N412GJ
Registered owner: ALLIANCE AVIATION GROUP LLC, DE (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Jet, Inc (MFGA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| Georgia Jet, Inc (MFGA) | Operator | on 2014-05-13 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by Georgia Jet (per NTSB report)
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.
3 reports on file, 2021-04-14 – 2023-04-02.
Part: GASKET — UNKNOWN (ZONE 400) · airframe 10,373 hrs · 8,985 cycles
FLIGHT CRE REPORTED: LH ENGINE FIRE PUSH LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. OCCURED APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WHEN THROTTLE WAS RETARDED.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — ILLUMINATED (OIL FILTER BYPAS) · airframe 9,809 hrs · 8,507 cycles
ON TAKE OFF RUN RECEIVED LEFT ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 55KIAS.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (FLT CONTROLS) · airframe 9,670 hrs · 8,379 cycles
ON WEDNESDAY, 14 APRIL 2021, THE CREW OF N412GJ WAS OPERATING UNDER FAR PART 135 CONDUCTING A PASSENGER CHARTER FLIGHT FROM KPBI TO KAVL. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTOFF FROM THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED TO AN UNUSUALLY HIGH NOSE UP ATTITUDE. THE CREW WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE NOSE OVER BUT HAD TO EXERT AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF FORCE ON THE CONTROL COLUMN AND REDUCE ENGINE THRUST TO DO SO. FEARING A POSSIBLE PITCH TRIM RUNAWAY OR OTHER FLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEM, THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. A SAFE, NORMAL LANDING WAS CONDUCTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER RETURNING TO THE FBO, THE CREW CHECKED THE TRIM SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT IT WAS WORKING NORMALLY. BOTH THE NORMAL TRIM AND EMERGENCY TRIM SYSTEMS FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. AN AOG MAINTENANCE TEAM CHECKED THE TRIM SYSTEMS PER THE AMM AND FOUND THE SAME, THAT BOTH SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE SAME CREW THEN PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT AND AGAIN, ALL WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO DETERMINATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE UNEXPECTED PITCH OF THE AIRCRAFT. WE HAVE SENT A SAFETY BRIEF TO ALL PILOTS REMINDING THEM TO CHECK THE TRIM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHECKLIST AND VERIFY PROPER POSITIONING PRIOR TO TAKE OFF.