Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Apr 2015)1 AD may apply3 service difficulty reports
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The fuel truck driver's inattention, which resulted in backing over a warning cone and into the horizontal stabilizer of the airplane.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for GAA15CA043)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-23-13 | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A Series Turboprop Engines | Dec 31, 2002 | Engine (PT6A-65AR)Only with: Engines with turbine exhaust ducts P/N 3012290, 3031988, 3032117, 3035784, 3035786, 3105890-01, 3112167-01, or 3111780-01 installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
AFTER DEPARTURE, STARTED SMELLING PLASTIC FUMES. FOUND THE AUDIO PANEL CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD TRIPPED. LOST ALL COMMS AND INTERCOM. LEVELED AT 8000 MSL. ALL COMM HEAD LIGHTS WENT FULL BRIGHT AND NOTICED SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE CAPTAIN'S COM PANEL. FO TURNED OFF THE AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH. QUICKLY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.ON CLIMB OUT, AFTER RETRACTING GEAR, CREW OBSERVED DECREASING HYD SYS PRESS & SYS INDICATOR LIGHTS. CREW FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES, DECLARED EMERGENCY & LANDED SAFELY. UPON LANDING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR WAS LEAKING. REPLACED THE ACTUATOR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.IN CRUISE FLIGHT, AFT CARGO SMOKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE AIRPORT. NO FIRE OR SMOKE WAS EVIDENT AFTER LANDING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WARNING WAS THE RESULT OF A FAULT IN THE AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.