N971EA
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.
14 reports on file, 2009-10-05 – 2015-11-04.
Part: STRINGER — DEBONDED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 23,700 hrs · 37,252 cycles
DIS-BOND STRINGER IN THE CENTER FUSELAGE, STRINGER 15R. REPAIRED IAW FR-CO-106062 REV 1.
Part: FASTENER — LOOSE (LT WING) · airframe 22,770 hrs · 35,558 cycles
NUMEROUS LOOSE FASTENERS WERE FOUND IMMEDIATELY OUTBOARD OF WS 136 IN LOWER SPAR CAP DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION. DISCREPANT FASTENERS ARE REMOVED HOLES DRILLED OUT AND NDT INSPECTED AND REPAIRS ARE APPLIED IAW BEECHCRAFT FIELD REPAIR FR-CO-104153R1.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CRACKED (BS 427.25) · airframe 22,301 hrs · 34,641 cycles
CRACK IN LT OB SEAT TRACK AT BS 427.25
Earlier reports · 2009–2014 · 11 reports
2014
Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (CABIN) · airframe 21,781 hrs · 33,589 cycles
PAX REPORTED COLD AIR COMING FROM VENTS. AFTER LANDING 2 PAXS SITTING BEHIND THE EXIT ROWS REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE LOWER VENTS. PAX DID NOT REPORT SMOKE TILL AFTER DEPLANED. GND RUN BOTH ENGS, BLEED AIR & CABIN TEMP CONTROL. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED & NO SMOKE NOTED. OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.
Part: BLOWER — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 20,985 hrs · 32,115 cycles
ON FINAL, BLOWERS WERE SELECTED TO AUTO & ELEC BURNING SMELL WAS DETECTED, BLOWERS TURNED OFF AGAIN & SMELL DISSIPATED. FOUND FWD VENT BLOWER BAD, R & R IAW MM CH21-20-01, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: MOTOR — FAILED (TE FLAP) · airframe 20,950 hrs · 32,053 cycles
AFTER FFRUI PARKED ACFT AT GATE & FOUND SMOKE PRESENT IN CABIN SECTION. THE SMELL WAS ACRID. REPLACED FLAP MOTOR, INSTALLED OVERHAULED FLAP MOTOR ASSEMBLY, SYS RIGGED. OK FOR SERVICE IAW MM 27-50-00.
2013
Part: LINE — LEAKING (ENGINE FUEL) · airframe 19,834 hrs · 29,922 cycles
FUEL LEAK FROM RT NACELLE. R & R FUEL LINE BETWEEN FCU AND FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER IAW MM 73-10-03. LEAK CHECKED GOOD.
Part: B-NUT — LOOSE (FLOW DIVIDER) · airframe 19,806 hrs · 29,875 cycles
ODOR AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM. FOUND B-NUT ON FUEL SUPPLY LINE TO FLOW DIVIDER LOOSE ON NR 2 ENGINE. TIGHTENED B-NUT TO FLOW DIVIDER AND SAFTIED IAW MM 73-10-04 PERFORMED HIGH POWER RUNS, LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 19,802 hrs · 29,869 cycles
EXHAUST ODOR IN COCKPIT AFTER ROTATION, ODOR WENT AWAY AFTER TURNING BLOWERS OFF. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GROUND, OK FOR SERVICE.
2012
Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (NLG) · airframe 18,392 hrs · 27,665 cycles
DEPART ANC, NORMAL GEAR RETRACT/EXTEND, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT IN CRUISE, RECYCLED GEAR, NORMAL, UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT AGAIN. AIR RETURN PER ANCHORAGE MAINTENANCE/DISPATCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG UPLOCK SWITCH AND RIGGED IAW B1900D MM CHAPTER 32-60-00, PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF LANDING GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION SYSTEM IAW B1900D MM 32-30-00, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
2011
Part: RESERVOIR — LOW (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 15,391 hrs · 22,959 cycles
ON LANDING APPROACH PILOT REPORTED "NOSE GEAR LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE & RED HANDLE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UPON GEAR SELECTED DOWN". REPLENISHED RESEVOIR & PERFORMED MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS SATISFACTORY REF HB 1900D MM 32-30.
2010
Part: BLOWER MOTOR — FAILED (CABIN) · airframe 14,669 hrs · 21,802 cycles
CREW DISCOVERED SMOKE IN THE CABIN, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT WHERE THEY EVACUATED THE ACFT AFTER LANDING. MX DETERMINED THAT THE FWD CABIN VENTILATION BLOWER HAD FAILED AND IT'S CURRENT LIMITER AS WELL. MX REPLACED THE UNIT WITH O/H AND THE LIMITER WITH NEW, OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 14,137 hrs · 21,030 cycles
FUEL ON RIGHT COWLING. FOUND PIN HOLE LEAK IN FUEL LINE FROM FCU TO FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL LINE WITH SERVICEABLE LINE IAW B1900D MM 73-10-00. LEAK CHECK GOOD.
2009
Part: TURBINE BLADES — DAMAGED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 12,365 hrs · 18,390 cycles
LOUD NOISE FROM RIGHT ENGINE DURING TAKEOFF. ABORTED TAKEOFF. REMOVED NR 2 POWER SECTION AND FOUND DAMAGE ON 2ND STAGE POWER TURBINE BLADES. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE.