N587CA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
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.
23 reports on file, 1996-07-12 – 2011-02-23.
Part: PITOT TUBE — FAILED
NR 2 PITOT SWITCH TRIPPED IN-FLIGHT, PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER AS PRECAUTION, SMELLED "ELECTRICAL" ODOR PRIOR TO PITOT TRIPPING. NR 2 PITOT SYS CHECK. ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND BREAKER, NO "ELECTRICAL" ODOR. ALL IAW MM 34-11-1, PAGE 200-(3).
Earlier reports · 1996–2010 · 22 reports
2010
Part: PROCESSOR — FAILED (TCAS)
TCAS INOP. FLAGGED ON ALL INDICATORS. SMELLED SMOKE. TCAS C/B PULLED. R & R TCAS PROCESSOR, PN 066-500002120, SN OFF 1547, SN ON 1687. TEST IAW CV640, MM CH 34-45-1, PG 400-1A.
Part: RELAY — FAILED (FIRE DETECTOR)
NR1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY DURING TURBULENCE AND ROUGH PAVEMENT. R & R FIRE DETECTOR BOX PN 33958-3, SN OFF 3654, ON 829 TEST OK. TEST IAW CH 20-1-PAGE 1-20.1-2-3 CV 440 MM. "NOTE" TAPPING ON FIRE DETECTOR PANEL COVER SIMULATED THE LIGHT CONDITION.
Part: PCU — FAILED (RT PROPELLER)
ON 6/18/09, WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE RT ENGINE, THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND SECURED. THE PROPELLER MOVED OUT OF "FINE" PITCH POSITION CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THE CAUSE OF PROPELLER MOVEMENT WAS THE INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND A SERVICE PCU WAS INSTALLED AND RAN SATISFACTORY. 1/27/2010- THE PCU WAS BENCH TESTED BY THE REPAIR FACILITY AND IT FAILED TO GOVERN DURING THE TEST.
2009
Part: ENGINE — OVERTEMP (RIGHT)
WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE RT ENGINE, ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND SECURED. THE PROPELLER MOVED OUT OF "FINE" PITCH POSITION CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, CAUSE OF PROPELLER MOVEMENT AT THIS TIME UNKNOWN. THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Part: FILTER — DIRTY (NR 2 ENGINE)
RT FUEL FILTER BLOCKED LIGHT CAME ON DURING TAKEOFF. TAKEOFF WAS WITH WATER METH (ON) AND WAS ABORTED, THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT ON POWER REDUCTION. MX PERFORMED AN INSP OF THE NR 2 FUEL FILTER, REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL FILTER ENGINE NR 2, RUN UP CHECKED SATISFACTORY. (K)
2008
Part: SPRING ASSY — STRETCHED (CONTROL CABLES)
AILERON CONTROL CABLES BINDING TO THE RIGHT FROM FULL LEFT POSITION. INSPECTION OF AILERON CONTROL CABLES REVEALED STRETCHED SPRING AT RUDDER INTERCONNECT. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPRING IAW 440 MM, SEC 8-2, PAGE 26. OPS CHECK OK. (K)
2007
Part: FLAP SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 28,148 hrs · 25,274 cycles
FLIGHT 5659 - DURING MDW APPROACH RECEIVED A FLAP FAIL CAUTION MESSAGE, CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. COMPLIED WITH AD 2006-12-21 FLAP CAUTION MESSAGE -FIRST EVENT- MAINTENANCE ACTION, PARAGRAPH (G) 1, 2, 3 (A, B, C). FLAP SYSTEM WAS RESET WITH NO FURTHER FLAP CAUTION MESSAGES.
2006
Part: AXLE — CRACKED (NLG) · airframe 43,492 hrs · 25,105 cycles
WHEN REMOVING NOSE AXLE TO C/W AD83-01-02 FOR THE 12,000 HOUR MAGNETIC PARTICLE TESTING. A CRACK AROUND THE AXLE FLANGE THAT THE BEARING SPACER RIDES AGAINST WAS NOTICED. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW AXLE, RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
2005
Part: SKIN PANEL — CORRODED (RT NACELLE)
SURFACE CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE RT IB SKIN PANEL AT APPROX STA 96.91. THIS CORRODION WAS NOTED UNDER THE INSULATION PANEL LOWER SIDE. REPLACEMENT OF SKIN PANEL IN PROGRESS. (K)
Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (LT WING)
INTERGRANULAR CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LONGERON CHANNEL AT FUSELAGE BUTTOCK LINE 0, WING STATION 403.0. THIS CORROSION NOTED ON THE LT SIDE, 10 INCHES FORWARD OF THE REAR LOWER WING SPAR. ACCESS THROUGH THE LT WING IB DRY BAY PANEL. (K)
2004
Part: BELLMOUTH — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING WATER METHANOL SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND SEVERE CORROSION AND SEVERAL OF THE WATER METHANOL SYSTEM COMPONENTS LOCATED INSIDE THE LEFT AND RIGHT TANKS. PARTS REPLACED. (M)
Part: DOOR — CORRODED (FUSLEAGE)
BAK - DUIRNG WATER METHANOL SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND SEVERE CORROSION ON SEVERAL OF THE WATER METHANOL SYSTEM COMPONENTS LOCATED INSIDE THE LEFT AND RIGHT TANKS. DOOR REPLACED. (M)
Part: CHECK VALVE — CORRODED (METHANOL SYS)
BAK - DURING WATER METHANOL SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND SEVERE CORROSION ON SEVERAL OF THE WATER METHANOL SYSTEM COMPONENTS LOCATED INSIDE THE LEFT AND RIGHT TANKS. PART REPLACED. (M)
Part: TUBE — CORRODED (METHANOL SYS)
BAK - DURING WATER METHANOL SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND SEVERE CORROSOIN ON SEVERAL OF THE WATER METHANOL SYSTEM COMPONENTS LOCATED INSIDE THE LEFT AND RIGHT TANKS. PARTS REPLACED. (M) JRAA
Part: TRANSMITTER — CORRODED (METHANOL SYS)
DUIRNG WATER METHANOL SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND SEVERE CORROSION ON SEVERAL OF THE WATER METHANOL SYSTEM COMPONENTS LOCATED INSIDE THE LEFT AND RIGHT TANKS. TRANSMITTER REPLACED. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING A SCID INSPECTION 53-20, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON FLOORBEAM AT STA 681.0 RT SIDE AT BELTFRAME. AN AREA OF APPROX 3 INCHES X 5 INCHES ON THIS FLOORBEAM WAS FOUND CORRODED AT BELTFRAME ATTACH POINT AROUND RIVETS. THE CORROSION HAD PROGRESSED THROUGH 50 PERCENT OF THE BEAM`S THICKNESS IN ONE AREA. REPAIR IN PROGRESS AT THIS TIME.
Part: BELTFRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING A SCID INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON RT BELTFRAME STATION 665.0 AT FLOOR LINE. APPROX. 8.5 INCHES OF THE BELTFRAME IS CORRODED AT THE FLOORBEAM ATTACH POINT. SOME OF THE CORROSION EXTENDS BELOW THE FLOOR LINE. REPAIR IN PROGRESS AT THIS TIME.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING A SCID INSPECTION 53-20, A MISSING RIVET HEAD WAS FOUND AT STA 712.0. RT SIDE AT THE FLOORBEAM TO BELTFRAME ATTACH POINT. CORROSION WAS FOUND UNDER RIVET HEAD. NO OTHER RIVETS WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED AT THIS TIME. RIVET REPLACEMENT IN PROGRESS AT THIS TIME.
2003
Part: LINE — LEAKING (HYD SYS)
AFTER MOVING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE (DOWN) AND SELECTING FLAPS (DOWN); THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE GAUGE READ ZERO PSI. NO FLUID WAS VISIBLE IN THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR SIGHT TUBE. WITH BYPASS VALVE SELECTOR (UP) BRAKES OPERATED. HYDRAULIC LINE WAS REPAIRED.
2002
Part: BATTERY — OVERHEATED (MAIN)
AFTER ARRIVAL, AIRCRAFT POWERED BY BATTERY FOR 30 MIN. - FANS, LIGHTS, CARGO DOOR, ECT. WHEN POWERED UP, NOTED 18 V, TURNED ON BATT INTERLOCK OVERRIDE FOR A FEW MINUTES WITH GPU ON- BATTERY TEMP 120 DEGREES, FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURE AND LOWERED BATTERIES. BATTERY COOLED AND CONTINUED, 10 MINUTES.
1996
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (LT NACELLE)
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON THE INBOARD LEFT NACELLE FRAME AT STATION 150. THE ABOVE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IAW KHA. EA NR CV-54-31. BY SPLICING IN A NEW SECTION OF NACELLE FRAME. THE ABOVE EA NR CV-54-31 WAS (DER) APPROVED ON FAA FORM 8110-3. (M)
Part: INVERTER — FAILED (LEFT)
YIP/OKC - FLT 587 - TWENTY NM FROM COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, THE ACFT FDR AND GPWS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ABOUT TEN SECONDS LATER, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, NOTIFIED ATC, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN COLUMBIA, MO. INSPECTION FOUND THE LT MAIN INVERTER, SN 566, PN F45-10C, HAD HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE, EMITTING SMOKE. REMOVED AND REPLACED INVERTER. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)