N972EA

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

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.

17 reports on file, 2007-08-17 – 2015-06-20.

OTHER · 2015-06-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5730

Part: SKIN — DENTED (LT WING) · airframe 24,314 hrs · 37,897 cycles

DENT ON LT WING OUTER LE AT WS 304.625. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-94-02 & ECO 190 57 15 02.

Source: SDR 7C7A201507090055
OTHER · 2015-04-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5310

Part: STRUCTURE — CHAFED (BS 288) · airframe 24,069 hrs · 37,413 cycles

CHAFE DAMAGE AT LT FRAME FS 288-363.25 AND RT FRAME FS318.25 378.25 438.25 451.0. CHAFES ARE BLENDED AND POLISHED. NDT INSPECTED TO ENSURE NO CRACKS HAVE FORMED AND REPAIRS APPLIED BEECHCRAFT FIELD REPAIR FR CO 104024R2

Source: SDR 7C7A201504150001
OTHER · 2015-04-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 163.975) · airframe 24,069 hrs · 37,413 cycles

SKIN CRACK FROM EXTRUDING RIVET FA 163.95 JUST BELOW STR 9AR. REPAIRED USING BEECHCRAFT SRM. DATED 4/15/2015

Source: SDR 7C7A2015041500003
SIGNIFICANT FAILURE REPORT · 2015-04-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5310

Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (BS 288) · airframe 24,069 hrs · 37,413 cycles

CRACKED FOUND AT STRUCTURAL INSPECTION. DAMAGED AREA REPAIRED BY FR CO 104023R1. PARTS REPLACED AND DOUBLERS INSTALLED

Source: SDR 7C7A2015041502
FALSE WARNING · 2015-03-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: SWITCH — FALSE INDICATION (FIRE HANDLE) · airframe 24,049 hrs · 37,366 cycles

LEFT FIRE PULL TEE HANDLE (LEFT RED LIGHT) PULSED ON CLUMB OUT OF VDZ. DIMMED ON THEN OFF 3 TIMES.

Source: SDR 7C7A201503210020
Earlier reports · 2007–2014 · 12 reports

2014

OTHER · 2014-04-18 Unresolved
ATA 6140

Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 22,578 hrs · 34,590 cycles

LEFT PROP GAUGE INOPERATIVE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. R & R PROP INDICATOR, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 31-10-00.

Source: SDR ERAA20140022

2013

OTHER · 2013-07-05 Unresolved
ATA 5711

Part: SPAR WEB — CHAFED (RT WING) · airframe 21,351 hrs · 32,248 cycles

RIGHT WING REAR SPAR HAS DEEP CHAFE SPOT CAUSED BY SPLIT FLAP SWITCH WIRE WS120.98 AND WS121.73. REPAIRED (BLENDED)CHAFING RT WING AFT SPAR WEB, WS 120 IAW FIELD REPAIR FR-CO-100695.

Source: SDR ERAA201307080049
WARNING INDICATION · 2013-05-23 Unresolved
ATA 5330

Part: SEALANT — DEFECTIVE (FUSELAGE) · airframe 21,126 hrs · 31,829 cycles

"CABIN ALT.HIGH" LIGHT ON AT 20,000FT CONTINUED LOSS OF DIFF PRESSURE. AIR LEAK FOUND ALONG LOWER EDGE OF AIRSTAIR DOOR. SEALED ALONG EDGE OF FUSELAGE SKIN AT BOTTOM OF AIRSTAIR DOOR IAW BE1900D MAINTENANCE MANUAL 20-10-00 AND PRESSURE CHECKS GOOD ON GROUND IAW BE19000D MAINTENANCE MANUAL 21-30-00.

Source: SDR ERAA20130038
OTHER · 2013-03-20 Unresolved
ATA 7722

Part: GAUGE — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 20,783 hrs · 31,276 cycles

RIGHT ITT BECAME INOPERATIVE IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE ITT GAUGE, RAN ENGINE, OPS CHECK GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR ERAA201303210031

2012

NO WARNING INDICATION · 2012-12-30 Unresolved
ATA 3233

Part: ACTUATOR — DEFECTIVE (LT MLG) · airframe 20,356 hrs · 30,581 cycles

LEFT MAIN GEAR LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT MLG ACTUATOR AND RIGGED IAW B1900D MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-30-10 AND 32-30-09. BLED IAW 32-30-00 GEAR SWING COMPLIED WITH SYSTEM OP CHECKS GOOD.

Source: SDR ERAA20120128

2011

ELECT. POWER LOSS-50 PC · 2011-11-25 Unresolved
ATA 3445

Part: CONTROLLER — INOPERATIVE (TCAS) · airframe 18,201 hrs · 27,040 cycles

TCAS CONTROLLER AND TRANSPONDER CONTROLLER DISPLAY WENT BLANK ON SHORT FINAL INTO ANC. REPLACED CONTROLLER AND SYSTEM OPERATES OK.

Source: SDR ERAA201100010
FLUID LOSS · 2011-04-04 Unresolved
ATA 3233

Part: ACTUATOR — CRACKED (LT MLG) · airframe 16,868 hrs · 24,997 cycles

AFTER LANDING FLIGHT CREW NOTED HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. MAINTENANCE FOUND LMLG ACTUATOR END CAP CRACKED AND LEAKING. REPLACED ACTUATOR WITH OVERHAULED. FAILED UNIT SUBJECT TO 1200 CYCLE REPETITIVE ULTRASONIC INSPECTION OF THE END CAP IAW AD 2009-23-01. LAST ULTRASONIC INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED 410 CYCLES PRIOR TO FAILURE WITH NO FAULT FOUND.

Source: SDR ERAA201100003

2010

OTHER · 2010-06-27 Unresolved
ATA 5230

Part: HANDLE — SEPARATED (ZONE 800) · airframe 15,251 hrs · 22,387 cycles

CARGO DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. REMOVED DOOR HANDLE, REPLACED SNAP RING AND REINSTALLED DOOR HANDLE IAW HB1900D MM 52-30-00.

Source: SDR ERAAA201000002

2009

WARNING INDICATION · 2009-09-05 Unresolved
ATA 7931

Part: TRANSDUCER — SHORTED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 13,588 hrs · 19,790 cycles

FAI - UPON CLIMBOUT FROM FAI FOUND OIL PRESSURE WENT TO "0" ON RIGHT ENGINE. SHUT DOWN RIGHT ENGINE AND RETURNED TO FAI. REPLACED ENGINE OIL PRESSURE XDCR S/N 4518-1-247 WITH S/N 7651-6-137. RAN ENGINE, OPERATED NORMALLY.

Source: SDR ERAA200900008
OTHER · 2009-06-22 Unresolved
ATA 5751

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (AILERON) · airframe 11,713 hrs · 17,416 cycles

WHILE INSPECTING IAW SB27-3928, FLIGHT CONTROLS- AILERON BALANCE WEIGHT CLIP INSPECTION; FOUND ONE CLIP CRACKED ON THE RT AILERON.

Source: SDR ERAA200900002
OTHER · 2009-06-22 Unresolved
ATA 5751

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (AILERONS) · airframe 11,713 hrs · 17,416 cycles

WHILE INSPECTING IAW SB27-3928 FLIGHT CONTROLS- AILERON BALANCE WEIGHT CLIP INSPECTION; FOUND ONE CLIP CRACKED ON LT AILERON.

Source: SDR ERAA200900001

2007

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2007-08-17 Unresolved
ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 9,306 hrs · 12,620 cycles

STRONG BURNING SMELL AT FL190 AND LIGHT SMOKE OBSERVED BY CREW & PAX. RETURNED TO ANC. VISUALLY INSPECTED WIRING & CONNECTIONS AT WINDSHIELD PANELS, CB PANELS, OVERHEAD SWITCH PANELS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY AT EXTENSIVE GROUND RUN SIMULATING FLIGHT CONDITIONS. A/C DISPATCHED FOR OPERATIONAL TEST FLT ONLY.

Source: SDR ERAA200700003