N5796T
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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, 1995-02-23 – 1995-04-25.
Part: COUPLING — FAILED (NR 2 ENG)
PILOT DETECTED A HUM AND VIBRATION FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE. FOLLOWED BY A BANG AND LOSS OF POWER ON #2 ENGINE. FOUND #2 FLEX COUPLING AT THE TRANSMISSION DESTROYED. SCRAPPED COUPLING AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART--RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Part: GEARSHAFT — SPALLED (ENG GR BOX)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO MAIN ENGINE DRIVESHAFT FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION OF GEARBOX PARTS NOTED THE FOLLOWING: SPALLING ON GEARTEETH OF BOTH GEARSHAFTS. INSTALLED NEW GEARSHAFT. SEE MMIR #4703 FOR OTHER GEARSHAFT INFORMATION.
Part: GEARSHAFT — SPALLED (ENG GR BOX)
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO MAIN ENGINE DRIVESHAFT FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION OF GEARBOX PARTS NOTED THE FOLLOWING: SPALLING ON GEAR TEETH OF BOTH GEARSHAFTS. INSTALLED NEW GEARSHAFT. SEE MMIR #4704 FOR OTHER GEARSHAFT INFORMATION.
Part: DISK COUPLING — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
PILOT DETECTED A HUM AND VIBRATION FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE, FOLLOWED BY A BANG AND LOSS OF POWER ON NR 2 ENGINE. FOUND THE NR 2 FLEX COUPLING AT THE TRANSMISSION DESTROYED. CHAPTER 63-20-40, PAGE 6, FIGURE 3, ITEM 345.
Part: BOLTS — SHEARED (GEARBOX FLANGE)
IN-FLIGHT AT CRUISE, ACFT N5796T EXPERIENCED A SHATTERING OF THE NR 2 ENGINE TO C-BOX DISC COUPLING. THE 3 BOLTS ATTACHING THE DISC COUPLING TO THE C-BOX FLANGE WERE SEVERED AT THE COTTER PIN HOLES. CONTROL NR 95-005-6310.