N499CA
Registered owner: HYANNIS AIR SERVICE INC, MA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyannis Air Service Inc. (HYIA) | 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.
14 reports on file, 2012-12-14 – 2023-07-05.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (ZONE 400) · airframe 26,583 hrs · 16,551 cycles
WHILE PERFORMING LIGHTED BORESCOPE INSPECTION PROCEDURE AS OUTLINED IN TEXTRON MEL-54-02R3 TO SATISFY AD2017-10-09, A CRACK WAS VISUALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE INBOARD VERTICAL LEG OF THE LEFT HAND OUTBOARD NACELLE FITTING. THIS CRACK MEASURES APPROXIMATELY .138 INCHES LONG AND IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER CRACKS IDENTIFIED USING THIS METHOD. THE LAST LIGHTED BORESCOPE INSPECTION WAS COMPLIED WITH AT 26525.3 HRS. TOTAL TIME. SCHEDULED NDT AS NOTED IN CESSNA SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTION DOCUMENT (SID) 57-10-16 WAS LAST PERFORMED AT 26513.7 HRS. TOTAL TIME. THIS FITTING HAS BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED USING NEW PARTS.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (ZONE 400) · airframe 26,514 hrs · 16,448 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED NDT INSPECTION AS NOTED IN SID 57-10-16, A CRACK WAS NOTED ON THE RIGHT HAND INBOARD NACELLE FITTING P/N: 5292029-30. THE CRACK MEASURES .125 INCHES LONG AND IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHERS FOUND USING THE LIGHTED BORESCOPE INSPECTION TECHNIQUE (TEXTRON MEL54-02R3). THIS CRACK WAS NOT VISUALLY IDENTIFIED DUE TO PRIMER ON THE FITTING IN THE AREA. THE LAST LIGHTED BORESCOPE INSPECTION TO SATISFY AD 2017-10-09 WAS PERFORMED AT ACTT: 26476.4 AND 16415 CYCLES. THIS FITTING WILL BE REPLACED USING NEW PARTS.
Earlier reports · 2012–2021 · 12 reports
2021
Part: IGNITION UNIT — BROKEN (CABIN HEATER) · airframe 24,718 hrs · 14,457 cycles
THE PILOT REPORTED A BURNING SMELL DURING CRUISE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE SMELL TO BE COMING FROM THE HEATER IGNITION UNIT. THE COMPONENT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
2016
Part: MANIFOLD — LOW PRESSURE (ENGINE) · airframe 20,556 hrs
PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT, MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROPPED EIGHT INCHES FROM 29-21. LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT. OPEN.
Part: EXHAUST VALVE — DAMAGED (NR 3 CYLINDER) · airframe 20,079 hrs
CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION; EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE.
Part: EXHAUST VALVE — DAMAGED (NR 6 CYLINDER) · airframe 20,079 hrs
CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE.
Part: EXHAUST VALVE — DAMAGED (NR 3 CYLINDER) · airframe 20,030 hrs
CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE
Part: EXHAUST VALVE — DAMAGED (NR 6 CYLINDER) · airframe 20,030 hrs
CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE
Part: COTTER PIN — BROKEN (RUDDER PEDAL) · airframe 19,362 hrs · 7,467 cycles
PILOT REPORTED LT BRAKE FAILED. RUDDER PEDAL APPEARS DISCONNECTED FROM CYLINDER. INSPECTED & FOUND THE CONNECTING CLEVIS PIN HAD FALLEN OUT DUE TO BROKEN COTTER PIN. MX THEN RE-CONNECTED LT RUDDER PEDAL TO BRAKE CYLINDER IAW MM CH 20-10-01.
2015
Part: SLEEVE — LOOSE (CRANKCASE)
NUMBER 5 EXHAUST LIFTER BORE ALUMINUM SLEEVE IN THE CRANKCASE WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE & MISSING MATERIAL. THIS CRANKCASE HAD THE LIFTER BORES SLEEVED DURING CRANKCASE OVERHAUL & REPAIR. THE LOOSE LIFTER BORE SLEEVE MOVED OUT OF ITS BORE & CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE CAMSHAFT LOBE, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF 1/3 OF THE SLEEVE MATERIAL. THIS ALUMINUM SLEEVE MATERIAL, FRAGMENTS TOO LARGE TO PASS THROUGH THE OIL SUMP PICK UP TUBE, RESTRICTED THE OIL PICK UP & CAUSED AN ENG LUBRICATION DISTRESS EVENT.
Part: BEARING — FAILED (HEATER FAN) · airframe 18,233 hrs · 5,657 cycles
BURNING SMELL WHEN HEATER TURNED ON, AS WELL AS A GRINDING SOUND WHEN HEATER FAN TURNED ON. REPLACED THE HEATER FAN BLOWER MOTOR BEARINGS, AS WELL AS SECURED OIL LINE ON RT ENG WASTE GATE TO PRESS CONTROLLER.
2014
Part: FITTING — WORN (EMERGENCY EXIT) · airframe 17,719 hrs
EMERGENCY EXIT OPENED IN FLIGHT, DIVERTED. INSPECTED EMER EXIT DOOR. FOUND LATCH CLIP WORN. R & R AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. R & R PLASTIC COVER, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
2013
Part: DRAG BRACE — CRACKED (NLG) · airframe 15,246 hrs
AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE, PN 5142002-5 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. METHOD OF INSPECTION WAS DYE PENETRANT. THIS CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE BEYOND LIMIT ALLOWABLE OF MEB91-11R1. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN SCRAPPED & A REPLACEMENT DRAG BRACE HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN ACFT.
2012
Part: RELAY — SHORTED (ZONE 100) · airframe 15,180 hrs
PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ACFT HAD A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND LANDED THE ACFT SAFELY. WHEN INSPECTED BY MX A BATTERY RELAY WAS FOUND SHORTED TO GROUND. THE BATTERY RELAY WAS REPLACED. FOLLOWING THAT, WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED TO AIRCRAFT, MX FOUND THE RT STARTER ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED AND VOLTAGE ON RT STARTER CABLE. THE STARTER RELAY WAS R & R IAW MM 80.