N955BW

Cancelled 2017

Deregistered aircraft · Fairchild SA227-DC (C26B)

Cancelled
April 20, 2017
Status when cancelled
Valid registration
Serial number
DC821B
Type
Fixed wing multi engine
Certificate issued
April 28, 2010
Last registry action
November 28, 2016
Mode S code
AD4768
Owner when cancelled
Ep Aviation LLC
Owner type
Corporation

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.

Service difficulty reports · 11

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

SDR 39LA2013041900004Power Lever · failedNR 1 ENGINE STUCK AT FULL POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB OUT. NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT IAW EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. FOUND PPC LEVER HAD COME OFF AND SCREW MISSING, INSTALLED LEVER AND INSTALLED NEW SCREW PN NAS1351-3H16 AND SPACER PN NAS42HT6-48 CHECKED ALL RApr 16, 2013 · N955BW · Frchld SA227DC · Power LeverSDR 39LA2013040500004Torquemeter · erraticWHILE ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE LT ENGINE TORQUE GAUGE WAS GIVING ERRATIC INDICATIONS. TAKEOFF ABORTED AND TAXI TO RAMP WAS WITHOUT EVENT.Apr 3, 2013 · N955BW · Frchld SA227DC · Engine BMEP/Torque IndicatingSDR 39LA2013012200003Pump · failedRIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. RETURNED TO BASE. R & R THE NR 2 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND PERFORMED GROUND RUNS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.Jan 22, 2013 · N955BW · Frchld SA227DC · Hydraulic Pump (Electric/Engine), MainSDR 39LA2013011600002Controller · inoperativeON INITIAL CLIMB, NOTICED THE CABIN DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE WAS LOWER THAN STANDARD KNOWN VALUES. THE MAXIMUM DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE THE ACFT WOULD HOLD WAS 3.6PSI. THIS IS A LARGE DEVIATION FROM NORMAL OPERATION AND FELT IT WAS PRUDENT TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. Jan 11, 2013 · N955BW · Frchld SA227DC · Cabin Pressure ControllerSDR 39LA201301150001Seal · leakingACFT DEPARTED, COULD NOT PRESSURIZE ABOVE 4.0 DIFFERENTIAL AT ALL ALTITUDES. ACFT RETURNED TO FIELD. CREW ALSO REPORTS FRONT DOOR SEAL UPPER AFT LEAKS. SEALED AIRFRAME LEAKS IN FORWARD BULKHEAD AND WINDSHIELD, OPS. CHECKED PRESSURIZATION SYS IAW MM 21-30-0Jan 10, 2013 · N955BW · Frchld SA227DC · Passenger/Crew DoorsSDR P4YA2010112800001Spar · crackedDURING NDT INSP ST-UN-M003-9-6, A CRACK WAS VISUALLY IDENTIFIED AT THE STRINGER 14 AREA ON THE WING SPAR SHEAR WEB. CURRENTLY IN CONTACT WITH ENGINEERING FOR REPAIR DISPOSITION.Nov 28, 2010 · N955BW · Frchld SA227DC · Wing SparSDR P4YA2010032500001Current Limiter · shortedON TAXI OUT BOTH PILOTS SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AND SAW LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM THE JUNCTION BOX PANEL. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED, ENGINES SHUTDOWN, AND THE CREW SAFELY EGRESSED THE ACFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. A MX REPAIR TEAM WAS FLOWN TO ACFT AND FOUND THMar 25, 2010 · N955BW · Swrngn SA227* · AC Power Distribution SystemSDR 2009FA0000963Attach Fitting · brokenDURING SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSP OF THE LT WING ATTACH FITTINGS, CLIP PN 27-31264-013 WAS FOUND CRACKED/BROKEN VERTICALLY THROUGH AT BOTH CORNERS. CLIP WAS IN 3 PIECES WHEN REMOVED.Nov 18, 2009 · N955BW · Swrngn SA227* · Fuselage, Wing Attach FittingsSDR P4YA200900840Brake Sys · failedLOST RIGHT BRAKE ON FINAL TAXI IN.Sep 14, 2009 · N955BW · Frchld SA227DC · Landing Gear Brake SystemSDR P4Y2008F00002Current Limiter · burnedCREW REPORTED THAT SMOKE FILLED THE FLIGHT DECK AFTER ENGINE START. MX FOUND A 400 MAP CURRENT LIMITER BURNED. THE CURRENT LIMITER WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.Oct 1, 2008 · N955BW · Frchld SA227DC · AC Generator-AlternatorSDR P4YA22808Light · burned outON APPROACH, LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN WITH NO NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION TO INDICATE "DOWN & LOCKED". AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY. NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LAMP WAS FOUND TO BE "BURNED OUT" AND WAS REPLACED. LANDING GEAR SYSTFeb 25, 2008 · N955BW · Frchld SA227DC · Landing Gear Position and Warning