N691BC

SAAB-FAIRCHILD 340A · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 37 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: AVIATION INVENTORY RESOURCES INC, TX (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
IBC AIRWAYS, Inc. (OZCA)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.

6 reports on file, 2014-10-29 – 2018-11-29.

OTHER · 2018-11-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3600

Part: DPU — ABNORMAL (RIGHT) · airframe 50,439 hrs · 49,610 cycles

RH EHSI FAILED ABOVE 10000 FEET, RETURNED TO KMIA. CORRECTIVE ACTION: R/R RH DPU IAW SAAB AMM OPS CHECKED GOOD

Source: SDR 2018FA0000499
OTHER · 2017-02-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3246

Part: BEARING — FAILED (NLG) · airframe 48,881 hrs · 48,722 cycles

AFTER PARKING ON MAIN RAMP FOUND THE RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR MISSING. INSTALLED RIGHT HAND NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. REMOVED AND REPLACE LEFT HAND NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AS A PRECAUTION DUE TO OVERLOAD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND BOTTOM TORQUE LINK DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE MANUAL. ALSO FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL AXLE DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL AXLE AND DOWEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE MANUAL.

Source: SDR OZCA20170208111
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2015-08-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2731

Part: ACTUATOR — INTERMITTENT (ZONE 300) · airframe 47,182 hrs · 47,782 cycles

MAIN TRIM FAILURE IN FLIGHT, TESTS OK ON THE GND. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF MAIN & STAND-BY TRIM SYS IAW MM. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. R & R LT MAIN TRIM ACTUATOR IAW MM. OPERATIONAL CHECKED SATISFACTORY.

Source: SDR OZCA20150811017
OTHER · 2015-01-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7110

Part: LATCH — OPEN (RT COWLING) · airframe 46,456 hrs · 47,457 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF RT COWLING LATCH POPPED OPEN. COWLING STAYED ATTACHED, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED RT ENG COWLING & FOUND COWLING OTBD FWD LATCH OPEN. R & R RT ENG COWLING ASSEMBLY IAW MM.

Source: SDR OZCA20140102012
WARNING INDICATION · 2014-12-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7210

Part: GEARBOX — FAILED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 46,402 hrs · 47,413 cycles

ON APPROACH, RT ENG SURGED. RIGHT ENG OIL PRESS INDICATOR AT RED LINE. TROUBLE SHOT & FOUND RT ENG PROPELLER GEAR BOX CASE CRACKED DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE. R & R PROPELLER GEAR BOX & POWER UNIT ASSEMBLY IAW MM. PERFORMED GND RUNS & LEAK CHECKS.

Source: SDR OZCA20141211007
OVER TEMP · 2014-10-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7530

Part: CLAMP — LOOSE (RT ENGINE) · airframe 46,303 hrs · 47,324 cycles

TAKEOFF ABORTED AT 105 KT DUE TO RT ENG OVER TEMP INDICATION. INSPECTED RT ENG FOR BLEED LEAKS. FOUND RT PRIMARY BLEED TUBE & LOW PRESS BLEED TUBE CLAMPS LOOSE. SECURED CLAMPS AT BLEED TUBES IAW MAINTENANCE MANUALS. PERFORMED GND POWER RUNS. ALL POWER RUNS WITHIN LIMITS. RT ENG INDICATION NORMAL AT TAKEOFF POWER.

Source: SDR OZCA20141029003