N2728G

FAIRCHILD SA227-AC · 1989 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 12 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: CBG LLC, OR (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Key Lime Air Corporation (KY7A)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

Accident & incident history

CHAMPION 7KCAB Serious injury Part 91operator not named in the NTSB record
Source: NTSB case SEA68F0131

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.

13 reports on file, 1996-06-10 – 2025-04-10.

NO WARNING INDICATION · 2025-04-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3200

Part: LANDING GEAR — FAULTED · airframe 31,775 hrs · 42,478 cycles

STANDARD TRAINING FLIGHT AND FINAL LANDING FOR THE DAY. VFR RULES THE WHOLE DAY. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK T HE CONTROLS AND HEADED BACK TO KORK AIRPORT TO LAND. WE CONTINUED AS NORMAL MAKING A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 23, BEING FULLY CONFIGURED FOR LANDING ON FINAL BACKING THIS UP WITH OUR CHECKLISTS. WE LANDED ON THE NUMBERS WITH FULL FLAPS, AND GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED VERIFIED BY THREE GREEN LIGHTS. WE TOUCHED DOWN WITH OUR RIGHT MAIN MAKING CONTACT FIRST, VERIFIED BY TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY. FOLLOWED BY OUR LEFT MAIN MAKING CONTACT ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY AS OUR NOSE WHEEL. IT FELT AND LOOKED AS IF OUR LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. WE IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO VEER OF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, AND AFTER TALKING TO PILOT NO CONTROL INPUTS HAD ANY EFFECT ON OUR TRAJECTORY. ROUGHLY 800 FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN, JUST PRIOR TO THE 1000 FOOT MARKINGS, OUR LEFT WING/ENGINE/TIRE SEEMS TO HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE DIRT AND PULLED US FURTHER MORE TO THE LEFT, AT THIS TIME PILOT STOP AND FEATHERED THE ENGINES. WE CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT WHERE WE EVENTUALLY LANDED IN AN EMBANKMENT ROUGHLY 1400 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY MARKING NUMBER 23 IN A STRAIGHT LINE DISTANCE

Source: SDR KY7A202504140038
Earlier reports · 1996–2023 · 12 reports

2023

FALSE WARNING · 2023-12-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3230

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 30,866 hrs · 41,446 cycles

LEFT GEAR NEEDED 5 CYCLES TO GET DOWN INDICATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED LH MLG INBOARD GEAR DOOR STOP W/ NEW PER SA227 MM CH 52-80-10. GEAR SWINGS GOOD.

Source: SDR KY72024F00002

2022

OTHER · 2022-09-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3242

Part: NONE — NONE · airframe 30,297 hrs · 40,645 cycles

ON LANDING AIRCRAFT PULLED RIGHT ON RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND INSTALLED #4 BRAKE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY, BLED BRAKE AND INSPECTED AIRCRAFT. NO DAMAGED WAS FOUND.

Source: SDR 2022FA0000496

2021

OTHER · 2021-09-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7500

Part: NONE — NONE

RIGHT OVERHEAT WING LIGHT LIT UP, RESET BLEEDS & R GEN AND LIGHT REILLUMINATED. MX INSPECTED AND TESTED AND GROUND RUN NORMAL. *REG# NOT FOUND IN AIRFLEETS

Source: SDR KY7A20210922001
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; ENGINE FLAMEOUT; WARNING INDICATION · 2021-02-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — POWER LOSS · airframe 29,568 hrs · 39,553 cycles

PIC REPORTED ENGINE "ROLLED BACK" (I.E. FLAMED OUT) ON 3 MILE FINAL INTO RIL. PIC REPORTED HE DID NOT FEATHER/SECURE THE ENGINE DUE TO STAGE OF FLIGHT AND LANDED WITH THE ENGINE WINDMILLING. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED IN WITHOUT INCIDENT. PIC REPORTED ENGINE WAS FREE TURNING AND ON THE START LOCKS WHEN HE CONTACTED MX. MX DIRECTED PIC TO RUN THE ENGINE TO ATTEMPT TROUBLESHOOTING. ENGINE RUN WAS SATISFACTORY. MX PERSONNEL WERE FLOWN TO RIL AND THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND ADDITIONAL GROUND RUNS INCLUDING POWER ASSURANCE RUNS WERE CONDUCTED WITH NO ANOMOLIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO APA WITH NO ISSUES. THE FUEL SOV WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE ALTHOUGH NO FAILURE WAS EVER OBSERVED. AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN AND AN NTS SHUTDOWN WAS CONDUCTED SATISFACTORILY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AN INOP. AUTO IGNITION LIGHT. THE LIGHT WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO DETERMINATION MADE AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FAULIRE. AS OF THIS REPORT THE AIRCRAFT HAS OPERATED SEVERAL FLIGHTS WITH NO ISSUES.

Source: SDR KY7A20210210002
OTHER · 2021-01-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3246

Part: WHEEL — MISSING (NLG)

PILOT LANDED SAFELY IN DEN AND GOT OUT TO DO A POST FLIGHT AND CHOCK THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE NOTICED THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WAS MISSING FROM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TAXIING IN AND PARKING ON THE RAMP. MORE INFORMATION TO COME ONCE MX IS ABLE TO ACCESS THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.

Source: SDR KY7A20210114004

2019

WARNING INDICATION · 2019-05-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3610

Part: MIXING VALVE — FAULTY (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 28,745 hrs · 38,444 cycles

PILOT REPORTED RH WING OVERHEAT ILLUMINATED N FLIGHT (STEADY), FOLLOWED CHECKLIST DEACTIVEATED RT BLEED AND CONTIMUIED TO DESTINATION WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MIXING VALVE WITH OVERHAULED, GROUND OPS CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR KY7A720190504001

2018

ENGINE STOPPAGE · 2018-12-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7250

Part: TURBINE WHEEL — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 28,498 hrs · 38,123 cycles

PILOT REPORTED LOUD BANG IN FLIGHT FOLLOWED BY ACTIVATION OF NTS SYSTEM; PILOT SECURED ENGINE AND LANDED. ENGINE REMOVED/REPLACED IN THE FIELD AND TRANSPORTED TO MAIN MX BASE FOR TEARDOWN. MX PERSONNEL FOUND DURING TEARDOWN THAT SEVERAL BLADES ON THE 1ST HPT WHEEL ASSY FAILED AND BROKE AWAY FROM THE DISK AT THE FIR TREE ATTACHMENT. ENGINEERING/METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

Source: SDR KY7A20181204001

2016

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; FLAME/FIRE · 2016-02-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3242

Part: BRAKE ASSY — BURNED (MLG) · airframe 27,016 hrs · 36,466 cycles

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RAMP WITH NOSE WHEEL STEERING DEFERRED IAW MEL. RAMP & TAXIWAY SURFACES ICY. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN WITH DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING. BRAKES OVERHEATED, THE PILOT IN THE ACFT BEHIND N2728G CALLED ON THE RADIO TO INFORM PILOT OF N2728G THAT THE BRAKES APPEARED TO BE SMOKING & ON FIRE. FOUND ALL FOUR BRAKES BURNT & DAMAGE TO TIRES DUE TO HEAT & FIRE.

Source: SDR KY7A20160204001

2013

SIGNIFICANT FAILURE REPORT · 2013-12-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7250

Part: TURBINE — DAMAGED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 25,954 hrs · 35,277 cycles

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON CLIMB OUT THE ENG LOST OIL PRESS. PILOT SECURED THE ENG & RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT & LANDED. MX FOUND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE 3RD STAGE TURBINE & DISASSEMBLED ENG. AFT TURBINE BEARING WAS FOUND DESTROYED, FAILED. 1ST & 2ND TURBINES SHOWED NO IMPACT DAMAGE BUT SHOWED SIGNIFICANT DISTRESS & WERE COATED IN ALUMINUM, FROM COMPRESSOR HOUSING. FURTHER DISASSEMBLY STILL REQUIRED. SDR WILL BE AUGMENTED ONCE TEARDOWN IS COMPLETE & ROOT CAUSE IS ISOLATED.

Source: SDR KY7A20131217001

2012

FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2012-04-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2740

Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (ZONE 300) · airframe 25,143 hrs · 34,288 cycles

STABILIZER PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT. NO MOVEMENT OF STABILIZER WAS POSSIBLE. PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. OPEN

Source: SDR KY7A2012042601

1999

WARNING INDICATION · 1999-05-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7920

Part: LINE — CHAFED (ENGINE OIL)

DURING FLIGHT FROM ISN TO MOT, PILOT NOTICED FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE, THEN OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW THE YELLOW ARC. PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND OIL LINE FROM NTS TEE TO GEARBOX HAD CHAFED THROUGH ON ANOTHER OIL LINE. SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED DURING PHASE INSPECTION.

Source: SDR 99ZZZX2350

1996

OTHER · 1996-06-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7321

Part: FUEL CONTROL — MALFUNCTIONING (NR 1 ENGINE)

NR 1 ENGINE VARYING IN TORQUE AND TEMPRATURE. SWITCHING OFF SRL COMPUTER FAILED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN PDX WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. NR 1 FCU AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED. P2 SENSOR LINE CHECKED FOR OBSTRUCTION, NONE NOTED. ENGINE OPS CHECKED GOOD ON GROUND RUN.

Source: SDR QXEA9600200