N288CA
Registered owner: HYANNIS AIR SERVICE INC, MA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyannis Air Service Inc. (HYIA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
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.
5 reports on file, 2020-05-28 – 2026-04-11.
Part: BELT — FAILED (ALTERNATOR) · airframe 3,920 hrs · 3,743 cycles
PILOT REPORTED LEFT AND RIGHT ALTERNATOR FAILURES IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND FOUND BOTH ALTERNATOR BELTS TO HAVE FAILED. LEFT AND RIGHT ALTERNATOR BELTS WERE REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: EXHAUST VALVE — FAILED · airframe 3,796 hrs · 3,648 cycles
PILOT REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE HIGH EGT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE NR 4 EXHAUST VALVE CHIPPED NEAR VALVE SEAT. THE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: CONNECTOR — BURNED (SWITCH) · airframe 2,647 hrs · 2,720 cycles
PILOT REPORTED STALL HEAT CASS MESSAGE DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND STALL HEATER SWITCH PINS SHORTED/ARCED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH, CONNECTOR AND PINS AS REQUIRED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS FOUND
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 1,803 hrs · 1,927 cycles
PILOT REPORTED PITCH TRIM ONLY GOES NOSE DOWN, WILL NOT GO NOSE UP. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED PITCH TRIM SYSTEM, VERIFIED PITCH TRIM CABLE TENSIONS PER TECNAM SERVICE LETTER SIL-2021-05 TENSIONS ARE 27 LBS, VERIFIED HORIZONTAL TRIM TAB TRAVEL CHECK IAW TECNAM JOB CARD NO. 1257 ED.1 REV. 0 NO ADJUSTMENT NEED AT THIS TIME. OPERATED PITCH TRIM VERIFIED FULL TRAVEL ON BOTH COPILOT AND PILOT SIDE COCKPIT INDICATION GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 206 hrs · 202 cycles
THE NLG ATTACH STRUCTURE WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED DURING AN INSPECTION INITIATED DUE TO SIMILAR FINDINGS ON OTHER COMPANY AIRCRAFT. THE DAMAGE IS LOCATED AT FWD MOST FUSELAGE BULKHEAD, LWR CENTER SECTION, IN THE AREA CORRESPONDING TO THE NLG MOUNTS. THE STRUCTURE AFT OF NLG BULKHEAD WAS INSPECTED WITH THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS NOTED: 1)THE FWD SECTIONS OF FLOORBOARD SUPPORTS AS THEY ARE RIVETED TO FORWARD-MOST FUSELAGE BULKHEAD ARE CRACKED. THE OEM HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND A FLEETWIDE INSPECTION HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL COMPANY AIRCRAFT.