N792TA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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.
8 reports on file, 2003-12-17 – 2008-03-29.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 6,914 hrs · 5,822 cycles
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSPECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IB RIB AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, THE RT ROLLER BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN COMMUNIQUE' NR 70. THE LEFT AND RIGHT H STAB INBOARD RIB ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZ STAB)
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSPECTION THE RT IB HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, THE LT AND RT RIBS WERE FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN MFG COMMUNIQUE' NR 70. [SUP 05-04-07] BOTH BRACKETS WERE REPLACED.
Part: DOOR — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 5,181 hrs · 4,257 cycles
KTUL - KSBN WHILE MAKING A VISUAL APPROACH TO LANDING IN KSBN, THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND THE CREW RECEIVED 3 GREEN INDICATIONS, HOWEVER, THE MAIN GEAR DOORS WOULD NOT RETRACT. A MISSED APPROACH WAS EXECUTED. THE SAME INDICATION WAS RECEIVED WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED. WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, A FLY-BY PAST THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR DOORS WERE NOT RETRACTED. THE CREW THEN PERFORMED AN ALTERNATE GEAR DOOR RETRACTION WHICH SUCCESSFULLY EXTINGUISHED THE GEAR DOOR INDICATION. A FLY-BY PAST THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR DOORS WERE RETRACTED, AND A LANDING WAS MADE IN KSBN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Part: SUMP — OPEN (FUEL DRAIN) · airframe 4,988 hrs · 4,081 cycles
KSGR - KHOU DURING CLIMB THE CREW NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE FUEL WAS COMING FROM TWO AREAS. THE FIRST BEING THE WING TIP AREA WHICH PRODUCED A FIVE FOOT VAPOR TRAIL. THE SECOND AREA WAS FROM THE SPOILER, ABOUT ONE FOOT IN FROM THE OUTBOARD TIP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO KHOU WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. FOLLOWING THE LANDING THE CREW NOTED FUEL POOLING UNDER THE SPOILER. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE DRAIN SUMP ON THE SURGE TANK TO BE OPEN. THE DRAIN SUMP WAS CLOSED AND FUEL WAS CLEANED FROM THE ACCESS PANEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (MLG) · airframe 4,848 hrs · 3,948 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN THEY HAD ONLY RECEIVED INDICATION FOR THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR AND THE RED GEAR HANDLE LIGHT RAN THROUGH THE PROPER SEQUENCE. THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE CHECKED AND THE RIGHT BULB DID TEST GOOD. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND CREW RECEIVED THE SAME INDICATION. GEAR HORN WAS RECEIVED WHEN FLAPS WERE SELECTED AND POWER MOVED TO IDLE WITH GEAR RETRACTED. THE GEAR HORN SILENCED WHEN GEAR WAS THEN SELECTED DOWN. GROUND PERSONNEL PROVIDED TWO VISUAL CONFIRMATIONS THAT GEAR WAS DOWN. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN KBOS AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS STANDING BY. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED WIRING AND PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY LAMP CHECK. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: DISPLAY — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 4,573 hrs · 3,708 cycles
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF CREW NOTICED AN INCREASING TREND OF A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL. AFTER APROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES THE NR 2 PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY FAILED WITH A "DISPLAY TEMP" FLAG. THE APPROPRIATE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED, AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KAPA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE VERIFIED THE FAULT AND FOUND LOW AIR FLOW TO THE NR 2 PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY. AFTER REMOVING AN INK PEN FROM THE COOLING FAN AIRFLOW WAS BACK TO A NORMAL STRONG FLOW. THE NR 2 PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY WAS REINSTALLED, AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — FROZEN (MLG) · airframe 3,490 hrs · 2,808 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF PILOTS WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THE GEAR UP AND LOCK. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE FOUND ICE BUILT UP AROUND THE UPLOCK SWITCH.
Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — ICED (MLG) · airframe 3,490 hrs · 2,808 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOTS WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THE GEAR UP AND LOCK. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THEY RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE FOUND ICE BUILT UP AROUND THE UPLOCK SWITCH.