N837CA
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.
33 reports on file, 1995-10-17 – 2017-02-16.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 31,505 hrs · 34,625 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. R&R PS1 AND PS2 EMERGENCY BATTERIES OPS CHECK SAT.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 31,478 hrs · 34,593 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT OVER MAIN CABIN DOOR IS DIM. REPLACED THE LAMPS. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Earlier reports · 1995–2016 · 31 reports
2016
Part: ACM — SMOKE (NR 2) · airframe 31,178 hrs · 34,252 cycles
SMOKE IN CABIN, ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR AFTER APU TURNED ON. SERVICED THE NR 2 ACM, PERFORMED RUNS, AND OPS CHECKED SAT. NO SMOKE OBSERVED.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 30,951 hrs · 33,994 cycles
FUEL ODOR IN CABIN WHILE APU OPERATING. RAN APU NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: LOCK — ENGAGED (NLG) · airframe 30,004 hrs · 30,010 cycles
NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. FOUND NOSE GEAR GND LOCK ENGAGED & DISENGAGED GND LOCK.
Part: CONTACTOR — DIRTY (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 29,746 hrs · 32,632 cycles
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED & CLEANED CONTACTORS.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 29,746 hrs · 32,632 cycles
OVERHEAD EMER EXIT LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. R & R BATTERIES, REPINNED SWITCH.
2015
Part: VSI — DEFECTIVE (NR 1) · airframe 29,137 hrs · 31,982 cycles
CAPTAINS INERTIAL VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR SCREEN WENT BLANK, THEN THE SMELL OF SMOKE WAS IN THE COCKPIT. INSPECTED SYS & FOUND NR 1 INERTIAL VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR DEFECTIVE.
Part: CROSSBEAM — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 28,403 hrs · 31,172 cycles
FLOOR CROSSBEAM AT FS 167.5 IS CRACKED 19 INCHES FROM PAX DOOR OPENING. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM & CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION IAW DASH 8 300 RD 8-53-11111.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 28,403 hrs · 31,172 cycles
BAGGAGE BAY DOOR SURROUND SKIN, LOWER FWD CORNER OFFSET. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR TO ACFT EXTERIOR SKIN BY CUTTING OUT DAMAGED AREA, PERFORMING NDT INSPECTION, FABRICATING & INSTALLING REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW RD 8-53-14157 ISSUE .
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 28,284 hrs · 31,061 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERABLE. R & R ALL EMER LIGHTS BATTERIES.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — INOPERATIVE (CARGO BAY) · airframe 28,198 hrs · 30,982 cycles
BAGGAGE SMOKE WARNING TEST, TWO NOT WORKING. R & R AFT CEILING SMOKE DETECTOR, SYS FAILED. REINSTALLED ORIGINAL SMOKE DETECTOR.
Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (CABIN & COCKPIT) · airframe 28,140 hrs · 30,922 cycles
APU PUT SMOKE INTO CABIN & FLIGHT DECK. APU DID NOT SHUTDOWN ON ITS OWN. RAN APU, NO DEFECTS NOTED.
2014
Part: AUTOFEATHER SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1) · airframe 27,242 hrs · 29,996 cycles
NUMBER 1 AUTO FEATHER FAILED ON TAKEOFF. RESET AUTO FEATHER SYS. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK, SYS OPERATED NORMALLY.
Part: GENERATOR — OUT OF POSITION (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 26,869 hrs · 29,635 cycles
NUMBER 1 ENG LOST OIL PRESS IN FLIGHT. FOUND NR 1 ENG AC GEN SLID BACK OFF OF ITS BASE.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (ELT) · airframe 26,229 hrs · 28,972 cycles
OPERATIONAL CHECK OF EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER, CHECK FAILED. R & R EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER BATTERY PACK ASSEMBLY.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 26,210 hrs · 28,950 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ILLUMINATED. R & R ALL EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES.
2013
Part: DITCHING DAM — LOW PRESSURE · airframe 25,623 hrs · 28,267 cycles
TYPE III EXIT DITCHING DAMS DROPPED TO 1400 PSI. INSPECTED AND SERVICED TO 1700 PSI - NO FURTHER FAULTS.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 25,236 hrs · 27,769 cycles
ROW 1 AND 2 EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. R & R LIGHT, OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 24,299 hrs · 26,736 cycles
DURING PREFLIGHT, DISCOVERED FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LIGHT, OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.
Part: CONNECTOR — UNSECURE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 24,206 hrs · 26,634 cycles
DURING PREFLIGHT THE CREW REPORTED THAT FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 6-7 WERE INOPERATIVE. CONNECTOR HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED. SECURED CONNECTOR, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
2012
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 23,510 hrs · 25,801 cycles
DURING A LINE CHECK INSPECTION, A TECH NOTICED THE SECOND RED LIGHT ON THE FWD FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT STRIP WAS INOPERATIVE. R & R THE LIGHT STRIP AND CONDUCTED AN OPS CHECK WHICH PRODUCED SATISFACTORY RESULTS.
Part: WIRE — OUT OF POSITION (FUSELAGE) · airframe 23,492 hrs · 25,778 cycles
ON ARRIVAL AT THE GATE, THE F/A WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. AN EMERERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MX FOUND WIRES BETWEEN THE WALL PUSHING THE WALL INTO THE DOOR. THE WIRES WERE REPOSITIONED AND THE WALL FASTENERS WERE TIGHTENED. AN OPS CHECK PRODUCED SATISFACTORY RESULTS AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 22,379 hrs · 24,473 cycles
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUND THE CABIN LEFT EGRESS LIGHT AT ROW 4A INOPERATIVE. R & R LIGHT BULB IRW 33-51-00 OF THE ACFT MM. AN OPS CHECK WAS PERFORMED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 22,037 hrs · 24,089 cycles
DURING OVERNIGHT MX INSPECTION, THE MX CREW NOTICED THE LT AFT EGRESS LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE WHILE PERFORMING EXTERNAL LIGHT CHECKS. THE LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED, OPS CHECK WAS PERFORMED, AND SYS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.
2011
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 21,342 hrs · 23,325 cycles
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED RT FWD EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE THE FWD EMERGENCY EXIT ARE NOT WORKING. MX CREW COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED OPS CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY.
2002
Part: BOLT — BENT (RUDDER)
DURING INSPECTION OF RUDDER CONTROL SYSTEM, FOUND TORQUE TUBE MOUNT BOLTS LOOSE AND CONTROL HORN MOUNT BOLT BENT. PARTS RETURNED TO MFG FOR ANALYSIS, UNIT UNDER INVESTIGATION.
2000
Part: CONTROLLER — SEIZED (COCKPIT)
DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM SYR, CREW DETECTED AND ELECTRICAL SHORT SMELL, FOLLOWED BY PRESSURIZATION FAILURE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF CENTER CONSOLE WHERE PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER IS MOUNTED. INSPECTION RESULTED IN NO FAULT FOUND TO CONFIRM SMELL. CONTROLLER REPLACED TO CORRECT PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1998
Part: CAM — BROKEN (LT MLG DOOR)
NR 2 NLG DOOR UPLOCK CAM BROKEN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. REPLACED BROKEN CAM. (M)
Part: CAM — FAILED (LT GEAR DOOR)
LEFT NLG WOULD NOT RETRACT FOLLOWING TAKEOFF. LEFT GEAR DOOR CAM ASSY FAILED. REPLACED LT GEAR DOOR CAM ASSY. OPS SATISFACTORY. (X)
1997
Part: GEN CONTL UNIT — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
LEFT GENERATOR INOPERATIVE, REPLACED GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT.
Part: SEAL — FAILED (CARGO DOOR)
PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. INVESTIGATION FOUND CARGO DOOR SEAL FAILED. REPLACED SEAL.
1995
Part: ELT TRAY — CRACKED (AFT FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION OF AFT FUSELAGE, THE ELT MOUNTING TRAY WAS FOUND CRACKED AROUND 2 MOUNT HOLES. ADDITIONALLY, A 3 INCH CRACK ON AFT END OF TRAY WAS NOTED. COMPLETE ELT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED WTIH NEW UNIT.