N742FE
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.
11 reports on file, 2002-12-10 – 2008-10-16.
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (OIL PRESS XMITER)
RETURN TO BLOCKS. FLIGHT NR 7757 MAF TO LBB. DURING TAXI OUT TO THE RUNWAY, THE RT ENG OIL PRESSURE GAGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE THEN DROPPED INTO THE RED. ACFT WAS SAFELY TAXIED BACK TO BLOCKS. MX FOUND THE CONNECTIONS AT THE OIL PRESS TRANSMITTER DIRTY. CLEANED CONNECTIONS AT THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER.
Part: HOSE — LEAKING (FUEL SYSTEM)
AIR TURN BACK. DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 7500 FT AGL, THE CREW NOTICED THE ODOR OF FUEL IN THE COCKPIT. AIR FLOW FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF. THE CREW MENTIONED THE ODOR DID NOT GET ANY WORSE AFTER THE A/C SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF. MAINT FOUND A SMALL FUEL LEAK FROM THE HOSE CONNECTION TO THE FUEL HEATER OF THE RT ENG. TIGHTENED FUEL HOSE TO FUEL HEATER ON RT ENG. (K)
Part: TRANSMITTER — FAILED (ENGINE TORQUE)
ABORTED TAKEOFF. FLIGHT 100 GEG. ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO LOSS OF TORQUE INDICATION ON LT ENGINE. TAXIED AIRCRAFT BACK TO RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT ENGINE TORQUE TRANSMITTER. (A)
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (LT ENG OIL IND)
RETURN TO BLOCKS. FLT 8777. ON TAXI TO THE RUNWAY THE LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAGE DROPPED TO AN INDICATION OF "0". THE LT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE A/C TAXIED SAFELY BACK TO THE RAMP. DISCONNECTED CONNECTORS AT THE OIL PRESSURE GAGE AND OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER FOR THE LT ENGINE. CLEANED CONNECTIONS AND RECONNECTED REMOVED CONNECTORS. SYSTEM CHECK AND ENGINE RUN FOUND SYSTEM OPERATION NORMAL. (A)
Part: COVER — TORN (RT PITOT TUBE)
ABORTED TAKEOFF. FLT 8777 GEG TO YKM. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE COPILOT`S AIRSPEED SHOWED NO INDICATIONS. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE ACFT TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP SAFELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PITOT STATIC TUBE HEAD TO BE OBSTRUCTED WITH A SMALL PIECE OF MATERIAL FROM THE PITOT STATIC TUBE COVER. REMOVED OBSTRUCTION FROM THE END OF CO-PILOT`S PITOT STATIC TUBE HEAD AND A PITOT STATIC SYSTEM CHECK WAS PERFORMED. NOTE: THE PITOT STATIC TUBE COVER WAS ALSO REPLACED WITH A NEW COVER AND PLACED WITH THE ACFT`S OTHER PARKING COVERS. (S)
Part: O-RING — LEAKING (TRANSFER TUBE)
AIR TURN BACK, FLT NR 7777. AFTER TAKE-OFF CREW OBSERVED LOW OIL PRESSURE ON THE RT ENGINE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. LANDING WAS MADE WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING. FOUND OIL TRANSFER TUBE LEAKING ON THE RT SIDE OF THE ENGINE (BEHIND FEATHERING PUMP). REMOVED AND REINSTALLED FEATHERING PUMP FOR ACCESS IAW RR MM 61-2. REMOVED OIL TRANSFER TUBES, REINSTALLED WITH NEW O-RINGS IAW RR MM 72-8. NO LEAKAGE NOTED AFTER GROUND RUNS, OIL PRESSURE GOOD, PROP CHECKS GOOD. SERVICED OIL IAW RR MM 72-8. (K)
Part: TRANSMITTER — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE)
ABORTED TAKEOFF, LEFT ENGINE INDICATED ZERO TORQUE AT TAKEOFF AND TAXI POWER SETTINGS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RAMP AT GEG. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LT TORQUE TRANSMITTER, INSPECTED INLET OIL LINE AND BLEED TRANSMITTER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: ALTERNATOR — INOPERATIVE (LT ENGINE)
LEFT AC ALTERNATOR FAILED ON CLIMB-OUT FROM KTN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KTN WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LINKAGE — BROKEN (MLG)
AFTER TAEKOFF, THE NOSE WHEEL FAILED TO UNLOCK FOR RETRACTION. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO RAP, NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND EYE END BROKEN THAT CONNECTS TO GEAR UNLOCK LATCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED EYE END. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: CONTROL VALVE — INTERMITTENT (NLG STEERING)
DEPARTING, AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR SELECTED UP. GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED AND NORMAL ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT CONTINUED. MAINTENANCE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED STEERING AND RETRACTION SYSTEMS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION. THE STEERING FOLLOW UP CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE DUE TO PREVIOUS HISTORY WITH THIS VALVE. NO FURTHER PROBLEM AS OF 7/30/03.
Part: ALTERNATOR — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LEFT ALTERNATOR FAILED INFLIGHT DURING ICING CONDITIONS WHILE DEPARTING FROM YVR. FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO YVR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED LEFT ALTERNATOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)