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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
F-OIAY (2)
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507

Series 300

C-GPJB • N720CA • P2-KSR • F-OIAY (2)

F-OIAY (2)

• Registration • Activity and details of Owner/Operator and other historical information

• C-GPJB de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out date 13-Sep-1976. First flight 13-Sep-1976.

• C-GPJB Delivered to Air Gava, Schefferville, QC., 06-Oct-1976.

Accident near Lake Mistissini, 28-Jul-1980 when port wing hit a sandbar and engine and port wing came off - remains to Kimba Air Services Calgary AB where it was rebuilt, Jun-1981.

• C-GPJB Sold to Bradley Air Services, Carp, ON., Jun-1982.

• C-GPJB Leased to California Air Charter, 29-Oct-1984.

• C-GPJB Returned to Bradley Air Services, Carp, ON., 02-Oct-1985.

• N720CA Sold to Pal Air International, Tonopah, NV, 18-Jul-1990.

• N720CA Sold to Markair, Anchorage, AK, 28-Sep-1990.

Service Difficulty Report 08-Nov-1990 After 30 minutes of flight, hydraulic leak occurred at inlet port of hydraulic pump. Aircraft recovered at Bethel, AK without incident. Investigation revealed cracked sleeve (ms20819-4d) and cracked flare on pump end of hydraulic line (p/n c6h1001-47). Sleeve was replaced, line reflared, system assembled, and fluid reserviced. Operational check was performed satisfactorily, and aircraft returned to service.

Service Difficulty Report 02-Sep-1993. Door warning light comes on intermittently during take-off and landing with all doors closed and secured. Troubleshooting by maintenance found the nose baggage door warning microswitch defective. Door warning system deferred per mel 52-1, dmi nr 9270, and parts put on order.

Service Difficulty Report 23-Aug-1993. Right engine quits when run on engine driven fuel pump only. Removed and replaced right engine driven fuel pump per dhc-6 service manual and p & w service manual. Ground run and leak check good.

• N720CA Sold to Phase Two Inc, DE., 23-Feb-1996.

• N720CA Sold to Scott Aircraft Sales, Inver Grove, MN, 23-Feb-1996.

• N720CA First Security Bank NA Trustee, Salt Lake City, UT. Regd 02-Jul-1996. Canx 24-Jul-1996 on export to Papua New Guinea.

• P2-KSR Sold to KSS Aviation (Regional Air), Madang, PNG., 23-Jul-1996.

• P2-KSR Change of name to Regional Pacific Airlines, by 2003.

• F-OIAY (2) Sold to Air Loyaute, Nouméa, New Caledonia, 08-Jul-2003.

Flew 24-Apr-2012 Maldives - Cocos (Keeling) Islands. 25-Apr-2012 Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Broome, WA. 26-Apr-2012.Broome, WA. completing a transcontinental "across the top" journey through Australia in 9 hrs & 3 mins. 28-Apr-2012 Townsville, QLD en route to home base at Nouméa-La Tontouta. It was unpainted with no titles.

Flew 30-May/01-Jun-2017 Nouméa - Norfolk Island - Lord Howe Island - Gold Coast, QLD - Mackay, QLD - Cairns, QLD for maintenance where it received a wing set replacement.

Test flown 03/04-Jul 2017 at Cairns, QLD.

Flew 05-Jul-2017 Cairns, QLD – Mackay, QLD – Gold Coast, QLD. Then Gold Coast, QLD – Lord Howe Island – Norfolk Island – Nouméa on 06/07- July-2017. Returned to New Caledonia on 09-Jul-2017.

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C-GPJB of AIR GAVA at Montréal / Dorval - CYUL.
Photo: I. G. MacPherson © 27 May 1978 - Kenneth I. Swartz Collection
C-GPJB with a tad faded tail.
Photo: Charles R. Stewart © November 1984 - Erik Johannesson Collection
C-GPJB at Ottawa / Carp - CYRP, Ontario.
Photo: Kenneth I. Swartz © December 1989
N720CA at Point Hope - PHO, Alaska.
Photo: Ken Jenkins © August 1995
P2-KSR of REGIONALAIR, at Port Moresby - AYPY, Papua New Guinea.
Photo: Lance Higgerson © 1998
F-OIAY of Air Loyauté at Cairns - YBCS, Queensland.
Photo: Paul Howard © 2005 - Erik Johannesson Collection
F-OIAY after Air Loyauté livery change at Cairns - YBCS.
Photo: Paul Howard © 2005 - Erik Johannesson Collection