N166HQ
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
11 reports on file, 2009-11-27 – 2012-10-05.
Part: VENT — CRACKED (LT PYLON) · airframe 12,192 hrs · 7,910 cycles
WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN HEAVY CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE AFT PYLON HEAT SHIELD VENT CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE AFT PYLON HEAT SHIELD VENT IAW EMB 190 SRM 51-42-02, AND ETD 2012-190-014088A. THE AIRCRAFT IS OUT OF SERVICE IN HEAVY CHECK.
Part: GIRT BAR — DETACHED (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 12,013 hrs · 7,779 cycles
FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE FORWARD CABIN MAIN DOOR. MAINTENANCE RE-ATTACHED THE GIRT BAR TO THE GIRT BAR BELL CRANK PER EMB AMM REF 25-65-01 CORRECTING THE PROBLEM.
Part: BOLT — CORRODED (L2 DOOR) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 10,493 hrs · 6,764 cycles
WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN HEAVY CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND THE L2 DOOR AFT EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE FITTING ATTACH HARDWARE CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED BOLT, HARDWARE ON L2 DOOR AFT SLIDE FITTING IAW 190 AMM 53-23-21. THE AIRCRAFT IS OUT OF SERVICE IN HEAVY CHECK.
Part: SUPPORT BRACKET — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 10,493 hrs · 6,764 cycles
WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN HEAVY CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY RAM AIR VALVE MOUNTING BRACKET CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SUPPORT BRACKET FOR THE EMERGENCY RAM AIR VALVE IAW EMB190 SRM 51-41-01. THE AIRCRAFT IS OUT OF SERVICE IN HEAVY CHECK.
Part: ARM — CORRODED (PAX DOOR) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 10,493 hrs · 6,764 cycles
WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN FOR HEAVY CHECK, LEVEL 2 CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE L-1 PAX DOOR ARM ASSY CHAINS/CHAIN LINKS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE L-1 PAX DOOR ARM ASSY IAW EMB 190 AMM 52-11-03-04. AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY STILL OUT OF SERVICE FOR HEAVY CHECK COMPLETION.
Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 10,493 hrs · 6,764 cycles
WHILE A/C WAS IN FOR HEAVY CHECK FOUND AFT LAV DISCHARGE BOX SHOWS SIGNS OF CORROSION. MX REMOVED AFT LAV FWD DOUBLER AND INSTALLED SERVICABLE DOUBLER IAW EMB 190 SRM 51-43-02. PN 170-86654-003. A/C REMAINS IN CMH FOR HEAVY CHECK COMPLETION.
Part: HANDLE — UNLATCHED (EMERGENCY EXIT) · airframe 6,815 hrs · 4,727 cycles
CREW REPORTED LT EMERGENCY DOOR OPEN EICAS MESSAGE IN FLIGHT. MX LATCHED HANDLE PER EMB AMM.
Part: BLEED AIR SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1) · airframe 6,630 hrs · 4,630 cycles
CREW REPORTED BLEED 1 OVERPRESSURE AFTER TAKEOFF, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RTF AT LAX. MAINTENANCE PLACED BLEED NR 2 ON MEL 36-00-00-1 AND THE A/C WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SCREW — LOOSE (L1 DOOR) · airframe 6,222 hrs · 4,401 cycles
CREW REPORTED L-1 DOOR WAS HARD TO CLOSE. MAINTENANCE FOUND LOOSE SCREW IN DOOR TRIM. MTX SECURED THE SCREW, AND PERFORMED OPS CHECKS OF THE L-1 DOOR PER EMB AMM, ALL WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. A/C WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: DOOR — MALFUNCTIONED (L1) · airframe 6,140 hrs · 4,359 cycles
F/A REPORTED L-1 DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO USE, THE CAPT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE L-1 DOOR AND REPORTED ALL WAS WORKING NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE WAS NEVER CALLED OUT TO THE AIRCRAFT.
Part: SLIDE — OUT OF POSITION (L2 DOOR) · airframe 3,748 hrs · 3,130 cycles
MTX REPORTED THE L-2 DOOR SLIDE FELL OUT OF IT'S HOLDER. MTX RE-SECURED THE SLIDE BUSTLE COVER IAW EMB 190 AMM 25-23-05, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.