N83

BEECH 300 · 1988 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 19 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, OK (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Flight Program Operations (RU3A)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

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.

12 reports on file, 1999-11-18 – 2021-03-20.

WARNING INDICATION · 2021-03-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2130

Part: CABIN PRESSURE — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 16,207 hrs · 8,651 cycles

PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM- UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT CABIN DURING CLIMBOUT. SWITCH POSITIONS VERIFIED CORRECTLY AND SYSTEM WOULD NOT TEST AFTER LANDING.

Source: SDR RU3A2021032000008
WARNING INDICATION · 2019-12-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5210

Part: SEAL — KINKED (DOOR) · airframe 15,768 hrs · 8,416 cycles

AIRCRAFT FAILED TO PRESSURIZE ON CLIMB-OUT. DURING DESCENT, AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED FOR 1 MIN THEN DUMPED. MX SUSPECTED DOOR SEAL TUBING WAS KINKED. SHORTENED DOOR SEAL TUBING. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

Source: SDR RU3A20191210073
OTHER · 2019-07-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2913

Part: POWERPACK — FAILED (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 15,483 hrs · 8,285 cycles

LANDING GEAR CB BREAKER POPPED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE GEAR. HYDRAULIC POWER PACK WAS REPLACED. QAF FLIGHT TO BE ACCOMPLISHED.

Source: SDR RU3A20190702029
OTHER · 2018-02-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 147) · airframe 14,967 hrs · 8,025 cycles

LONGERON CRACKED, DISCOVERED WHILE IN CHECK.

Source: SDR RU3A20180228007
WARNING INDICATION · 2017-06-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2613

Part: LINE — LEAKING (BLEED AIR SYSTEM) · airframe 14,764 hrs · 7,935 cycles

RT BLEED AIR FAIL ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE FLIGHT. DISCOVERED A PINHOLE LEAK IN EVA LINE FORWARD AND OUTBOARD OF RT WING JACK POINT. LINE WAS REPLACED. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

Source: SDR RU3A20170627013
OTHER · 2015-02-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: SKIN — DENTED (TE FLAP) · airframe 14,100 hrs · 7,599 cycles

LEFT INBD FLAP UPPER TE SKIN CRACKED IAW STC SA01615SE. REPAIRED IAW FIS EO 15-28-11 DATED 2/23/15.

Source: SDR RU3A20140211009
FALSE WARNING · 2014-07-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5270

Part: POSITION SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 14,009 hrs · 7,554 cycles

ON INITIAL CLIMB AFTER DEPARTING RNWY 35L FOR A FLIGHT AT APPROX 2,000 MSL, THE RED CABIN DOOR MASTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COPILOT WAS DIRECTED BY THE PIC & PF TO REQUEST A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. ATC ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS FOR SEQUENCE & AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RNWY 35L. AFTER EXITING THE RNWY, THE MS CHECKED THAT ALL LOCKED INDICATORS ON THE DOOR WERE IN FACT ENGAGED. MS OPENED & CLOSED THE DOOR & RECHECKED ALL LOCKED INDICATORS WERE PROPERLY POSITIONED BUT THE LIGHT STAYED ON. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE LINE FOR MX ACTION. ADJUSTED CABIN DOOR WARNING SWITCH.

Source: SDR RU3A20140709024
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2014-02-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3425

Part: DISPLAY — FAULTY (EFIS) · airframe 13,709 hrs · 7,402 cycles

DU FAULT DISPLAYED ON PILOTS SIDE UPPER & LOWER EFIS DISPLAYS FOLLOWED BY ODOR IN COCKPIT. THE DISPLAY BEGAN BLANKING OUT.

Source: SDR RU3A20140221006
WARNING INDICATION · 2014-02-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3230

Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED (RT MLG) · airframe 13,685 hrs · 7,390 cycles

RT MLG FAILED TO FULLY RETRACT. LG CB POPPED RED LIGHT IN GEAR HANDLE REMAINED ON. MANUALLY EXTENDED GEAR.

Source: SDR RU3A20140207004
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2013-01-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2700

Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (FLIGHT CONTROL) · airframe 13,273 hrs · 7,165 cycles

ON LANDING IN FLARE, POWER IN IDLE, APPROX 3-5 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT VIOLENTLY YAWED LEFT APPROX 30-40 DEGREES. POWER WAS ADDED AND RUDDER USED TO ALIGN AIRCRAFT WITH RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED ONCE. UPON INSPECTION AFTER LANDING, ALL 4 RIGHT PROP BLADES HAD STRUCK RUNWAY.

Source: SDR RU3A20130108001
OTHER · 2010-03-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5610

Part: WINDSHIELD — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 12,008 hrs · 6,518 cycles

APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES FROM DEPARTURE AT 16,000 FEET, THERE WAS A LOUD GUNSHOT LIKE NOISE. THE FRONT RIGHT WINDSCREEN SHATTERED. REQUESTED A RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT FROM ATC. BEGAN A DESCENT TO 9,500 FEET AND PERFORMED ABNORMAL SHATTERED WINDSHIELD CHECK LIST.

Source: SDR RU3A1016
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 1999-11-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3425

Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (EFHSI)

THE CREW REPORTED THE PILOTS EFHSI IND FLICKERED THEN TURNED OFF WITH THE SMELL OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE JUST BEFORE IT WENT OUT. TRIED TO COPY TO THE CO-PILOTS EFHSI AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. REPLACED THE PILOTS EFHSI AND THE SYSTEM CHECKED FINE ON THE GROUND. THE A/C WAS RELEASED, DURING A/C ROLL FOR T/O THE PILOTS EFHSI AGAIN FLICKERED AND REDUCED IN SIZE HORIZONTALLY TO THE RT HALF OF THE DISPLAY. COPY DOWN WAS THE SAME DISPLAY. THE CO-PILOTS EFHSI WAS OK. THE CREW CONTINUED ON TO BTL. THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T APPEAR RELATED TO THE ONE DETAILED IN ARR BN 29-7, WHICH CONCERNED THE CO-PILOTS EFHSI. AVIONICS BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM TO BE POSSIBLY A SYMBOL GENERATOR OR WIRING PROBLEM. THE SYMBOL GENERATOR WA

Source: SDR RU3A99012