N836CA
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, 1995-02-28 – 2001-07-26.
Part: RIVET — BACKED OUT (CONTROL COLUMN)
PILOT REPORTED EXCESSIVE CONTROL COLUMN MOVEMENT BEFORE ACHIEVING ANY PITCH CONTROL. NOTE: CONTROL COLUMN LOWER BEARING LOOSE, RIVETS BACKED OUT. BOTH SIDES OF COLUMN. MS 20218-2 BEARING (2 EA) 100-524119 WELD ASSY COLUMN.
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 17 reports
1999
Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (NLG STEERING)
NOSE WHEEL STEERING ACTUATOR LEAKS FLUID. REPLACED STEERING ACTUATOR. (M)
Part: STARTER/GEN — SHORTED (LT ENGINE)
LEFT GENERATOR FAILURE. UPON ENGINE START, GENERATOR FAILED TO COME ON LINE. UNIT REPLACED AND SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKED SATISFACTORY. (M)
1998
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
RIGHT TORQUE GAUGE INOP. GAUGE FAILURE. REPLACED RT TORQUE GAUGE. (M)
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (LT MLG)
GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT ELECTRICALLY. LT MLG ACTUATOR FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT MLG ACTUATOR IAW CHAP 32 BMM. (M)
Part: FIRE SWITCH — STUCK (COCKPIT)
LT ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHER ANNUNCIATOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED SWITCHED. (M)
1997
Part: T-HANDLE — FAILED (COCKPIT)
RIGHT ENGINE FIRE T-HANDLE WILL NOT TEST. T-HANDLE FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT T-HANDLE SYSTEM. (M)
Part: SEAL — LEAKS (LT ENG AGB)
LEFT ENGINE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP GARLOCK SEAL LEAKING OIL.
Part: CURRENT SENSOR — OPEN (BATTERY COMP)
BATTERY BUS TEST FAILS TO TEST. FOUND CURRENT SENSOR OPEN.
Part: GARLOCK SEAL — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATES 60-80 PSI. ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP GARLOCK SEAL FAILURE. (X)
Part: ENCODING ALT — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
NR 2 ENCODING ALT INOP. (M)
Part: DEICE BOOT — BLOWN (RT WING)
RIGHT INBOARD WING DEICE BOOT BLOWN.
Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (LT MLG)
LEFT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR LEAKING.
1995
Part: BEARINGS — WORN (AILERONS)
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, BOTH AILERONS WERE DISCOVERED AS HAVING EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY. UPON INSPECTION OF COMPONENTS, ALL THREE ATTACHMENT BEARINGS AND MOUNTING HARDWARE WERE FOUND WORN AND LOOSE. BEARINGS AND HARDWARE REPLACED WITH NEW. (M)
Part: ELT TRAY — CRACKED (AFT FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE ELT MOUNTING TRAY WAS DISCOVERED AS HAVING CRACKED EXTENDING FROM MOUNTING TRAY MOUNT SCREW HOLES. TRAY REPLACED WITH NEW.
Part: CLEVIS — SEIZED (NLG)
DURING NOSE LANDING GEAR MAINTENANCE, THE EXTEND RETRACT ACTUATOR YOKE CLEVIS WAS DISCOVERED SEIZED IN PISTON END. THIS CONDITION PRECLUDED ACTUATOR RIGGING AND RESULTED IN A ACTUATOR CHANGE. S/S RECOMMEND CLEVIS BE INSTALLED WITH ANTI-SEIZE COMPOUND DURING MANUFACTURE.
Part: DE-ICE BOOT — MISSING (RT PROPELLER)
RIGHT PROPELLER, ONE DE-ICE BOOT MISSING. PROPELLER AND BLADES WERE OVERHAULED BY HARTZELL ON 1/18/95, AT WHICH TIME NEW BOOTS WERE INSTALLED. UPON INSPECTION OF BLADE, ITS APPARENT THAT THE PROBELM LIES WITH THE PAINT BEING APPLIED TO THE BLADES PRIOR TO BOOT INSTALLATION.
Part: PROPELLER HUB — LEAKING OIL (RT ENGINE)
AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE FROM BUF TO ALBANY NY, PILOT OBSERVED OIL PRESSURE DROPPING ON RIGHT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO SYR NY AND LANDED UNEVENTFUL. INVESTIGATION OF LOW OIL PRESSURE REVEALED OIL LEAKING FROM PROP. PROP REMOVED AND REPLACED AND UNIT RETURNED TO HARTZELL FOR INVESTIGATION. (Z)