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GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE GV-SP · 2003 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 20 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: HARDESTY-GULFSTREAM LLC, OK (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
United States Aviation Company (USNA)Certificate holderMatched 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.

1 report on file, 2016-10-04.

OTHER · 2016-10-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3411

Part: STATIC LINE — CRACKED (PITOT/STATIC SYS) · airframe 4,129 hrs · 1,262 cycles

AIRCRAFT FAILED RVSM MONITORING FLIGHT. CONTRACTED PORTER STRAIT TO PERFORM ALL RVSM FUNCTIONAL TEST ON AIRCRAFT. DURING FUNCTIONAL TESTING FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN EXCESSIVE LEAK RATE ON THE STATIC SYSTEM. TESTED ALL THE EQUIPMENT AND VERIFIED THE LEAK WAS ON THE AIRCRAFT AND NOT THE EQUIPMENT OR CONNECTIONS. TROUBLESHOT THE LEAK AND FOUND THE PILOTS UPPER PITOT PROBE STATIC ONE (S1) LINE HAD A CRACK IN BOTH BENDS CLOSEST TO THE PROBE IN THE NOSE CONE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BAD LINE, P/N 1159F50455-064. DURING LEAK CHECKS FOUND ANOTHER SPOT UNDERNEATH A CLAMP THAT WAS LEAKING IN THE SAME LINE. CUT OUT CORROSION SPOT AND SWEDGED ANOTHER SECTION OF LINE INTO THE -064 LINE.

Source: SDR 2016FA0000520