N789DS
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.
18 reports on file, 1997-10-15 – 1999-01-21.
Part: TACH GENERATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE)
TACHOMETER/GENERATOR MALFUNCTIONS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES IN WARM-UP FLIGHT.
Earlier reports · 1997–1998 · 17 reports
1998
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT)
RIGHT WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE CRACKED IN-FLIGHT. RETURNED TO LAFAYETTE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ASSEMBLY. REF: BEECHCRAFT IPC, FIGURE 56-10-01, ITEM 1.
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (AUTOPILOT)
AUTOPILOT OSCILLATES IN ROLL. TIME SINCE REPAIR, 95:05 HOURS.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
COCKPIT VHF WEAK ON TRANSMIT.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
VHF WILL NOT TRANSMIT.
Part: BLEED VALVE — FAULTY (ENGINE COMP)
BLEED VALVE POPPING AT HIGH TORQUE.
Part: FLIGHT DIRECTOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
FLT DIR INOPERATIVE.
Part: COMPUTER — FAILED (AUTO FLIGHT)
VERTICAL ATITUDE FUNCTION INOPERATIVE.
Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
INDICATOR INTERNAL LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE.
Part: GYRO — UNKNOWN (ARTIFICIAL HORIZ)
GYRO SLOW TO ERECT.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
TURN & SLIP INDICATOR MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE.
Part: FLIGHT DIRECTOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
ALTITUDE SELECT MODE INOPERATIVE.
Part: ARMATURE — FAILED (DC GEN ALT)
BEARING FAILURE, ARMATURE SHORTED.
1997
Part: COMPUTER — DEFECTIVE (AUTO FLIGHT)
COMPUTER OSCILLATES IN ROLL.
Part: PRESSURE CONTROL — DEFECTIVE (CABIN RATE)
PRESSURIZATION RATE KNOB STIFF.
Part: PNEUMOSTAT — FAILED (CABIN)
PNEUMOSTAT FAILED PRESSURE TEST IN-FLIGHT.
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTION (AUTO FLIGHT)
COMPUTER OSCILLATES IN ROLL.
Part: CONTROL HEAD — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT VHF)
COVER FROM TEST BUTTON MISSING.