N385CA
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 |
| CASPER AIR SER | Operator | on 1966-05-26 | Operator named in NTSB report |
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.
7 reports on file, 2014-06-23 – 2024-11-21.
Part: DISPLAY — FAILED (ZONE 200) · airframe 22,452 hrs · 16,495 cycles
PILOT REPORTED BURNING SMELL INTERMITTENTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND DETERMINED WEATHER RADAR DISPLAY TO BE AT FAULT. THE DISPLAY WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: INTAKE VALVE — DAMAGED (ENGINE) · airframe 21,448 hrs · 14,345 cycles
PILOT REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE NTO PRIMARY/SECONDARY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE AND NOTED A CONTINUOUS POP/SURGE SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE DIED WHEN POWER WAS BROUGHT NEAR IDLE. INITIAL INSPECTION FOUND THE # CYLINDER INTAKE VALVE HEAD MISSING. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. LYCOMING, TEO540C1A, SER NR: RL24084A, TT: 719, TC:775
Part: CONTROL CABLE — LOOSE (PROP GOVERNOR) · airframe 19,496 hrs
PILOT REPORTED THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER WILL NOT REDUCE AFTER TAKE-OFF WHEN PROPELLER CONTROL WAS RETARDED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR CONTROL CABLE ROD END HAD COME LOOSE - RE-INSTALLED LOOSE ROD END AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: LIFTER — COLLAPSED (ENGINE) · airframe 19,248 hrs
PILOT REPORTED ENGINE RUNS ROUGH IN CLIMB. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND LOW COMPRESSION ON THE NR 2 & NR 3 CYLINDERS OF THE RIGHT ENGINE, COLLAPSED LIFTERS ON THE NR 5 & NR 6 CYLINDERS, AS WELL AS A CRACKED BEARING ON THE NR 3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD. BOTH CYLINDERS AND THE NR 3 & NR 4 CONNECTING RODS WERE REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: TORQUE LINK — BROKEN (RT MLG) · airframe 17,844 hrs · 6,469 cycles
PILOT REPORTED RT MAIN GEAR WHEEL BRACE BROKEN. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RT MLG SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS TO INCLUDE RT CLOSE OUT RIB AND TRUNNION FITTING AREA. R & R THE RT MLG TRUNNION, LOWER BARREL, TORQUE LINKS AND WHEEL ASSY IAW MM CHAPTERS 32-10-00, 32-00-00 AND 32-40-00. THE RT TORQUE LINK WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE INBD EAR OF THE LOWER TORQUE LINK BROKEN.
Part: FITTING — LOOSE (LT BRAKE) · airframe 17,528 hrs · 5,807 cycles
PILOT REPORTED LT BRAKE INOPERATIVE & LARGE AMOUNT OF HYD FLUID NOTED ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF LT BRAKE SYS & WW, FOUND CALIPER TO WW FLEXIBLE HOSE TOP FITTING LOOSE. RE-TORQUED CALIPER TO WW FLEXIBLE HOSE TOP FITTING IAW MM CHPT 32-40-00. ALSO BLED BRAKE SYS ON LT SIDE & SERVICED LT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER IAW MM CHPT 12-10-05. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD NO LEAK FOUND AT THIS TIME.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 1,382 hrs
RUDDER PEDALS STIFF. DURING INSPECTION FOUND PILOT FLOORBOARD CRACKED AT THE LT PEDAL, RUDDER & BRAKE BASE & UNDERNEATH FLOORBOARD ON ANGULAR RIB. PERFORMED STOP DRILL & PATCH ON LT UNDERNEATH FLOORBOARD, ANGULAR RIB WAS RE-ENFORCED.