N785TA
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.
6 reports on file, 2006-09-04 – 2008-06-22.
Part: A/C PACK — MALFUNCTIONED
DURING AIR CONDITIONER OPERATION, UNIT PULLED HIGH AMPS AND POPPED AIR CONDITIONER CIRCUIT BREAKER. A BURNING ODOR WAS APPARENT NEAR THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. OPEN. (K)
Part: MOTOR — BURNED (AIR CON) · airframe 7,320 hrs · 6,133 cycles
DURING AIR CONDITIONER OPERATION, UNIT PULLED HIGH AMPS AND POPPED AIR CONDITIONER CIRCUIT BREAKER. A BURNING SMELL WAS APPARENT NEAR THE REAR OF THE AC. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR MOTOR WAS FOUND BURNED UP. THE MOTOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. (A)
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 6,873 hrs · 5,749 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSPECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IB RIB AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, BOTH THE RT AND LT IB ROLLER BRACKETS WERE FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN COMMUNIQUE' NR 70. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH RIB ASSEMBLIES WITH THE IMPROVED ASSEMBLIES.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (NR 1 NACELLE)
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND A CRACK IN THE NR 1 ENGINE AFT NACELLE SUPPORT FRAME. THE CRACK WAS ABOUT .25 INCH, LOCATED ON THE IB SIDE JUST FWD OF THE TR AND JUST ABOVE THE PYLON AT ABOUT THE 0930 POSITION LOOKING AFT. CRACK WAS REPAIRED.
Part: LINE — CHAFED (BRAKE)
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION FOUND PN 128580101-1, BRAKE LINE ASSY CHAFE DAMAGED BY EXCESS LENGTH CABIN FLOOR PANEL ATTACH SCREW AS DESCRIBED IN MFG SB 53-3511. REPAIR REQUIRED SPLICING IN OF NEW BRAKE LINE SEGMENT IAW SB 53-3511. HAVE FOUND THIS CONDITION ON NUMEROUS OTHER AC. RECOMMEND THAT SB 53-3511 BE CHANGED TO A MANDATORY SB DUE TO COMMON OCCURRENCE AND POSSIBILITY FOR LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION IF TUBING CHAFED THROUGH. ALSO RECOMMEND AN ALERT INFO BULLENTIN ON THIS SUBJECT.(K)
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — CHAFED (BRAKES) · airframe 6,134 hrs · 5,058 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A C-LEVEL INSPECTION A BRAKE LINE WAS FOUND TO BE CHAFING FROM A SCREW THAT SECURES THE CENTER COCKPIT TO CABIN FLOORBOARD. INSPECTION AND REPAIR OF THIS AREA IS OUTLINED IN BEECHCRAFT SERVICE BULLETIN 53-3511. THE CHAFED PORTION OF THE BRAKE LINE (P/N 128-580101-1) WAS REMOVED AND A NEW SECTION OF BRAKE LINE WAS PERMASWAGED IN WITH TWO UNIONS. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS BLED AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE SCREW HOLE THAT ALLOWED THE CHAFING WAS FILLED AND ATTACHMENT AREAS OF THE FLOORBOARD WERE RE-POSITIONED. SERVICE BULLETIN 53-3511 WAS COMPLIED WITH AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.