N189CA
Registered owner: UAS TRANSERVICES INC, FL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameriflight, LLC (JIKA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
56 reports on file, 1995-03-19 – 2017-07-14.
Part: SEAL — WORN (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 33,737 hrs · 33,504 cycles
DURING CLIMB OUT FROM KPDX REPORTED THAT THE LTâDUCT LEAK ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH AND TURNED THE LT BLEED VALVE OFF AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. FOLLOWED THE QRH PROCEDURES AND TURNED THE LT BLEED BACK ON AND THE LIGHT RE-ILLUMINATED. AGAIN TURNED THE LT BLEED OFF AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUT DOWN, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO KPDX, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED THE BLEED AIR PLUMBING AND FOUND THAT THE SEALS WERE WORN AND LEAKING AT THE CLAMP WHERE THE BLEEDS JOIN FROM THE APU PLUMBING TO THE MAIN BLEED SYSTEM. MX REPLACED THE SEALS AND PACKINGS AND INSTALLED CLAMPS. THE OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS OF ALL BLEED CONNECTIONS WERE NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO SUBSEQUENT ISSUES REPORTED.
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 55 reports
1999
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (RT TE FLAP)
FLAP DISAGREEMENT WARNING WHEN 45 DEGREES SELECTED. REPLACED THE RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (ROW 5)
EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS AT ROW 5 ARE INOPERABLE. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY.
Part: COWL PANEL — LOOSE (LT ENGINE)
LEFT COWL ACCESS PANEL LOOSE. SECURED LOOSE ACCESS PANEL.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (ROW 5)
EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS AT ROW 5 ARE INOPERABLE. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY.
Part: FCU — MALFUNCTIONED (E&E COMPT)
FLAP CONTROL FAULT. REPLACED THE FLAP CONTROL UNIT.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — TRIPPED (TE FLAPS)
FLAP CONTROL FAULT, INBOARD FLAPS WILL NOT OPERATE. RERACKED FLAP CONTROL UNIT, SYSTEM OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTION (COCKPIT)
FLAP CONTROL FAULT WARNING. REPLACED THE FLAP SELECTOR SWITCH.
Part: WARNING — ACTIVATED (WING DEICE)
WING DEICE FAIL WARNING. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: DEICE BOOT — FAILED (WING)
INBOARD SECTION OF LEADING EDGE DEICE BOOTS FAILED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. INSPECTED DEICE BOOTS AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
1998
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — DEFECTIVE (RT MLG)
LANDING GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT. REPLACED THE RIGHT HAND MLG WEIGHT ON WHEELS HARNESS.
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN)
EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT BY GALLEY IS BROKEN. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.
Part: HEAT EXCHANGER — SMOKING (LT ACM)
SMOKE FILLED COCKPIT AND CABIN DURING BOARDING. REPLACED THE LEFT ACM HEAT EXCHANGER.
Part: APU — SMOKING (EMPENNAGE)
FLIGHT DECK FILLED WITH SMOKE DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTIONS, APU WAS OPERATING, NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. DEFERRED APU PER MEL 49-00-1.
Part: CONNECTOR — CORRODED (RT ENGINE)
RIGHT ENGINE INLET ANTI-ICE SYSTEM FAILED. REPAIRED CORROSION ON WIRING CONNECTIONS AT THE EJECTOR FLOW VALVE.
1997
Part: LAMP — FAILED (CABIN)
AFT OVERHEAD CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHT IS INOP. REPLACED BULB.
Part: FCU — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS)
FLAP ASYMMETRY WARNING WHEN FLAPS SELECTED TO APPROACH SETTING. REPLACED THE FLAP CONTROL UNIT AND ANNUNCIATOR UNIT.
Part: WIRE — CUT (RT MLG)
LANDING GEAR CONTROL COULD NOT BE SELECTED TO UP POSITION. REPAIRED CUT WIRE IN RIGHT HAND MLG WEIGHT ON WHEELS WIRING HARNESS.
Part: PROX SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG)
LANDING GEAR CONTROL COULD NOT BE SELECTED TO UP POSITION. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WEIGHT ON WHEELS PROXIMITY SENSOR FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.
Part: HARNESS — LOOSE (RT MLG)
LANDING GEAR SELECTOR CAN NOT BE SELECTED TO UP POSITION AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED RIGHT HAND MLG WEIGHT ON WHEELS SENSOR HARNESS.
Part: SOLENOID — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
LEFT ENGINE AUTO FEATHER SYSTEM WILL NOT TEST. REPLACED THE ELECTRIC FEATHER SOLENOID.
Part: RADIO ALTIMETER — MALFUNCTION (E/E COMPT)
LANDING GEAR AURAL WARNING SOUNDS CONTINUOUSLY ABOVE 15000 FEET. REPLACED THE RADIO ALTIMETER.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FLOOR PATH EMERGENCY LIGHTING IS INOP. REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERIES.
Part: WIRE — LOOSE (RT POWER LEVER)
THE RT POWER LEVER, FLIGHT IDLE STOP SOLENOID CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED AND WILL NOT RESET. REPAIRED LOOSE WIRE AT SOLENOID.
Part: SEPARATOR — BROKEN (CENTER WING)
RT BLEED AIR DUCT LEAK WARNING CAME ON. REPLACED BROKEN BLEED AIR WATER SEPARATOR.
Part: FLAP CONTL UNIT — MALFUNCTION (E/E COMPT)
FLAP ASYMMETRY WARNING DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. REPLACED THE FLAP CONTROL UNIT.
Part: BEARING INSERT — WORN (PROPELLER)
PROPELLER ASSEMBLY REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT FOR SCHEDULED ENGINE CHANGE. ASSEMBLY WAS RECEIVED IN THE PROPELLER SHOP DUE TO BLADES BEING EXCESSIVELY LOOSE CAUSING AN IMBALANCE SITUATION. FOUND BEARING INSERT WORN IN AN OVAL FASHION, MEASURING FROM 0.0725 - 0.097 (WALL THICKNESS). BEARINGS WERE REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BEARINGS.
Part: BEARING INSERT — WORN (PROPELLER)
PROPELLER ASSEMBLY REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT FOR SCHEDULED ENGINE CHANGE. ASSEMBLY WAS RECEIVED IN THE PROPELLER SHOP DUE TO BLADES BEING EXCESSIVELY LOOSE CAUSING AN IMBALANCE SITUATION. FOUND BEARING INSERT WORN IN AN OVAL FASHION, MEASURING FROM 0.0665 - 0.097 (WALL THICKNESS). BEARINGS WERE REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BEARINGS.
Part: BEARING INSERT — WORN (PROPELLER)
PROPELLER ASSEMBLY REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT FOR SCHEDULED ENGINE CHANGE. ASSEMBLY WAS RECEIVED IN THE PROPELLER SHOP DUE TO BLADES BEING EXCESSIVELY LOOSE CAUSING AN IMBALANCE SITUATION. FOUND BEARING INSERT WORN IN AN OVAL FASHION, MEASURING FROM 0.0775 (WALL THICKNESS). BEARINGS WERE REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BEARINGS.
Part: FLAP WARNING — ACTIVATED (TE FLAPS)
FLAP ASYMMETRY WARNING WHEN FLAPS SELECTED TO 15 DEGREES DURING APPROACH. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. FLAP SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST NORMAL.
Part: FAN — OVERHEAT (E/E COMPT)
ELECTRICAL SMOKE ODOR COMING FROM AVIONICS VENT. REPLACED THE LEFT HAND AVIONICS COOLING FAN.
Part: WIRE — CHAFED (LANDING GEAR)
LANDING GEAR WARNING SOUNDS REPEATEDLY DURING FLIGHT. REPAIRED DEFECTIVE WIRING IN LANDING GEAR WARNING CIRCUIT.
Part: CONTROLLER — INOPERATIVE (LANDING GEAR)
LANDING GEAR WARNING COMES ON DURING CLIMB AND DESCENT. REPLACED ALARM LIGHT CONTOLLER. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 12,958.
Part: ROLLERS — WORN (LT TE FLAP)
FLAP DISAGREEMENT AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP ROLLERS.
Part: FLAP TRACKS — DIRTY (TE FLAPS)
FLAP DISAGREEMENT AFTER TAKEOFF. INSPECTED AND CLEANED FLAP TRACKS. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
1996
Part: RESERVOIR — ICED UP (RT HYD SYST)
RT HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ON. THAWED ICE FROM RESERVOIR PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM.
Part: PROX SENSOR — INOPERATIVE (LT MLG)
LANDING GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT, HANDLE WILL NOT MOVE TO UP POSITION. REPLACED LEFT STRUT PROX SENSOR, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (RT NACELLE)
GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE AFTER TAKEOFF. CLEANED PROX SENSOR CONNECTORS IN RIGHT NACELLE.
Part: BOLT — BROKEN (RT MLG DOOR)
RT MLG DOOR HINGE BOLT WAS BROKEN. REPLACED BROKEN BOLT.
Part: FLAP ANNUNCIATOR — MALFUNCTION (INSTR PANEL)
FLAP CONTROL FAULT WARNING DURING TAKEOFF. REPLACED THE FLAP ANNUNCIATOR PANEL.
Part: CONNECTOR — DEFECTIVE (RT TE FLAP ACT)
RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP IS STUCK AT 45 DEGREES. REPLACED DEFECTIVE WIRING CONNECTOR AT RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTION (LT NACELLE FLAP)
FLAP CONTROL FAULT WARNING DURING APPROACH. REPLACED LT NACELLE FLAP ACTUATOR. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 200.
Part: FLAP WARNING — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT)
FLAP CONTROL FAULT WARNING DURING LANDING ROLL. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. NO DEFECTS FOUND IN FLAP SYSTEM.
Part: ROLLER — WORN (RT TE FLAP)
FLAP DISAGREEMENT WARNING CAME ON DURING LANDING APPROACH. REPLACED THE RT INBD FLAP ROLLERS.
Part: FLAP SELECTOR — MALFUNCTION (INST PANEL)
FLAP CONTROL FAULT WARNING ON CWP. REPLACED FLAP SELECTOR CONTROL.
Part: OIL SEAL — LEAKING (LT ENG GB)
LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DECREASING DURING FLIGHT. ENGINE WAS SECURED AND FLIGHT DIVERTED. REPLACED THE STARTER/GENERATOR DRIVE OIL SEAL.
Part: FLAP AND PANEL — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
FLAP DISAGREEMENT WARNING WHEN FLAPS RETRACTED AFTER TAKEOFF. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. REPLACED THE FLAP ANNUNCIATOR FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.
Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
DURING LEFT ENGINE START, T6 EXCEEDED 900 DEGREE CELSIUS. START WAS ABORTED AND DURING DRY MOTOR, THE STARTER FAILED. REPLACED THE STARTER/GENERATOR AND START CONTACTOR.
1995
Part: RETRACT MECH — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS)
FLAP DISAGREEMENT WARNING AFTER TAKEOFF. OUTBD FLAPS DID NOT RETRACT FULLY. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. INSPECTED FLAP SYSTEM, NO DEFECTS NOTED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: EFIS TUBE — FAILED (RT COCKPIT)
COPILOTS TOP EFIS TUBE SMELLED OF ELECTRICAL BURNING AND TUBE FAILED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. REPLACED THE COPILOTS EADI-EFD-86.
Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED (RT ENGINE)
THE RT ENGINE WOULD NOT START, NO ROTATION. REPLACED THE STARTER/GENERATOR.
Part: PILOT VALVE — DEFECTIVE (RT FUEL SYST)
SERVICE DOOR WARNING ON CONTINUOUSLY. REPLACED THE RT FUEL VENT PILOT VALVE.
Part: AHARS COMPUTER — DEFECTIVE (AVIONICS)
PILOTS AND COPILOTS YELLOW HEADING FLAGS. REPLACED THE NR 2 AHRS COMPUTER.
Part: LATCH — BROKEN (RT NACELLE)
RIGHT HYDRAULIC PACK SERVICE DOOR FWD LATCH IS BROKEN. REPLACED LATCH.
Part: ACTUATOR — DEFECTIVE (LT TE FLAP)
FLAP CONTROL FAULT WARNING WHEN FLAPS SELECTED UP AFTER LANDING. REPLACED THE LEFT OUTBD FLAP HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR.