N241BC
Registered owner: IBC AIRWAYS INC, FL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBC AIRWAYS, Inc. (OZCA) | 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.
6 reports on file, 2013-10-30 – 2026-02-06.
Part: SUPPORT — CRACKED (ZONE 700) · airframe 39,938 hrs · 32,969 cycles
CREW REPORTED ON DEPARTURE THE LANDING GEAR ICAS MESSAGE LG/LEVER DISAGREE. RH MLG NOTED AS NOT UP AND LOCKED. CREW PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND REPORTED THREE DOWN AND LOCKED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE RH MLG, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SUPPORT FOR THE PROXIMITY SWITCH (PN 2309-2070-004) WAS CRACKED THROUGH THE MOUNTING HOLE FOR THE SWITCH ON THE SUPPORT. THE CRACK ALLOWED THE PROXIMITY SWITCH TO SEPARATE FROM THE SUPPORT. THE SUPPORT WAS REPLACED, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: FMS — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 35,381 hrs · 39,087 cycles
ENROUTE FROM KMIA TO WMCR FOR HURRICANE EVACUATION, OVER CUBAN AIRSPACE, THE FMS DISPLAY AS WELL AS ROUTE INFORMATION ON THE MFD WERE LOST, AFTER THIS A SMELL OF BURNT CABLES COULD BE DETECTED. FMS CB'S WERE PULLED AND AN EMERGENCY DECLARED TO LAND AT SANTA CLARA AIRPORT. AFTER PULLING THE CBS THE SMELL DISSIPATED. TECHNICIANS ON BOARD SECURED THE CBS AND DEFERRED THE FMS IAW THE MEL. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO WMCR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KMIA, MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FMS CDU AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Part: A/C PACK — FAILED (AC BAY) · airframe 35,693 hrs · 32,057 cycles
PACK 2 FAILED CAUSING RISE IN CABIN TEMP AND FA REPORTED SMOKE SMELL IN CABIN
Part: ACTUATOR — CRACKED (LT SPOILER) · airframe 35,602 hrs · 31,998 cycles
WHILE TAXING TO THE GATE AFTER LANDING, INBOARD SPOILER FAIL MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON EICAS SCREEN. SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY E1 HYDRAULIC PUMP FAIL AND HYD SYSTEM FAIL. CORRECTIVE ACTION: UPON INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT INBOARD SPOILER ACTUATOR CRACKED CAUSING LEAKAGE OF FLUID DURING SPOILER ACTIVATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPOILER ACTUATOR AS PER AMM. OPERATIONAL AND LEAKS CHECKS SATISFACTORY.
Part: O-RING — DAMAGED (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 32,470 hrs
CREW RECEIVED HYD SYS 1 FAILURE MSG ON THE ICAS DURING DESCEND. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, CREW ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMER, SUBSEQUENT LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. FOUND A HYD LEAK AT ENG DRIVEN PUMP HYD PRESS SWITCH. REPLACED ENG DRIVEN HYD PUMP PRESS SWITCH O RING. PERFORMED LEAK & OPERATIONS CHECKED & RELEASED ACFT BACK TO SERVICE.
Part: HOUSING — CRACKED (SPOILER ACTUATOR) · airframe 31,806 hrs · 29,335 cycles
WARNING INDICATION ON EICAS, HYD SYSTEM NR 1 LOW. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND THE RT INBD GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR HOUSING WAS CRACKED. UNIT REPLACED WITH REPAIRED UNIT AND ACFT RELEASED TO SERVICE.