N233TW

KUBICEK FACTORY S R O BB34Z · 2023 · Balloon · 0 engines · 1 seat · Valid Registration

Registered owner: BROWNING JOSEPH N, NM (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

No operator established for this aircraft.

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.

15 reports on file, 2002-05-03 – 2006-08-29.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2006-08-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2121

Part: MOTOR — FAILED (BLOWER) · airframe 17,071 hrs · 14,993 cycles

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED, UNEVENTFUL. COMPANY MAINTENANCE ENROUTE. THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE SEEMED TO BE THE AFT CABIN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED BTL, UNEVENTFUL. COMPANY MAINTENANCE ENROUTE. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE CABIN BLOWER MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND TESTED. OPERATIONS TEST GOOD. [CLOSED]

Source: SDR HAEA200600192
Earlier reports · 2002–2004 · 14 reports

2004

WARNING INDICATION · 2004-08-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3222

Part: STRUT — DISCHARGED (NLG) · airframe 15,875 hrs · 14,072 cycles

NOSE GEAR FAILED TO FULLY RETRACT AFTER T/O FROM MKE. GEAR WAS EXTENDED, DETERMINED NO EMERGENCY EXISTED AND RETURNED FOR NORMAL LANDING. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE STRUT WAS UNDER INFLATED. STRUT SERVICED AND MAINTENANCE RECORDED. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.

Source: SDR HAEA200400162
ENGINE FLAMEOUT; WARNING INDICATION · 2004-03-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FLAMED OUT (RIGHT) · airframe 15,544 hrs · 13,816 cycles

PILOT REPORTED RT ENGINE FLAMMED OUT CLIMBING THROUGH FL 39.5 AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO GRI. MAINTENANCE DISPATCHED FROM ADS, FOUND NO FOD DAMAGE OR LEAKS, RESTRICTED AIRCRAFT 39K ALT AND HAD AIRCRAFT FLOWN TO ADS. WILL UPDATE AFTER FURTHER MAINTENANCE. CORRECTION MADE TO SERIAL NUMBER OF ENGINE 03/23/2004 ON THIS ENGINE. ENGINE REMOVED 04/06/2004 FOR INSPECTION. A DETAILED TEAR DOWN OF THE ENGINE FAILED TO ESTABLISH ANY ABNORMALITIES OR DEFECTS. BASED ON CONTINUED HISTORY OF THE ENGINE IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE SERVICE POOL AND PARTED OUT.

Source: SDR 00132

2003

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2003-08-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: LINE — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 15,094 hrs · 13,475 cycles

ON APPROACH, ATTEMPTED NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION BUT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS TO LOW TO EXTEND THE GEAR. EXTENDED GEAR USING EMERGENCY GEAR PROCEDURE AND LANDED WITH NO PROBLEM. FOUND RT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE LINE LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED HOSE ASSEMBLY. LEAK AND OPS CHECKS GOOD.

Source: SDR 00104
WARNING INDICATION · 2003-07-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 15,068 hrs · 13,455 cycles

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TUS BOTH MAIN GEAR RED LIGHTS STAYED ON, GEAR WAS RECYCLED LIGHTS STAYED ON DIVERTED TO ELP FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SWITCH AND GROUND OPS CHECKS GOOD.

Source: SDR 000102
ENGINE FLAMEOUT · 2003-06-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FLAMED OUT (RIGHT)

PILOT REPORTED RT ENGINE FLAMED-OUT CLIMBING THRU FL410 FOR FL430. DESCENDED AND RELIGHT NORMAL, CLIMB BACK TO FL410 FOR REMAINDER OF LEG. UPDATE AFTER MAINTENANCE. AIRCRAFT RESTRICTED TO FL410.

Source: SDR 00098
ENGINE FLAMEOUT; WARNING INDICATION · 2003-05-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FLAMED OUT (RIGHT) · airframe 14,895 hrs · 13,313 cycles

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ADS DURING CLIMB TO FL430 RH ENGINE FLAMED OUT, ENGINE RELET AND AIRCRAFT LANDED AT LRD, DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION NO EVIDENCE OF FOD DAMAGE OR LEAKS FOUND. AIRCRAFT ROUTED TO ADS FOR INSPECTION MAINTENANCE TIGHTENED P3 LINE TO FUEL CONTROL AND PERFORMED ALL GROUND CKS PER GE M/M SEI-186 72-00 PAGE 139 AND FIGURE 101. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 00091
ENGINE FLAMEOUT; WARNING INDICATION · 2003-01-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FLAMED OUT (LEFT) · airframe 14,685 hrs · 13,153 cycles

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE LT FLAMEOUT DURING CLIMB AT FL400. DESCENDED AND NORMAL RESTART AT FL220, RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR MAINTENANCE. WILL UPDATE REPORT AFTER MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH FLAMEOUT FLOW CHART FROM CJ610 MM SEI 186 FIG 101, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

Source: SDR 00072
ENGINE FLAMEOUT; WARNING INDICATION · 2003-01-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FLAMED OUT · airframe 14,685 hrs · 13,153 cycles

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FLAME OUT DURING CLIMB, AT FL400, DECEND AND NORMAL RESTART AT FL220, RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR MAINTENANCE. WILL UPDATE REPORT AFTER MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH FLAME OUT FLOW CHART FROM CJ610 MM SEI 186 FIG 1011 NO DEFECTS NOTED.

Source: SDR 00073

2002

ENGINE FLAMEOUT; WARNING INDICATION · 2002-12-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FLAMED OUT (LEFT) · airframe 14,631 hrs · 13,114 cycles

PILOT REPORTED THE LT ENGINE FLAMED OUT CLIMBING FROM 41,800 TO 43,000. CENTER CLEARED THEM TO 24,000 FOR RELIGHT. AFTER RELIGHT, CLIMBED BACK TO 39,000. AFTER COMPLETION OF THIS LEG, PILOT INSPECTED ENGINE AND FOUND NO INDICATION OF DAMAGE OR LEAKAGE. ON THE NEXT FLIGHT, SECOND LEG LEFT ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT 38,800, DECENT AND RELIGHT NORMAL. AIRCRAFT ROUTED TO MAINTENANCE BASE. WILL UPDATE REPORT AS SOON AS AVAILABLE.

Source: SDR 00066
WARNING INDICATION · 2002-10-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7931

Part: B-NUT — LOOSE (OIL PRESS XMITER) · airframe 14,589 hrs · 13,079 cycles

DURING TAKEOFF RUN, CREW RECEIVED A LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON THE LT ENGINE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY, INDICATION WAS NORMAL. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING WITH INDICATIONS NORMAL, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AGAIN ILLUMINATED. THE CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE TIGHTENED B-NUT ON THE HIGH PRESSURE LINE AT THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER, SERVICED AND RAN ENGINE FOR LEAKS, OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 00057
WARNING INDICATION · 2002-10-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FLAMED OUT (RIGHT) · airframe 14,561 hrs · 13,059 cycles

AIRCRAFT IN ROUTE FROM BRO TO ADS, AT FLT LVL 410 RT ENGINE FLAMED OUT, REQUEST LOWER TO PERFORM RESTART, NORMAL RESTART AND CLIMB TO 390, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ENGINE CHECKS AT ADS PER THE GE MM SEI 186 FLAMEOUT TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE AND PERFORMED GROUND RUNS, ALL NORMAL AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 00053
WARNING INDICATION · 2002-08-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — DAMAGED (RIGHT) · airframe 14,347 hrs · 12,893 cycles

PILOT REPORTED NORMAL DEPARTURE FROM KSHV, DURING CLIMB RT ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAME ON AT 10,000FT. CREW SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND RETURNED TO KSHV FOR UNEVENTFUL LANDING. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOR ENGINE FIRE LIGHT MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED FOD DAMAGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE.

Source: SDR HAEA00037
ENGINE FLAMEOUT · 2002-05-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FLAMED OUT (RIGHT) · airframe 14,190 hrs · 12,776 cycles

AIRCRAFT EN ROUTE FROM MMV TO DKB RT ENGINE FLAME-OUT CLIMBING THROUGH FL410 TO 430, DESCENT TO FL250 PERFORMED AIR START ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL CONTINUED FLT. AT DESTINATION CREW INSPECTED ENGINE, NO DAMAGE NOTED. WILL UPDATE WHEN AIRCRAFT AT MAINTENANCE BASE.

Source: SDR 00027
FALSE WARNING · 2002-05-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: LIGHT — LOOSE (COCKPIT) · airframe 14,139 hrs · 12,737 cycles

AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH TO ORH SELECTED GEAR DOWN, NO RT MAIN GREEN LIGHT, ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. FLYBY THE TOWER, TOWER INDICATED GEAR APPEARED DOWN, NORMAL LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND BULB LOOSE IN SOCKET AND RESET, CHECKED WITH TEST SWITCH GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 00025