N248LA
Registered owner: TAVAERO JET CHARTER CORP, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavaero Jet Charter Corporation (BN5A) | 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, 2014-09-30 – 2014-11-03.
Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 4,327 hrs · 2,754 cycles
THE AIRPLANE WAS SCHEDULE FOR A TRIP. WE DEPARTED ON SCHEDULE AND THE OUTBOUND LEG PASSED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON OUR DESCENT, BEFORE LANDING PROCEDURES, WHEN WE TRIED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. WE OBSERVED IT WOULD NOT COME DOWN. WE HEARD THE NOISE MADE BY THE OPEN LANDING GEAR DOORS BUT WE NEVER RECEIVED A LANDING GEAR "DOWN AND SAFE" INDICATION, LANDING GEAR GREEN LIGHTS, FOR EITHER OF THE 3 GEARS. ALL WE OBSERVED WERE THE 3 RED LIGHTS INDICATING OUR LANDING GEAR IS NOT DOWN. AT THIS POINT WE ASKED THE TOWER FOR A LOW FLYBY TO VISUALLY CONFIRM OUR LANDING GEAR POSITION, UP OR DOWN AND REQUESTED A PATTERN AROUND THE AIRPORT INTENDING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ASKED MY F/O TO OPEN THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE MANUAL AND WE BOTH EXECUTED THE PROCEDURE PERTAINING TO THE LANDING GEAR NOT COMING DOWN. AT THIS POINT, DECIDED NOT TO CONTINUE OUR TRIP TO AND TO RETURN TO HOME-BASE. WE HAD AMPLE FUEL ON BOARD, ENOUGH FOR OUR ROUND TRIP AND AMPLE RESERVES. DURING OUR RETURN LEG, WE EXECUTED THE EMERGENCY BLOW DOWN PROCEDURE AND ONCE WE RECEIVED THE âLANDING GEAR DOWN AND SAFEâ INDICATION, WE CONTINUED BACK TO HOME BASE LEAVING THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. UPON ARRIVING, WE REQUESTED A FLYBY WITH THE TOWER AND A VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF THE LANDING GEAR BEING DOWN BEFORE OUR LANDING.
Part: SHUTOFF VALVE — LEAKING (ANTI-ICE SYS) · airframe 4,296 hrs · 2,732 cycles
AFTER DEPARTURE BOTH RED BLEED ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CREW DIVERTED BACK TO BASE. PERFORMED ENG RUNS & DISCOVERED THE WING ANTI-ICE SHUTOFF & PRESS REGULATING VLV LEAKING THROUGH THE CTR PIVOT SHAFT & MATING GASKETS. THE WING ANTI-ICE SHUTOFF & PRESS REGULATING VLV IS BEING REPLACED.