N403BH
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.
13 reports on file, 1995-09-18 – 1999-10-01.
Part: O-RINGS — DAMAGED (LT ENGINE)
DECLARED EMERGENCY FOR LEFT OIL PRESSURE. HAD CWP AND GAUGE WARNING. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE ALTERNATOR O-RING DUE TO CUT, GROUND RAN CHECKS GOOD. (M)
Part: GEAR BOX — WORN (LT ENGINE)
DURING CLIMB, LEFT PROPELLER OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY ENGINE RPM DECREASE AS THE PROPELLER BLADE ANGLE INCREASED TOWARD THE FEATHER POSITION. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE PROPELLER MANUALLY FEATHERED IAW APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST. A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND THE GEAR TEETH ON THE PROPELLER GEARBOX OIL LUBE AND PITCH CONTROL PUMP WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE. (M)
Part: ACM — INOPERATIVE (RIGHT)
STRONG SMELL IN COCKPIT AT 17,000 FEET, NO SMOKE OR OTHER NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS FOUND WITH C/B OR AVIONICS. PERFORMED DETAILED VISUAL, FULL SYSTEMS INSPECTIONS, AND ENGINE RUNS. FOUND ACM TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEFERRED RT ACM. (M)
Part: LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (ANTI-SKID SYSTEM)
ANTI-SKID LIGHT CAME ON DURING FLIGHT. INSPECTED SYSTEM WIRING AND COMPONENTS. CLEANED ALL WEIGHT ON WHEELS SWITCHES AND HARNESS CONNECTORS. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 9 reports
1998
Part: ECU — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
LEFT ENGINE TORQUE AND PROP RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATED 5 PERCENT AND THEN DROPPED TO ZERO FOR A SECOND, THEN BACK UP AND LEFT ENGINE THEN SHUT ITSELF DOWN. REMOVED AD REPLACED ECU. GROUND OPS, CHECKED GOOD. (M)
Part: CLAMP — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
LEFT ENGINE LOST TORQUE AFTER TAKEOFF TEMP WENT TO 915 DEGREES. LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND RETURNED TO MEM. FOUND LEFT ENGINE HIGH PRESSURE BLEED PIPE CLAMP BOLT SHEARERD. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLAMP AND PERFORMED ENGINE. RUNS HELD AT 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 PERCENT. ALL GROUND RUNS OP CHECKED GOOD. (M)
Part: ECU — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)
RT ITT GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO INFLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT ECU. (M)
Part: CONTROL QUADRANT — INOP (COCKPIT)
FI STOP LIGHT COMES ON IN FLIGHT, RESET ONCE, LIGHT CAME ON IN NEXT FLIGHT. GATE AIR RETURN. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONTROL QUADRANT. (M)
1997
Part: ROD END — WORN (LT ELEVATOR)
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BTR, CREW EXPERIENCED CONTROL YOKE VIBRATION AND MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT AIRPORT OF ORIGIN. FOUND FAILED BEARING ON THE STANDBY PITCH TRIM ROD-END AT THE LEFT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB HORN. ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS REPLACED TO EXPIDITE REPAIRS. AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: PITCH TRIM — OUT OF ADJUST (ENGINE)
CONFIG WARNING AT V1 ROTATION. FOUND PITCH TRIM SET TO LOW CHECKED GOOD. (M)
Part: RETRACT MECH — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS)
WHLE AT 180 KNOTS ON CLIMB-OUT, FLAPS WENT TO ALMOST 15 DEGREES WITH NO ONE TOUCHING HANDLE, THEN CAME BACK TO 0. AIRCRAFT DID HAVE A PITCH CHANGE. GROUND RAN FLAPS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. (M)
Part: BALLAST — FAILED (CABIN)
SMOKE IN CABIN FOUND BALLAST FOR OVERHEAD LIGHTING BURNT. REMOVED AND REPLACED BALLAST FOR OVERHEAD LIGHTING. (M)
1995
Part: ADF CONTROL HEAD — SMOKED (COCKPIT)
SMOKE IN COCKPIT FROM CENTER PANEL. FOUND SMOKE TO BE COMING FROM ADF CONTROL HEAD. ADF SYSTEM ALREADY DEFERRED. PULLED AND COLLARED ADF C/B. (M)