTRICTION IN THE SUPPLY HOSE WAS FOUND.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.