N437CA
Registered owner: NATIONAL AIRCRAFT LLC, CO (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erickson Transport, Inc. (8EKA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
5 reports on file, 2014-03-13 – 2017-04-25.
Part: COMPENSATOR — FAILED (EGT SYSTEM) · airframe 19,706 hrs · 20,280 cycles
CLIMBING THROUGH 4,500MSL, PILOT FELT NOTICEABLE YAW TO THE LEFT. PILOT NOTICED EGT HAD DROPPED TO 231 DEGREES. LOOKED OUTSIDE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY INDICATION OF FIRE, WHEN HE LOOKED BACK IN THE GAUGE, THE EGT HAD SPIKED TO 870. ANNOUNCED THE MALFUNCTION AND PERFORMED THE EP (E-HANDLE AFFECTED SIDE TO FEATHER, GO TO THE CHECKLIST). TURNED BACK TOWARDS BASE. PERFORMED SE APPROACH & LANDING AND REVIEWED THE SE GO AROUND CHECKLIST. LANDED WITH APPROACH FLAPS AND WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER TROUBLE SHOOTING, MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD EGT COMPENSATOR. THIS PART IS NOT A TIME CONTROLLED ITEM. AT THE TIME OF SENDING THE REPORT, THE TOTAL TIME HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
Part: BOLT — CRACKED (FLAP HANDLE) · airframe 19,426 hrs · 20,014 cycles
FLAP SELECTOR HANDLE BECAME VERY LOOSE DURING TAXI. RETURNED TO BLOCKS UPON DISCOVERY. NO INCIDENT REPORTED. FOUND ONE OF THE BOLTS HOLDING FLAP HANDLE CRACKED & PARTIALLY SHEARED.
Part: CONTROL HANDLE — BROKEN (COCKPIT) · airframe 19,339 hrs · 19,929 cycles
FLAP CONTROL HANDLE BROKE OFF WHEN PILOT SELECTED FLAPS UP ON CLIMB PHASE. PILOTS RETURNED TO BASE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Part: ATTACH BRACKET — CRACKED (RT HORIZ STAB) · airframe 18,733 hrs · 19,285 cycles
DURING PERIODIC SCHEDULED INSPECTION FOUND CRACK IN FWD ATTACHMENT BRACKET FOR THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER INBD LE.
Part: TIRE — FAILED (RT MLG) · airframe 18,185 hrs · 1,777 cycles
ON LANDING , DURING 180 DEGREE TURNAROUND TO BACK TAXI OFF RUNWAY, RT MAIN TIRE BLEW OUT. MAINTENANCE CREW REPAIRED BLOWN TIRE & ACFT TAXIED BACK TO BASE.