N148M
Registered owner: TIME AIR LLC, UT (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENINSULA AIRW | Operator | on 1968-12-15 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
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, 2000-09-01 – 2002-05-06.
Part: BEARING — FAILED (STARTER GEN)
THE SUBJECT START-GEN WAS TEMPORARILY REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR A PRECAUTIONARY BEARING INSPECTION. TSO WAS 504 HOURS. NEW BEARINGS FROM AN AUXILEC APPROVED DISTRIBUTOR WERE INSTALLED DURING OVERHAUL. INSPECTION OF THE SUBJECT BEARING FOUND IT COULD NOT BE ROTATED BY HAND. THE INNER RACE WAS OVERHEATED AS INDICATED BY A BLUE COLOR. THE OUTER RACE APPEARED TO BE A NORMAL COLOR. THE ARMATURE SHAFT SHOWED NO SIGNS OF THE RACE SPINNING. THE COLOR OF THE BEARING RETAINERS ALSO INDICATED OVERHEATING. A NEW BEARING WAS INSTALLED AND PART WAS OVERHAULED PRIOR TO IT BEING RETURNED TO SERVICE. BEARING WAS MFG WITH TOO LITTLE OR NO RADICAL CLEARENCE, AND THIS LEAD TO OVERHEATING AND IMMINENT FAILURE OF BEARING.
Part: DOOR — DEPARTED (REFUEL DOOR)
LOST REFUELING DOOR WHILE IN-FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED IN CYYZ (TORONTO). CREW OBSERVED DOOR SECURED DURING THEIR PRE-FLIGHT. DURING DESCENT OVER EASTERN MICHIGAN FOR LANDING AT KPWK THE CREW REPORTED A VIBRATION AND BRIEF ''FUELING'' LIGHT. MAINT IN KPWK INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE REFUELING DOOR AND ACFT WAS FLOWN TO KLIT DASSAULT SERVICE CENTER FOR INSTALLATION OF A NEW DOOR ASSY. OPERATOR IS TRYING TO OBTAIN AN UPDATED DOOR WITH IMPROVED LATCHES AS DESCRIBED IN DASSAULT AVIATION F50/50EX SERVICE NEWSLETTER NR 73, DATED DEC 1999. (X)