N227LJ
Registered owner: METRO-JET LLC, CA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolob Canyons Air Services, LLC (K51A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched 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.
2 reports on file, 2013-12-23 – 2017-10-25.
Part: BEARING — FAILED (GEARBOX GEAR) · airframe 30,227 hrs · 32,692 cycles
RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER DURING DESCENT. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND PROPELLER FEATHERED. FOUND THE GEARBOX BEARING FAILED.
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — RUPTURED (RT MLG WW) · airframe 29,009 hrs · 31,542 cycles
LEFT & RT HYD PRESS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. LOSS OF HYD PRESS WAS CONFIRMED BY A ZERO PSI INDICATION ON THE HYD PRESS INDICATOR. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION & MADE A SAFE LANDING. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A LG UP HYD LINE IN THE RT WW HAD FAILED & SUBSEQUENTLY ALLOWED ALL OF THE HYD FLUID TO JETTISON THE ACFT. THE LINE WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE PART, THE HYD FILTER WAS INSPECTED FOR DEBRIS WITH NONE FOUND, OPERATIONAL & LEAK CHECK WERE PERFORMED & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.