N753TA
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.
1 report on file, 2004-12-16.
Part: DUCT — LEAKING (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 4,995 hrs · 4,077 cycles
CLIMBING TO 10,000 FT, LT BLEED AIR DUCT FAIL ANNUNCIATOR HAD ILLUMINATED. ENG THRUST REDUCED, AND CABIN PRESSURIZATION SOURCE TURNED OFF. TWO MINS LATER COCKPIT & CABIN HAD FILLED WITH SMOKE FOLLOWED BY EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION VALVE OPENING. CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS & GOGGLES AS SMOKE HAD BECOME FAIRLY THICK. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED & AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MX FOUND A Y-DUCT ON LEFT SIDE TO BE MISALIGNED AND LEAKING. A NEW SEAL WAS INSTALLED ON THE OUTBOARD DUCT AT THE TOP OF THE FUSELAGE ABOVE THE PYLONS. THE EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. A NEW VALVE WAS INSTALLED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.