N730TX
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.
3 reports on file, 2016-04-21 – 2018-01-01.
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (CONNECTOR) · airframe 1,360 hrs · 3,789 cycles
PILOT REPORTED DURING COLD WEATHER EVENT (<20 DEGREES F) THAT ECS WOULD NOT BLOW HOT AIR INTO THE CABIN. ECS CONTROL HEAD WOULD POWER UP MOMENTARILY THEN SHUT DOWN. DUE TO THE LIMITATION ON EC130T2 AIRCRAFT, IF THE HEATER IS NOT WORKING, IT CAN'T FLY BELOW 41 DEGREES F. MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED AND DURING REMOVAL OF ECS CONTROL HEAD FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, ARCING WAS NOTICED ON THE ECS CONTROL HEAD ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE M22759116-8-9 MAIN ELECTRICAL SUPPLY WIRE FROM THE MASTER ELECTRICAL BOX TO THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL HAS CHAFFED AGAINST THE ECS CONTROL HEAD ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND WORN THROUGH THE OUTER SHEATHING AND MADE CONTACT WITH BARE WIRING. ECS CONTROL HEAD WAS SHORTED OUT AND ALSO SEVERAL FUSES IN THE AIRCRAFT MEB HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ENTIRE WIRE FROM MEB TO CB PANEL MUST BE REPLACED AS AIRBUS DOES NOT ALLOW REPAIR OF THIS WIRE.
Part: FIRE WARNING — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 496 hrs
ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ERRONEOUSLY ON SHORT FINAL.
Part: FIRE WARNING — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 496 hrs · 1,013 cycles
ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ERRONEOUSLY AFTER ENG START.