N493CW
Registered owner: GABBY FARMS LLC, VA (owner ≠ operator)
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.
4 reports on file, 2006-04-03 – 2008-03-13.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINT VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSP OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IB RIB AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, THE LT IB RIB WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSP INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN COMMUNIQUE' NR 70.
Part: DOOR — CRACKED (RT MLG) · airframe 7,748 hrs · 10,982 cycles
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WALKAROUND FOUND RT IB LANDING GEAR DOOR BRACKET HINGE CRACKED. THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES LONG AND SHEETMETAL DAMAGE ON THE EDGE IS ABOUT 12 INCHES LONG. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE GEAR DOOR
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 7,675 hrs · 10,928 cycles
DIVERTED FOR STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL IN REAR OF AIRCRAFT. INSP. WIRING AND COMPONENTS IN LAV. GROUND RAN AT ALL SETTING WITH ELECTRICAL LOAD, PACKS AND A/C ON. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.
Part: CONNECTOR — WRONG PART (WIRE HARNESS)
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION FOUND SEVERAL INCORRECT TYPE SPLICE CONNECTORS AND REPAIRS IN CABIN COLD CATHODE LIGHTING WIRING. HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE THE APPARENT CAUSE OF MINOR FIRES AND OVERHEATING ABOVE THE HEADLINER IN SEVERAL AIRCRAFT PREVIOUSLY.. SEVERAL COMMUNIQUÃS HAVE NOTED THIS SUBJECT PREVIOUSLY. SUGGEST A MANDATORY SB OR SAFETY COMMUNIQUÃ BE ISSUED FOR A ONE TIME INSPECTION OF COLD CATHODE WIRING FOR NON-APPROVED CONNECTORS AND WIRING REPAIRS. WARNINGS AND SPECIFIC REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE MM. (K)