N261BC
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.
4 reports on file, 2014-11-29 – 2018-10-28.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FRAME 61) · airframe 33,861 hrs · 30,912 cycles
FOUND CORROSION AT FRAME 61 BETWEEN SL 17 AND SL 19 OF LOWER AFT FUSELAGE. COMPLIED WITH REPAIR IAW EMBRAER TECHNICAL DISPOSITION.
Part: ACM — SEIZED (AC BAY) · airframe 33,740 hrs
TURNED ON ENGINE BLEED AIR, APPLIED TAKEOFF POWER, THEN CLIMBED THROUGH 3000 FEET AND NOTICED BURNING SMELL OF ELECTRICAL AND LIGHT SMOKE FROM CABIN AND COCKPIT VENTS. SECURED ALL ENGINE BLEED AIR AND RE-CIRCULATION AND GASPER FANS, SMELL DISAPPEARED. R&R LT ACM IAW MM. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: LINE — CRACKED (BLEED AIR) · airframe 33,631 hrs · 30,767 cycles
AFTYER LANDING BAG FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND EICAS MESSAGE. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND ACTIVATED BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM. REPAIRD THE BLEED AIR LINE IAW MM.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG DOOR) · airframe 31,533 hrs · 29,234 cycles
NOSE GEAR DOORS OPENED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION BRIEFLY, THEY CLOSED FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. INSPECTED NLG RETRACT & EXTEND SYS. PERFORMED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. OPERATIONS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.