# N866MA: Dehavilland DHC-8-102, registration cancelled 1998-07-01 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 1, 1998 - Exported to: Argentina - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-8-102](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-102) (registry code 2809003) - Data sheets: [TCDS A13NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13NM) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 366 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: June 26, 1998 - Last registry action: June 26, 1998 - Mode S code: ABE635 - Owner when cancelled: [Bombardier Capital Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOMBARDIER%20CAPITAL%20INC) - Location: [Colchester, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Colchester) - Owner type: Non-citizen corporation - Owner's area on the map: 44.5541° N, 73.2255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05446, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N866MA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=866MA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N866MA-1998-07-01 From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe. ADs and bulletins for the Dehavilland DHC-8-102: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-102.md ## Service difficulty reports (20) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR MALA976055](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA976055), Mar 17, 1998: UPLOCK ACTUATOR. FAILED. EN ROUTE THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TRANSIT FLICKERED ON AND OFF AS WELL THE RED TRANSIT LIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT UP - [SDR MALA975951](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975951), Feb 3, 1998: UPLOCK ACT. LACK OF LUBE. DEPARTING CRW, ON GEAR RETRACTION, RIGHT MAIN GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO DTW AS AN ALTERNATE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPS CHECK, COU - [SDR MALA975852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975852), Jan 5, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING INSPECTION, EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHT INOP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHT, OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR MALA975850](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975850), Jan 1, 1998: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION OUT OF DTW, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. THE RED UNSAFE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE GEAR HANDLE IN TRA - [SDR MALA975690](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975690), Oct 8, 1997: BULB. FAILED. DURING INSPECTION THE DOOR EXIT SIGN HAS ONE BULB BURNT OUT. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED. ALL CHECKS GOOD. (M) - [SDR MALA975633](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975633), Sep 6, 1997: LAMP. FAILED. DURING INSPECTION, FLOOR TRACK AT 1D OUT. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M) - [SDR MALA975616](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975616), Aug 22, 1997: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. FLT 2942 - AFTER TAKEOFF, LEFT OIL TEMP GAUGE READS RED LINE AND THEN GOES TO NORMAL. ALL OTHER ENGINE GAUGES WERE NORMAL. MAINTENANCE CLEANED CANNON PLUG 9811- - [SDR MALA975609](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975609), Aug 20, 1997: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. DTW - FLT 3189 - AFTER TAKEOFF, NR 1 ENGINE OIL INDICATED HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW. MAINTENANCE CLEANED MOISTURE FROM CANNON PLUG 7700P1. - [SDR MALA9975574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA9975574), Aug 1, 1997: RIB. CRACKED. DURING A 3A CHECK, FOUND LOWER RUDDER RIB CRACKED ON FORWARD RUDDER ASSY. REPLACED DAMAGED LOWER RIB, PN 85540026-101, ON FWD RUDDER ASSY AND FABRICATED AND INS - [SDR MALA975525](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975525), Jul 15, 1997: BULB. FAILED. DURING INSPECTION, ONE FLOOR TRACK LAMP INOP. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M) - [SDR MALA975509](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975509), Jul 9, 1997: LAMP. FAILED. DURING INSPECTION, FLOOR TRACK EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERABLE. MAINTENANCE RE-LAMPED. OPS CHECK GOOD. (X) - [SDR MALA975410](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975410), May 14, 1997: PROXIMITY SWITCH. FAILED. MSP - FLT 3319 - EN ROUTE, RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT MLG PROXIMITY SENSOR. OPS CHECK GOOD. (X) - [SDR MALA975371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975371), Apr 27, 1997: LIGHT. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION, EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN SEAT 1 D/E LENS BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LENS. OPS CHECK GOOD. (X) - [SDR MALA965074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA965074), Jul 14, 1996: AIR DISTR. ODOR. FLT NR 3340 - EN ROUTE TO DTW, THE CREW NOTED AN OIL SMELL WHEN THE BLEEDS WERE TURNED ON. THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY WHICH SYSTEM (LEFT OR RIGHT) WAS PROD - [SDR MALA954627](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954627), Sep 7, 1995: BRAKE. FAILED. FLIGHT 3429 - DURING TAXI FROM GATE AT DTW, THE CREW NOTED A SHUDDER FROM THE RT MAIN GEAR WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED . THEY TESTED THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM, W - [SDR MALA954603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954603), Aug 24, 1995: ROTARY SWITCH. FAILED. FLIGHT 3005 - IN CRUISE FLIGHT TO BMI, THE ENGINE INDICATIONS FOR THE NR 1 ENGINE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE WITH THE ECU ON. THE CREW TURNED OFF THE ECU AND THE INDICA - [SDR MALA954593](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954593), Aug 18, 1995: ENGINE. FAILED. DTW - FLT 3005 - IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE BEGAN TO ERRATICALLY SURGE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE. INVEST - [SDR MALA954372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954372), Mar 11, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN CKB, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT ELEVATOR STATIC WICK FAIRING CRACKED. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY REPLACING THE INBOARD SKIN PAN - [SDR 95ZZZW562](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZW562), Mar 11, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN CKB, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT ELEVATOR STATIC WICK FAIRING CRACKED. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY REPLACING THE INBOARD SKIN PAN - [SDR 95ZZZW561](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZW561), Mar 11, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN CKB, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT ELEVATOR STATIC WICK FAIRING CRACKED. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY REPLACING THE INBOARD SKIN PAN ## Other aircraft with N866MA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N866MA): Piper PA-28-151, S/N 28-7415455, built 1974 - [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N866MA-undated): Mitsubishi MU-2B-36A, S/N 706SA. 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