N256CA

CESSNA 402C · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 10 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: HYANNIS AIR SERVICE INC, MA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Hyannis Air Service Inc. (HYIA)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.

58 reports on file, 1995-01-01 – 2024-07-11.

SIGNIFICANT FAILURE REPORT · 2024-07-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5343

Part: TRUNNION — CRACKED (RT MLG) · airframe 29,308 hrs

DURING MAINTENANCE A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TRUNNION BARREL ABOVE THE ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS.

Source: SDR HYIA20240718001
OTHER · 2024-05-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2430

Part: NUT — EXCESS PLAY (ALTERNATOR) · airframe 29,174 hrs

UPON REMOVAL OF AN ALTERNATOR, THE HUB NUT WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE, ALLOWING THE THRUST WASHER TO ROTATE BY HAND. THE COTTER PIN REMAINED IN PLACE. THE UNIT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

Source: SDR HYIA20240524002
Earlier reports · 1995–2018 · 56 reports

2018

WARNING INDICATION · 2018-08-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8500

Part: OIL SYSTEM — LOW PRESSURE · airframe 24,233 hrs

PILOT REPORTED IN CRUISE, BOTH ENGINES LOST OIL PRESSURE AND STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED, BUT LOW OIL LEVELS WERE NOTED ON BOTH SIDES OIL DIPSTICKS. ENGINES ARE BEING REPLACED.

Source: SDR HYIA20180831001
VIBRATION/BUFFET; PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2018-04-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8530

Part: EXHAUST VALVE — BROKEN (ENGINE) · airframe 23,934 hrs

PILOT REPORTED IN CLIMB POWER, AIRCRAFT YAWED AND SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION ENSUED. UPON INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CYLINDER TO HAVE ZERO COMPRESSION AND THE EXHAUST VALVE BROKEN AT THE STEM. THE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

Source: SDR HYIA20180430001

2017

VIBRATION/BUFFET · 2017-07-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8530

Part: EXHAUST VALVE — BROKEN (NR 4 CYLINDER) · airframe 23,676 hrs

PILOT REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE ROUGH AND VIBRATION IN FLIGHT. UPON INSPECTION MX DISCOVERED THE NR 4 EXHAUST VALVE TO BE BROKEN.

Source: SDR HYIA20170712001

2016

OTHER · 2016-10-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8530

Part: EXHAUST VALVE — DAMAGED (NR 3 CYLINDER) · airframe 22,995 hrs

CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION; EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE.

Source: SDR HYIA20161108191
OTHER · 2016-09-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8530

Part: EXHAUST VALVE — DAMAGED (NR 1 CYLINDER) · airframe 22,867 hrs

CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION; EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE.

Source: SDR HYIA20160913149

2015

OTHER · 2015-10-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8520

Part: NUT — FRACTURED (ENGINE)

DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, A THRU-BOLT NUT, TWELVE POINT PN 652541, WAS FOUND FRACTURED & LAYING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ENG COWLING. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF CORROSION ON THE NUT. THE ENG WAS REMOVED TO BE DISASSEMBLED, INSPECTED & OVERHAULED. THE NUT WAS RETURNED TO THE ENG MFG FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

Source: SDR 8PCR20151001002

1999

OTHER · 1999-10-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3460

Part: FDAU — MALFUNCTIONED (AVIONICS COMP)

FDAU CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. REPLACED THE FDAU.

Source: SDR COMA9910166
WARNING INDICATION · 1999-10-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3610

Part: BLEED VALVE — FAILED (ENGINE)

DURING CLIMB-OUT OF MCO, THE CROSS BLEED VALVE WOULD NOT CLOSE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD. REPLACED THE CROSS BLEED VALVE.

Source: SDR COMA9910165
NO WARNING INDICATION · 1999-08-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3418

Part: BULB — FAILED (NR 2 STALL IND)

STALL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REPLACED THE NR 2 STALL PANEL LIGHT BULB.

Source: SDR COMA9910135
OTHER · 1999-07-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3442

Part: RADAR — FAILED (FWD COMPT)

RADAR STUCK IN MAP MODE. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. REPLACED THE WXT-250B FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.

Source: SDR COMA9910121
WARNING INDICATION · 1999-07-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3230

Part: CONTROL MODULE — MALFUNCTION (LANDING GEAR)

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. REPLACED CONTROL MODULE.

Source: SDR COMA9910117
NO TEST · 1999-07-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (ROW 5)

EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AFT OF ROW 5 ARE INOPERATIVE. SECURED LOOSE WIRING CONNECTOR.

Source: SDR COMA9910109
NO TEST · 1999-07-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: SIGN — BROKEN (ROW 5)

EXIT SIGN AT ROW 5 IS BROKEN. REPLACED EXIT SIGN.

Source: SDR COMA9910105
FALSE WARNING · 1999-06-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7332

Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE)

LEFT ENGINE LOW FUEL PRESSURE WARNING. REPLACED THE LOW PRESSURE SWITCH.

Source: SDR COMA9910102
NO TEST · 1999-06-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: SIGN — MISSING (ROW 5)

EXIT SIGN MISSING AT ROW 5. REPLACED EXIT SIGN.

Source: SDR COMA9910097
WARNING INDICATION · 1999-06-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5246

Part: DOOR — NOT LATCHED (FUEL SERVICE)

DOORS WARNING DURING TAKEOFF. FUEL SERVICE DOOR NOT CLOSED PROPERLY. CLOSED AND LATCHED FUEL SERVICE PANEL.

Source: SDR COMA9910093
NO TEST · 1999-04-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: SIGN — BROKEN (ROW 5)

EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT ROW 5 IS BROKEN. REPLACED SIGN.

Source: SDR COMA9910058
OTHER · 1999-03-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3416

Part: ALTIMETER — LOOSE (LT COCKPIT)

PILOTS ALTIMETER VIBRATED DURING TAKEOFF. SECURED ALTIMETER.

Source: SDR COMA9910041
OTHER · 1999-02-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: BEAM — CORRODED (CABIN)

DURING AN E5 PART A INSPECTION, CORROSION DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE CENTER OMEGA BEAM AT FRAME 16. THE DAMAGE CONSISTS OF 1 HOLE AND 4 AREAS OF PITTING. THE HOLE WAS CLEANED UP, DEBURNED AND SHARP EDGES REMOVED. THE 4 AREAS OF PITTING WAS ALSO CLEANED UP. AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER WAS THEN ADDED TO COVER ALL DAMAGED AREAS IAW AERODESIGN AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING REPORT NR 2181-7.

Source: SDR COMA9960062
WARNING INDICATION · 1999-01-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5270

Part: DOOR — NOT SECURED (FUEL SERVICE)

DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. SECURED FUEL SERVICE DOOR FASTENER.

Source: SDR COMA9910022
NO TEST · 1999-01-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY.

Source: SDR COMA9910016

1998

WARNING INDICATION · 1998-12-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5246

Part: DOOR — NOT LATCHED (FUEL SYSTEM)

SERVICE DOOR WARNING DURING TAKEOFF. CLOSED AND LATCHED SINGLE POINT FUEL SERVICE DOOR.

Source: SDR COMA9810285
OTHER · 1998-11-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: SIGN — LOOSE (ROW 5)

ROW 5 EXIT SIGN FELL OFF. REPLACED THE EXIT SIGN.

Source: SDR COMA9810253
WARNING INDICATION · 1998-11-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5240

Part: LATCH — NOT SECURED (SERVICE DOOR)

DOOR WARNING DURING TAKEOFF. FUEL SERVICE DOOR NOT CLOSED. SECURED SERVICE DOOR.

Source: SDR COMA9810248
NO TEST · 1998-10-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: SIGN — BROKEN (SEAT 5A)

CREW REPORTED EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN BROKEN. REPLACED EXIT SIGN AT SEAT 5A.

Source: SDR COMA9810241
WARNING INDICATION · 1998-10-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5246

Part: DOOR — NOT LATCHED (FUEL SERVICE)

SERVICE DOOR WARNING DURING TAKEOFF. SECURED LATCHES ON SINGLE POINT FUEL SERVICE DOOR.

Source: SDR COMA9810228
WARNING INDICATION · 1998-09-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5246

Part: DOOR — NOT LATCHED (FUEL SERVICE)

SERVICE DOOR WARNING ON DURING FLIGHT. CLOSE AND LATCHED SINGLE POINT FUEL SERVICE DOOR.

Source: SDR COMA9810217
WARNING INDICATION; INADEQUATE Q C · 1998-08-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5246

Part: DOOR — UNLATCHED (FUEL SERVICE)

DOORS WARNING AFTER TAKEOFF. SINGLE POINT FUEL SERVICE DOOR NOT SECURED. CLOSED AND LATCHED DOOR.

Source: SDR COMA9810185
OTHER · 1998-08-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3230

Part: SEQUENCE VALVE — FAILED (NLG)

NLG WOULD NOT RETRACT. REPLACED THE LEFT HAND NLG DOOR SEQUENCE VALVE.

Source: SDR COMA9810179
OTHER · 1998-08-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: SIGN — BROKEN (CABIN)

EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT ROW 5 IS BROKEN. REPLACED SIGN ASSY.

Source: SDR COMA9810175
OTHER · 1998-05-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6120

Part: PUMP — INOPERATIVE (LT ENGINE)

LEFT ENGINE ELECTRIC FEATHER PUMP IS INOP. REPLACED AUXILIARY FEATHER PUMP.

Source: SDR COMA9810127

1997

OTHER · 1997-09-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3242

Part: STATOR — CRACKED (NR 1 BRAKE ASSY)

DURING TEARDOWN OF BRAKE ASSY P/N 2-1585, THE ACCESSORY SHOP FOUND THE NUMBER ONE STATOR CRACKED. OVERHAULED BRAKE.

Source: SDR COMA9710416
OTHER · 1997-08-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — CHAFED (FUSELAGE)

RIGHT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT FRAME NIB HAS GOUGES AT FORWARD SECTION OF NIB. REMOVED DAMAGED FRAME. INSTALLED NEW SERVICEABLE FRAME P/N 120-26331-002 IN ACCORDANCE WITH EMBRAER EMB 120 SRM 51-10-02 PART 3 AND 51-40-02.

Source: SDR COMA9710348
OTHER · 1997-08-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — CHAFED (FUSELAGE)

RIGHT AFT EMERGECY EXIT AFT FUSELAGE FRAME HAS CHAFE DAMAGE FROM SCREW HEAD. REMOVED DAMAGED FRAME. INSTALLED NEW SERVICEABLE FRAME P/N 120-26331-001 IAW EMBRAER EMB 120 SRM 51-10-02 PART 3 AND 51-40-02.

Source: SDR COMA9710347
OTHER · 1997-05-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3425

Part: AHRS — FAILED (NR 1)

NR 1 AHRS IS INOP. REPLACED THE NR 1 AHRS.

Source: SDR COMA9710274
FALSE WARNING · 1997-05-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5270

Part: STRIKER PLATE — BROKEN (CARGO DOOR)

CARGO DOOR UNSAFE WARNING CAME ON DURING FLIGHT. REPLACED BROKEN DOOR WARNING SWITCH STRIKER PLATE.

Source: SDR COMA9710264

1996

OTHER · 1996-10-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — GOUGED (FUSELAGE)

C2 INSPECTION FOUND THE LOWER FUSELAGE CENTER SECTION SKIN TO BE GOUGED BY THE RIGHT WING DE-ICE PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE DAMAGED SKIN WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-00-01, FIGURE 201, SHEET 3, PAGE 204. THE DE-ICE PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPOSITIONED FOR PROPER CLEARANCE.

Source: SDR COMA9610316
OTHER · 1996-10-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 3293-3596)

C2 INSPECTION FOUND A SMALL AREA OF CORROSION ON FWD FUSELAGE STRINGER 21L BETWEEN FS 3293 AND 3596.5. THE DAMAGED AREA OF THE STRINGER WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED PER AERODESIGN REPORT NR 1990-3, REV IR, DATED 10-26-96.

Source: SDR COMA9610317
OTHER · 1996-08-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6120

Part: PROP GOVERNOR — MALFUNCTIONED (LEFT)

LT PROPELLER WILL NOT AUTO-FEATHER OR MANUAL FEATHER. COULD NOT DUPLICAE DISCREPANCY, SYSTEM TEST NORMAL AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR COMA9610239
OTHER · 1996-04-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3250

Part: STEERING — PULLED LEFT (NLG)

NOSE WHEEL STEERING PULLED TO LEFT TWICE DURING LANDING ROLL. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. INSPECTED N.W.S. SYSTEM AND TAXI CHECK NORMAL.

Source: SDR COMA9610119
FALSE WARNING · 1996-03-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: UPLOCK SENSOR — OUT OF ADJUST (LT MLG)

LT MLG INTRANSIT LIGHTS REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTED. ADJUSTED THE UPLOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR TO M/M SPECIFICATIONS.

Source: SDR COMA9610110
FALSE WARNING · 1996-03-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3230

Part: INTRANSIT LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (LT MLG)

LEFT MLG INTRANSIT LIGHTS REMAIN ON AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. FOUND ALL ADJUSTMENTS AND CLEARANCES WITHIN LIMITS. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR COMA9610100
WARNING INDICATION · 1996-03-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: FILTER — DIRTY (LT HYD SYST)

LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FILTER BYPASS WARNING ILLUMINATED. REPLACED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FILTER.

Source: SDR COMA9610094
FLUID LOSS · 1996-02-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2913

Part: HYD PUMP — LEAKING (RT ENGINE)

HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM RT ENGINE NACELLE. REPLACED THE ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 7,269.

Source: SDR COMA9610083
OTHER · 1996-01-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6120

Part: PUMP — DEFECTIVE (LT PROP)

LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER WILL NOT UNFEATHER. REPLACED THE PROPELLER OVERSPEED GOVERNOR OIL PUMP.

Source: SDR COMA9610030
FALSE WARNING · 1996-01-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2751

Part: INDICATION — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS)

FLAP DISAGREEMENT INDICATION AFTER TAKEOFF. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY - ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR COMA9610007
WARNING INDICATION · 1996-01-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: ROLLER — WORN (LT FLAP)

FLAP DISAGREEMENT INDICATION AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED WORN ROLLERS ON LT OUTBOARD FLAP.

Source: SDR COMA9610008

1995

WARNING INDICATION · 1995-12-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2750

Part: ROLLER — WORN (RT TE FLAP)

RECEIVED FLAP DISAGREE WARNING, WHEN FLAPS SELECTED TO ZERO DEGREES. REPLACED THE ROLLERS ON THE RT OUTBD FLAP.

Source: SDR COMA9512031
FALSE WARNING · 1995-09-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2163

Part: SENSOR — DEFECTIVE (RT DUCT)

RT DUCT OVERHEAT WARNING, WARNING REMAINED ON WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS SELECTED TO FULL COLD. REPLACED THE DUCT OVER TEMPERATURE SENSOR.

Source: SDR COMA9511496
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 1995-08-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2121

Part: COOLING FAN — FAILED (RT PACK)

DURING TAXI, RT A/C PACK PRODUCED SMOKE IN CABIN. PACK FAILED AND DUCT LEAK INDICATOR ON. REPLACED THE RT GROUND COOLING FAN.

Source: SDR COM11949
OTHER · 1995-04-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3231

Part: LATCH — BROKEN (RT MLG DOOR)

RT MLG INBD DOOR LATCH IS BROKEN. REPLACED LATCH ASSY.

Source: SDR COM11865
OTHER · 1995-04-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5243

Part: LATCH — BROKEN (RT NACELLE)

RIGHT HYDRAULIC PACK SERVICE DOOR HAS A BROKEN LATCH. REPLACED LATCH.

Source: SDR COM11847
OTHER · 1995-03-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2430

Part: GCU — DEFECTIVE (ELEC BAY)

RIGHT ENGINE STARTER DOES NOT TERMINATE START SEQUENCE AT 50 PERCENT. REPLACED THE GCU.

Source: SDR COM11811
OTHER · 1995-01-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2730

Part: SERVO — DEFECTIVE (PITCH TRIM)

ELECRIC TRIM IS INOP, AND MANUAL TRIM FEELS ROUGH. REPLACED THE PITCH TRIM SERVO.

Source: SDR COM11734
WARNING INDICATION · 1995-01-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: HYD SYST — FROZEN (LT NACELLE)

GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC RESEVOIR LOW PRESSURE INDICATOR ON. RESERVOIR PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM CONTAINED MOISTURE WHICH FROZE. PURGED MOISTURE FROM SYSTEM.

Source: SDR COM11719
OTHER · 1995-01-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3241

Part: CONTROL BOX — DEFECTIVE (ANTI-SKID SYST)

DURING LANDING ANTI-SKID FAILED. REPLACED THE ANTI-SKID CONTROL BOX.

Source: SDR COM11713