N123FF

CESSNA S550 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 8 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: N123FF LLC, FL (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

No operator established for this aircraft.

Accident & incident history

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

1 report on file, 2011-11-26.

MULTIPLE FAILURE; WARNING INDICATION · 2011-11-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2497

Part: CONNECTOR — CORRODED (INVERTER) · airframe 4,123 hrs · 3,682 cycles

DURING CLIMB, AT 5000 FT IN IMC CONDITIONS, CREW NOTICED RED 'AC FAIL' LIGHT & A FLASHING "MASTER CAUTION" LIGHT. CREW NOTICED AUTOPILOT DISENGAGE, ALTITUDE PRE-SELECT WENT BLANK, FLIGHT DIRECTOR "DISAPPEARED", & NR 1 ADI "TUMBLED". "NR 1 INVERTER FAIL" AMBER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE REVIEWING ABNORMAL PROCEDURES CHECKLIST, NR 1 ADI ERECTED FOR APPROX 15 SECONDS. CREW CLEARED "MASTER CAUTION" & LEVELED OFF AT ASSIGNED ALTITUDE OF 5000 FT. CREW GIVEN SECOND CLIMB TO 16000 FT WHEN NR 1 ADI TUMBLED AGAIN. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, ATC ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. ACFT LANDED & TAXIED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX TROUBLESHOT SYS, INCLUDING A BENCH TEST OF NR 1 INVERTER. NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED, MECHS DID CLEAN OXIDATION FROM THE INVERTER CONNECTORS & SWAPPED POSITIONS ON NR 1 AND 2 INVERTERS. ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR A8JA201111260010