N856CA
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.
10 reports on file, 1996-01-30 – 2008-01-02.
Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (CRAGO DOOR) · airframe 13,284 hrs · 17,613 cycles
CARGO DOOR ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, NO LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION. INITIALLY DEFERRED. ADJUSTED CARGO DOOR SWITCH, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: FITTING — LEAKING (LT MLG) · airframe 4,602 hrs · 6,385 cycles
LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND ELECTRICALLY. LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING HAND PUMP. UPON INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE SWAGE FITTING ON THE LT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR HOSE. SUSPECT CAUSE WAS FLEX FATIGUE. MAINTENANCE PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION.
Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJ (CABIN DOOR)
CABIN DOOR ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. DOOR AJAR ANNUNCIATOR SWITCH OUT OF POSITION. ADJUSTED DOOR AJAR SWITCH. CHECKED SATISFACTORY.
Part: SMOKE — DETECTED (RT ENGINE)
TOWER REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE ON CLIMB OUT. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN, INSPECTED AND LEAK CHECKED ENGINE. CHECKED OIL LEVEL AND PERFORMED GROUND RUN. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.
Part: GOVERNOR — FLUCTUATES (RT ENGINE)
RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE FLUCTUATION ON TAKEOFF. GOVERNOR REPLACED WITH NEWLY OVERHAULED UNIT. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKED SATISFACTORILY IAW PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA MM, CHAPTER 61-20-00. (X)
Part: RADAR — FAILED (RADOME)
WEATHER RADAR FAILED IN CRUISE FLIGHT IN KNOWN CONDITIONS, RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT.
Part: LINE — LOOSE (LT ENG OIL)
TIGHTENED LOOSE OIL LINE ON FORWARD SECTION OF LT ENGINE. GROUND LEAK CHECK AND OPERATION CHECK, SATISFACTORY.
Part: START/GENERATOR — FAILED (RT ENGINE)
RIGHT GENERATOR DROPPED OFF-LINE AND WOULD NOT RESET.
Part: COMPASS — FAILED (COCKPIT)
NR 1 COMPASS WILL NOT SLAVE, STICKS AT 360 DEGREES.
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.