N510BN

PILATUS BRITTEN-NORMAN LTD. BN2B-20 · 1991 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 10 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: HYANNIS AIR SERVICE INC DBA, MA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
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.

5 reports on file, 2014-12-18 – 2021-11-03.

SIGNIFICANT FAILURE REPORT · 2021-11-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: NONE — NONE · airframe 19,393 hrs · 28,360 cycles

THE PILOT REPORTED DURING CRUISE THE RIGHT ENGINE RPM AND OIL PRESSURE NOTICEABLE GOING DOWN, WITH THE ENGINE GOING INTO A FEATHER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN A SINGLE-ENGINE LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE CRANKSHAFT SEAL DAMAGED AND THE ENGINE OPERATED WITH LESS THAN THE MINIMUM OIL QUANTITIES. THE RIGHT ENGINE IS BEING REMOVED AND WILL BE SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION.

Source: SDR HYIA20211105001
ENGINE STOPPAGE · 2019-07-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8500

Part: ENGINE — SHUTDOWN · airframe 18,310 hrs

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND FEATHERED ON ITS OWN ON TAKE-OFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LT AND RT ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM, INTAKE SYSTEM, IGNITION SYSTEM AND PROPELLER. PERFORMED LT AND RT ENGINE FULL POWER RUN UP SEVERAL TIMES WITH ALL PARAMETERS GOOD. NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND HAS BEEN OPERATING NORMALLY.

Source: SDR HYIA20190717003
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2016-04-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8520

Part: CRANKSHAFT — DAMAGED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 17,301 hrs · 24,148 cycles

PILOT REPORTED PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER IN FLIGHT ON RT ENG, ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. AFTER BOTH ENGS FULL POWER FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, POWER CAME BACK. ENGS WERE BROUGHT BACK TO CRUISE & THE RT ENG BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. PERFORMED A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION & FOUND METAL CONTAMINATION IN OIL SAMPLES. FURTHER INSPECTION LEAD TO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO THE CRANKSHAFT. FINAL RESULTS PENDING TEAR DOWN ANALYSIS.

Source: SDR HYIA20160414001
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2015-03-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2121

Part: BLOWER — BURNED OUT · airframe 16,500 hrs · 22,514 cycles

PILOT REPORTED STRONG ODOR IN COCKPIT, POSSIBLY ELEC, INFLIGHT. PERFORMED VISUAL INSP ON ALL ACFT SYS & FOUND THE VENTILATION BLOWER BURNT OUT. THE ITEM WAS PLACED ON MEL.. PERFORMED A FULL POWER RUN UP WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ITEM PLACED ON MEL UNTIL PARTS ARRIVE TO ADDRESS ISSUE.

Source: SDR HYIA20150311001
OTHER · 2014-12-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3242

Part: CALIPER — DEFECTIVE (LT MLG) · airframe 16,296 hrs · 22,095 cycles

NO LT BRAKE ON LANDING. R & R THE LT OTBD BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY IAW MM CHAPTER 2 9. OPERATIONS CHECKED SATISFACTORY WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

Source: SDR HYIA20141219002