N244LJ
Registered owner: N244LJ AVIATION INC, DE (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Gato Enterprises, Inc. (J72A) | 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.
3 reports on file, 2004-02-20 – 2008-12-22.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 4,361 hrs · 3,834 cycles
WHILE INSPECTING THE LT AFT FUEL TANK STRUCTURE, DUE TO LIGHTENING DAMAGE EVENT, FOUND THE FOAM INSULATION WATER SOAKED, AND CAUSING SERIOUS CORROSION IN OUTER FLANGE OF AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURE. THE HOLE IN THE LT OUTER PRESSURE BULKHEAD FLANGE, WHERE HOT AIR PIPE PENETRATES FLANGE HAD SEVERE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION OCCURRING , AND AREA WAS VERY WET.
Part: TIRE — BULGED (MLG) · airframe 3,608 hrs · 3,309 cycles
DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK OF THE AIRCRAFT THE NR 3, RT INBOARD, TIRE HAD A BULGE IN THE TREAD AREA OF THE TIRE. THE WHEEL AND TIRE WERE REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. THIS UNIT HAD NOT FAILED AT THIS POINT BUT FAILURE OF THE TIRE COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF WING AND TO THE FLAP AREA.
Part: SENSOR — SHORTED (EEC) · airframe 3,531 hrs · 3,263 cycles
THE LEFT ENGINE COMPUTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE, DEEC (DIGITAL ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL) DROPPED OFF-LINE. DEEC SUCCESSFULLY RESET ONCE DURING DESCENT (N2 AT 55 PERCENT). THE DEEC DROPPED OFF-LINE AGAIN ON APPROCH WHEN ENGINE WAS POWERED ABOVE 75 PERCENT N2. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FAULT CODE USING THE FLASHING LIGHT PROCEDURE, INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE N2 MONOPOLE. MAINTENANCE DOWNLOADED THE INFORMATION IN THE DEEC AND THE FAULT CODE WAS VERIFIED AS A N2 MONOPOLE SHORTED TO GROUND. THE MONOPOLE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE TOTAL TIME ON THE MONOPOLE USING THE ENGIEN LOGS, INDICATES IT IS THE SAME AS THE ENGINE TOTAL TIME.