N798TA
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.
5 reports on file, 2001-11-27 – 2007-06-14.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSPECTION THE LEFT INBOARD HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, THE RIGHT AFT INBOARD ROLLER BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED. DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED IN BEECHJET COMMUNIQUE' NUMBER 70. [07-02-07] MAINTENANCE REPALCED THE ROLLER BRACKET ASSEMBLY.
Part: SERVO — BINDING (RUDDER) · airframe 7,047 hrs · 5,825 cycles
TRIP NR 1132520 AFTER LANDING CREW REPORTED THAT WITH THE YAW DAMPER ENGAGED RUDDER PEDDALS WERE VERY STIFF. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE RUDDER SERVO CLUTCH STICKING. THE MOUNT WAS REPLACED AND THE CABLE TENSIONS ADJUSTED.
Part: SWITCH — OVERHEATED (FUEL VALVE) · airframe 6,892 hrs · 5,688 cycles
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A ODOR OF SMOLDERING INSULATION APPEARS WHEN THE AVIONICS MASTER SWITCHES WERE ON. AFTER SHUTTING THE AVIONICS OFF THE ODOR DISSIPATED. MAINTENANCE TRACED THE SMOKEY ODOR TO THE FUEL VALVE ANNUNCIATOR SOCKET AFTER DISCOVERING THAT THE (OPEN) LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE RT FUEL VALVE SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE SYSTEM WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: COALESCER BAG — CONTAMINATED (ACM) · airframe 5,956 hrs · 4,855 cycles
DURING CRUISE WITH ANTI-ICE SYS ON, NOTICED A STRANGE ODOR IN CABIN. WHILE LOOKING INTO CABIN THERE WAS A HAZY SMOKE EMANATING FROM REAR CABIN AROUND LAV AREA. CREW SELECTED RT ENG AS BLEED AIR SOURCE SMOKE APPEARED TO DECREASE. ACFT DIVERTED TO KAGS & MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. A STRONG ODOR REMAINED AROUND AFT BAGGAGE AREA. MX PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS WHILE CYCLING THROUGH BLEED AIR SOURCES USING VARIOUS TEMP SETTINGS. COALESCER SOCK IN ACM REPLACED AND ENGS RUN AGAIN USING DIFFERENT BLEED AIR SOURCES & TEMP SETTINGS. LINES AT ACM & WING ANTI-ICE DUCTS IN LAV WERE INSPECTED WITH NO NOTED DEFECTS. A CHECK FLT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: MOUNT BRACKET — CRACKED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 2,805 hrs · 2,147 cycles
WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE SCHEDULED INSPECTION, INSPECTORS NOTED THE LT FORWARD ENGINE MOUNT BRACKET TO BE CRACKED APPROX 75 PERCENT THROUGH THE LOWER HALF.