N125DG
Registered owner: FUGAL AVIATION LLC, UT (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper River Air Taxi, LLC (L99A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
2 reports on file, 2024-11-01.
Part: TURBINE BLADES — DAMAGED (ENGINE) · airframe 4,571 hrs · 3,868 cycles
FLIGHT CREW CONTACTED WILLIAMS INTERNATIONAL (W.I.) OEM PRODUCT SUPPORT TO REPORT A VIBRATION ISSUE ON THE LEFT-HAND ENGINE INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT. W.I. PRODUCT SUPPORT RECOMMENDED A VIBRATION SURVEY. AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE FACILITY COMPLETED THE VIBRATION SURVEY AND CONTACTED W.I. PRODUCT SUPPORT TO REPORT VIBRATION LEVELS EXCEEDING LIMITS ESTABLISHED IN THE FJ44-3A LINE MAINTENANCE MANUAL, ELEVATED INTER-TURBINE TEMPERATURE (ITT) INDICATION, AND EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAK. OEM PRODUCT SUPPORT THEN RECOMMENDED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE SERVICE FACILITY PERFORMED A GROUND-RUN ON THE ENGINE TO TROUBLESHOOT THE ELEVATED ITT AND OIL LEAK ISSUES, AND DURING THAT RUN, THE LEFT-HAND ENGINE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT UNUSUAL NOISES, AND SMOKE WAS OBSERVED TO BE EMANATING FROM THE TAILPIPE. PRODUCT SUPPORT THEN DIRECTED REMOVAL OF THE ENGINE FOR SHIPMENT TO THE REPAIR STATION FOR DISASSEMBLY AND EVALUATION OF ENGINE COMPONENTS. ENGINE DISASSEMBLY REVEALED ONE PARTIALLY RELEASED HIGH-PRESSURE TURBINE (HPT) BLADE TIP AND THE NO. 3 BEARING EXHIBITED DAMAGE. ADJACENT STATIC ENGINE HOT-SECTION COMPONENTS EXHIBITED SECONDARY DAMAGE FROM THE HPT BLADE ANOMALY.
Part: TURBINE BLADES — DAMAGED (ENGINE) · airframe 4,571 hrs · 3,868 cycles
FLIGHT CREW CONTACTED WILLIAMS INTERNATIONAL (W.I.) OEM PRODUCT SUPPORT TO REPORT A VIBRATION ISSUE ON THE LEFT-HAND ENGINE INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT. W.I. PRODUCT SUPPORT RECOMMENDED A VIBRATION SURVEY. AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE FACILITY COMPLETED THE VIBRATION SURVEY AND CONTACTED W.I. PRODUCT SUPPORT TO REPORT VIBRATION LEVELS EXCEEDING LIMITS ESTABLISHED IN THE FJ44-3A LINE MAINTENANCE MANUAL, ELEVATED INTER-TURBINE TEMPERATURE (ITT) INDICATION, AND EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAK. OEM PRODUCT SUPPORT THEN RECOMMENDED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE SERVICE FACILITY PERFORMED A GROUND-RUN ON THE ENGINE TO TROUBLESHOOT THE ELEVATED ITT AND OIL LEAK ISSUES, AND DURING THAT RUN, THE LEFT-HAND ENGINE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT UNUSUAL NOISES AND SMOKE WAS OBSERVED TO BE EMANATING FROM THE TAILPIPE. PRODUCT SUPPORT THEN DIRECTED REMOVAL OF THE ENGINE FOR SHIPMENT TO THE REPAIR STATION FOR DISASSEMBLY AND EVALUATION OF ENGINE COMPONENTS. ENGINE DISASSEMBLY REVEALED ONE PARTIALLY-RELEASED HIGH-PRESSURE TURBINE (HPT) BLADE TIP AND THE NO. 3 BEARING EXHIBITED DAMAGE. ADJACENT STATIC ENGINE HOT-SECTION COMPONENTS EXHIBITED SECONDARY DAMAGE FROM THE HPT BLADE ANOMALY.