N9642F

CESSNA 208 · 1987 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 10 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: SOUTHERN AIRWAYS PACIFIC LLC, FL (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
SOUTHERN AIRWAYS EXPRESS, LLC (141A)Certificate holder—Matched 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.

3 reports on file, 1996-01-08 – 2023-06-19.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2023-06-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2100

Part: COMPRESSOR — SEIZED (ENGINE AGB) · airframe 29,227 hrs · 38,467 cycles

DURING LANDING SMELLED THE ODOR OF SMOKE. TURNED OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND SMELL DISSIPATED. FOUND AC BELT BROKEN AND COMPRESSOR SEIZED

Source: SDR 2023FA0000320
WARNING INDICATION · 2005-11-15 Unresolved
ATA 3422

Part: GYRO — FAILED (DIRECTIONAL) · airframe 13,542 hrs · 20,787 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF, DIRECTIONAL GYRO QUIT, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED GYRO, CHECKS GOOD.

Source: SDR BSYA200500020
FALSE WARNING · 1996-01-08 Unresolved
ATA 2612

Part: DETECTOR LOOP — CHAFED (ENG CASE)

WHILE BACK TAXIING PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, THE PILOT WAS ALERTED OF AN 'ENGINE FIRE' ANNUNCIATOR ALARM. THE ENGINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN AND ALL PASSENGERS EVACUATED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND NO EVIDENCE INDICATING THERE WAS A FIRE PRESENT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE MAINTENANCE BASE FOR A DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE DETECTION SYSTEM. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT PORTION OF THE FIRE DETECTION LOOP WAS CHAFED AGAINST THE ACCESSORY CASE ALLOWING IT TO TOUCH GROUND AND GIVING A FALSE INDICATION OF ENGINE FIRE.

Source: SDR 97ZZZX618