N540BN

PILATUS BRITTEN-NORMAN LTD. BN2B-20 · 1990 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 10 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: HYANNIS AIR SERVICE INC D/B/A, MA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Hyannis Air Service Inc. (HYIA)Certificate holderMatched 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.

4 reports on file, 2014-12-18 – 2026-05-03.

OTHER · 2026-05-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7810

Part: EXHAUST PIPE — BROKEN (ENGINE) · airframe 13,713 hrs · 15,596 cycles

DURING PREFLIGHT THE PILOT NOTED THAT AN EXHAUST PIPE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWLING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE CROSSOVER EXHAUST PIPE AND REPAIRED THE ENGINE COWLING WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

Source: SDR HYIA20260508001
FLUID LOSS · 2015-08-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3242

Part: CALIPER — LEAKING (LT BRAKE) · airframe 8,994 hrs · 6,676 cycles

PILOT REPORTED LT BRAKE FAILED. MX VISUALLY INSPECTED & FOUND THE OTBD BRAKE CALIPER LEAKING. R & R LT MLG OTBD CALIPER ASSEMBLY IAW MM CHAPTER 2.9. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR HYIA20150820002
OTHER · 2014-12-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3242

Part: BRAKE PADS — WORN (MLG BRAKE) · airframe 8,357 hrs · 5,324 cycles

LEFT BRAKE INOPERATIVE, PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, BRAKE PAD VERY WORN. R & R LT OTBD BRAKE LININGS IAW MM CH 2 9. R & R LT OTBD BRAKE CALIPER IAW MM CH 2 9, SERVICED SYS AS REQUIRED. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECT NOTED.

Source: SDR HYIA20141224002
OTHER · 2014-12-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3242

Part: BRAKE ASSY — DEFECTIVE (MLG) · airframe 8,343 hrs · 5,288 cycles

RIGHT MAIN OTBD TIRE LOCKS UP DURING NORMAL BRAKING. R & R THE RT MAIN OTBD BRAKE IAW MM SEC 2 9. OPERATIONS CHECKED SATISFACTORY WITH NO FURTHER DETAILS NOTED.

Source: SDR HYIA20141219001