N135AA
Registered owner: KENTUCKY KING AIR LLC, KY (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
34 reports on file, 1995-01-15 – 2025-08-15.
Part: SWITCH — STUCK (ZONE 600 FLAPS) · airframe 9,300 hrs
DURING TAKEOFF FROM BLUE GRASS AIRPORT (KLEX), THE PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR, THE LANDING GEAR LEVER RED UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ACCOMPANIED BY AN AURAL GEAR WARNING. THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR, WHICH RESULTED IN THREE DOWN-AND-LOCKED INDICATIONS. HOWEVER, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE FLAPS, THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE FLAP MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS FOR A GEAR RETRACTION TEST, DURING WHICH MAINTENANCE VERIFIED THE SAME GEAR UNSAFE WARNING LIGHT AND AURAL WARNING. THE FLAP MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS OBSERVED TO POP APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS AFTER BEING RESET ON THE GROUND. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT UNPLUGGING THE CANNON PLUG FROM THE FLAP SWITCH BOX IN THE RIGHT WING FLAP-WELL ELIMINATED THE WARNING AND PREVENTED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FROM POPPING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FLAP WARNING POSITION SWITCH, WHICH ACTIVATES THE GEAR WARNING WHEN FLAPS ARE EXTENDED, WAS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION, CAUSING A FALSE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION AND TRIPPING THE FLAP CIRCUIT BREAKER. NEW FLAP WARNING POSITION SWITCH (P/N: BZ7RW82255518T) AND FLAP MOTOR (P/N: 101-384040, S/N: 4221) WERE INSTALLED AND RIGGED. SUBSEQUENT TESTING CONFIRMED PROPER GEAR RETRACTION WITHOUT WARNINGS, AND THE FLAP MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER NO LONGER TRIPPED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ALL TESTS AND VERIFICATION OF PROPER OPERATION.
Earlier reports · 1995–2001 · 33 reports
2001
Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
HNL - EXFOLIATION CORROSION FUSELAGE STATION 1079 LONGERON 46L. REMOVED FASTENERS, CUT OUT DAMAGE. EDDY CURRENT FOUND NO CRACKS. REPAIRED PER DC-10 SRM 53-20-00 FIG 13. (M)
Part: MEC — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
FLT 938 - INBOUND TO ANC, HAD NR 2 ENGINE QUIT AT 15,000 FT, ATTEMPTED RESTART, NO SUCCESS. DECLARED EMERGENCY. REMOVED AND REPLACED MEC AND FUEL PUMP. TRIM RUN CHECKS OK. (M)
2000
Part: BRAKE ASSY — DRAGGING (NR 3, 4, 7, & 8)
SEA - FLT 22 - ON TAXI IN NOTICED DRAGGING BRAKES, BRAKE FIRE RIGHT SIDE. REPLACED NR 3, 4, 7 AND 8 MAIN BRAKES AND TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLYS. INSPECTED MAIN LANDING GEAR PER MM 5-56-00 PAGE 601 TO 603. INSPECTION SHOWS NO DISCREPANCIES, LEAK CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED ANTI-SKID SYSTEM CHECK. SYSTEM CHECK ON CONTROL BOX CHECKS OK. NO FAULTS NOTED ON BITE CHECK. (M)
Part: HOUSING — CRACKED (INTERLOCK FUSE)
HNL - FLT 25 - ON TOUCHDOWN, FLAIR CAUTION LIGHT APPEARED AND LOSS OF HYD FLUID BECAME EVIDENT. BOTH PUMP PRESS LOW LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. NR 3 HYD PRESS OBSERVED AT ZERO, AND NR 3 HYD QTY OBSERVED AT ZERO. NR 2 BRAKE SYSTEM AT 3000 PSI. SYSTEM 3 HYD PUMPS TURNED OF. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NORMAL FLIGHT CONTROL OPERATIONS. FOUND BOGIE TRIM CONTROL INTERLOCK FUSE HOUSING CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED VALVE PER MM 32-31-06. FILTERS CHECKED, SYSTEM FILLED, GROUND RUN AND OPS CHECK NR 3 HYD SYSTEM GOOD. (M)
Part: TIRE — FAILED (NR 3)
HNL - FLT 10 - FOUND RECAP CAME OFF NR 3 TIRE, DENTS IN PANEL ABOVE TIRE, HOLE IN BOTTOM OF RIGHT WING. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 MAIN TIRE. REPAIRED HOLE IN WING. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (WING)
TUL - FOUND UPPER WING SKIN CORRODED FORWARD INBOARD CORNER OF ISLAND. REMOVED CORROSION REF SRM 51-21-01. INSTALLED REPAIR ON INBOARD FORWARD CORNER OF PANEL PER ESO 7349 DATED 3/7/2000. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - BULDGE IN SKIN AT STATION 969, STRINGER 44 LEFT. CUT OUT CORROSION AND REPAIRED WITH FLUSH SKIN DOUBLER PER SRM 53-20-00-0 VOL 1. (M)
Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (AIR BRAKE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION AROUND AIR BRAKE HOLE AREA FROM FS 1661-1668 IN THE LEFT INBOARD ROLLER TRAY. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-00-01, VOL 1. (M)
Part: ROLLER — CORRODED (AIR BRAKE)
TUL - LEFT INBOARD ROLLER TRAY IS CORRODED IN AREA OF AIR BRAKE HOLE AT APPROX STATION 1637. REPAIRED AREA IAW SRM 53-00-01 VOL 1. REPAIR MATERIAL .090 2024-T6. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND FLOORBEAM CRACKED ALONG UPPER EDGE BELOW AND INBOARD OF ROLLER TRAY. REMOVED THE CRACKED WEB SECTION 2.25 INCH BY 8 INCH LONG IN FLOORBEAM AND MANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED FILLER AND FLOORBEAM DOUBLERS SRM 53-00-1. (M)
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - REPAIR DOUBLER BULGED AND RIVET HEAD POPPED OFF AT STRINGER 44L, FS 879. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-20-00, FIG 6. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND STRINGER 43 LEFT CORRODED FROM FS 869 TO FS 879. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-00. (M)
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND LEFT Z ANGLE RAIL IS CORRODED FROM STATION 1670-1701. CUT OUT SECTION OF Z ANGLE FROM 1670-1701 AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTION PER SRM 53-70-00. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — BENT (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND BOTTOM LIP OF FLOORBEAM IS BENT AT STATION 899 AND STATION 92R. REMOVED BENT PORTION OF LIP AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-00-01. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (CARGO DOOR)
TUL - FOUND FORWARD CX DOOR LOWER SILL, CORROSION ON LOWER SURFACE OF RAIL (BEAM) AND SKIN. REPLACED WITH NEW SECTION OF FABRICATED RAIL PER ESO NR 28-531000-471. (M)
1998
Part: SOCKET — BROKEN (CABIN)
SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT PASSENGER SEAT 23H INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BROKEN EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONTACT SOCKET AT PASSENGER SEAT 23H. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1997
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 1099-1119)
TULE - FOUND CORRODED SKIN AT BS 1099-1119. REPLACED SKIN FROM STATION 1087 TO 1127 LONGERON 41R TO 48R AND INSTALLED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DOUBLERS PER SRM 53-20-00 FIG 12 SHEET 1. (M)
Part: TRACK — CORRODED (BS 869)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION AT LEFT INBOARD ROLLER TRACK STATION 869 STRINGER 48L. FABRICATED NEW SECTION OF TRACK AND INSTALLED PER SRM 51-10-00-1. (M)
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CORRODED (BS 803)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON TOP SURFACE OF INTERCOSTAL AT SPLICE. MANUFACTURED NEW SECTION OF INTERCOSTAL AND INSTALLED PER SRM 51-10-00-1. (M)
Part: TRAY — CORRODED (BS 879)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION IN TRAY BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED TRAY PER AARD 51-10-00. (M)
Part: SPLICE — CORRODED (BS 879-899)
TUL - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON NR 52 LONGERON SPLICE BETWEEN STATION 879 AND 899 IN FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON SPLICE AND INSTALLED FINGER DOUBLER UNDER LONGERON PER SRM 53-10-00 VOL I AND SRM 53-20-00 VOL I. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 1450-1521)
TUL - FOUND STRINGER CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED REPLACED STR AT STATION LOCATION ESO 7349 10-30-97. (M)
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (BS 879)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON BELLFRAME LONGERON 50L - 50R. REPLACED BELLFRAME PER AARP 51-01-00-05. (M)
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (BS 1741)
TUL - SHEAR TEE CORRODED AND STATION 1741, BETWEEN 48L AND 47L STRINGER. REMOVED CORROSION IAW 51-21-01 VOL 11. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE PER 51-01-00-05 ALSO ALODINE AND PRIME PER 51-21-01. (M)
Part: TRAY — CORRODED (BS 1521-1701)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION CENTER ROLLER TRAY STA 1561-1681. INSTALLED NEW ROLLER TRAY PER SRM 51-01-00-05. (M)
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (BS 1521-1701)
TUL - RIGHT 2 ANGLE CORROSION FROM STATION 1521 TO STATION 1701. INSTALLED NEW 2 ANGLE FROM STATION 1521 TO STATION 1701 SRM 53-70-00. (M)
Part: TRAY — CORRODED (BS 1781)
TUL - CORROSION SIDE RAIL TO FRAME OUTBOARD OF ROLLER TRAY SURFACE. REMOVED CORROSION AND OR CUTOUT CORROSION. INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF SIDERAIL PER SRM 51-01-00-05 VOL 11. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 1671)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION IN STRINGER NR 52. INSTALLED NEW REPAIR STRAP PER ESO 7349 DATE 10-28-97. (M)
Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (BS 1671)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON BELLY BEACON DOUBLER. INSTALLED NEW DOUBLERS PER 51-01-00-05. (M)
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 1841)
TUL - CORROSION ON TOP OF FLOORBOARD SUPPORT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. INSTALLED NEW FLOORBOARD SUPPORT PER SRM 51-21-01. (M)
Part: TRAY — CORRODED (BS 1521.17)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON NR 1 ROLLER TRAY CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT. REPLACED ROLLER TRAY PER SRM 51-21-21. (M)
1995
Part: EEL CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT AT 1L DOOR FOUND INOPERATIVE. RESECURED LOOSE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT CONNECTOR AT 1L DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: EEL — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)
SFO - FLT 177 - DURING DESCENT, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS THROUGHOUT CABIN ILLUMINATED AND EXTINGUISHED PRIOR TO LANDING. ACFT LANDED SFO WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT SYSTEM CHECK AND POWER SUPPLY CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE INCIDENT AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (W)