# N703BA: 2025 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: 408-0039
- Year built: 2025
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 10, 2025
- Certificate issued: February 12, 2025
- Expires: February 29, 2032
- Mode S code: A95FCD
- 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=703BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N703BA

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 N703BA.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20260804011189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260804011189I), Aug 4, 2026: Textron Aviation Inc 408 (N703BA), Nome, AK, Minor damage. During a scheduled aircraft inspection, the certificate holder identified a missing/damaged portion of the vertical stabilizer skin. The panel appears to have…

## 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 2026FA0000836](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2026FA0000836), Oct 14, 2026: FAIRING. SEPARATED. UPPER VERTICAL TIP CAP FAIRING SEPARATED IN FLIGHT, SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGING UPPER PORTION OF RUDDER, UPPER VERTICAL SKIN, ELEVATOR PUSH RODS AND ELEVATOR HORNS.
- [SDR FXTA20260904001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXTA20260904001), Sep 4, 2026: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION PANEL ON TOP OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACHMENT FLANGE CRACKED ALLOWING THE PANEL TO DEPART AIRCRAFT. THIS INSPECTION PANEL IN UNDER THE RUDDER HO
- [SDR FXTA2025111000001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXTA2025111000001), Oct 20, 2025: TRANSDUCER. FAILED. ON TAKE OFF RIGHT ENGINE LOSS TORQUE INDICATION.
- [SDR FXTA20250411002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXTA20250411002), Apr 9, 2025: SHIM. MISSING. CARGO DOOR CONTACTING FORWARD SIDE OF DOOR FRAME WHEN LOADED. FOUND SHIMS MISSING FROM MANUFACTURE
- [SDR FXTA20250411001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXTA20250411001), Apr 9, 2025: STRUT. LOW PRESSURE. RH MLG STRUT LOW AND NEEDS SERVICED.
- [SDR FXTA20240802002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXTA20240802002), Mar 17, 2025: SHIMMY DAMPENER. LEAKING. SHIMMY DAMPENER HAS EXCESSIVE SHIMMY AND LEAKING OIL.

## 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 N703BA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N703BA before.

- [Cancelled 2017-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N703BA-2017-06-19): Boeing 777-236, S/N 27109. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Evergreen Aircraft Sales & Leasing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVERGREEN%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20%26%20LEASING%20CO), [Mcminnville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Mcminnville)

## 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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