N276CA

SWEARINGEN SA226TC · 1978 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 22 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

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.

6 reports on file, 2013-02-27 – 2020-02-14.

OVER TEMP; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2020-02-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (CABIN) · airframe 24,449 hrs · 37,287 cycles

PILOT REPORTED CABIN FILLS WITH SMOKE WHEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL SET TO HOT. MX PERFORMED GROUND RUN AND OPS CHECK NORMAL, COULD NOT DUPLICATE.

Source: SDR KY7A202002174001
AFFECT SYSTEMS · 2019-03-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: BRAKE — PRESSURE LOSS (RIGHT) · airframe 24,140 hrs · 36,864 cycles

PILOT REPORTED RH BRAKE LOSES PRESSURE ON LANDING ROLLOUT AND TAXI. MX BLED AND SERVICED BRAKES.

Source: SDR KY7A2019040432701
FALSE WARNING · 2018-02-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: PROBE — FAULTY (FIRE DETECTION) · airframe 23,825 hrs · 36,459 cycles

PILOT REPORTED RH WING OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT PERFORMED EMERG. PROCEDURE AND RETURNED TO DEN. MX FOUND FAULTY FIRE DETECTOR AND REPLACED.

Source: SDR KY7A201811152201
FLUID LOSS · 2015-04-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3242

Part: BRAKE ASSY — LEAKING (NR 3) · airframe 22,886 hrs · 35,241 cycles

PILOT REPORTED RT BRAKE UNRESPONSIVE. NO PEDAL PRESS AFTER LANDING. NR 3 BRAKE FOUND LEAKING & REPLACED BRAKE ASSEMBLY WITH OVERHAULED UNIT.

Source: SDR KY7A20150418001
OTHER · 2015-03-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8011

Part: STARTER — BROKEN (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 22,852 hrs · 35,190 cycles

E1 WOULD NOT START. MX FOUND E1 STARTER QAD BROKEN. SUSPECTED HARD LANDING. HARD LANDING INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. LT LOWER ENG TRUSS ASSEMBLY, RT LOWER ENG TRUSS ASSEMBLY & LT OTBD MLG TRUNNION MOUNT.

Source: SDR KY7A20150311001
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2013-02-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7321

Part: FCU — INTERMITTENT (LT ENGINE) · airframe 21,920 hrs · 33,438 cycles

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER DEPARTING, THEY EXPERIENCED A MOMNENTARY "SURGE" OF E1 TORQUE ON CLIMBOUT AT 12000 FT MSL, FOLLOWED BY STABILIZATION OF ENGINE OPERATION. MX ADVISED PILOT TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. RE-ROUTED. ON FINAL APPROACH, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REDUCE POWER TO FLIGHT IDLE (DID NOT RESPOND TO POWER LEVER MOVEMENT) AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AS A PRECAUTION. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX RAN ENGINE WITH NO ANOMOLIES. FCU RIGGING WAS CHECKED AND MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE. AFTER ADDITIONAL SATISFACTORY GROUND RUNS WERE PERFORMED, A FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED. THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY THROUGH THE DEPARTURE PHASE OF FLIGHT BUT THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NONE OF THE REPORTED SURGING OR LACK OF ENGINE CONTROL, THE ENGINE RESPONDED SLUGGISHLY TO POWER LEVER INPUT AT ALTITUDE. THE ACFT RETURNED AND THE FCU WAS REPLACED. OPEN

Source: SDR KY7A20130304001