N740TA
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.
7 reports on file, 2003-03-27 – 2008-06-09.
Part: LIGHT — MISSING (TAIL) · airframe 7,267 hrs · 6,083 cycles
DURING A PHASE 1 INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE VERTICAL TAIL NAVIGATION LIGHT ASSY WAS MISSING. THE SHEET METAL WAS REPAIRED AND LIGHT ASSY REPLACED. (K)
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSPECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER INBOARD RIB AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, THE RIGHT INBOARD ROLLER BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN BEECHJET COMMUNIQUE' NUMBER 70. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIB ASSMEBLY.
Part: ARM — BROKEN (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 6,059 hrs · 5,001 cycles
DURING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION THE CREW DISCOVERED THE LT OB BOTTOM THRUST REVERSER ARM WAS BROKEN AND HANGING DOWN AND THE TOP ARM ROD COVER WAS BENT UP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE THRUST REVERSER ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 5,723 hrs · 4,716 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSPECTION AS PART OF THE -B- LEVEL INSPECTION A RIGHT INBOARD HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIB WAS FOUND CRACKED NEXT TO THE SIDE ROLLER BRACKET. THE RIB WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: COOLING TURBINE — DRAGGING (ACM) · airframe 5,364 hrs · 4,408 cycles
10 MINS AFTER T/O, SMOKY ELECTRICAL ODOR NOTICED. ODOR COMING FROM RT COCKPIT. NO SMOKE OR FIRE SEEN. DONNED O2 MASKS. RETURNED W/O INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING ODOR DISSIPATED. MX INSP CONNECTOR & WIRING. NO SIGNS OF HEAT OR ARCING. A/C POWERED FOR 5 HRS, NO SMOKE OR OVERHEATING. RETURNED TO SERVICE. 12 SEPT 2005, BURNING ODOR FROM WINDOW VENT. O2 MASKS DONNED & A/C RETURNED. ODOR LIKE BURNED RUBBER, ABSENT ON TOUCHDOWN. TROUBLESHOT ENVIRON SYS IAW MM. COOLING TURBINE REPLACED. DUCTING INSP. NO DAMAGE FOUND. SIDEWALL PANEL BOTTOM FOUND UNGLUED & BLOCKING HEATED AIR. PANEL TRIMMED. ENG RUNS, ENVIRON & BLEED AIR WATER SEPARATOR TEMP CHKS COMPLETED. NO LEAKS OR ODORS NOTED. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CONTROL PANEL — INOPERATIVE (DC GROUND FAULT)
INVESTIGATED PILOT COMPLAINT OF UNSUCCESSFUL BATTERY FEEDER PREFLIGHT TESTS. PROBLEM RECTIFIED AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING BY REPLACEMENT OF PN 50284-003 DC GROUND FAULT PROTECTION PANEL (MFG) PART TSN/TSOH UNKNOWN. HAVE NOTED THIS PART PREVIOUSLY TO BE SOURCE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. A/C TT:3336.1 HRS/2693 CYCLES.
Part: CONTACTOR — FAILED (HORIZ STAB DEICE)
INVESTIGATED PILOT COMPLAINT OF FAILED HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DEICE SYSTEM, FAIL INDICATION. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF HORIZONTAL STAB. DEICE SYSTEM MOSFET CONTACTORS K251, K252, K253, K254 TO RECTIFY AND OBTAIN SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL TEST. FAILED UNITS SHOWED VARIOUS INTERNAL FAULTS. PN 1283840545 UNITS (MFG PN 114192) HAVE BEEN SUPERSEDED BY PN 128-384054-7 (MFG PN 11419-3); RELIABILITY MAY BE IMPROVED OVER THE -5 UNITS. MOSFET CONTACTORS ARE FOUND TO FREQUENTLY BE THE SOURCE OF FAILED HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DEICE SYSTEM FAILURES. PART TT SINCE NEW/ REPAIRED UNKNOWN. AIRCRAFT TT 3336.1 HOURS/ 2693 CYCLES.