N3951A
Registered owner: US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, DC (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY | Operator | on 2025-06-25 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
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, 2010-11-16.
Part: COMPRESSOR — SEIZED (A/C PACK)
PILOT REPORTED, DURING NORMAL FLIGHT, AIR COND SYS BEGAN TO BLOW WARM AIR FOLLOWED BY HYD SYS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. DUAL HYD SYS ALLOWED PILOT TO PERFORM PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT BOTH THE A/C COMPRESSOR DRIVE BELT AND THE ADJACENT HYD PUMP DRIVE BELTS WERE SHREDDED. A/C COMPRESSOR APPEARS TO HAVE SEIZED CAUSING FAILURE OF DRIVE BELT WITH DEBRIS FROM BELT INDUCING FAILURE OF ADJACENT HYD DRIVE BELT. ALSO OF NOTE, WAS THAT A/C SYS REFRIGERANT RECOVERY WAS APPROX 65 PERCENT OF RATED CAPACITY. NO A/C SYS LEAKS WERE DETECTED. THE A/C SYS IS INSTALLED UNDER STC SH3509SW.