N768TA
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, 1998-03-03 – 2007-01-15.
Part: ANTENNA — BROKEN (NR2 COM) · airframe 7,373 hrs · 5,903 cycles
TRIP NR 1129456 ON REPO, CREW NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT AT FL030 AND 250 KTS. ON LANDING, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A LARGE PORTION OF THE NR 2 VHF ANTENNA HAD BROKEN OFF AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, THE FLIGHT PHONE ANTENNA WAS DAMAGED AND MISSING MUCH OF THE FIBERGLASS OUTER COATING, AND DAMAGE TO THE SKIN WAS FOUND THAT WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE DEPARTING FRAGMENTS OF FAILED ANTENNAS. MAINTENANCE HAS REPLACED BOTH ANTENNAS AND IS EVALUATING THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FOR A REPAIR. THE SDR WILL BE UPDATED UPON COMPLETION OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
HORIZONTAL STAB ROLLER SUPPORT RIBS ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES WERE FOUND CRACKED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION WHILE PERFORMING THE INSPECTION RECOMMENDED IN RAYTHEON COMMUNIQUE 70. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT RIBS.
Part: WINDOW — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 7,234 hrs · 5,781 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE COPILOTS WINDOW WAS CRACKED AND DELAMINATED.
Part: WIRE — BURNED · airframe 6,691 hrs · 5,271 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THAT UPON LANDING, SPARKS AND A SMOKE SMELL WERE NOTED BETWEEN THE CONTROL YOKE AND THE PILOTS PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY. UPON INSPECTION, BURNS WERE DISCOVERED ON BOTH PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAYS AND ON THE WIRES BEHIND THE YOKE.
Part: WHEEL — DAMAGED (MLG)
BOTH MAIN TIRES BLOWN, BOTH WHEELS OVERHEATED, RIGHT WHEEL GROUND DOWN APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES, BOTH BRAKES ASSEMBLIES OVERHEATED, ROTORS FUSED TOGETHER WITH THE STATORS, BOTH WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCERS OVERHEATED, LEFT ONE HARD TO SPIN, RIGHT ONE HAD THE WINDINGS SHORTED. SUSPECT ACFT LANDED WITH THE BRAKES LOCKED. FOUND EMERGENCY BRAKE BREAKAWAY WIRE BROKEN AND EMERGENCY BRAKE NITROGEN BOTTLE LOW. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE, IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO ACCIDENTALLY ACTIVATE IT WITH THE COPILOT'S LEFT KNEE.
Part: BRAKE — DAMAGED (MLG)
BOTH MAIN TIRES BLOWN, BOTH WHEELS OVERHEATED, RIGHT WHEEL GROUND DOWN APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES, BOTH BRAKES ASSEMBLIES OVERHEATED, ROTORS FUSED TOGETHER WITH THE STATORS, BOTH WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCERS OVERHEATED, LEFT ONE HARD TO SPIN, RIGHT ONE HAD THE WINDINGS SHORTED. SUSPECT ACFT LANDED WITH THE BRAKES LOCKED. FOUND EMERGENCY BRAKE BREAKAWAY WIRE BROKEN AND EMERGENCY BRAKE NITROGEN BOTTLE LOW. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE, IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO ACCIDENTALLY ACTIVATE IT WITH THE COPILOT'S LEFT KNEE.
Part: LAMP — SHORTED
AIRCRAFT TT: 122.6 HOURS. CREW IN-FLIGHT HAD YAW DAMPER, BOTH HSI FLAGS AND THEN NOTED BOTH INVERTERS FALLING OFF. CERTIFICATED REPAIR STATION DISCOVERED THE TAIL BEACON LAMP FILAMENT AT THE BASE OF THE LAMP SHORTING IT OUT. THIS MIGHT BE SETTING UP SOME KIND OF RADIO SIGNAL GETTING INTO THE INVERTERS KNOCKING THEM OFF-LINE. TURNING THE BEACON POWER OFF, THE PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS THE SECOND AIRCRAFT SEEN WITH THIS PROBLEM.