N381CW

CESSNA 650 · 1986 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 12 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: N650RJ LLC, MN (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
MIDWEST AVIATION DIV OF SOUTHWEST AVIATION, INC (SOWA)Certificate holderMatched 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.

5 reports on file, 2002-01-23 – 2024-03-11.

OTHER · 2024-03-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5755

Part: CONTROL CABLE — FRAYED (LT SPOILER) · airframe 16,043 hrs · 11,761 cycles

LH ROLL SPOILER UP CABLE WORN AND FRAYED. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.

Source: SDR SOWA2024FA0000213
WARNING INDICATION · 2005-05-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: B-NUT — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 10,698 hrs · 7,137 cycles

CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE LT AND RT HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS HAD ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE SPOILER HOLD, AILERON BOOST, AND AUXILLARY HYDRAULIC PUMP LIGHTS. THE HYDRAULIC FLUID VOLUME REMAINED STEADY. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO KAPA. THE LANDING GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED, AND THE SPEED BRAKES, SPOILERS, THRUST REVERSERS, AND STEERING WERE INOPERATIVE WHEN AIRCRAFT LANDED IN KAPA. MAINTENANCE RAN THE AIRCRAFT SEVERAL TIMES AND ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED NORMALLY. A LEAK WAS DISCOVERED AT A B-NUT FOR THE OUTBOARD LEFT ROLL SPOILER. B-NUT WAS TIGHTENED AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, TWO UNLOADING VALVES, PART NUMBE

Source: SDR DJFA2005091
WARNING INDICATION · 2004-10-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7321

Part: FUEL CONTROL — UNSERVICEABLE (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 10,284 hrs · 6,855 cycles

CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE AT V2 RIGHT FUEL COMPUTER ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE NR 2 ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO 70 PERCENT AND STARTED SURGING. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET IN THE AIR. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE AND CLIMB. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED BACK AT KJAC WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT FUEL CONTROL UNIT, AND TIGHTENED LOOSE T2 CANNON PLUG AND P2 LINE B-NUT AT THE PT2 SENSOR. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR DJFA2004029
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2002-12-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7910

Part: O-RING — BROKEN (OIL FILLER TUBE) · airframe 8,920 hrs · 5,803 cycles

ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. THE PILOTS SHUT DOWN LT ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFLEY AT SAV. MAINTENANCE FOUND O-RING ON OIL FILLER TUBE BROKEN. REPLACED O-RING AND GROUND RUNS WERE FOUND TO BE OK.

Source: SDR DJFA200200007
VIBRATION/BUFFET; WARNING INDICATION · 2002-01-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 2) · airframe 8,093 hrs · 5,240 cycles

DURING DESCENT, THE AIRCRAFT SHOOK FOLLOWED BY A NR 2 ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATION. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. UPON VISUAL EXAMINATION, THERE WERE NO EXTERNAL OIL LEAKS, THE OIL RESERVOIR WAS FOUND FULL AND THE FAN WAS NOT ABLE TO BE TURNED BY HAND. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF DAMAGE TO THE FAN.

Source: SDR DJFA20020208