N733TA
Registered owner: TECNAM US INC, FL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM G. WALKER | Operator | on 1987-08-25 | Operator named in NTSB report |
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, 2005-10-16 – 2007-12-02.
Part: HEATER — SMOKE (CABIN) · airframe 9,278 hrs · 5,754 cycles
AT FL 400 CREW REPORTED SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT APPROX 3 MINS AFTER ACTIVATING/OPENING FLIGHT DECK HEAT VALVE. SMOKE WENT AWAY AFTER HEAT VALVE WAS CLOSED. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. DUCTS WERE CHECKED FOR EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION BUT NONE WAS FOUND. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS AND A CHECK FLIGHT WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES.
Part: CONNECTOR — BURNED (LAV TANK) · airframe 9,137 hrs · 5,656 cycles
CREW REPORTED SMELL OF SMOKE FROM THE LAV AND BAGGAGE FIRE ILLUMINTATED. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A BURNED PIN IN THE LAV WATER TANK CONNECTOR BURNED. THE BURNED PIN WAS REPLACED. NO OTHER FAULTS WERE DETECTED.
Part: BRAKE ASSY — DRAGGING (RIGHT) · airframe 7,989 hrs · 4,865 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE RT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER ON THE RT SIDE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND SERVICED EACH MASTER CYLINDER TO THE PROPER LEVEL. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED AFTER THE RT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS BLED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ON JUNE 06, 2006 THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LT BRAKES WERE ENGAGING BEFORE THE RT BRAKES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE TO THE LT. THIS OCCURRED WHEN BOTH BRAKE PEDALS WERE DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE NR 2 BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS DRAGGING. THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED DURING TAXI CHECKS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: COALESCER BAG — SATURATED (TAIL) · airframe 7,834 hrs · 4,755 cycles
WHEN MAIN AIR VALVES WERE OPENED TO PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF CREW REPORTED THAT SMOKE BEGAN TO COME INTO CABIN. CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS, AND TURNED THE MAIN AIR VALVES OFF. AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO KSFO WHERE CFR RESPONSE WAS GIVEN. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE COALESCER DRAIN. THE COALESCER SOCK WAS REPLACED. THE PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS WERE RESTOWED AND THE OXYGEN SYSTEM WAS SERVICED. SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE WERE PERFORMED WHILE RUNNING BOTH THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT AND ENGINES. A SATISFACTORY CHECK FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: ENGINE — LEAKING (LEFT) · airframe 7,360 hrs · 4,475 cycles
UPON CLIMB-OUT FROM KTEB, LT ENGINE OIL PRESS GAUGE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 30 AND 40 PSI, AND RT OIL PRESS GAUGE REMAINED STEADY AT 37 PSI. APPROX 30 TO 40 MINS INTO TRIP LT ENG OIL PRESS WAS INDICATING BETWEEN 26 TO 35 PSI. A/C WAS THEN BEING DIVERTED TO KIND, AND A MASTER WARNING ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED WITH NO ASSOCIATED LIGHT TO TRIP MASTER WARNING INDICATION. AT INITIAL DESCENT, THE LT OIL PRESS LOW LIGHT FLICKERED, ALONG WITH THE MASTER WARNING ANNUNCIATOR. DURING DESCENT, OIL PRESS ROSE TO 30-35 PSI AND MAINTAINED THAT PRESS THROUGHOUT FLT. A LANDING WAS MADE IN KIND W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. CREW OPENED THE LT AND RT ENG COWLINGS AND DISCOVERED BOTH ENG OIL CAPS TO BE LAYING IN LOWER COWLING.