# N701BA: 2024 Textron 408

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Textron 408](https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-408) (registry code 2076527, 2 seats)
- Engine: [P&Wc PT6A-65SC](https://openairdocs.org/engine/p-wc-pt6a-65sc) (registry code 51759)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A00016WI](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A00016WI) (Textron Aviation Inc.), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 408-0036
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 2024
- Certificate issued: January 14, 2025
- Expires: January 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A9585F
- Registered owner: [Bering Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERING%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Nome, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Nome)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 64.7421° N, 164.6570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99762, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=701BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N701BA

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Textron 408)

- [AD 2026-14-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-14-10): Vertical Stabilizer Structure, Horizontal Stabilizer Structure · Textron 408. Effective Aug 18, 2026
- [AD 2023-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-10-02): Indicating/Recording System, Navigation · Boeing 18, 23, 35 and 1,060 more. Effective May 26, 2023

### Matched by engine (P&Wc PT6A-65SC)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N701BA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N701BA.

## Service difficulty reports (6)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR FXTA20260626001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXTA20260626001), Jun 26, 2026: BOLT. LOOSE. FLAP ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT HARDWARE FOUND LOOSE
- [SDR FXTA20260617001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXTA20260617001), Jun 17, 2026: FLEX DRIVE. FAILED. LH AND RH OUTBOARD FLAP FLEX SHAFT RUBBER CASE FAILING AT THE CRIMP UNDER STAINLESS STEEL OUTER WRAP. THIS SEPARATION ALLOWS THE OUTER CASE TO LENGTHEN AND THE 
- [SDR FXTA20251106001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXTA20251106001), Oct 23, 2025: SEAL. BROKEN. RH MAIN LANDING SCRAPPER SEAL BROKEN AND HANGING FROM BOTTOM OF STRUT.
- [SDR FXTA20240325002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXTA20240325002), Mar 24, 2025: EXHAUST PIPE. CRACKED. LEFT OUTBOARD EXHAUST CRACKED WHERE HEATED LIP TUBE IS WELD TO BOTTOM.
- [SDR FXTA20250408002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXTA20250408002), Feb 26, 2025: SHIMMY DAMPENER. LOW. NOSE SHIMMY ON LANDING AND TAKE OFF. FOUND SHIMMY DAMPENER LOW ON FLUID AND GEAR ON TOP OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR LOOSE.
- [SDR FXTA20250404002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXTA20250404002), Feb 21, 2025: CONTROL LEVER. STIFF. FLAP CONTROL LEVER STIFF

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (2)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Textron 408)

- [STC SA02825LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02825LA): Installation of a Unit Load Device (ULD), including pallet, net, and container. Satco Inc
- [STC SA04553AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04553AT): Installation of a Bulk Load Cargo Handling System, P/N 73604-101,. Telair US, LLC

## Earlier aircraft with N701BA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N701BA before.

- [Cancelled 2017-07-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701BA-2017-07-18): Beech AT-11, S/N 3991, built 1943. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [California Antique Aircraft Museum DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALIFORNIA%20ANTIQUE%20AIRCRAFT%20MUSEUM%20DBA), [San Martin, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Martin)

## Related

- Other Textron 408 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-408/aircraft.md
- The P&Wc PT6A-65SC engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/p-wc-pt6a-65sc.md

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