N972EA
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
Earlier reports · 2007–2014 · 12 reports
2014
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.
2013
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.
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.
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.
2012
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.
2011
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.
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.
2010
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.
2009
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.
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.
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.
2007
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.