N218KD

GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV · 1991 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 22 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: MOJAVE JET LLC, DE (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Superior Transportation Associates Inc. (U5OA)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, 2021-08-27.

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2021-08-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: O-RING — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 10,772 hrs · 4,599 cycles

CREW NOTICED THE COMBINED SIDE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY INDICATION TO BE LOW, INITIALLY PRESSURE WAS HOLDING NORMAL (3000PSI), THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, REQUEST WAS MADE AND GRANTED TO LAND AT KFSD. GULFSTREAM'S FAST WAS DISPATCHED TO TROUBLESHOOT AND REPAIR AS NEEDED. TECHNICIANS FOUND THE PRIMARY GROUND SPOILER VALVE HAD A SPLIT O-RING, THIS O-RING WAS REPLACED, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM SERVICED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS / BLEEDING PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT THIS TIME.

Source: SDR U5OA202108310001