N340SR
Registered owner: TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE, UT (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| OMNI AIR TRANSPORT, LLC (O2MA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
SWITCH GUARDS LOCATED ON THE CENTER PEDESTAL DO NOT FUNCTION WELL. A MAIN ENGINE START SWITCH GUARD WAS FOUND PUSHED TO THE SIDE AND PRESSED/JAMMED INTO THE SWITCH CAUSING UNCOMMANDED ACTIVATION WITHOUT LIFTING THE GUARD AND PRESSING THE SWITCH. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, ALSO LEAR 45, A MAIN ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHER SWITCH GUARD WAS FOUND TO PRESS INTO THE SWITCH WHEN THE GUARD WAS NOT ALIGNED CAUSING INADVERTENT ACTIVATION WITHOUT LIFTING THE GUARD AND PRESSING THE SWITCH.
DURING DESCENT THROUGH ABOUT 10,000' A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND RH WINDSHIELD WAS SEEN TO HAVE SHATTERED. NO PRESSURIZATION WAS LOST, CREW FOLLOWED QRH AND CONTINUED NORMAL PROCEDURES AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON LANDING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE OUTER PLY OF WINDSHIELD HAD SHATTERED. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES NOTED.
DURING CLIMB AROUND FL290 LOUD POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD AND RH WINDSHIELD WAS OBSERVED TO BE CRACKED. CREW ANALYZED SITUATION, STOPPED CLIMB, FOLLOWED THE QRH AND DIVERTED BACK TO AIRPORT. UPON LANDING OUTER PLY OF WINDSHIELD WAS FOUND TO BE SHATTERED. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED AND NO INJURIES.
ON CLIMB-OUT, ENROUTE, CREW HEARD A POPPING SOUND FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED FL320. NO AIR WAS FELT COMMING FROM THE VENTS. CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS WHEN THEY NOTED CABIN ALTITUDE APPROACHING CLIMBING TOWARD 10,000 FT. EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS INITIATED AND EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED.