N154C
Registered owner: RED RIVER AIRCRAFT LEASING LLC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORPORATE AIR LLC (XCGA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
DURING INITIAL CLIMB FLAPS WERE SELECTED UP. FLAPS RETRACTED TO APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES AND STOPPED, AT WHICH TIME THE CREW RECEIVED THE "FLAP INPUT INVALID" EICAS MESSAGE. FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS TURNED OVER TO MAINTENANCE, WHO CLEANED AND LUBRICATED LEFT AND RIGHT FLAPS AND TRAVEL NUTS. MAINTENANCE ALSO VISUALLY INSPECTED EXTERNAL PORTIONS OF FLAP SYSTEM, AND PERFORMED FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM AND FLAP SYSTEM AND EMERGENCY FLAP SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TESTS PER THE GIV AMM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRPLANE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. AIRPLANE WAS TEST FLOWN TO VALIDATE FIX.
DURING ENGINE CALENDAR LIFE / OVERHAUL AT ROLLS ROYCE CANADA THE #10 HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR DISK WAS FOUND TO HAVE 3 CRACKS IN THE DOVE TAILS AT THE 2, 4, AND 7 O'CLOCK POSITIONS.
WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION, SMOKE WAS FOUND COMING FROM BEHIND THE VALANCE PANEL AREA NEAR FWD LT EMERG EXIT WINDOW. FOUND PROTECTED POWER SUPPLY (PPU) FOR ONE OF THE UPWASH FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS HAD BEEN DEFECTIVE. SIMILAR OCCCURRENCE ON 9-99 ON SAME ACFT WITH SAME P/N PPU (AL-5112), SN 2526. (X)
WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS POWERED UP ON THE GROUND, PRIOR TO A TRIP, FLIGHT MECHANIC NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE VALANCE PANEL ON LEFT SIDE OF CABIN AND ONE OF THE FLUORESCENT BULBS NOT ILLUMINATING. CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR ALL FLUORESCENT LIGHTS WERE PULLED AS A PRECAUTION.
LEFT DC GENERATOR WOULD OCCASSIONALLY TRIP OFF-LINE DURING A GROUND RUN-UP. FOUND THE LEFT GENERATOR SHUNT GROUND PAD MELTED AND BURNT. GROUND PAD HAD RECENTLY BEEN REMOVED BY AN OUTSIDE MAINT FACILITY (AT CUSTOMER REQUEST) TO CHECK IT AND SHUNT FOR CORROSION. BOTH SHUNT AND GROUND PAD WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. IT APPEARS EITHER THE BOLT SECURING THE GROUND PAD TO THE SHUNT WAS NOT TORQUED OR THE GROUND PAD WAS NOT MATED FLUSH WITH THE SHUNT BEFORE ALL SECURING HARDWARE FOR THE SHUNT AND GROUND PAD WERE TIGHTENED.