N324RR

AERO COMMANDER 500-B · 1964 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 7 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: CENTRAL AIRLINES INC, KS (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Central Air Southwest, Inc. (ZJWA)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, 2005-01-28 – 2009-10-16.

PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2009-10-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8520

Part: PLUG — DAMAGED (PISTON PIN)

LT ENG STARTED LOSING RPM. PILOT REPORTED FUEL PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW NORMAL RANGE BUT HAVE TO BELIEVE IT WAS OIL PRESSURE. ENG WAS CAGED AND LANDED SAFELY. THE OIL PRESSURE SCREEN WAS FULL OF ALUMINUM RESTRICTING OIL FLOW TO THE ENG. ON TEARDOWN, THE NR 4 CYL WRIST PIN PLUG WAS BALLED UP TO ABOUT HALF ITS NORMAL SIZE AND THE REMAINING METAL WAS FLUSHED THRU THE ENG AND INTO THE OIL SCREENS.

Source: SDR 2009FA0000951
OTHER · 2005-01-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8500

Part: CRANKCASE — CRACKED (ENGINE)

CRANKCASE, LARGE CRACK UNDER NR 2 CYLINDER, RESULTING IN MASIVE OIL LOSS. (K)

Source: SDR 2005FA0000071