N976DC

EMBRAER EMB-145LR · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 55 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: CBG LLC, CO (owner ≠ operator)

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.

1 report on file, 2026-07-22.

INFLIGHT SEPARATION · 2026-07-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5246

Part: DOOR — INFLT SEPARATION (ZONE 800) · airframe 34,072 hrs · 30,183 cycles

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SERVICING DOOR MISSING DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT APU OIL WAS SERVICED PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE DOOR WAS LATCHED AND SECURE PRIOR TO FLIGHT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT OTHER EMB 145 OPERATORS HAVE MODIFIED THIS DOOR THROUGH THEIR ENGINEERING PROCESS TO ADD ADDITIONAL FASTENERS DUE TO LOSS OF THE DOORS DURING FLT WHEN SUCH LOSSES CANNOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO MAINT ERROR. THE DOOR AND LATCH DESIGN DO NOT APPEAR TO BE TOLERANT TO NORMAL MECHANICAL & HUMAN VARIANCE. IN PARTICULAR, THE UPPER MOST FORWARD LATCH APPEARS TO BE MORE CRITICAL THAN THE OTHER LATCHES AND IS OF A DESIGN WHICH IS NOT TOLERANT OF NORMAL WEAR.

Source: SDR KY7A20260722001