N761FE

CESSNA 208B · 1991 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 12 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, TN (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
CSA Air, Inc. (SBAA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

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, 2014-09-09.

PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; VIBRATION/BUFFET · 2014-09-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6122

Part: GOVERNOR — DEFECTIVE (PROPELLER) · airframe 10,802 hrs · 10,486 cycles

WHILE TURNING TO FINAL APPROACH, PROPELLER BEGAN TO SHAKE & RATE OF DESCENT INCREASED. POWER LEVER MOVED FWD BUT APPEARED TO BEHIND THE BETA REVERSE GATE ON CONTROL QUADRANT. APPEARED PROPELLER HAD GONE INTO AN UNCOMMANDED BETA RANGE DURING FLIGHT. POWER LEVER FORCEFULLY MOVED FWD TO INCREASE ENGINE POWER. WHEN REDUCING POWER TO LAND PROPELLER STARTED GOING INTO BETA REVERSE & STAYED THAT WAY UNTIL AFTER LANDING ROLL OUT. FOUND POWER CONTROL CABLE BROKEN & PROPELLER GOVERNOR DEFECTIVE. PROP GOVERNOR WAS REPLACED & AFT MOVEMENT OF PWR LEVER CEASED DURING FURTHER TEST RUNS. CHECKED THE BETA REVERSE LOCKOUT SYS & FOUND THAT IT WAS WORKING NORMALLY. NO OTHER MX HAS BEEN SCHEDULED OR PERFORMED ON THIS ACFT OTHER THAN RIGGING CHECK & SYS INSPECTION AFTER PROP GOVERNOR REPLACEMENT.

Source: SDR SBAA201410030002