N991CA

EMBRAER SA EMB-500 · 2010 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 6 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE, UT (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Comair LimitedOperatoron 2002-02-27Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Incident · 2002-02-27 Operator named in NTSB report
Canadair CL-600-2B19 No injuries Part 121Comair Limited

Operated by Comair, Inc. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case CHI02IA083

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.

47 reports on file, 1998-04-24 – 2007-11-11.

WARNING INDICATION · 2007-11-11 Unresolved
ATA 2752

Part: ACTUATOR — FAULTY (RT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 23,940 hrs · 21,978 cycles

FLIGHT 5474 - FLAPS FAILED AT 0 DEGREES ON APPROACH INTO BGR. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. RIGHT SIDE NR 4 FLAP ACTUATOR FAILED TORQUE CHECK. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT SIDE NR 4 FLAP ACTUATOR.

Source: SDR COMA0760639
WARNING INDICATION · 2007-11-10 Unresolved
ATA 2750

Part: FLAP SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 23,939 hrs · 21,977 cycles

FLIGHT 5218 - FLAPS FAILED AT 0 DEGREES ON APPROACH INTO BDL. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. COMPLIED WITH AD 2006-12-21 FLAP CAUTION MESSAGE -FIRST EVENT- MAINTENANCE ACTION, PARAGRAPH (G) 1, 2, 3 (A, B, C). FLAP SYSTEM WAS RESET WITH NO FURTHER FLAP CAUTION MESSAGES.

Source: SDR COMA0760638
NO TEST · 2007-07-31 Unresolved
ATA 3397

Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (CABIN) · airframe 23,249 hrs · 21,453 cycles

FLIGHT 5347 - FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. CLEANED CONNECTOR ON FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS, OPS CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR COMA0760506
OTHER · 2007-04-06 Unresolved
ATA 3241

Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — TRIPPED (ANTI-SKID SYS) · airframe 22,501 hrs · 20,874 cycles

CIRCUIT BREAKER 2G3 ANTI-SKID TRIPPED DURING APPROACH. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER, PERFORMED BITE CHECK PER AMM 32-44-06, NO FURTHER DEFECTS.

Source: SDR COMA0760303
OTHER · 2007-03-04 Unresolved
ATA 3397

Part: JUMPER — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 22,288 hrs · 20,696 cycles

FLIGHT 9420 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS NEAR PAX AND SERVICE DOORS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED JUMPER CABLE.

Source: SDR COMA0760224
Earlier reports · 1998–2006 · 42 reports

2006

OTHER · 2006-08-13 Unresolved
ATA 3397

Part: WIRE HARNESS — FAULTY (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 21,111 hrs · 19,774 cycles

FLIGHT 5163 - EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING FROM ROW 6 TO 8 IS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BROKEN CABLE SECTIONS IN CABIN AT ROW 12 AND ROW 8 WITH SERVICEABLE CABLES.

Source: SDR COMA0660489
WARNING INDICATION · 2006-05-08 Unresolved
ATA 2750

Part: CAUTION MESSAGE — ILLUMINATED (TE FLAP SYSTEM) · airframe 20,531 hrs · 19,310 cycles

FLIGHT 5469 - FLAPS FAIL CAUTION MESSAGE AT 18 DEGREES. COMPLIED WITH AD 98-20-01 FLAP CAUTION MESSAGE -FIRST EVENT- MAINTENANCE ACTION, PARAGRAPH (B) 1, 2, 3, (A, B, C AND E). FLAP SYSTEM WAS RESET WITH NO FURTHER FLAP CAUTION MESSAGES.

Source: SDR COMA0660328
WARNING INDICATION · 2006-03-13 Unresolved
ATA 2750

Part: FLAP SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 20,205 hrs · 19,028 cycles

FLIGHT 5108 - FLAP FAIL CAUTION MESSAGE. RESET FLAP SYSTEM IAW EO 27-045 AND DEFERRED PER MEL GMM 5-2 CAT I.

Source: SDR COMA0660245
WARNING INDICATION · 2006-02-22 Unresolved
ATA 2751

Part: FLAP SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 20,138 hrs · 18,973 cycles

FLIGHT 5000 - DURING YUL APPROACH RECEIVED A FLAP FAIL CAUTION MESSAGE AT 8 DEGREES. COMPLIED WITH AD 98-20-01 FLAP CAUTION MESSAGE -FIRST EVENT- MAINTENANCE ACTION, PARAGRAPH (B) 1, 2, 3 (A, B, C AND E). FLAP SYSTEM WAS RESET WITH NO FURTHER FLAP CAUTION MESSAGES.

Source: SDR COMA0660177
FLT CONT AFFECTED; WARNING INDICATION · 2006-02-18 Unresolved
ATA 2750

Part: FLAP — MALFUNCTIONED (WING) · airframe 20,111 hrs · 18,955 cycles

FLIGHT 5224 - DURING DTW APPROACH RECEIVED A FLAP FAIL CAUTION MESSAGE AT 30 DEGREES, CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. COMPLIED WITH AD 98-20-01 FLAP CAUTION MESSAGE -FIRST EVENT- MAINTENANCE ACTION PARAGRAPH (B) 1, 2, 3 (A, B, C AND E). FLAP SYSTEM WAS RESET WITH NO FURTHER FLAP CAUTION MESSAGES.

Source: SDR COMA0660157
WARNING INDICATION · 2006-01-04 Unresolved
ATA 2750

Part: BPSU — UNRELIABLE (TE FLAPS) · airframe 19,837 hrs · 18,728 cycles

FLIGHT 5667 - FLAPS FAIL CAUTION. REPLACED THE RT BPSU.

Source: SDR COMA0560770

2005

WARNING INDICATION · 2005-08-13 Unresolved
ATA 3230

Part: PRIORITY VALVE — UNRELIABLE (NLG) · airframe 18,790 hrs · 17,817 cycles

FLIGHT 5454 - GEAR DISAGREE WARNING. REPLACED THE NLG PRIORITY VALVE.

Source: SDR COMA0560446
WARNING INDICATION · 2005-07-05 Unresolved
ATA 3260

Part: PSEU — MALFUNCTIONED (LG) · airframe 18,465 hrs · 17,524 cycles

GEAR DISAGREE WARNING DURING TAXI. REPLACED PSEU FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.

Source: SDR COMA0560381

2004

NO TEST · 2004-02-06 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: INVERTER — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 14,537 hrs · 14,140 cycles

FLIGHT 5530 FORWARD SECTION OF CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE NR 2 INVERTER.

Source: SDR COMA0460129
WARNING INDICATION; AFFECT SYSTEMS · 2004-01-31 Unresolved
ATA 2916

Part: RESERVOIR — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 3 HYS SYS) · airframe 14,499 hrs · 14,107 cycles

FLIGHT 5898 GEAR DISAGREE WARNING. REPLACED THE NR 3 HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR.

Source: SDR COMA0460100
INADEQUATE Q C; WARNING INDICATION · 2004-01-14 Unresolved
ATA 2410

Part: IDG — LACK OF LUBE (NR 1 GENERATOR) · airframe 14,365 hrs · 13,985 cycles

FLIGHT 5251 IDG NR 1 FAULT MESSAGE DURING T/O. SERVICED THE IDG OIL SYSTEM.

Source: SDR COMA0460053

2003

WARNING INDICATION · 2003-12-24 Unresolved
ATA 3230

Part: PRIORITY VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG) · airframe 14,204 hrs · 13,858 cycles

FLIGHT 5230 NLG FAILED TO EXTEND, USED EMERGENCY RELEASE SYSTEM. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. REPLACED NLG PRIORITY VALVE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.

Source: SDR COMA0460003
FALSE WARNING · 2003-09-25 Unresolved
ATA 2612

Part: ELEMENT — FALSE INDICATION (LEFT ENGINE) · airframe 13,473 hrs · 13,272 cycles

FLT 5051 LT ENGINE FIRE WARNING DURING TAXI. REPLACED THE LT ENGINE FIRE LOOP-B.

Source: SDR COMA0360432
WARNING INDICATION · 2003-08-30 Unresolved
ATA 2913

Part: PUMP — MALFUNCTIONED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 13,261 hrs · 13,098 cycles

FLIGHT 5188 GEAR DISAGREE WARNING. REPLACED HYDRAULIC PUMP 3A.

Source: SDR COMA0360397

2002

WARNING INDICATION · 2002-08-29 Unresolved
ATA 7930

Part: OIL SYSTEM · airframe 10,368 hrs · 10,555 cycles

FLIGHT 5736 R/H ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING DURING T/O.COULD NOT DUPLICATE. OIL PRESSURE INDICATIONS NORMAL DURING MAINT. RUNS.

Source: SDR COMA0260507
AFFECT SYSTEMS · 2002-06-25 Unresolved
ATA 3230

Part: SELECTOR VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 9,911 hrs · 10,101 cycles

FLIGHT 5294 GEAR DISAGREE WARNING DURING RETRACION.REPLACED THE MLG SELECTOR VALVE.

Source: SDR COMA0260388
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2002-06-21 Unresolved
ATA 2760

Part: SPOILER · airframe 9,880 hrs · 10,075 cycles

FLIGHT 5535 CONFIG SPOILERS CAUTION DURING T/O.FOUND SPOILER LEVER AJAR - RESET LEVER AND SYSTEM TEST NORMAL.

Source: SDR COMA0260382
OTHER · 2002-03-13 Unresolved
ATA 5551

Part: BUSHING — CRACKED (STABILIZER) · airframe 9,124 hrs · 9,318 cycles

HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH FITTING R.H. PIVOT PIN BUSHING LOOSE.REPLACED BUSHING I/A/W S.B. 601R-55-007 STEP 4 PAGE 51 THROUGH STEP 15 PAGE 64 AND REO 601R-55-31-036.

Source: SDR COMA0260186
OTHER · 2002-03-13 Unresolved
ATA 5551

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (HORIZ STAB) · airframe 9,124 hrs · 9,318 cycles

RH HORIZ STAB VISOR FITTING CRACKED.INSTALLED NEW SERVICEABLE FITTING.I/A/W REO 601R-55-11-016 AND SRM 51-42-06.

Source: SDR COMA0260183
VIBRATION/BUFFET; ENGINE CASE PENETRATION · 2002-02-27 Unresolved
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FAILED (RIGHT) · airframe 9,121 hrs · 9,317 cycles

FLIGHT 5266 - DURING CLIMBOUT OF ATW RECEIVED ABNORMAL VIBRATION FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED AN IFSD. REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE ASSY.

Source: SDR COMA0260127

2001

OTHER · 2001-11-21 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: LAMP — BURNED OUT (ROW 5) · airframe 8,459 hrs · 8,622 cycles

EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHT AT ROW 5 IS INOP.REPLACED THE LIGHT BULB.

Source: SDR COMA0160921
OTHER · 2001-07-04 Unresolved
ATA 5310

Part: ANGLE — CRACKED · airframe 7,758 hrs · 7,903 cycles

VERTICAL "J" ANGLE CLIP INSIDE CBPI @BL 9.0 L/H IS CRACKED.INSTALLED NEW "J" ANGLE CLIP P/N #600-34017-723 I/A/W WVAC E.O. #601R-53-2543A.

Source: SDR COMA0160430
OTHER · 2001-07-04 Unresolved
ATA 5310

Part: ANGLE — CRACKED · airframe 7,758 hrs · 7,903 cycles

VERTICAL "J" ANGLE CLIP INSIDE CBPI @BL 9.0 LEFT HAND IS CRACKED.INSTALLED NEW "J" ANGLE CLIP P/N #600-34017-723 I/A/W WVAC E.O.#601R-53-2543A.

Source: SDR COMA0160440
OTHER · 2001-06-30 Unresolved
ATA 5310

Part: ANGLE — CORRODED · airframe 7,758 hrs · 7,903 cycles

THE FWD "J" ANGLE @ F.S. 280 BETWEEN LBL 9.0 AND RBL 9.0 IS CORRODED.REMOVED AND REPLACED "J" ANGLE I/A/W WVAC E.O. #601R-53-2540 REF MAN LOG PAGE 405333. WORK PERFORMED UNDER COMAIR W/O #169657.

Source: SDR COMA0160418
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2001-03-23 Unresolved
ATA 2721

Part: PANEL — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 7,739 hrs · 7,885 cycles

RUDDER TRIM WENT FULL NOSE LEFT UNCOMMANDED. REPLACED THE RUDDER TRIM SWITCH PANEL.

Source: SDR COMA0160347
FLUID LOSS; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2001-03-19 Unresolved
ATA 3242

Part: BRAKE — LEAKING (LT MLG) · airframe 7,715 hrs · 7,856 cycles

SMOKE COMING FROM LT MLG. REPLACED THE LT OUTBOARD BRAKE ASSY.

Source: SDR COMA0160327
OTHER · 2001-02-20 Unresolved
ATA 5320

Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 7,567 hrs · 7,785 cycles

FLOOR SUPPORT ANGLE AT FS 621.0 WL 72 RBL 27 RBL 42 CRACKED. PERFORMED A MAJOR REPAIR TO CRACKED FLOOR SUPPORT ANGLE AT FS 621.0 RBL 27 - RBL 42 IAW CRJ REO 601R-53-61-117 REV A.

Source: SDR COMA0160270
OTHER · 2001-02-19 Unresolved
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 7,567 hrs · 7,780 cycles

FS 718 RT FRAME IS CRACKED. ROUTED OUT DAMAGE. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND RADIUS BLOCKS AND FWD DOUBLER IAW CANADAIR REO 601R-53-61-193 REV A.

Source: SDR COMA0160269

2000

ELECT. POWER LOSS-50 PC · 2000-12-23 Unresolved
ATA 2450

Part: CONTROL UNIT — LOOSE (E/E BAY) · airframe 7,169 hrs · 7,326 cycles

MULTIPLE FAILURES, ELEC HYD. PRESSURE, FLIGHT CONTROLS, APU PUMP, FUEL PUMP, AUTO PILOT, AND PROX SYSTEM FAIL.FOUND JB 10 LOOSE, SECURED JB-10. ALL SYSTEM OPS NORMAL.

Source: SDR COMA0160017
OTHER · 2000-05-19 Unresolved
ATA 3440

Part: RADAR — FAILED (E/E BAY) · airframe 5,687 hrs · 5,843 cycles

WEATHER RADAR FAILED. REPLACED THE RTA-844.

Source: SDR COMA0060438
OTHER · 2000-02-26 Unresolved
ATA 5315

Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (BS 621)

FS 621.00 FLOOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE CRACKED BETWEEN LBL42 AND LBL9 W.L. 73 LEFT SIDE. REPAIRED FS 621.00 FLOOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE LEFT SIDE I/A/W CANADAIR REO 601R-53-61-117 REV A.

Source: SDR COMA0060205
OTHER · 2000-02-24 Unresolved
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 310)

SKIN FORWARD OF MAIN CABIN DOOR BY LOWER LOCKING PIN DAMAGED FS 310 STR 15 AND 16R. REPAIRED SKIN DAMAGE FS 310 BETWEEN STRINGER 15 AND 16 IAW REO 601R-53-21-160 AND WVAC EO 601R-53-1014.

Source: SDR COMA0060213

1999

OTHER · 1999-09-28 Unresolved
ATA 3250

Part: TILLER — MISRIGGED (COCKPIT)

STEERING INOPERATIVE MESSAGE APPEARED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MCO, AIRCRAFT RETUREND TO THE FIELD. RE-CENTERED THE STEERING TILLER.

Source: SDR COMA9960558
WARNING INDICATION · 1999-09-04 Unresolved
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FAILED (LEFT)

LEFT ENGINE ITT 880 DEGREES, VIB 4.0 IFSD. REPLACED LEFT HAND ENGINE.

Source: SDR COMA9960484
WARNING INDICATION · 1999-06-14 Unresolved
ATA 2750

Part: PDU — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS)

FLAPS FAILED DURING LANDING. REPLACED THE PDU.

Source: SDR COMA9960283
FALSE WARNING · 1999-04-24 Unresolved
ATA 3260

Part: BRACKET — BENT (NLG)

NLG DISAGREE MESSAGE. REPLACED THE NLG CENTERING PROXIMITY SWITCH BRACKET.

Source: SDR COMA9960175
OTHER · 1999-04-04 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BULB — FAILED (EMERGENCY EXIT)

OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN IS INOPERABLE. REPLACED LIGHT BULB.

Source: SDR COM A996014
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 1999-03-12 Unresolved
ATA 2120

Part: AIR DIST — ODOR (GALLEY)

SMOKE SMELL FROM GALLEY AREA. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. INSPECTED GALLEY AREA AND FOUND NO DEFECTS.

Source: SDR COMA9960112
FALSE WARNING · 1999-01-21 Unresolved
ATA 2611

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO COMPT)

CARGO SMOKE WARNING, FIRE BOTTLES DISCHARGED. FALSE WARNING. REPLACED FIRE BOTTLES AND SMOKE DETECTORS.

Source: SDR COMA9960037

1998

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 1998-11-22 Unresolved
ATA 2910

Part: TUBING — FAILED (NR 3 HYD SYST)

AFTER FLT DEPT CAE, NR 3 HYDRAULIC QUANTITY READ ZERO. NOSE GEAR INDICATED DOWN, ONE MAIN INDICATED UP, THE OTHER MAIN INTRANSIT. CREW EXTENDED GEAR MANUALLY. FLT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED BACK TO CAE. FLT LANDED IN CAE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSTALLED NEW HYD TUBING (P/N 600-75226-60), (S/N 1307718), PERFORMED LEAK CHECK AFTER SWAGING. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

Source: SDR COMA9860359
OTHER · 1998-11-06 Unresolved
ATA 7320

Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (RT ECU)

UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION RIGHT HAND ENGINE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. CLEANED WIRING CONNECTOR AT ENGINE ECU.

Source: SDR COMA9860339
INADEQUATE Q C · 1998-04-24 Unresolved
ATA 3230

Part: PIN — INSTALLED (MLG)

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT DURING CLIMB OUT, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD. REMOVED GEAR DOWN LOCK PINS FROM MLG.

Source: SDR COMA9860089