N783FE

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

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

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Baron Aviation Services, Inc. (DEMA)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, 2009-07-29.

WARNING INDICATION · 2009-07-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7260

Part: CHIP DETECTOR — CONTAMINATED (ENGINE) · airframe 8,289 hrs · 9,624 cycles

FLIGHT 8414 PVD-ACK - JUST AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 3000FT THE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO PVD. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY THROUGH THE FLIGHT AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE EVALUATED BOTH CHIP DETECTORS. THE AFT DETECTOR WAS CLEAN AND THE FORWARD CHIP DETECTOR HAD A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF DARK IRREGULAR MAGNETIC CHIPS BRIDGING THE GAP. THE DETECTORS WERE CLEANED AS WERE THE FINGER SCREENS AND THE OIL FILTER INSPECTED AND CHANGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAN FOR 10 MINUTES AT 80 PERCENT POWER AND ALL FILTERS WERE INSPECTED WITH NO PARTICLES OR DEBRIS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND WILL BE INSPECTED AGAIN IN 10HRS AND 50HRS.

Source: SDR AXSA783FE7/29/09