N49KC
Registered owner: BEECH TRANSPORTATION INC, MN (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aviation Charter Inc (ABOA) | 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, 1998-11-02 – 2020-11-05.
Part: BEARING — FAILED (FCU DRIVESHAFT) · airframe 19,295 hrs · 18,950 cycles
FUEL CONTROL UNIT DRIVE SHAFT BEARINGS STARTED TO FAIL CAUSING ENGINE TORQUE AND FUEL FLOW FLUCTUATIONS. ENGINE WAS NOT SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT, REMOVED FUEL CONTROL UNIT TO FIND DRIVE SHAFT BEARINGS FAILING AND FUEL CONTROL UNIT TO HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP DRIVE (PLASTIC) COUPLING ALMOST SHEARED.
Part: HINGE FITTING — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 16,952 hrs · 16,645 cycles
FOUND LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER MIDDLE ELEVATOR HINGE LOWER OTBD HINGE CLIP CRACKED, THIS WAS FOUND DURING THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ANNUAL INSPECTION.
Part: FRICTION LOCK — BROKEN (POWER LEVER) · airframe 16,624 hrs · 16,305 cycles
FRICTION LOCK ON THE POWER LEVER BROKE DURING CLIMB, WHICH ALLOWED THE POWER LEVER TO GO TO IDLE.
Part: FIRE LOOP — CONTAMINATED (LT NACELLE) · airframe 15,471 hrs · 15,117 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING IN HEAVY RAIN AND THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND PILOTS HSI FAILED, PILOT SHUTDOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND LANDED. MX FOUND AVIONICS BAY VERY WET, SEALED NOSE AVIONICS BAY TO PREVENT MOISTURE FROM ENTERING. FOUND LEFT ENGINE FORWARD FIRE DETECTOR WIRING VERY WET, INSTALLED SEALED WIRE SPLICES ON FIRE DETECTION WIRING. DRYED AVIONICS BAY, HSI AND FIRE DETECTION WORKED NORMAL.
Part: WINDOW — CRACKED (CABIN)
DURING POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION, FLIGHT CREW DISCOVERED A 6 INCH CRACK IN RIGHT 'VESTIBULE' WINDOW. THEY REPORTED NO PRESSURE LOSS OR NO ABNORMAL INDICATION DURING THEIR FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED WINDOW AND FOUND NO OBVIOUS REASON FOR THE CRACK.