N780TA
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.
2 reports on file, 2006-07-27 – 2006-12-04.
Part: TURBINE BLADES — BROKEN (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 7,538 hrs · 4,695 cycles
TRIP NR: 1110547 - ENROUTE AT FL350, CREW REPORTED SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT FOLLOWED BY GRINDING NOISE AND A LOUD BANG AFTER WHICH A VIBRATION WAS FELT IN CONTROLS. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. ON APPROACH, VIBRATION WOULD INCREASE W/ THROTTLE MOVEMENT AND CREW LATER STATED THAT THE VIBRATIONS FELT LIKE THEY CAME FROM THE LT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. MX FOUND OIL AND DIRT IN THE COALESCER SOCK WHICH THEY SUSPECT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE ODOR. THE COALESCER BAG WAS REPLACED. THE GRINDING NOISE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FAILED HYDRAULIC PUMP. MX FOUND THE SHAFT SHEARED ON THE NR 1 HYDRAULIC PUMP. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED. ENGINE RUNS WERE PERFORMED ON BOTH ENGINES AND THE VIBRATION
Part: TRANSFORMER — SHORTED (VAC) · airframe 7,196 hrs · 4,454 cycles
CYVR - UPON STARTING THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT AND TURNING ON THE AIRCRAFT INVERTERS THE CREW DETECTED THE SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC. WHILE INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM THE 26 VOLT TRANSFORMER NR 1 CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND POPPED. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET AND LESS THAN ONE MINUTE LATER IT POPPED AGAIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND AN AIR HOSE CLAMP WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE 26 VAC TRANSFORMER CAUSING AN ARC / SHORT. NO BURNING OR ARCING DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE CLAMP WAS RE-ORIENTED AND REPOSITIONED WITH TEFLON SHEET IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD PRACTICES. AFTER AN HOUR OPERATION OF THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT, NO REPEAT OF THE SYMPTOMS HAD OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.