N985HADehavilland DHC-8-201
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply17 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Wells Fargo Trust Co NA Trustee
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Columbia, MD
- Certificate issued
- Sep 24, 2015
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 20, 1999
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Dehavilland
- Model
- DHC-8-201
- Serial number
- 479
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 44
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- ADBE67
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pw123c
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 1950 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2015 – nowWells Fargo Trust Co NA TrusteeColumbia, MD · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (3)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-15-08 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop Engines | Sep 17, 2013 | Engine (PW123C)Serial numbers per Table 1 of the Appendix of P&WC Service Bulletin No. PW100-72-21823, Revision 3. Only with: First-stage power turbine blade P/N 3120973-01, 3120983-01, or 3054053-01 installed with a serial number listed in the referenced SB table. |
| 2012-26-08 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop Engines | Feb 15, 2013 | Engine (PW123C)Serial numbers per P&WC ASB No. PW100-72-A21813 Rev 3, PW100-72-A21802 Rev 4, and PW100-72-A21798 Rev 5. Only with: Engines with propeller shafts having serial numbers listed in the referenced P&WC ASBs. |
| 2004-20-01 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Models PW123, PW123B, PW123C, PW123D, PW123E, PW123AF, PW124B… | Nov 5, 2004 | Engine (PW123C)Only with: Mechanical fuel controls (MFCs) P/Ns 3244841-21, 3244853-17, 3244855-15, 3244857-14, 3244858-23, 3244871-5, 3244873-4, and 3244874-4 installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (17)
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.
- Propellers · switch · intermittentJan 31, 2006
ON CLIMBOUT NR 2 ENGINE TORQUE FLUCTUATED TO APPROX 105 PERCENT, PROP RPM BETWEEN 930 AND 980. REDUCED POWER AND ENGINE STABILIZED TO NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED MICRO SWITCH 6121-S10.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Propellers · beta lockout · malfunctionedJan 27, 2006
ON TAKEOFF NR 2 ENGINE SURGING, DISABLED AUTO FEATHER SURGE CONTINUED. NOTED RPM CYCLING JUST UNDER 1000 RPM RETARDED NR 2 CONDITION LEVER SET RPM'S AT APPROXIMATELY 900 RPM'S. ALL OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL. DEACTIVATED BETA LOCKOUT PER APPENDIX 61-4. PERFORMED WORKCARD FOR BETA LOCKOUT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · fuel control · malfunctionedFeb 15, 2005
AFTER T/O NR 1 ENGINE HAD NO RESPONSE TO POWER LEVER MOVEMENT. CYCLING ECU W/ PWR LEVER MOVEMENT HAD NO CHANGE TO RESPONSE. DURING THIS SEQ, TQ HAD DROPPED FROM 105 TO 52 PERCENT AND STAYED UNCHANGED. ON APPROACH ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPS. REMOVED AND REPLACED MFC. LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · pseu · inoperativeSep 21, 2004
AFTER GEAR RETRACTION ALL GEAR DOOR INDICATED OPEN AND LF MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUM. PERFORMED ALT GEAR EXT AND RETURNED TO FIELD. INSP GEAR, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND PSEU FAULTS WITH ALL GEAR DOOR AND LF MAIN GEAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED PSEU AND PERFORMED NEAR FAR CHECKED GOOD, SYS CHECKED GOOD.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · warning light · illuminatedApr 24, 2004
AIRCRAFT LANDED 400 LBS OVER WEIGHT DUE TO RETURN TO FIELD, SEE ITEM ONE FOR MORE INFO. "LAV SERVICE DOOR POPPED OPEN." FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO SALISBURY FOR HARD LANDING INSPECTION AS PER POH 4.37.0 AND MM 05-50-00. SBY MAINTENANCE PERFORMED HARD LANDING GEAR INSPECTION IAW W.C. 05-50-11I. NO DEFECTS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · selector valve · weakApr 10, 2004
LANDING GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT AFTER T/O, RETURN TO FIELD, GEAR WAS CONFIRMED DOWN, INSPECTED GEAR, L/G INHIBIT SWITCH AND L/G ALTERNATE DOORS, ALL INSP NORMAL, R&R PSEU SAME BITE CODES INDICATED BITE CODE 40 28 VDC POWER CHECKED ALL POWER INTO PSEU AND GROUNDS, NO DEFECT NOTED. C/W OPS CHECK OF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Propellers · autofeather sys · malfunctionedDec 28, 2003
AUTOFEATHER FAILS TO ARM ON TAKEOFF. MECHANIC TRIMS ENGINES AND AUTO FEATHER ARMS AT 83-85 TQ, SHUT DOWN ENGINE POWER, DOWN UP AND NEXT ENGINE RUN, AUTO FEATHER REVERTS TO ARMING AT 100-103 TQ. AUTOFEATHER FAILED TO ARM ON TAKE OFF ROLL AGAIN. MECHANIC PREFORMED LRU CODE VERIFICATION, ECU SETUP…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · filter · bypassingDec 21, 2003
NUMBER 2 ENGINE FUEL FILTER BYPASS CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF ABORTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED HP FILTER AND SWITCH. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AT SWITCH C/P, OPS CHECK, LEAK CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · control rod · brokenDec 5, 2003
LT AFT GEAR DOOR DID NOT CLOSE AFTER GEAR RETRACTION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · control unit · defectiveJul 22, 2003
WHILE IN RANGE, UNS FAILED AND WAS FOLLWED BY SMOKE ALL AROUND UNIT. THE UNIT RE-ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO OFF SWITCH. F/D FAILED, NAV AND A/P IND LIGHTS FLASHED ALONG WITH RADAR. CAPTAINS ADI BECAME ERRONEOUS. REMOVED UNS UNIT TO INSPECT FOR POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE OR SMOKE DAMAGE.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 17 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026