N840CA
Registered owner: METREA SPECIAL AEROSPACE ISR INC, OK (owner ≠ operator)
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.
11 reports on file, 1996-02-05 – 1998-08-02.
Part: SOLENOID — FAILED (FUSELAGE)
PRESSURIZATION INOPERATIVE. RESET AND DUMP SOLENOID DEFECTIVE. REPLACED RESET AND DUMP SOLENOIDS. (M)
Part: GOVERNOR — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
LEFT PROP RPM LOW. PROP GOVERNOR FAILURE. REPLACED PROP GOVERNOR IAW CHAP 61, OPS CHECK OK. (M)
Part: HANDLE — BROKEN (PASSENGER DOOR)
CABIN DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. REPLACED CABIN DOOR HANDLE. TEST NORMAL. (X)
Part: WINDSHIELD — FAILED (COCKPIT)
RIGHT WINDSHIELD HEAT INOPERATIVE. WINDSHIELD HEATER FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT WINDSHIELD, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: LINE — LEAKING (LT WING)
HYDRAULIC LEAK LEFT UNDERSIDE OF WING. CHAFED HYDRAULIC LINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED HYDRAULIC LINE FROM FILL PORT TO HYDRAULIC PACK.
Part: MODULE — FAILED (LANDING GEAR)
LANDING GEAR INDICATOR INOPERATIVE.
Part: SELECTOR SWITCH — FAILED (COCKPIT)
LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT.
Part: CONTROL KNOB — STRIPPED (COCKPIT)
TRANSPONDERS INOPERATIVE.
Part: STALL STRIP — MISSING (RT WING)
RIGHT WING STALL STRIP MISSING FROM DEICE BOOT.
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 WAS FOUND WORN AND LOOSE. BEARINGS AND HARDWARE REPLACED WITH NEW. (M)
Part: RIVETS — LOOSE (VERT STAB)
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTIONS, LOOSE FASTENERS ON BOTH SIDES OF VERTICAL STABILIZER FORWARD SPAR WERE NOTED. ALTHOUGH A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED IN SB 2044 ON EARLIER MODEL 1900S, ADDITIONAL EVALUATION AND STUDIES ARE RECOMMENDED AS OTHER PREVIOUS IDENTIFIED AREAS OF CONCERN IN THE EMPENNAGE SECTION MAY BE RELATED. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER BEECHCRAFT RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE.