N497CW
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.
3 reports on file, 2006-07-24 – 2007-06-13.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 5,937 hrs · 4,999 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSPECTION THE LEFT INBOARD HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, THE AFT RH ROLLER BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN BEECHJET COMMUNIQUE' NUMBER 70. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ROLLER BRACKET ASSEMBLIES.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (CABIN TEMP) · airframe 5,796 hrs · 4,859 cycles
TRIP NR 1161433 CREW REPORTED BURNING ODOR FROM CABIN TEMPERATURE RUNAWAY. CREW REGAINED CONTROL OF CABIN TEMP AND RETURNED TO FIELD. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. THE FAILURE HAS NOT REPEATED.
Part: BUSS BAR — ARCED (AFT JUNCTION BOX) · airframe 5,241 hrs · 4,366 cycles
KSFB TRIP THE CREW REPORTED THAT UPON STARTING THE RIGHT ENGINE ALL POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT FAILED EXCEPT FOR STANDBY POWER. A GROUND POWER UNIT WAS CONNECTED AND SUFFICIENT VOLTAGE WAS SUPPLIED. WHEN RECYCLING THE POWER SWITCHES, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD BEGIN TO BRING THE BATTERY ON-LINE, AND THEN COMPLETELY DROP OFF. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT A BUSS BAR FOR SUPPLYING THE NEGATIVE SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY HAD LOOSE HARDWARE. AFTER REMOVING THE NUTS FROM THE BUSS BAR THE BAR APPEARED TO BE ARCED IN HALF. THE EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE, BATTERY GROUND TERMINAL LUG, AND EXTERNAL POWER J BUSS BAR WERE REPLACED. GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTE