N404BA
Registered owner: BERING AIR INC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bering Air, Inc. (FXTA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| CITY WINGS INC (9CWA) | Operator | on 2001-05-13 | 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.
15 reports on file, 1995-09-28 – 2025-04-09.
Part: HUB — LEAKING (PROPELLER) · airframe 10,171 hrs · 21,530 cycles
PROP INSTALLED AND RED OIL NOTED LEAKING FROM PROP BLADE ROOTS AFTER GROUND RUNS. FOLLOWED MANUFACTURES TROUBLESHOOTING AND LEAK CONTINUED. CLEANED/DRIED AND LET SIT OVERNIGHT. FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM BLADE #4 NEXT MORNING WITH PROP STATIC. "0" ENTER FOR PROP CYCLES BECAUSE CYCLES ON PROP ARE NOT TRACKED.
Part: HUB — LEAKING (PROPELLER) · airframe 10,171 hrs · 21,529 cycles
RED OIL LEAKING FROM PROP HUB. DISCOVERED DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. 0 ENTER FOR PROP CYCLES BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT TRACK ON PROPELLERS.
Part: DISPLAY — FAILED (ZONE 200) · airframe 10,157 hrs · 21,503 cycles
PFD #1 FAILURE IN FLIGHT. NG "X" OUT. NO ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS.
Earlier reports · 1995–2022 · 12 reports
2022
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAILED (FUEL/OIL COOLER) · airframe 7,020 hrs · 14,959 cycles
LOW FUEL PESSURE CASS MESSAGE. SENSOR ON ENGINE FAILED
2021
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAILED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 6,109 hrs · 13,096 cycles
SWITCH FAILED ON TAKE OFF GIVING A FAULTS INDICATION OF NO FUEL PRESSURE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RUNWAY UNEVENTFULLY.
2020
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (LT HORIZ STAB) · airframe 5,185 hrs · 11,182 cycles
FOUND CRACK EMANATING FROM RIVET ON LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRINGER P/N 2632000-17 AT SS67.8.
2019
Part: ATTACH BRACKET — DAMAGED (FLAP BELLCRANK) · airframe 4,796 hrs · 10,377 cycles
LH INBOARD AFT FLAP BELLCRANK UPPER ATTACH POINT HOLE ELONGATED.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 3,655 hrs · 8,028 cycles
LOW FUEL PRESSURE CASS MESSAGE. SENSOR ON ENGINE FUEL OIL HEAT EXCHANGER FAILED.
2018
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAILED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 3,624 hrs · 7,962 cycles
LOW FUEL PRESSURE CASS MESSAGE. SENSOR ON ENGINE HAD FAILED.
2017
Part: FLAPPER VALVE — CRACKED (HEATER) · airframe 2,397 hrs · 5,313 cycles
THE HEATER FOR THE PASSENGERS WAS NOT WORKING. FOUND FLAPPER VALVE CRACKED IN HALF AT THE PASSENGER/COCKPIT DUCT.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZ STAB) · airframe 2,397 hrs · 5,309 cycles
THE RIB IN THE LT HORIZONTAL IS CRACKING AT SS 80.60 THE RIB CRACKS AT THE LAST RIVET AFT OF THE WHERE THE LATERAL STRINGER RUNS THROUGH THE RIB. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE THAT HAS CRACKED. THIS RIB CRACKED ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE RIB ALONG WITH THE UPPER SKIN BEING CRACKED. IF YOU CONTACT ME I CAN EMAIL PICTURES TO GO ALONG WITH THIS.
Part: COWLING — CRACKED (RIGHT) · airframe 2,397 hrs · 5,309 cycles
THE RH LOWER COWLING IS CRACKING WHERE THE EXHAUST HANGER IS ATTACHED. WE HAVE SEEN WHERE THE COWLING HAS A "PUCKER" IN THAT LOCATION AFTER THE FASTENERS ARE INSTALLED. WHERE THAT "PUCKER" IS IS WHERE THE EXHAUST HANGER IS LOCATED. WE HAVE ALSO SEEN ON AT LESS ONE AIRCRAFT THAT THE HOLES WHERE THE EXHAUST BRACKET IS ATTACHED WERE DRILLED WILL A DULL DRILL BIT ALLOWING THE METAL TO HAVE THAT VISUAL APPEARANCE THAT THE BIT WAS DULL AND THE HOLE WAS NOT DEBURRED.
1995
Part: ADAPTER — WORN (LT ENG STARTER)
INSPECTED BOTH STARTER ADAPTERS AND FOUND THEM WORN BEYOND LIMITS PER SB MEB 94-4. THIS PART IS THE NEW IMPROVED STYLE ADAPTER AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY FURTHER INSPECTIONS.
Part: ADAPTER — WORN (RT ENG STARTER)
INSPECTED BOTH STARTER ADAPTERS AND FOUND THEM WORN BEYOND LIMITS PER SB MEB 94-4. THIS PART IS THE NEW IMPROVED STYLE ADAPTER AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY FURTHER INSPECTIONS.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (LT/RT NLG WW)
FOUND BOTH NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE ATTACH POINTS (WHEELWELL SKINS) CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES.