N885EA
Operators of this aircraft
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No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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.
65 reports on file, 1995-05-13 – 2025-02-12.
Part: TORQUE SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (ZONE 100) · airframe 46,021 hrs · 50,272 cycles
FLAP DRIVE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF W/FLAPS SELECTED 5 DEGREES.
Earlier reports · 1995–2024 · 64 reports
2024
Part: GENERATOR — WARNING LIGHT (NR 2 DC) · airframe 45,895 hrs · 50,115 cycles
#2 DC GEN CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RESET FAILED.
Part: SEQUENCE VALVE — FAULTED (LT MLG) · airframe 45,625 hrs · 49,846 cycles
LH INBOARD REAR MLG DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT. REPLACED LH MLG SOLENOID SEQUENCE VALVE AND AFT LH MLG INBOARD DOOR.
2023
Part: RELAY — FAILED (UNKNOWN) · airframe 45,075 hrs · 49,369 cycles
FIRE PROTECTION PANEL INOP. R/R RELAY X-D4N OPS CHECK GOOD
Part: SENSOR — FAULTY (UNKNOWN) · airframe 44,732 hrs · 48,990 cycles
#2 OIL PRESSURE GAUGE SHOWED LOW MOMENTARILY THEN CAME BACK UP. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND RETURNED TO ANC. R/R#2 OIL PRESSURE SENSOR SWITCH.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — INTERMITTENT · airframe 44,726 hrs · 48,987 cycles
LAV SMOKE DETECTOR INTERMITTENTLY CHIRPS FOR NOT REASON (LAV WASN'T ON FIRE)
Part: MASTER CAUTION — ERRATIC · airframe 44,627 hrs · 48,022 cycles
CAUTION LIGHT PANEL LIGHTS RANDOMLY TURNING ON AND OFF DURING TEST. WHEN #2 ENG RUNNING AND #2 ENG OFF, #1 ENG CAUTION LIGHTS THAT SHOULD BE ON WERE NOT. WHEN UNIT WARMED UP, MULTIPLE CAUTION LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. DZUS FASTENERS ARE TO SHORT.
2022
Part: SPU — FAULTED (NR 2) · airframe 43,872 hrs · 48,325 cycles
#2 STBY HUD PRESSURE IS 0 PSI. R&R #2 SPU IAW DHC-8 100 AMM 29-11-17. LEAK AND OPS CHECK FAILED SEE ITEM 3 FOR CONTINUED MAINTENANCE. C/W BLEED LEAK AND OPS CHECK OK.
Part: SPU — FAILED (ZONE 400) · airframe 43,851 hrs · 48,298 cycles
NO.2 STBY HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATES ZERO WHEN ON. NO ASSOCIATED CAUTION LIGHTS. REPLACED #2 STANDBY POWER UNIT
Part: PUMP — WARNING LIGHT · airframe 43,810 hrs · 48,244 cycles
7H-DIS-27219 #2 ENG HYD PUMP CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. FOLLOWED THE QEH.
Part: STRAP — CORRODED · airframe 42,878 hrs · 47,279 cycles
CORROSION DAMAGE TO THE INNER CAP STRAPS PN 8533501 STRAPS AT FRAME AT X618 BETWEEN STR. 20S-22S. REF. 008.53-22.12
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT AILERON) · airframe 42,878 hrs · 47,279 cycles
CRACK DAMAGE ON RH AILERON LOWER SKIN PANEL PN 85740055 AT TAB HINGE STATIONS YW 442.50 AND YW471.50 ALONG THE REAR SPAR. REF 008.27-22.01
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED · airframe 42,878 hrs · 47,279 cycles
MULTIPLE SCRATCH DAMAGE TO FRAME CAP REINFORCING STRAPS PN 85333501-139/-137/-134 AT X636.0 AND BETWEEN STR. 21S-23S. REF. 008.53-22.09
Part: SKIN — CORRODED · airframe 42,878 hrs · 47,279 cycles
CORROSION DAMAGE ON CENTER FUSELAGE RH TOP SKIN PANEL ASSEMBLY PN 85320282 BETWEEN X291.40 -X312.35 AND STR. 1-2S. REF. 008.53-22.07
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (AILERON TAB) · airframe 42,878 hrs · 47,279 cycles
DAMAGE TO LH AILERON SPRING TAB LOWER SKIN. REF. 008.27-22.02
Part: FRAME — CHAFED · airframe 42,878 hrs · 47,279 cycles
CHAFE DAMATE TO RH FRAME X531.50 PN 85330133 INBD FLANGE TO STRAP PN 85322331-179 AT STR. 23S. REF. ECO 008.53-22.04
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT AILERON) · airframe 42,878 hrs · 47,279 cycles
CRACK DAMAGE TO UPPER SKIN PANEL PN 85740016 OF RH AILERON ASSY. PN 85740002-003 AT YW 491 ALONG THE FRONT SPAR. REF. 008.27-22.03
Part: SHEAR WEB — CORRODED · airframe 42,878 hrs · 47,279 cycles
CORROSION DAMAGE TO BAGGAGE DOOR SURROUND SHEAR WEB PN 85330431 BETWEEN X545 - X564.50 OUTBOARD OF Y-19.23. REF 008.53-22.06
Part: FRAME — CHAFED (UNKNOWN) · airframe 42,878 hrs · 47,279 cycles
CHAFE DAMAGE TO THE CENTER FUSE FRAME X253.40 PN 85320575. REF 008.53-22.03
Part: STRAP — CHAFED · airframe 42,878 hrs · 47,279 cycles
CHAFE DAMAGE TO TOP STRAP PN 85322331 OF BOTTOM FRAME ASSEMBLY PN 8533086 AT X510 BETWEEN STR. 23S AND 24S. REF. 008.53-22.05
Part: FRAME — CHAFED · airframe 42,878 hrs · 47,279 cycles
CHAFE DAMAGE TO THE CENTER FUSELAGE FRAME X253.40 PN 85320575. REF. 008.53-22.03
2021
Part: DOOR — DENTED (ZONE 800) · airframe 42,524 hrs · 46,780 cycles
GROUND DAMAGE TO AIRSTAIR DOOR SKIN. PN 85210003-001. ACCEPTABLE ALLOWANCE FOR 300 HRS UNTIL PERMANENT REPAIR IS REQUIRED. IAW ECO 008.52-21.03
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (FIRST OFFICER'S) · airframe 42,346 hrs · 46,574 cycles
FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD CRACKED
2019
Part: PSEU — ABNORMAL (MLG DOORS) · airframe 40,809 hrs · 44,658 cycles
ALL GEAR DOORS OPENED AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. DOOR LIGHTS WERE OFF. CAME BACK ON, DOORS ARE OPEN.
Part: THRESHOLD — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 39,136 hrs · 42,547 cycles
PAX DOOR THRESHOLD CORROSION. PART REPLACED AT W/C 53-356.
Part: SKIN — NICKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 39,136 hrs · 42,547 cycles
NICKS ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA X370.8 ON STR 29S. ECO 008.53-18.54 C/W.
2018
Part: SKIN — DENTED (STATION 109) · airframe 39,136 hrs · 42,547 cycles
DENT RH FUSE AT STA X109. ECO 008.53-18.56
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 103-110) · airframe 39,136 hrs · 42,547 cycles
MULTIPLE DENTS LH FUSE STA 103-110 BTW STIFF 11-12. ECO 008.53-18.57.
Part: SKIN — NICKED (BS 250) · airframe 39,136 hrs · 42,547 cycles
BLENDING OF NICKS AT STA X250.00 ABOVE STR 33. ECO 008.53-18.58.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 39,136 hrs · 42,547 cycles
DENT ON MED. ECO 008.52-18.11.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 270-291) · airframe 39,136 hrs · 42,547 cycles
MULTIPLE DENTS LH FUSELAGE SKIN STA X270.5-X291.4 & BTW STR 8P-9P. ECO 008.53-18.55.
Part: SKIN — NICKED (BS 377-396) · airframe 39,136 hrs · 42,547 cycles
SEVERAL NICKS ON FUSELAGE SKIN BTW X377-396 & BTW STR 30-32P
Part: LUG — BROKEN (ZONE 600) · airframe 38,778 hrs · 42,128 cycles
BROKEN LUG.
Part: BEAM — CRACKED (NLG WW) · airframe 38,701 hrs · 42,040 cycles
BEAM IN NOSE WHEEL WELL CRACKED BEYOND GENERIC RD ALLOWANCES.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 37,523 hrs · 40,632 cycles
EMERGENCY EXIT BACKLIGHTING OVER AIRSTAIR INOP.
Part: INVERTER — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 37,488 hrs · 40,584 cycles
STRONG ODOR EMANATING FROM THE COCKPIT. REPLACED THE INVERTER.
2017
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 332) · airframe 36,931 hrs · 39,946 cycles
DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 322 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 29R AND 30R. REPAIRED IAW ECO 008.53-17.29.
Part: PLATE — DAMAGED (RT WING) · airframe 36,931 hrs · 39,946 cycles
RIGHT WING LADDER PLATE UNDER FUEL PANEL 624BT, HAD 3 SCREW HOLES ELONGATED. REPAIRED IAW ECO 008.57-17.03.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 36,712 hrs · 39,695 cycles
LOWER EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR LIGHT INOPERATIVE, REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY POWER SUPPLY BOX
2016
Part: WINDOW FRAME — CORRODED (BS 302) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 35,284 hrs · 38,011 cycles
AT BS 302, WINDOW FRAME CORRODED. REPLACED IAW SRM 51-40-05.
Part: THRESHOLD — CORRODED (BS 167) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 35,284 hrs · 38,011 cycles
PAX DOOR THRESHOLD CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED AND REPAIRED SUPPORT OF THRESHOLD REF. RD8-53-8421 AND SRM WC 53-136
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 467-510) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 35,284 hrs · 38,011 cycles
STRINGER 31L BETWEEN BS 467 & 510 CORRODED. REPAIRED IAW SRM AND RD8-53-1834.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 35,284 hrs · 38,011 cycles
DENT TO THE PAX DOOR BEYOND SRM LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW RD8-52-1475
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 291-312) · airframe 35,284 hrs · 38,011 cycles
DENT DAMAGE TO LT FUSELAGE SKIN UNDER THE ICE SHIELD. REPAIRED IAW RD8-53-14891.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR) · airframe 47,378 hrs · 52,333 cycles
R FWD OUTSIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT. REPLACED BULB, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: FIREWALL — DAMAGED (COWLING) · airframe 35,284 hrs · 38,011 cycles
CHAFING DAMAGE TO LOWER COWLING DECKING. REPAIRED WITH PATCH IAW 8-71-1196 AND ECO008-54-16-07
Part: FIREWALL — DAMAGED (RT NACELLE) · airframe 34,408 hrs · 37,051 cycles
RIGHT FIREWALL HAS ACRING DAMAGE, DISCOVERED DURING INSPECTION IAW SB 8-24-92. REPAIR BY CUTTING OUT DAMAGE HFEC INSPECTION AND INSTALLATION OF PATCH IAW 54-3825
Part: DOOR — DENTED (CABIN) · airframe 33,923 hrs · 36,475 cycles
DENT DAMAGE TO PAX DOOR. TEMP ALLOWANCE IAW RD 8-52-1466 ISSUE 1.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 33,344 hrs · 35,871 cycles
ROW 4 EXIT LIGHTS FLICKERED DURING FLIGHT, ALL EXIT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY. MOSTLY OVERHEAD LIGHT AT 4. R & R PS2 BATTERY PACK FOR ROW 4. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
2015
Part: OIL COOLER — LEAKING (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 33,094 hrs · 35,625 cycles
APPROX 1 HR INTO THE FLIGHT, THE MASTER WARNING LT INTERMITTENTLY FLASHED. A COUPLE MINUTES LATER WE NOTICED NR 1 ENG OIL PRESS FLUCTUATIONS, 60-45 APPROX, WE FEATHERED THE ENG & THIS HELPS THE FLUCTUATIONS. WE HAD A MOMENTARILY NR 1 ENG OIL PRESS LT BUT IT WENT OUT. APPROX 8 MINS LATER WE GOT THE NR 1 ENG OIL PRESS MASTER WARNING LIGHT & WE SHUT DOWN THE ENG & PERFORMED THE QRH CHECKLIST.
Part: INVERTER — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1) · airframe 31,832 hrs · 34,153 cycles
PANC-1414 LOST NR 1 (PRI) INVERTER ON CLIMB OUT. SMOKE OBSERVED WITH ACRID SMELL. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO PANC. R&R NR 1 PRIMARY INVERTER
2014
Part: ACCESS PANEL — CORRODED (LT WING) · airframe 30,603 hrs · 32,869 cycles
LEFT WING FUEL PANEL 524BT HAS ONE COUNTERSINK DAMAGED. LEFT WING FUEL PANEL 524BT, PN 85710024, SN F118335, 1 HOLE AND COUNTERSINK OPEN FOR BUSHING REPAIR IAW RD8-57-2673. HFEC AND DISBOND INSPECTION DONE ON LT WING PANEL 524BT CSK REPAIR AREA IAW RD8-57-2673 NO DEFECT FOUND.
Part: ACCESS PANEL — CORRODED (RT WING) · airframe 30,603 hrs · 32,869 cycles
RIGHT WING FUEL PANEL 624 BT, 1 COUNTERSINK DAMAGED. 1 HOLE OPENED AND COUNTERSUNK FOR BUSHING REPAIR IAW RD8-57-2673. HFEC AND DISBOND INSPECTION DONE ON RT WING FUEL PANEL 624BT CSK REPAIR AREA IAW RD8-57-2673, NO DEFECT FOUND.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (RT NACELLE) · airframe 30,603 hrs · 32,869 cycles
RIGHT ENGINE INBD COWLING OIL SERVICE DOOR FRAME CRACKED. SERVICE DOOR WELDED IAW RD8-71-102. LPI INSPECTION DONE ON RT ENG INBD COWEL SERVICE DOOR FRAME WELDING AREA IAW RD8-71-102 AND NO CRACKS FOUND.
Part: PANEL — CORRODED (ZONE 500) · airframe 30,603 hrs · 32,869 cycles
LEFT STRESS PANEL 522AT CORROSION IN COUNTERSINKS. CORROSION REMOVED FROM 30 COUNTERSINKS IAW RD8-57-1715.
Part: PANEL — CORRODED (WING) · airframe 30,603 hrs · 32,869 cycles
MIDDLE STRESS PANEL 521AT HAS CORROSION IN COUNTERSINKS.
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (LT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 30,603 hrs · 32,869 cycles
LEFT WING, OTBD FLAP, TOP SURFACE CHAFED AT 2 PLACES. FLAP TOP SKIN BLENDED IAW RD8-57-1022 AT STAX 403.0 0.023" MATERIAL REMAINING HFEC AND UT THICKNESS INSPECTION DONE. NO CRACK FOUND.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (ELECTRICAL SYS) · airframe 30,582 hrs · 32,831 cycles
NUMBER 1 AC GEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE TO 2421-CB5. SYS TESTED GOOD IAW MM 24-21-01. OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: PSEU — INTERMITTENT (ZONE 100) · airframe 30,262 hrs · 32,542 cycles
DEPARTING, NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. RED NOSE INDICATION AMBER MAIN INDICATION, EXTENDED GEAR 3 GREENS MAINTAINED 140KTS. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. R & R PSEU IAW MM 32-61-50. PERFORMED 7 GEAR SWINGS. OPS CHECKED GOOD, OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.
Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (BETA SYSTEM) · airframe 29,476 hrs · 31,798 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF BELOW 400 FEET NR 2 PROP RPM BEGAN SURGING. FOUND BAD MICRO SWITCH 6141-S4 IN BETA BACK UP SYS. R & R SWITCH & OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW DHC-8 ENGINE RIG MANUAL.
Part: PCU — FAULTY (NR 2) · airframe 29,476 hrs · 31,797 cycles
PROP RPM & TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS BEGAN AT 400 FT PROP 970-1000, PROP CONTROL UNIT TORQUE 99.5-106%. RETURNED TO ANC. REPLACED NR 2 PCU FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. FOUND HIGH RESISTANCE IN PL SWITCH 6121 S12. R & R SAME & OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL IAW PSM 1-8-2 TR-ER-23 PART 7.
2013
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 26,696 hrs · 29,132 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS ROW 4 LT & RT LOWER AND MAIN DOOR LOWER INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT RT EMERGENCY BATTERY SUPPLY AND BOTH AFT LT & RT EMERGENCY BATTERY IAW DASH 8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 33-51-00. ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: CONTROL CABLE — BROKEN (BRAKE SYSTEM) · airframe 26,672 hrs · 29,107 cycles
LEFT SIDE BRAKING SIGNICANTLY DIMINISHED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT CONTROL CABLE TO LEFT BRAKE VALVE IAW DHC-8 MAINTENCE MANUAL 32-42-26. OPS CHECK GOOD, OK FOR SERVICE AT THIS TIME.
2004
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (SPAR CAP)
LATERAL CRACK BETWEEN RIVETS IN VERTICAL LEG OF FITTING AT WS 40 AND AT WS 47.5 FITTING IS PART OF FORWARD WING ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY. NOTE: PART NAME IS FRONT SPAR CAP ADAPTOR FITTING.
1995
Part: BETA SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (RT ENGINE)
RT PROPELLER FEATHERED (UNSCHEDULED) AND RT BETA LIGHT CAMEON. RETURNED TO SCC WITHOUT INCIDENT. ADJUSTED BETA SWITCHIAW DHC TAB 610/1, CONFIRMED NO OVER TORQUE.