N404BH
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.
11 reports on file, 1995-12-17 – 2001-04-24.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (OIL PRESSURE)
DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM FT SMITH, ARKANSAS, THE MASTER WARNING AND LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNINGS ILLUMINATED. THE LEFT PROPELLER GEARBOX OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR SHOWED LARGE FLUCTUATIONS (0-75 PSI). THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY THROUGH RAZORBACK APPROACH AND RETURNED TO FT SMITH SINGLE ENGINE. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. MX FOUND AND REPAIED A BROKEN WIRE MID-SPAN BETWEEN THE PROPELLER GEARBOX OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER AND THE LEFT ENGINE FIREWALL CANNON PLUG. (M)
Part: PACKING — DETERIORATED (SUMP COVER)
LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DECREASED TO THE RED ARCH WITH A CENTRAL WARNING PANEL LIGHT. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN. FOUND OIL LOSS DUE TO C-SUMP COVER O-RING LEAK. C/W GE SB 79-19 BY REPLACING THE POWER TURBINE STRUT AND C-SUMP COVER O-RINGS. SERVICED ENGINE WITH OIL AND PERFORMED GROUND RUNS WITH NO FURTHER OIL LOSS NOTED. (X)
Part: PANEL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING REFURB OF PAINT, SEVERE CORROSION WAS NOTED ON VARIOUS PANELS THROUGHOUT THE FUSELAGE. AFTER CLOSER INVESTIGATION, THE CORROSION WAS FOUND TO BE BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. REPAIRED AND REPLACED VARIOUS FUSELAGE PANELS. (M)
Part: LINE — LEAKING (NLG WW)
LOST HYD QUANTITY IN FLIGHT. EMERGENCY EXTENDED GEAR, DECLARED EMERGENCY. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLEX LINE IN NOSE GEAR BAY. (M)
Part: SWIVEL — BROKEN (RT MLG)
AFTER TAKEOFF, LOST ALL HYDRAULIC (MAIN) PRESSURE. FOUND RT MLG SWIVEL BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWIVEL. (X)
Part: THERM CONTROLLER — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
LEFT INTAKE HEAT LIGHT COMES ON IN THREE SECONDS AFTER SWITCHED ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED THERMAL CONTROLLER. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: RPM INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (RT PROP)
UPON TAKEOFF, ADVANCED POWER LEVERS AND RIGHT ENGINE PROP DID NOT ADVANCE PAST 1200 RPM. THE LEFT PROP RPM ADVANCED NORMALLY TO 1396 RPM. GROUND RAN BOTH ENGINES AND PERFORMED HIGH SPEED TAXI. PROP RPM INDICATORS ADVANCED NORMAL. (M)
Part: BLEED VALVE — INOP (LEFT)
LEFT ENGINE WILL NOT MAKE TORQUE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE ANTI-ICE START BLEED VALVE. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (LAVATORY)
ABORTED TAKEOFF FOR LAVATORY SMOKE LIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR ASSEMBLY. (M)
Part: FIRE LOOP — DAMAGED (LT ENGINE)
JAN - WHILE EN ROUTE TO JAN, L-FIRE DETECT CWP ILLUMINATED. RAN CHECKS AND CALLED DISPATCH. RT BASE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE FIRE DETECTION LOOP. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (X)
Part: MIXER DUCT — MISSING (LT ENGINE)
MIXER DUCT MISSING ON LT ENGINE. PASSENGER REPORTS SEEING SOMETHING FALL OUT OF THE REAR OF ENGINE. REPLACED LT MIXER DUCT AND COUPLING IAW AMM 78-10-05. PERFORMED GROUND RUN. NO DEFECTS. OK FOR SERVICE. (X)