N786DD
Registered owner: TRANSOUTH LEASING LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST AV GROUP, LLC (TY2A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND WAS IN CLIMB WHEN PILOT NOTICED A FLUID COMING OUT OF RT COWLING NEAR THE INBOARD EXHAUST STACK. PILOT BEGAN TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENT GAUGES WERE IN GREEN BUT THE FLUID WAS CONTINUING TO COME OUT OF THE COWLING. THE PILOT CHOOSE TO DO A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF RT ENGINE. UPON LANDING MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE FLUID TO BE TURBINE OIL AND THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE COVER OF THE SCAVENGE FILTER SCREEN ON THE POWERSECTION GEAR REDUCTION. THE COVER WAS LEAKING DUE TO A FAILED O-RING UNDER THE COVER. O-RING WAS REPLACED AND ENGINE WAS RUN UP AND LEAK CHECKED. THE LEAK WENT AWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
PILOT REPORTED DOOR CAME OPEN IN FLIGHT. UPON LANDING, IT WAS FOUND THE MAIN CABIN DOOR HAD DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. DOOR WAS RECOVERED. DURING INSPECTION AND DISASSEMBLY OF THE DOOR, SEVERAL ISSUES WERE FOUND. 1) UPPER FORWARD LATCH HOOK WAS FOUND WITHOUT RIGGING HOLES INSTALLED AND WAS INCORRECTLY RIGGED. 2) DOOR BELLCRANK, PN 50-430031-29 WAS FOUND BENT AND TWISTED. 3) MAIN CABIN DOOR LATCH BRAZE ASSEMBLY WAS CATCHING ON HOOK. DID NOT ALLOW FOR A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO A LOCKED POSITION. (K)