N882DC

FAIRCHILD SA227-DC · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 25 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: CBG LLC, OR (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Key Lime Air Corporation (KY7A)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

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.

14 reports on file, 2007-06-13 – 2026-06-18.

OTHER · 2026-06-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: PUSH-PULL ROD — BROKEN (RUDDER PEDALS) · airframe 21,298 hrs · 23,414 cycles

RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL CAPT. SIDE BROKEN. R&R BOTH CAPTAIN SIDE RUDDER PEDAL BRAKE RODS IAW AMM 27-20-10 RTS. CHECKS COMPLETE.

Source: SDR 2026FA0000534
VIBRATION/BUFFET · 2026-06-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: PEDAL — BROKEN (ZONE 200) · airframe 21,298 hrs · 23,414 cycles

RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL CAPT. SIDE BROKE; R&R BOTH CAPTAIN SIDE RUDDER PEDAL BRAKE RODS IAW SA227 AMM 27-20-10 RTS CHECKS COMPLETE.

Source: SDR 2026F00129
VIBRATION/BUFFET · 2026-02-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3246

Part: WHEEL — VIBRATION (ZONE 700) · airframe 20,800 hrs · 22,910 cycles

SEVERE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY ON TAXI. REPLACED BOTH NOSE GEAR TIRES AS REQUIRED. REF MM 32-40-50. INSP VISUAL, NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED.

Source: SDR KY7A2023012000038
WARNING INDICATION · 2026-01-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3220

Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — DIRTY (ZONE 700) · airframe 20,800 hrs · 22,910 cycles

ON APPROACH CYCLED GEAR 3 TIMES FOR NOSE GEAR GREEN. CLEANED & LUBRICATED DOWN LOCK SWITCHES, PERFORMED 15 GEAR SWINGS IAW MM 32-00-00 OPS CHECK GOOD C/W RTS CHECKS

Source: SDR KY7A202301200138
Earlier reports · 2007–2025 · 10 reports

2025

WARNING INDICATION · 2025-11-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5280

Part: BUSHING — WORN (MLG DOOR HINGE) · airframe 20,592 hrs · 22,697 cycles

RIGHT MAIN GEAR INNER DOOR OPENS ON EVERY LANDING. # 3 MLG DOOR HINGE BUSHINGS FOUND TO BE WORN. R&R ALL ASSOCIATED BUSHING AND ADJUSTED #3 MLG DOOR IAW SA227 66 MM 52-80-10 RTS GOOD.

Source: SDR KY72026F00002
OTHER · 2025-03-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: LINE — NOT REPORTED (ZONE 700) · airframe 19,896 hrs · 22,011 cycles

R & R #3 MLG BRAKE LINE, BLED BRAKES IAW SA227 MM CH 32-41-00 NO DEFECTS NOTED

Source: SDR KY7A2025031000038

2023

OTHER · 2023-03-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7210

Part: REDUCTION GB — AUTO SHUTDOWN (ZONE 600) · airframe 17,278 hrs · 19,465 cycles

PILOT REPORTED E2 FAILURE SPOOL BACK FOLLOWED BY CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED 1ST IDLER, DIAPHRAGM, AND PLANETARY GEARS.

Source: SDR 2023FA0000158

2015

OTHER · 2015-11-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3210

Part: BOLT — SHEARED (RT MLG) · airframe 13,212 hrs · 14,645 cycles

RIGHT MLG COLLAPSED WHILE TOWING ACFT INTO MX HANGAR. ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO AFT FUSELAGE, RT WING & NACELLE, RT PROPELLER & POSSIBLY RT ENG. FOUND BOLTS WHICH ATTACH POSITIONING CAMS TO UPPER DRAG BRACE SHEARED. INVESTIGATION INTO CAUSE & CAUSAL FACTORS UNDERWAY.

Source: SDR KY7A20151109001
OTHER · 2015-05-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3230

Part: LANDING GEAR — DIRTY (RIGHT) · airframe 12,911 hrs · 14,392 cycles

RIGHT MLG FAILED TO LOCK IN UP POSITION AFTER TAKEOFF. RECYCLED LG SUCCESSFULLY & REPORTED ISSUE TO MX AFTER THE FLIGHT. CLEANED & LUBRICATED THE RT MLG.

Source: SDR KY7A20150531001
WARNING INDICATION · 2015-03-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3232

Part: BEARING — WORN (RT MLG DOOR)

PILOT REPORTED THAT GEAR DOOR WARNING ILLUMINATED UPON LANDING. FOUND BROKEN BOLTS ON THE RT MLG DOOR ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS THE SECOND DIFFICULTY OF THIS TYPE ON THIS ACFT WITHIN ONE WEEK. REPLACED BOLTS & PERFORMED EXTENSIVE GEAR RETRACTION TESTS. FOUND ACTUATOR BELL CRANK BEARINGS WORN & REPLACED.

Source: SDR KY7A20150326001
WARNING INDICATION · 2015-03-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3232

Part: BOLT — BROKEN (MLG DOOR) · airframe 12,845 hrs · 14,296 cycles

UPON LANDING, LANDING GEAR DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MX FOUND BROKEN BOLTS ON RT MLG DOOR ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY.

Source: SDR KY7A20150320001

2013

OVER TEMP; WARNING INDICATION · 2013-01-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7321

Part: FCU — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 11,577 hrs · 12,814 cycles

ON CLIMB THROUGH 14000, FLIGHT CREW NOTED ENGINE TEMPERATURE INCREASING AND TTL BYPASS SYSTEM ACTIVATION. POWER LEVER MOVEMENT HAD NO EFFECT ON ENGINE AND FLIGHT CREW PULLED THE STOP AND FEATHER CONTROL DUE TO OVER-TEMPERATURE CONDITION. ACFT DIVERTED. MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING AND FOUND THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT HAD "RAN AWAY" DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE. ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM ACFT TO CONDUCT OVER-TEMP INSPECTION OF ENGINE HOT SECTION (SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT TO FOLLOW). DEFECTIVE FCU TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR EVALUATION (SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT TO FOLLOW).

Source: SDR KY7A20130128001

2010

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2010-06-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7230

Part: LABYRINTH SEAL — MIGRATED (COMPRESSOR) · airframe 8,978 hrs · 10,589 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF, SPARKS WERE NOTED EXITING TAIL PIPE, ACFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, AFTER SHUTDOWN, ON PULLING ENGINE THROUGH FOR COOL DOWN THE ENGINE CAUGHT AND COULD NOT BE SPOOLED. UPON ENGINE TEARDOWN, THE COMPRESSOR DIFFUSER SEAL WAS FOUND TO HAVE MOVED ALLOWING CONTACT WITH IMPELLER. THE SEAL RETAINER WAS WORN AWAY UNTIL THE RETAINER RING RELEASED.

Source: SDR KY7A16055

2007

WARNING INDICATION · 2007-06-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5343

Part: BOLT — MISSING (TRUNNION) · airframe 7,351 hrs · 8,801 cycles

PILOT REPORTED LEFT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION ON ROLL OUT. VISUALLY CHECKED THE GEAR AND FOUND THE OUTBOARD TRUNNION PIN MISSING.

Source: SDR L8318