N3663T

HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP HAWKER 4000 · 2008 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 10 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE, UT (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
TALON AIR, LLC (OZTA)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.

1 report on file, 2022-11-27.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2022-11-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5610

Part: WINDOW — FRACTURED (COCKPIT) · airframe 1,856 hrs · 1,026 cycles

AFTER DEPARTURE IN CLIMB THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 12000 FT. COPILOTS SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ORIGIN AIRPORT, WHILE STILL IN FLIGHT FLIGHT CREW REPORTS SEEING SPARKS AND BURNING SMELL COMING FROM WINDOW AND WINDOW CONTINUING TO CRACK WHILE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. COPILOTS SIDE WINDOW P/N 401-384001-0010 S/N 07081H9414 HAD SAME TSN AS THE AIRCRAFT. THE ISSUE OF SHATTERING PILOTS AND COPILOTS SIDE WINDOWS IN THE HAWKER 4000 CONTINUES TO BE AN UNRESOLVED PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT. TEXTRON (TC HOLDER) AND PPG WINDOW MFG. HAVE NOT YET EXAMINED THE WINDOW OR SUGGESTED ANY NEW INSPECTIONS TO THE WINDOW OR THE WINDOW FRAME FOR THIS ONGOING HAZARD TO PILOTS SAFETY IN THE COCKPIT.

Source: SDR 2022F00514