N295CK
Registered owner: KALITTA CHARTERS LLC, MI (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalitta Charters LLC (KC8A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| SUPERIOR TRAINING, INC. | Operator | on 1988-08-19 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by SUPERIOR TRAINING, INC. (per NTSB report)
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.
5 reports on file, 2016-05-12 – 2020-03-18.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 20,502 hrs · 15,374 cycles
CORROSION WAS FOUND DURING AIRCRAFT INSPECTION OF THE FUSELAGE SKINS, STRINGERS AND FRAMES AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: 1. LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE AT FRAME 22 TO FRAME 25, TO INCLUDE STRINGERS 10L, 11L, 12L, 13L, 13AL AND 14L. 2. LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE AT FRAME 22 BETWEEN STRINGERS 9L AND 10L. 3. RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE AT STRINGER 17R, BETWEEN FRAMES 14 AND 15 TO INCLUDE STRINGERS 15R, 16R, 18R, AND 19R. REPAIRS ARE BEING PERFORMED AT THIS TIME.
Part: OIL SYSTEM — LEAKING (ENGINE) · airframe 19,577 hrs · 14,704 cycles
DURING CLIMB THROUGH FL310, THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING STEADILY, FOLLOWED BY A LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND MASTER WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AN UNEVENTFULL LANDING WAS MADE. UPON INSPECTION, OIL APPEARED TO BE LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE DIPSTICK TUBE. THIS COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED THROUGH ENGINE GROUND RUN DUE TO LOSS OF OIL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE DIPSTICK O-RING HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED DURING A ROUTINE ENGINE INSPECTION AND THE O-RNG APPEARS TOO SMALL FOR THE O-RING GROVE. O-RING EFFECTIVITY CODES LISTED IN THE ENGINE IPC ARE ALL THE SAME, THEY DON'T DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT DIPSTICKS SHOWN, ADDING CONSIDERABLE CONFUSION TO THE SELECTION PROCESS.
Part: SUPPORT BRACKET — CRACKED (ZONE 600) · airframe 19,008 hrs · 14,265 cycles
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE RT OTBD SPOILER ACTUATOR SUPPORT BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED. REPLACED BRACKET WITH NEW.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 221) · airframe 19,008 hrs · 14,265 cycles
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE FORWARD LOWER CORNER OF THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR. CRACK TO BE REPAIRED IAW FIELD SERVICE ENGINEERING.
Part: CASTING — CRACKED (LT WING) · airframe 19,008 hrs · 14,265 cycles
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION THE LT TIP TANK AFT CASTING, INTERNAL, WAS FOUND CRACKED. CRACK TO BE REPAIRED IAW FAA FORM 8110-3, DWG NR 12235-027, REV F, DATED 2/21/2000.