N857CA
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.
66 reports on file, 1995-05-18 – 2017-09-04.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,071 hrs · 40,824 cycles
PROTRUDING DENT WITH POSSIBLE CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT 387.00-370.00. DRILLED HOLE TO REMOVE DAMAGE. FASTENER WET INSTALLED.
Part: PANEL — DAMAGED (WING) · airframe 37,071 hrs · 40,824 cycles
MULTIPLE COUNTERSINKS OUT OF LIMITS ON R/H INBOARD STRESS PANEL. ALL 8 HOLES REPAIRED.
Part: PLATE — CRACKED · airframe 37,071 hrs · 40,824 cycles
STRESS PANEL 523AT LADDER PLATE HAS GOUGES AND CHAFFING DAMAGE, STRUCTURES TO ACCESS AND REPAIR AS NECESSARY. LADDER PLATE HAS BEEN REPAIRED.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,071 hrs · 40,824 cycles
FUSELAGE CLOSING ANGLE FOUND CRACKED (LT FORWARD). NEW CLOSING ANGLE INSTALLED.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 37,071 hrs · 40,824 cycles
FUSELAGE CLOSING ANGLE FOUND CRACKED RT FORWARD. NEW RT CLOSING ANGLE REPLACED.
Part: FLAP TRACK — CORRODED (TE FLAP) · airframe 37,071 hrs · 40,824 cycles
CORROSION FOUND ON RT NR 4 FLAP TRACK. REPLACE RT NR 4 FLAP TRACK.
Part: PANEL — DAMAGED (WING) · airframe 37,071 hrs · 40,824 cycles
2 COUNTERSINKS ON LT STRESS PANEL P/N85711802 OUT OF LIMITS. COUNTERSINKS HAVE BEEN REWORKED ON THE LT STRESS PANEL.
Part: STRAP — CHAFED (RUDDER) · airframe 37,071 hrs · 40,824 cycles
FORE RUDDER HAS CHAFFED STRUCTURE BELOW THE TOP HINGE FITTING. SHEET METAL ACCESS AND REPAIR. OLD STRAP REMOVED AND NEW STRAP INSTALLED.
Part: STRAP — CORRODED (BS 333) · airframe 37,071 hrs · 40,824 cycles
SHEARED RIVET ON LONGITUDINAL STRAP 11 BS 333.3. REPLACED THE RIVET.
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (RUDDER) · airframe 37,071 hrs · 40,824 cycles
CRACK FOUND OF AFT RUDDER STRUCTURE. NEW DOUBLER FABRICATED PRIMED AND INSTALLED.
Part: RIVET — LOOSE (WING SKIN) · airframe 37,071 hrs · 40,824 cycles
SEVERAL SMOKING RIVETS (YW171.4 TO YW 189.00) ON L/H &RH WING LOWER SKIN. ALL SMOKING RIVETS REMOVED AND REPLACED
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 36,968 hrs · 40,716 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON. R & R THE BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 36,398 hrs · 40,035 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT RIGHT SIDE EXIT INOPERATIVE. R & R THE BULB. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 36,391 hrs · 40,026 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT FWD EXIT INOPERATIVE. R & R THE BATTERY PACK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 36,391 hrs · 40,026 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT OVER MAIN CABIN DOOR INOPERATIVE. R & R THE BATTERY PACK.
Earlier reports · 1995–2016 · 51 reports
2016
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 36,054 hrs · 39,645 cycles
FWD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. R & R THE BATTERY PACKS OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 35,987 hrs · 39,566 cycles
MAIN CABIN DOOR AND RT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN) · airframe 35,671 hrs · 39,180 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 1 IS INOPERATIVE. PERFORMED OPS CHECKED AND LIGHT IS WORKING AS REQUIRED.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 35,495 hrs · 38,963 cycles
FORWARD CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. R & R POWER SUPPLY UNIT AT POSITION NR 2, OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 35,491 hrs · 38,957 cycles
1 OVERHEAD AND 2 SIDEWALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. R & R POWER SUPPLY PS2 OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY. R & R POWER SUPPLY UNIT 60-3844-3, OFF SN 3571.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 35,156 hrs · 38,564 cycles
LEFT AFT EXTERIOR EMER EGRESS LIGHT INOPERATIVE. DEFERRED IAW MEL. R & R NR 7 POWER SUPPLY UNIT.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 35,089 hrs · 38,497 cycles
AFT EMER LIGHT OUT. R & R LT AFT EMER EGRESS LIGHT BULB.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 34,936 hrs · 38,331 cycles
LEFT AFT EMER EGRESS LIGHT INOPERATIVE. R & R SET OF BATTERIES & EMER LIGHT SWITCH IN COCKPIT, PN 61-0478-11 & 61-0478-9.
Part: HANDLE — BROKEN (EMERGENCY EXIT) · airframe 34,794 hrs · 38,178 cycles
TYPE 1 EMER EXIT DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. R & R TYPE 1 EMER DOOR ASSIST HANDLE.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 34,610 hrs · 37,984 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. R & R 6 EMER LIGHT BATTERIES. PERFORMED OPERATIONS CHECK. THE RESULTS OF THE OPERATIONS CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY.
2015
Part: PROPELLER — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 34,529 hrs · 37,899 cycles
NUMBER 1 ENG UN-COMMANDED FEATHER ON CLIMB. R & R PROPELLER ASSEMBLY, OPERATIONS CHECK & LEAK CHECK SATISFACTORY.
Part: FIRE WARNING — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 34,384 hrs · 37,747 cycles
APU FIRE DETECTION LOOP FAULT LIGHT, FIRE DETECTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEFERRED IAW MEL.
Part: SOLENOID VALVE — TRIPPED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 33,215 hrs · 36,453 cycles
FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND ON LANDING. FLAP CONT L7 POPPED & WOULD NOT RESET. R & R FLAP POWER UNIT SOLENOID VALVE.
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — TRIPPED (COCKPIT) · airframe 33,172 hrs · 36,408 cycles
DURING CRUISE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE ICE, PITOT HEAT 1 & 2 FAILED. LOST ALL AIRSPEED INDICATION. AUTOPILOT KICKED OFF. AIRSPEED DID NOT RETURN UNTIL OUT OF ICE CONDITIONS. RESET BREAKER LHDC H6, RH DC N4.
2014
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 32,310 hrs · 35,490 cycles
RED EMER FLOOR STRIP INOPERABLE. R & R RED EMER FLOOR LIGHT STRIP.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 31,497 hrs · 34,663 cycles
SEVERAL EMER LIGHTS INOPERABLE. CHARGED BATTERIES.
Part: DITCHING DAM — LOW PRESSURE (CABIN) · airframe 30,976 hrs · 34,115 cycles
PRESSURE OF LT SIDE DITCHING DAM NITROGEN IS LOW. SERVICED LT DITCHING DAM NITROGEN.
2013
Part: SIGN — OUT OF POSITION (CABIN) · airframe 30,646 hrs · 33,735 cycles
AFT CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN FASTEN SEAT BELT INDICATES ON WHEN SELECTED OFF & NO SMOKING SIGN DOES NOT ILLUMINATE UNLESS SELECTED ON. TURNED EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN 180 DEGREES, OPERATIONS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 30,420 hrs · 33,466 cycles
FWD EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHT INOPERATIVE. R & R FWD EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHT BULB.
Part: COMPUTER — FAILED (RADIO ALTIMETER) · airframe 29,414 hrs · 32,301 cycles
ON LANDING, THE THE NR 1 & NR 2 ECU MANUAL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE NR 1 RADIO ALTIMETER COMPUTER WAS REPLACED.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 29,382 hrs · 32,266 cycles
THE EMERGENCY LIGHT FROM SEATS 1D TO 2D WAS INOPERATIVE. LIGHT REPLACED.
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — OUT OF ADJUST (PAX DOOR) · airframe 29,260 hrs · 32,125 cycles
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW RECEIVED A PASSENGER DOOR CAUTION LIGHT. THE CREW DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY. NO LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION WAS EXPERIENCED. MX ADJUSTED THE OVER CENTER PROXIMITY SENSOR.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 28,919 hrs · 31,726 cycles
DURING PREFLIGHT, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE DURING TESTING. THE CREW RAN THE ACFT TO CHARGE THE BATTERIES. AFTER THE BATTERIES WERE CHARGED ALL OPS TEST PRODUCED SATISFACTORY RESULTS.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 28,813 hrs · 31,604 cycles
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE CABIN PRESS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. NEITHER MANUAL OR AUTO MODES OF PRESSURIZATION WERE INOPERATIVE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. R & R THE CABIN PRESSURE WARNING SWITCH. ALL OPS TEST PRODUCED SATISFACTORY RESULTS.
2012
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (PAX DOOR) · airframe 28,366 hrs · 31,071 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. GROUND MX CREW WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ERROR. ALL OPS CHECKS PRODUCED SATISFACTORY RESULTS AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CHECK VALVE — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 28,317 hrs · 31,007 cycles
DURING APPROACH, CREW EXPERIENCED SEVERAL WARNING AND CAUTION LIGHTS RELATED TO THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. NR 2 SYS WAS INDICATING A ZERO QUANTITY. ABORTED APPROACH AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. GROUND MX CREW TRACED THE ISSUE TO A BAD HYD CHECK VALVE PN 3-1582-2-3.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (TAIL) · airframe 27,930 hrs · 30,544 cycles
ON LANDING, CREW OBSERVED THE TOUCHED RUNWAY LIGHT ILLUMINATE. CREW NOTIFIED MX OF THE ILLUMINATED LIGHT. GROUND MX CREW INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND DAMAGE TO THE TAIL BUMPER AREA. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED A HARD LANDING INSPECTION, A TOUCHED RUNWAY INSPECTION, AND MADE SKIN REPAIRS TO THE TAIL BUMPER SECTION OF THE ACFT. ONCE ALL INSPECTIONS AND REPAIRS WERE SATISFACTORY THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 27,774 hrs · 30,376 cycles
DURING PRE-FLIGHT, CREW NOTICED EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. GROUND MX CREW R & R THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND ESCAPE PATH POWER SUPPLY UNITS. OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2011
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — INTERMITTENT (CARGO BAY) · airframe 26,646 hrs · 29,112 cycles
FLIGHT REPORTED THAT THE BAGGAGE SMOKE WARRING INTERMITTENT IN FLIGHT, FLIGHT DIVERTED. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 SMOKE DETECTOR. OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.
Part: BLEED AIR SYS — ODOR (APU) · airframe 26,570 hrs · 29,029 cycles
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED ON LOG THAT THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY. MX CREW INSPECTED SMOKE DETECTOR FOUND OIL ODOR TO BE COMING FROM APU WHILE RUNNING BLEEDS. APU WAS PLACED ON THE MEL LIST AND NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FALSE ACTIVATION (LAVATORY) · airframe 26,548 hrs · 29,003 cycles
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED ON THAT THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR IS ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY. MX CREW R & R THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR PERFORMED. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 26,294 hrs · 28,729 cycles
MX FOUND THAT THE FWD 2 RED LIGHTS ON SECOND EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP ARE NOT WORKING. R & R LIGHT STRIP PERFORMED. OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.
Part: DOOR — LEAKING (EMERGENCY EXIT) · airframe 26,262 hrs · 28,695 cycles
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE TYPE 1 EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND WATER WAS COMING INTO THE CABIN. MX R & R THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR WITH A SERVICEABLE DOOR. PERFORMED OPS CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — INTERMITTENT · airframe 26,074 hrs · 28,487 cycles
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED INTERMITTENT SMOKE WARNING LIGHT IN FLIGHT. MX CREW R & R 1 AND 2 SMOKE DETECTORS AND OPS CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY.
Part: PROPELLER — MALFUNCTIONED (FEATHERING SYS) · airframe 25,909 hrs · 28,299 cycles
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THEY HAD AN UNSCHEDULED FEATHER AT 2000 FEET. ECU FLICKERED 3 TIMES THEN TORQUE WENT TO 125 FOR 3 TO 5 SECONDS. MX CREW R & R THE ECU AND TSCU AND PERFORMED ALL GROUND RUNS AND TEST FLIGHT WERE SATISFACTORY FDR WILL BE DOWN LOADED AT NEXT EARLIEST CONVENIENCE FOR POSSIBLE OVERTORQUE. FDR WAS READ THEN NR 1 TSCU WAS CHANGED FOR UNSCHEDULED FEATHER. PERFORMED ALL NECESSARY OPS, CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BULB — LOOSE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 25,751 hrs · 28,132 cycles
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE FLIGHT DECK EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHT WOULD NOT TEST. MX RESECURED BULB AND OPS CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY.
Part: WIRE — DISCONNECTED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 25,736 hrs · 28,118 cycles
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 1 ARE NOT WORKING. MX CREW RECONNECTED WIRING AT SECOND FLOOR STRIP. OPS CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY.
2004
Part: GEAR — SLIPPED (ELEVATOR TRIM) · airframe 5,662 hrs · 7,618 cycles
WHILE CHECKING ELEVATOR TRIM FOR FCD BE2703 DISCOVERED ELEVATOR TAB DIAL MECHANISM MOUNT ASSY HAD SLIPPED CAUSING THE TRIM INDEX MARK CALIBRATION TO CHANGE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SLIPPAGE WAS CAUSED BY A PRESSED ON GEAR IN THE ELEVATOR TAB DIAL MECHANISM MOUNT ASSY THAT HAD SLIPPED ON ITS SHAFT.
1999
Part: ACTUATOR — DEFECTIVE (RT MLG)
RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR INDICATOR SLOW TO ILLUMINATE DOWN AND LOCKED. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND DEFECTIVE DOWN AND LOCKED SWITCH INSIDE ACTUATOR. REPLACED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR. (M)
1998
Part: GOVERNOR — FAILED (RT ENGINE)
RIGHT ENGINE SURGING IN TORQUE. RIGHT PROPELLER GOVERNOR FAILURE. REPLACED RT PROPELLER GOVERNOR. (M)
Part: SELECTOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
LANDING GEAR RETRACT CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENS. LANDING GEAR HANDLE FAILURE. REPLACED LANDING GEAR HANDLE IAW BEECH MAINTENANCE MANUAL. (M)
Part: GOVERNOR — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)
TAKEOFF ABORTED, RIGHT PROP BEGAN TO FEATHER DURING APPLICATION OF T/O POWER. REPLACED GOVERNOR. (M)
1997
Part: SELECTOR — FAILED (LANDING GEAR)
LANDING GEAR FAILS TO EXTEND NORMALLY.
Part: BLOWER — FAILED (COCKPIT)
INVESTIGATION FOR SMOKE IN COCKPIT FROM ENVIRONMENT BLOWERS. FOUND FORWARD VENT BLOWER FAILED.
Part: RT UNIT — SHORTED (FWD FUSELAGE)
RADAR INOPERATIVE.
Part: DISPLAY — SHORTED (LT COCKPIT)
CAPTAINS EHSI INOPERATIVE.
Part: FUEL PUMP — LEAKING (LT ENGINE)
LEFT LOW FUEL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. FOUND FUEL PUMP LEAKING, LEFT ENGINE.
Part: INVERTER — SHORTED (LT NACELLE)
LEFT AC BUS FAILURE.
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — CORRODED (COCKPIT)
CAPTAINS HSI AND CO-PILOTS AND RMI STUCK AT 360 DEGREES. FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER CORRODED. (M)
1995
Part: WHEEL — CRACKED (NLG)
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, NOSE WHEEL WAS DISCOVERED CRACK AROUND VALVE STEM HOLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED COMPLETE WHEEL ASSEMBLY P/N 114-8001-3.
Part: ELT — WET (AFT FUSELAGE)
ELT TRANSMITS CONTINUOUSLY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT REMOTE SW WAS SHORTED DUE TO BEING WET. REMOVED AND REPLACED REMOTE SW P/N 118-34002-1 AND ELT BATTERY PACK P/N 452-0130. (M)