N839CA
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.
53 reports on file, 1995-07-27 – 2017-08-22.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 32,580 hrs · 35,775 cycles
EMER LIGHTS ON OVHD NR 2,3,6 INOP. R&R PS 3 POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY OPS CHECK SAT NO DEFECTS NOTED. POWER SUPPLY UNIT PN 60-3844-3 SN 3600 TT 32579.88 TC 35775.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 32,548 hrs · 35,742 cycles
TWO CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOUND INOPERATIVE. R & R THE BATTERY PACK.
Part: UNKNOWN — HAZE (CABIN) · airframe 31,878 hrs · 35,004 cycles
HAZE IN THE CABIN WITH APU RUNNING. RAN APU FOR EXTENDED PERIOD WITH BLEEDS ON IAW AMM 49-20-00. NO SMOKE OR HAZE NOTED. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Earlier reports · 1995–2016 · 50 reports
2016
Part: CONNECTOR — DAMAGED (CABIN LIGHTS) · airframe 31,274 hrs · 34,328 cycles
ALL OF THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE INOPERATIVE. CRIMPED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR 3320-J38. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: ADC — INOPERATIVE (NR 2) · airframe 31,188 hrs · 34,230 cycles
GEAR UNSAFE HORN SOUNDING WHEN GEAR IS RETRACTED. R & R NR 2 ADC, OPS CK SATISFACTORY ON GROUND, REQUIRES OCF. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND RETURN TO FIELD.
Part: BATTERY PACK — MALFUNCTIONED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 30,947 hrs · 33,946 cycles
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. RACKED PS6 BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: RIB — DAMAGED (RUDDER) · airframe 30,657 hrs · 33,598 cycles
DAMAGE FOUND ON TOP OF TRAILING RUDDER. REMOVED DAMAGE ON TOP OF TRAILING RUDDER.
Part: DITCHING DAM — LOW PRESSURE (CABIN) · airframe 29,956 hrs · 32,845 cycles
RIGHT SIDE DITCHING DAM PRESS INDICATES 1000 PSI. SERVICED DITCHING DAM TO PROPER PSI.
2015
Part: SKIN PANEL — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 29,727 hrs · 32,599 cycles
DISCOVERED ACFT DAMAGE NEAR LOWER FUSELAGE ON RT SIDE, DENT, DURING L CHECK. TWO DENTS & SCRATCH BETWEEN X219.0 - X232.5 & BETWEEN STRINGERS 27S - 29S. REPAIRED DAMAGE IAW RD 8-53-14442.
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (SMOKE WARNING) · airframe 29,611 hrs · 32,465 cycles
BAGGAGE SMOKE WARNING TEST 2 WON'T TEST. CLEANED & RE-SEATED CONNECTOR.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 29,554 hrs · 32,401 cycles
LAST 2 EMER CEILING LIGHT INOPERATIVE. PERFORMED OPERATIONS CHECK OF THE EMER LIGHT SYS.
Part: BATTERY — NOT SEATED (CABIN) · airframe 29,548 hrs · 32,394 cycles
EMERGENCY THRESHOLD LIGHT INOPERATIVE. RE-SEATED BATTERY.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 29,426 hrs · 32,256 cycles
LEFT FWD SEAT TRACK CORRODED. R & R SEAT TRACK.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 29,426 hrs · 32,256 cycles
FORWARD RT INBD SEAT TRACK CORRODED. REPAIRED IAW RD 8-53-14284.
Part: TAIL CONE — NICKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 29,426 hrs · 32,256 cycles
RIGHT SIDE TAIL CONE AT FS 762.409 & FS 780.252 HAS A NICK. REPAIRED NICK IAW RH 8-55-2867. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA.
Part: MANIFOLD — LEAKING (NLG STEERING) · airframe 29,203 hrs · 32,023 cycles
ON FINAL WHEN GEAR SELECTED DOWN, OBSERVED THREE GREEN & NO RED & NR 2 ENG HYD PUMP CAUTION ILLUMINATED. CREW OBSERVED HYD QTY DECREASED FROM FOUR TO ONE QUART THEN BOTH OTBD SPLR HYD CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH NOSE STEERING CAUTION LIGHT. R & R STEERING MANIFOLD.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 29,152 hrs · 31,968 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. R & R EMER LIGHT BATTERIES.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 28,966 hrs · 31,774 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. R & R ALL EMER LIGHT BATTERIES.
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 31,787 hrs · 43,454 cycles
WHILE IN DESCENT, BOTH ENGINES WENT TO FULL POWER BY THEMSELVES. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS ON LT & RT ENGINE AT DIFFERENT POWER SETTINGS. PERFORMED GVI OF LT & RT PROP ASSEMBLY. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FALSE ACTIVATION (LAVATORY) · airframe 28,479 hrs · 31,265 cycles
LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR BEEPING IN FLIGHT WITH NO VISIBLE SMOKE. R & R LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR.
2014
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 28,095 hrs · 30,882 cycles
EXIT LIGHT OVER TYPE TWO EXIT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. R & R ALL SEVEN EMER LIGHT BATTERIES.
Part: FUEL CONTROL — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 27,829 hrs · 30,620 cycles
NUMBER 2 ENG WENT TO ZERO PERCENT TORQUE. R & R FUEL CONTROL & FUEL PUMP. RIG & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED MFC POWER RUNS & ALL READINGS WITHIN LIMITS.
Part: A/C PACK — FAULTY (AC BAY) · airframe 27,497 hrs · 30,290 cycles
SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WITH BLEEDS ON, WHEN SELECTED OFF SMOKE WENT AWAY & NO SMOKE IN THE CABIN TO REPORT. DEFERRED IAW MEL. R & R NR 2 PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKED SATISFACTORY.
Part: ENGINE — POWER LOSS (NR 1) · airframe 27,336 hrs · 30,128 cycles
ABORTED TAKEOFF, NR 1 ENG DID NOT ACHIEVE TAKEOFF POWER.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 27,331 hrs · 30,123 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERABLE AT ALL SWITCH POSITIONS. CHARGED BATTERIES.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 27,331 hrs · 30,123 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS COME ON & GO OFF. R & R EMER BATTERIES.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 27,222 hrs · 30,016 cycles
EMERGENCY DO NOT ILLUMINATE WITH FLIGHT ATTENDANT`S PUSH BUTTON IN CABIN. CHARGED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY.
Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (CABIN) · airframe 26,594 hrs · 29,357 cycles
SMOKE IN CABIN WHEN APU STARTED. DEFERRED IAW MEL. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF APU, NO SMOKE OR FUMES CAUSED BY DEICE FLUID IN APU INTAKE.
Part: LINE — LOOSE (BOTTLE) · airframe 26,484 hrs · 29,233 cycles
LEFT DITCHING DAM LOW. SECURED LINE FROM LT N2 BOTTLE TO GAUGE SERVICED TO 1500.
Part: TUBE — LEAKING (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 26,474 hrs · 29,221 cycles
SMOKE IN CABIN AT GATE. TYPE THREE EMERGENCY EXIT PULLED, DITCHING DAM POPPED FLUID LEAKING FROM BELLY. BOTH ENGS OFF & APU IS THE ONLY AIRCRAFT POWER. FOUND SMOKE TO BE HYD FLUID. R & R GEAR DOWN TUBE ASSEMBLY.
2013
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 2,607 hrs · 28,737 cycles
EMERGENCY THRESHOLD LIGHT BY ROW 10 NOT ILLUMINATING. R & R BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 25,528 hrs · 28,112 cycles
EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. R & R EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY, OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.
Part: PUMP — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 ENGINE FUEL) · airframe 25,480 hrs · 28,063 cycles
NR 1 ENGINE FLUCTUATED. R & R ENGINE MFC/HP FUEL PUMP. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS SATISFACTORY.
Part: UNION — BROKEN (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 24,467 hrs · 26,911 cycles
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE NR 2 HYD PUMP ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. CREW OBSERVED THE NR 2 HYD QTY TO BE NEAR ZERO. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDED SAFELY. GROUND MX CREW INSPECTED AND FOUND THE UNION FITTING ON THE PRESSURE MANIFOLD BROKEN. R & R FITTING. REPLENISHED HYD FLUID IN NR 2 SYSTEM. BLED SYS OF AIR AND CHANGED THE FILTERS IN THE SYS. ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP WAS CHANGED DUE TO THE FACT IT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE OPERATED IN EXCESS OF 15 MINUTES WITH NO FLUID. ALL LEAK AND OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY.
2012
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 24,057 hrs · 26,426 cycles
DURING PRE FLIGHT, THE CREW NOTICED THE GALLEY EMERGENCY LIGHT EXIT SIGN WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. MX FOUND THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY DEPLETED. R & R BATTERY, OPS CHECK PRODUCED SATISFACTORY RESULTS. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: FAN — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 23,988 hrs · 26,338 cycles
AFTER PUSH BACK, THE CREW IN THE COCKPIT SMELLED A SMOKE LIKE ODOR RESONATING FROM THE CO PILOT INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MX INVESTIGATED THE REPORTED ISSUE AND FOUND THE EFIS COOLING FAN JAMMED AND OVERHEATING. THEY R & R THE EFIS COOLING FAN. AN OPS CHECK PRODUCED SATISFACTORY RESULTS AND THE SMOKE LIKE SMELL WAS NO LONGER PRESENT. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 22,943 hrs · 25,175 cycles
DURING PRE-FLIGHT, CREW NOTICED FORWARD SECTION OF FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTING DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN TESTING. DISCOVERED THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING WAS BROKEN. R & R EMERGENCY LIGHT IAW AMM 33-51-00. AN OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 22,524 hrs · 24,660 cycles
DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE F/A EMERGENCY NORMAL GREEN LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. GROUND MX CREW R & R NORMAL GREEN EMERGENCY LIGHT BULB. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM, OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. ACFT RELEASED TO FLIGHT STATUS.
Part: CONNECTOR — UNSECURE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 22,513 hrs · 24,647 cycles
FLOOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING AT SEAT ROW 10-11, FOUND INOPERATIVE DURING FLIGHT CREW GROUND TEST. RESEATED CONNECTOR ON FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 10-11. OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY WITH NO ADDITIONAL DEFECTS.
2011
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 22,123 hrs · 24,218 cycles
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE SMOKE DETECTOR WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED ON FINAL. MX R & R SMOKE DETECTOR. PERFORMED OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.
Part: SENSOR — DIRTY (SMOKE DETECTOR) · airframe 21,828 hrs · 23,894 cycles
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON LANDING ROLL. MX CREW CLEANED SENSING COMPONENTS, PERFORMED OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.
Part: BRAKE — BROKEN (MLG) · airframe 21,774 hrs · 23,833 cycles
DURING LINE CHECK, MX FOUND MAIN WHEEL BRAKE ROTOR IN PIECES. R & R BRAKE, PERFORMED OPS AND LEAK CHECK SATISFACTORY.
2003
Part: BOLT — BENT (CONTROL HORN) · airframe 4,758 hrs · 6,354 cycles
DURING DETAIL NR 6 INSPECTION FOUND RUDDER CONTROL HORN MOUNT BOLT BENT AND TORQUE TUBE MOUNT BOLTS LOOSE.
2002
Part: CIRCUIT BOARD — INOPERATIVE (RT GENERATOR) · airframe 3,093 hrs · 4,161 cycles
RT GENERATOR FELL OFF LINE IN FLIGHT AND FLIGHT CREW WAS UNABLE TO TIE RIGHT GENERATOR BUS BACK TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RIGHT DC POWER A257 BUS TIE CONTROL PCB ASSEMBLY.
2000
Part: DOOR FRAME — FRACTURED (FUSLEAGE)
ENTRANCE DOOR, FORWARD SUPPORT CABLE ANCHOR BROKEN. ANCHOR IS MADE FROM WRONG TYPE MATERIAL AND BREAKS WHEN ANY SIDE LOAD IS APPLIED TO CABLE; THUS, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. (X)
1998
Part: VALVE — FAILED (LT WING)
LANDING GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND NORMALLY MANUAL EXTENSION ONLY. LANDING GEAR SERVICE VALVE FAILURE. REPLACED GEAR SERVICE VALVE. (M)
1997
Part: PITCH CHANGE ROD — CRACKED (PROPELLER)
PITCH CHANGE ROD CRACKED IN LAST THREAD ON ENGINE SIDE. CRACK PROPAGATED THROUGH THREAD TO INSIDE CAUSING OIL LEAK. CRACK FOUND DURING MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION AND VERIFIED DURING PRESSURE CHECK OF ROD OUTSIDE OF PROPELLER. ROD WAS NEW AT OVERHAUL.
Part: DISPLAY PROCESSR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
NR 2 DISPLAY PROCESSER UNIT FAILED. REPLACED DPU-84.
Part: DE-ICE BOOT — TORN (RIGHT PROP)
RIGHT PROP ONE DE-ICE BOOT TORN.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (NLG)
NO NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS REPORTED. FOUND NLG ACTUATOR WITH OPEN CIRCUIT.
Part: TACH GENERATOR — SHAFT SHEARED (LT POWER SECTION)
LEFT PROP INDICATOR INOPERATIVE.
1995
Part: ELT TRAY — BROKEN (AFT FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE ELT WAS DISCOVERED UNSECURED. MOUNTING TRAY FOUND BROKEN IN HALF. ELT WAS HANGING FROM REMOTE SWITCH WIRING AND ANTENNA CABLE. RUDDER CONTROL CABLE PULLEY AT FS 570- 107 CHIPPED, CAUSED BY A PIECE OF MOUNTING TRAY JAMMED IN PULLEY. OPERATOR BELIEVES BROKEN TRAY CAUSED BY ACCUMULATION OF MOISTURE (WATER) AND SUBSEQUENT FREEZING. ALL DAMAGE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH NEW.
Part: DE-ICE BOOT — MISSING (RT PROPELLER)
RIGHT PROP, BLADE S/N 317MA, MISSING DE-ICE BOOT. PROPELLER AND BLADES WERE OVERHAULED BY HARTZELL AT WHICH TIME NEW BOOTS WERE INSTALLED. UPON INSPECTION OF BLADE, SUBMITTER STATES THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE PAINT BEING APPLIED. THE BLADES PRIOR TO BOOT INSTALLATION. (M)